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RISE 56: Maestre v St Stone PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Macho Man Randy (ranked 3417 p4p, 22893 weight class) and Chubby Noel (ranked 69 p4p, 129 weight class). Noel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: the fat boys fat boys. Chubby Noel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Macho Man Randy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 38 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chubby Noel!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randy connects with a crisp jab.
Chubby Noel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Noel.
Randy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Randy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Randy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Noel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Randy wants to stand up but Noel manages to regain full guard.
Noel keeping moving, preventing Randy from controlling successfully.
Randy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Noel manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Randy has Noel in his guard.
Randy looking for a triangle here. Noel is fighting it but it looks tight! Randy pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Noel is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Macho Man Randy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kittisak Saetang (ranked 5759 p4p, 25033 weight class) and Yair Max (ranked 442 p4p, 472 weight class). Kittisak Saetang could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yair Max's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kittisak Saetang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yair Max!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saetang slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Max. Saetang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saetang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saetang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Max manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saetang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Max fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saetang manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Saetang misses its target.
Max lands a jab to the nose.
Max throws a body shot but no joy.
Saetang throws a jab when Max was well out of range.
Kittisak Saetang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saetang closes the distance and clinches.
Max has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saetang is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Max pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Saetang has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Max after a bit of a struggle.
Saetang keeps control of Max as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Max.
Saetang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saetang misses with a body shot.
Saetang throws a body punch but Max moves out of range.
Saetang scores with a nice right hand.
Saetang forces Max back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saetang swings wildly with an uppercut but Max uses good head movement to avoid it.
Max is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kittisak Saetang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saetang lands with a short shot to the head.
Max manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Max. Saetang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saetang connects with a jab.
Max fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saetang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Saetang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Max was well out of range. Poor timing from Saetang.
Saetang misses with a straight right.
Saetang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Saetang throws a jab but it's blocked by Max.
Saetang scores with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Max.
Max looks to throw the jab but Saetang is out of range.
Saetang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Max checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Max connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Max misses with an uppercut.
Max throws a nice looking combination but Saetang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A shot to the liver by Saetang. Beautiful body shot.
Max ducks under a wild hook from Saetang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saetang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Max throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saetang scores with a hook.
Saetang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Max swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Max misses with a straight right.
Max slips under a jab.
Max throws a hook but Saetang avoids it easily.
Saetang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saetang.
Max jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saetang misses with a straight left.
Saetang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Saetang misses with a straight right.
Saetang throws a leg kick but Max sees it coming and moves out of range.
Saetang throws a good cross that connects.
Saetang misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Max! But no joy.
Max waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saetang.
An attempted straight right counter from Saetang misses the target.
Saetang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saetang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Max moves away.
A slow jab from Max misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saetang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Max counters with a straight right hand.
Max throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saetang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Max uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saetang.
Max thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saetang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saetang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saetang misses with a looping left.
Max blocks a leg kick.
Max misses with a straight left.
Saetang connects with a single shot there.
Max might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Max lands a jab to Saetang's midsection.
Max looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Saetang.
Max lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saetang slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saetang. Max does a little dance to reset his feet.
Max scores with a nice right hand.
Saetang throws an overhand right that lands on Max's shoulder, as Max tries to avoid the shot.
Max looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Max misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max scores with the left hand. Saetang knows he should have avoided that one.
Saetang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saetang.
Max throws out a powerful jab.
Saetang cracks Max with an open hand slap.
A big left from Max misses.
A big right from Saetang misses.
Max uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saetang.
Saetang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Max counters with a nice body shot.
Saetang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saetang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Max sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Max comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Max throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saetang misses with a body punch
and Max connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Max listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Max fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saetang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Max throws a hook but Saetang avoids it easily.
Max throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kittisak Saetang will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Saetang misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Max was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Max misses with an uppercut. Saetang saw that one coming.
Saetang misses with a hook
and Max counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kittisak Saetang is winning the standup battle so far.
Saetang lands with a hook. Max tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Saetang throws a hook to the side of Max's head but Max sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saetang misses with a right hand
and Max cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saetang tries to bum rush Max with a series of wild strikes but Max uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Max has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saetang finds it's way round the side to connect with Max's head.
Max misses the jab.
Saetang darts in trying to clinch
and Max counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Saetang slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Max takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Max throws a right and a left that Saetang avoids nicely.
Max takes a swing at Saetang's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saetang throws out a loose jab but Max uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saetang throws a looping overhand right but Max ducks down to avoid it.
Max slips under a jab from Saetang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Donk. Saetang catches Max right on the button with a cross.
Max throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Max misses with a hook.
Saetang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Saetang.
It seemed like Max was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saetang misses with a few strikes there.
Saetang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saetang lands with a nice body punch.
Max swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saetang.
Max swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Max on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saetang throws the left hand but Max avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Max looks to throw the jab but Saetang is out of range.
Saetang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saetang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Max is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saetang.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saetang misses with a hook
and Max counters with a straight right hand.
Saetang swings away with a body shot that misses
and Max counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saetang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Max on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saetang wants to clinch.
It seemed like Max was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Max takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Saetang.
Max ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Saetang misses.
Saetang throws a hook but Max avoids it easily.
Max looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Max connects with a crisp jab.
Saetang slips under a jab from Max.
Saetang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Max tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saetang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saetang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Max fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saetang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saetang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Max uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saetang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saetang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Max.
Saetang staying out of range there.
Saetang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Max misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Saetang misses the target.
Saetang misses the jab.
Saetang misses with a looping right.
Saetang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Max.
Saetang just misses with a punch to the body.
Saetang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Max sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Max throws a looping overhand right but Saetang ducks down to avoid it.
Saetang missing with a left hand there. Max was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Max misses with a two punch combination.
Max keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Max takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Max has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saetang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saetang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Max throws out the jab.
Saetang sizes up Max with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saetang misses with a hook. Max ducked under it nicely.
Saetang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Saetang coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Max misses with an uppercut.
Max misses with an uppercut. Saetang saw that one coming.
Saetang misses with a left hand
and Saetang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Max looks to throw the jab but Saetang is out of range.
Max staying out of range there.
A big right from Max misses.
Saetang lands with a hook. Max tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Saetang throws a poor cross that misses
and Max counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saetang shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Max takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Max moves out of range of the leg kick from Saetang.
Max misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saetang.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saetang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saetang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Max.
Max scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saetang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kittisak Saetang will probably get the nod.
That's time! Saetang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Saetang misses with a left hand
and Max counters with a left to the body.
Saetang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Max moves away.
Max takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saetang moves into range and clinches up with Max.
Saetang struggles to land a body shot inside as Max controls his hands.
Max lands an uppercut.
Saetang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Max backwards.
Max swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Max working aggressively here.
Max fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saetang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saetang.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Max.
Saetang is working for takedown but Max is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right from Saetang.
Saetang tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Max swings wildly with an uppercut but Saetang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Max tries to throw a body punch but Saetang avoids it by throwing Max back against the cage.
A short right from Saetang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saetang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Max lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saetang.
Max blocking some punches.
Saetang misses with a punch to the body.
Saetang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maxs head.
Saetang tries for a takedown but Max manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kittisak Saetang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saetang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Max ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saetang slips a jab from Max.
Saetang slips under a jab from Max.
Saetang blocks a jab.
Saetang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Max scores with the left hand. Saetang knows he should have avoided that one.
Saetang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saetang lands with a shot to the body.
Saetang has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Max moves out of range as Saetang strikes.
Max misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saetang misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Max was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saetang throws a big shot that misses.
Max keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saetang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Max slips under a jab.
Saetang forces Max back against the cage and clinches.
Saetang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saetang lands a really nice looking cross but Max seems unphased.
Saetang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Saetang moves out of range as Max strikes.
Saetang throws a body shot but no joy.
Max lands a jab to Saetang's midsection.
Max throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Max avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saetang misses with a wild body shot.
Max keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Max throws out a counter right but Saetang avoids it with no problem.
Saetang misses with a hook to the body
and Max counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max throws a series of punches but Saetang avoids them all with ease.
Saetang ducks under a wild hook from Max.
Saetang swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Max looks to land a left hand but Saetang moved out of range nicely.
Saetang throws a jab when Max was well out of range.
Max misses with a looping left.
Saetang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Max catches Saetang right on the button with a cross.
Max connects with a right hand. Saetang shakes it off.
Max looks to land a left hand but Saetang moved out of range nicely.
Saetang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Max manages to avoid it.
Max thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saetang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saetang lands a jab to Max's midsection.
Max lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Max moves out of range as Saetang strikes.
Saetang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Saetang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Max jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Saetang misses.
Saetang ducks under a wild hook from Max.
Saetang digs a good hook to Max's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Max tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saetang was well out of range. Poor timing from Max.
Max misses with an uppercut
and Saetang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saetang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Saetang just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Saetang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Max keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saetang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saetang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saetang moves in looking to clinch but Max pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Max.
A jab from Max misses.
Saetang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Max misses with a lunging right hand
and Saetang counters with a stiff right hand.
Yair Max has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saetang takes a swing at Max's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kittisak Saetang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saetang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kittisak Saetang!
Kittisak Saetang thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darius Thibodeaux (ranked 5670 p4p, 3924 weight class) and Laurenz Thibodeaux (ranked 585 p4p, 485 weight class). The key to victory for Darius Thibodeaux has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Laurenz Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurenz Thibodeaux shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Darius Thibodeaux as he jumps to the side.
Darius Thibodeaux lands a slapping body shot.
Darius Thibodeaux lands a nice shot to the body.
Darius Thibodeaux digs a good body shot into Laurenz Thibodeaux's ribs.
Laurenz Thibodeaux has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Darius Thibodeaux lands a nice hook to Laurenz Thibodeaux's body. Laurenz Thibodeaux takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laurenz Thibodeaux looks winded!
Darius Thibodeaux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laurenz Thibodeaux stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
and Darius Thibodeaux counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Laurenz Thibodeaux! He's just covering up as Darius Thibodeaux starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darius Thibodeaux!
A victorious Darius Thibodeaux thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marek Brychczy (ranked 6498 p4p, 4264 weight class) and Ari Katajamaki (ranked 281 p4p, 219 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marek Brychczy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Katajamaki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brychczy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Katajamaki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Katajamaki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Katajamaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brychczy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Katajamaki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brychczy is trying to defend but Katajamaki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Brychczy gets back to full guard.
Brychczy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brychczy tries to get out of the position.
Brychczy managing to control the position.
Brychczy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Katajamaki's guard.
Brychczy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brychczy trying to move into half guard but instead Katajamaki has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Katajamaki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brychczy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brychczy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Brychczy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Katajamaki postures up.
Katajamaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Katajamaki being controlled here momentarily.
Brychczy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brychczy is really struggling to control Katajamaki but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Brychczy controlling the position.
Katajamaki is pushing down on Brychczy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brychczy is fighting to maintain full guard but Katajamaki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brychczy is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Katajamaki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Katajamaki is trying to control. Brychczy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brychczy trying to hold on to Katajamaki's head to control him but Katajamaki postures up.
Katajamaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brychczy keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Katajamaki is thwarting Brychczy's attempts to control the position.
Brychczy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Katajamaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brychczy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brychczy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Katajamaki manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brychczy controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katajamaki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brychczy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brychczy preventing the sweep.
Katajamaki trying to keep a closed guard but Brychczy is proving a slippery customer.
Brychczy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brychczy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brychczy digs a good hook to Katajamaki's body.
Brychczy lands a two punch combo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Katajamaki is defended easily by Brychczy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Katajamaki.
Katajamaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Katajamaki shoots and misses
and Brychczy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Brychczy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Katajamaki is looking to clinch but Brychczy is avoiding it.
Katajamaki shoots in and bounces Brychczy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brychczy is adopting a defensive guard.
Brychczy looking to control.
Brychczy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brychczy keeping moving, preventing Katajamaki from controlling successfully.
Katajamaki won't allow Brychczy to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katajamaki scoring with some ground and pound.
Brychczy is pulling down on Katajamaki's head. It's preventing any offense from Katajamaki, at least for the moment.
Katajamaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Brychczy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brychczy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Katajamaki is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brychczy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Katajamaki is looking to work some ground and pound but Brychczy has wrist control.
Katajamaki stopping the sweep attempt from Brychczy.
Katajamaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brychczy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Katajamaki manages to get himself to full guard.
Brychczy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Katajamaki can do to turn this around?
Katajamaki being controlled here, momentarily.
Katajamaki has control of Brychczy's left arm, preventing Brychczy from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brychczy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Further stalling from Brychczy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brychczy throws out a loose jab but Katajamaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Katajamaki misses with a takedown attempt
and Brychczy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Katajamaki moves forwards but Brychczy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brychczy throws the left hand but Katajamaki avoids the punch easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Katajamaki.
Katajamaki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brychczy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Katajamaki somewhat.
Katajamaki has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Marek Brychczy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ari Katajamaki.
Katajamaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brychczy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katajamaki slips a straight right by Brychczy.
Katajamaki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Katajamaki working over Brychczy with some ground and pound. Brychczy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Katajamaki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brychczy trying to hold on to Katajamaki's head to control him but Katajamaki postures up.
Brychczy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brychczy controlling the position for now.
Brychczy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Katajamaki.
Brychczy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Katajamaki.
Brychczy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brychczy trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Katajamaki trying to control the action but Brychczy is working from the bottom.
Brychczy trying to control from the bottom.
Brychczy is controlling Katajamaki's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marek Brychczy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Katajamaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brychczy.
Katajamaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Katajamaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Katajamaki lands strikes from half guard.
Brychczy tries to get to full guard but Katajamaki has control of the leg.
Brychczy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Katajamaki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Katajamaki's back!
Brychczy has good solid back control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katajamaki turns into Brychczy and is now in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brychczy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brychczy is adopting a defensive guard.
Brychczy working a defensive guard here.
Brychczy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Katajamaki is one step ahead there.
Katajamaki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Katajamaki landing with the ground and pound.
Katajamaki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brychczy's head.
Brychczy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Katajamaki.
Brychczy is controlling Katajamaki's posture.
Brychczy wants to sweep here but Katajamaki controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katajamaki cracks Brychczy with a solid left hand.
Brychczy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brychczy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Katajamaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brychczy has control of Katajamaki's left arm, preventing Katajamaki from doing any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Katajamaki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Katajamaki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brychczy keeping moving, preventing Katajamaki from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Marek Brychczy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Katajamaki tries for a takedown but Brychczy circles away easily
and Brychczy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Katajamaki dives in and grabs Brychczy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brychczy pushes down on Katajamaki's head and hops out.
A telegraphed right hand from Brychczy misses the target.
Brychczy pushes Katajamaki up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katajamaki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brychczy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Marek Brychczy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ari Katajamaki.
Katajamaki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brychczy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Katajamaki is working for takedown but Brychczy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brychczy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ari Katajamaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brychczy cracks Katajamaki with a nice body shot.
Katajamaki misses with the head strike.
Katajamaki misses with a body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Katajamaki tries to throw a body punch but Brychczy avoids it by throwing Katajamaki back against the cage.
Katajamaki has Brychczy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brychczy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Katajamaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Brychczy controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marek Brychczy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brychczy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marek Brychczy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Mesquita (ranked 3679 p4p, 4297 weight class) and Kovalevsky Petrov (ranked 434 p4p, 494 weight class). Kovalevsky Petrov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Mesquita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kovalevsky Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov misses with a few strikes there.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mesquita.
Petrov swinging wildly here.
Petrov lunges at Mesquita with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mesquita's hand.
Mesquita shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Petrov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mesquita definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mesquita is working Petrov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Petrov working for a triangle but Mesquita defends it easily.
Petrov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mesquita works over Petrov with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Petrov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mesquita can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mesquita showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mesquita 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.
Mesquita got a little sloppy there for a moment and Petrov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mesquita has managed to get both his arms back between Petrov's legs - danger averted.
Mesquita is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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.
Petrov working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Our spies down at at Alpha Brasil inform us that Petrov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Mesquita with a nice head shot there.
Mesquita passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Petrov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
 Petrov is rocked!
Mesquita working the head with strikes.
Petrov is still in real trouble! Can Mesquita finish him?
Mesquita creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mesquita scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Petrov is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Mesquita can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Mesquita!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ankle Breaker (ranked 3078 p4p, 3580 weight class) and Albert Coletti (ranked 167 p4p, 184 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ankle Breaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Coletti!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Coletti. Beautiful body shot.
Coletti lands a two punch combo.
Coletti tries to bum rush Breaker with a series of wild strikes but Breaker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coletti gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Breaker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Breaker is pushing down on Coletti's leg trying to pass to half guard. Coletti is fighting to maintain full guard but Breaker has managed to sneak the leg through.
Coletti felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Coletti trying to hold on to Breaker's head to control him but Breaker postures up.
Coletti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Coletti is trying to get back to full guard.
Breaker is working for a kimura but Coletti is defending it quite comfortably.
Coletti is not content to let Breaker control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker prevents Coletti from improving his position.
Breaker passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Coletti!
Breaker throwing strikes here but Coletti is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Coletti holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Breaker tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Breaker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Coletti is looking to escape.
Breaker misses with a head shot.
Breaker thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Breaker throws a strike there. Coletti manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Coletti wants to control but Breaker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Breaker wants to work for an arm triangle but Coletti is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Coletti regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker is looking to work some ground and pound but Coletti has wrist control.
Breaker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coletti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Breaker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Breaker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Breaker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Coletti's head.
Breaker sitting in guard here, content to control.
Coletti controls Breaker momentarily but Breaker frees himself.
Breaker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Breaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Coletti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breaker throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Breaker wants to control from the top but Coletti keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coletti misses with a combination
and Breaker counters with a takedown into side control.
Coletti prevents Breaker from moving into mount.
Breaker advances to full mount.
Breaker working for a submission but Coletti is keeping him at bay.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Breaker looking to ground and pound but Coletti is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ankle Breaker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coletti misses with a double jab.
Breaker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Coletti to the mat! Coletti manages to get full guard.
Breaker postures up in Coletti's guard and throws a big left but Coletti blocks it.
Breaker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Breaker throwing strikes but missing.
Breaker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Breaker pushes down on Coletti's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Coletti is trying to maintain the position but Breaker is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker tries to pass to full mount but Coletti defends it.
Breaker trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker trying to pass the guard but Coletti defending well.
Breaker is taking a breather. Coletti 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.
Coletti is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Breaker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Breaker wants to work for an arm triangle but Coletti is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Breaker works his way into full mount!
Breaker trying to control but Coletti is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker avoids the attempt from Coletti to control.
Breaker 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.
Breaker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Coletti is looking to escape.
Coletti defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Breaker.
Coletti is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker tries to control but Coletti wriggling away.
Coletti working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Breaker throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Breaker thowing shots but they're missing.
Breaker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coletti holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Breaker tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Breaker lands a nice shot to the head.
Breaker is working for a guillotine from mount but Coletti frees his head quite easily.
Coletti is desperately trying to improve his position but Breaker has a good base and remains in mount.
Breaker looking for a guillotine from mount but Coletti is having none of it.
Breaker punching from mount but Coletti doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Breaker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Breaker working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ankle Breaker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Coletti gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Breaker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Breaker throws a big right hand that misses.
Coletti controls Breaker momentarily but Breaker frees himself.
Breaker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coletti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coletti controls Breaker momentarily but Breaker frees himself.
Breaker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker looking to pass the guard.
Breaker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Breaker seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Coletti for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ankle Breaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coletti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coletti throws a right and a left that Breaker avoids nicely.
Breaker changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Coletti looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Breaker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Breaker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Coletti manages to work his way to half guard, despite Breaker's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Breaker is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Coletti is just riding it out for now. Breaker eventually gives up the hold.
Coletti is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Breaker jumps into side control!
Breaker tries to advance to mount but Coletti denies him.
Ankle Breaker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Breaker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Breaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coletti can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Coletti is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Breaker gets to mount! Coletti was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Breaker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Coletti looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Breaker has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Coletti has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coletti tries to escape the position.
Breaker patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
You can see the frustration on Coletti's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Albert Coletti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coletti is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Breaker gets his way!
Coletti trying to control the position but Breaker manages to sink in the hooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ankle Breaker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Breaker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ankle Breaker!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gomes (ranked 2831 p4p, 4639 weight class) and Tapani Kangas (ranked 313 p4p, 467 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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166
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155
3 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tapani Kangas!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kangas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gomes.
Gomes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gomes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kangas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gomes.
Kangas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gomes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gomes trying to pass the guard but Kangas defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Gomes seems content to control.
Kangas felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gomes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kangas trying to control here.
Gomes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kangas is just riding it out for now. Gomes eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomes is working for a kimura but Kangas is defending it quite comfortably.
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.
Gomes is controlling the pace.
Gomes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes wants to work for an arm triangle but Kangas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gomes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kangas is just riding it out for now. Gomes eventually gives up the hold.
Gomes is working for a kimura but Kangas is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gomes trying to pass the guard but Kangas defending well.
Gomes wants to control but Kangas is keeping him busy.
Gomes uses his free foot to push down on Kangas's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kangas.
Gomes jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kangas manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomes controlling the position from side mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Gomes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Gomes looking to score a takedown here. Kangas is defending well but Gomes drives through and ends up in Kangas's guard.
Kangas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gomes is one step ahead there.
Gomes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kangas is trying to keep Gomes in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes advances to half guard.
Gomes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gomes jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kangas manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gomes is trying to get an arm triangle but Kangas is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Gomes politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gomes prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kangas is trying to get back to half guard.
Kangas prevents Gomes from improving position.
Gomes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gomes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gomes remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gomes works to advance to full mount. Kangas defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Gomes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gomes looking to isolate an arm here. Kangas doesn't see it coming and as Gomes extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Gomes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ronaldo Gomes!
A very excited looking Ronaldo Gomes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Alvarez (ranked 820 p4p, 2632 weight class) and Gabriel Soares (ranked 112 p4p, 293 weight class). Alvarez's entrance music is Juan Luis Guerra - Soldado. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Alvarez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Soares!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares is looking to clinch.
Soares tries to clinch up.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Soares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soares drives through and clinches with Alvarez against the cage.
Soares pulls guard effortlessly.
Soares looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Soares throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares misses with a head kick.
Soares instigates a clinch.
Soares has Alvarez pushed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Alvarez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Soares is trying to pull guard but Alvarez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Soares leaning against his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Soares fails to pull guard.
Soares tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alvarez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jackson Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Soares.
Soares tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alvarez breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Alvarez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alvarez.
Alvarez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Soares is looking to clinch.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Soares clinches with his opponent.
Soares tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alvarez smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soares tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soares steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alvarez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez moves out of range as Soares throws a body kick.
Soares fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soares clinches.
Soares tries to pull guard but Alvarez won't allow it.
Come on Soares - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Soares trying to stall but Alvarez improves his position.
Alvarez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Soares tries to pull guard but Alvarez holds him up against the cage and eventually Soares drops back down to his feet.
Soares is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Soares tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alvarez as Soares tries to tie him up.
Soares looking to slow down the pace here.
Soares is trying to pull guard but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Soares to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gabriel Soares.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Soares with a series of wild strikes but Soares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soares tries to counter with a clinch but Alvarez shakes him off and moves away.
Alvarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soares fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Soares moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares is looking to clinch.
Soares gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jackson Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Soares misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Soares is looking to clinch.
Soares tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soares slips a straight right by Alvarez.
Soares is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Soares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soares wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Soares saw that one coming.
Soares clinches.
Soares is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alvarez is keeping busy.
Alvarez tries to circle away but Soares has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares stalling in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Soares trying to control the position but instead, Alvarez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Soares into the cage.
Soares has Alvarez pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gabriel Soares.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Soares saw that one coming.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Soares.
Soares tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez throwing a counter right hand but Soares manages to avoid it.
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.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soares tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Soares is looking to clinch.
Alvarez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Soares on the side of the head.
Jackson Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Soares slips under a jab from Alvarez.
Soares is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Alvarez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Soares.
Alvarez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gabriel Soares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soares misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Soares.
Soares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soares throws a leg kick but Alvarez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alvarez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Soares slips under a jab from Alvarez.
Soares dodges the punch combination from Alvarez.
Soares steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alvarez.
Soares rushes Alvarez and presses him up against the cage.
Soares looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Soares is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Alvarez has denied him.
Soares tries to pull guard but Alvarez holds him up against the cage and eventually Soares drops back down to his feet.
Soares slows down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alvarez as Soares tries to tie him up.
Soares'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.
Soares has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Alvarez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Soares can turn it around.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gabriel Soares.
Soares lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvarez off the cage and back into range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Alvarez dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Alvarez connects with a right hand. Soares shakes it off.
Soares wants to clinch.
Soares lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Alvarez. Those never looked like landing.
Soares tries to counter by closing the distance.
Soares moves into range and clinches up with Alvarez.
Soares stalling.
Alvarez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Soares has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alvarez as Soares tries to tie him up.
Soares displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alvarez up against the cage.
Soares is trying to pull guard but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Come on Soares - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gabriel Soares.
Soares pushes Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Soares is trying to pull guard but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Soares jumps guard but Alvarez stands there with Soares around his waist. Soares gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jackson Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Soares.
Soares tries to pull guard but Alvarez holds him up against the cage and eventually Soares drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares wants to stall.
Soares manages to pull guard.
Alvarez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Soares's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez stands and steps away. Soares gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Soares needs to keep his hands up - Alvarez had a free shot at his head there.
Soares is looking to clinch.
Alvarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez looks to land a combination but Soares avoids it well.
Alvarez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alvarez throws a nice looking combination but Soares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soares tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Alvarez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Soares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alvarez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Soares.
Soares tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Soares tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares moves away from the strike by Alvarez.
A big left from Alvarez misses.
Soares wants to land a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Soares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Alvarez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Soares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Soares wants to counter with a clinch but Alvarez pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soares can do to turn this around?
Soares clinches with his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Alvarez clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soares drives through and clinches with Alvarez against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Soares.
Soares is struggling to control the position.
Soares effectively controlling the action here.
Soares continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A frustrated look appears on Alvarez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Soares wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares tries to pull guard but Alvarez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Soares keeps control of Alvarez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alvarez tries to break free but Soares pushes him back against the cage.
Soares dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gabriel Soares.
Soares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvarez.
Soares tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Soares.
Soares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soares darts in trying to clinch
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soares.
Soares tries to counter with a clinch but Alvarez shakes him off and moves away.
Jackson Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soares circles away quickly and effectively.
Soares wants to counter with a clinch but Alvarez pushes him away.
Alvarez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soares has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Soares there as he acknowledges the shot.
Soares fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvarez throws a nice looking combination but Soares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alvarez sets himself, and Soares steps forward looking for the clinch! Alvarez avoids it this time.
Alvarez lands the left hand.
Some wild striking there from Alvarez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvarez looks to throw the jab but Soares is out of range.
Soares throws a body kick that misses
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soares tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvarez throws a big counter combination but Soares scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Soares is looking to clinch.
Soares forces Alvarez back against the cage and clinches.
Alvarez is trying to push Soares away but Soares has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alvarez being controlled against the cage.
Soares is trying to pull guard but Alvarez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Soares leaning against his opponent.
Soares jumps guard but Alvarez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jackson Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Soares.
Soares drags the fight down to the ground.
Alvarez gets to his feet - Soares follows without any prompting.
Alvarez swinging wildly here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soares manages to avoid it.
Alvarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Alvarez had his way with Gabriel Soares in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Soares tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvarez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Soares.
Alvarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Soares is just out of range.
Alvarez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Soares is rocked!
Soares darts in trying to clinch
and Alvarez counters with a big right hand! Oh Soares is in trouble here! Alvarez follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Alvarez!
Jackson Alvarez retains his lightweight title!
Jackson Alvarez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wallace Cobb (ranked 633 p4p, 784 weight class) and Benny The Bouncer (ranked 18 p4p, 24 weight class). Cobb comes to the cage accompanied by Where's Wallace?. Wallace Cobb could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Benny The Bouncer's chin.
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178
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Granite 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 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Wallace Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benny The Bouncer!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb lands a high kick!
Cobb throws a body kick that misses.
Cobb with a nice calf kick.
Cobb throws a head kick that The Bouncer semi-blocks.
Cobb digs a good body shot into The Bouncer's ribs.
Cobb scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. The Bouncer saw that one coming.
Cobb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobb blocks a jab.
The Bouncer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cobb misses with a wild combination.
The Bouncer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
Cobb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cobb connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobb throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The Bouncer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from The Bouncer.
Cobb throws a body kick that misses.
Cobb scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Cobb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cobb avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Bouncer stalks Cobb and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cobb's face. Cobb staggers backwards, shaken.
 It looks like Wallace Cobb has been cut.
The Bouncer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. The Bouncer saw that one coming.
Cobb looks to land a right hand but The Bouncer moved out of range.
The Bouncer throws a nice looking combination but Cobb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cobb defending well as The Bouncer loads up on a big left hand.
Cobb fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobb cracks The Bouncer with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Bouncer is out of range.
The Bouncer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cobb connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Bouncer scrambles back to his feet.
Cobb cracks The Bouncer with an open hand slap.
Cobb bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Bouncer's head backwards.
Wallace Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobb throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It seemed like The Bouncer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cobb rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Bouncer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cobb slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cobb fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Bouncer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Bouncer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cobb.
The Bouncer misses with a series of wild punches.
Cobb feints and then cracks The Bouncer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Bouncer down.
The Bouncer moves out of range of the body kick from Cobb.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Bouncer! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. The Bouncer saw that one coming.
Cobb slips a jab from The Bouncer.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like The Bouncer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Bouncer moves away from the strike by Cobb.
The Bouncer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cobb misses with a jab to the body
and The Bouncer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cobb misses with a wild body shot.
Cobb swings for the body but The Bouncer moves out of range.
Cobb throws a leg kick but The Bouncer sees it coming and moves out of range.
The Bouncer moves out of range as Cobb strikes.
Cobb lands with a kick to the temple. The Bouncer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cobb lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cobb throws a hook but The Bouncer blocks it.
Cobb smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Cobb misses.
The Bouncer misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a jab when The Bouncer was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cobb.
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!
Cobb tries to land a body kick
and The Bouncer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cobb attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Bouncer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cobb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cobb takes the fight into the clinch.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by The Bouncer.
Cobb working aggressively here.
Cobb scores with a shoulder strike.
The Bouncer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Bouncer lands with a right to the head.
Cobb struggles to land a body shot inside as The Bouncer controls his hands.
Cobb tries a body shot but The Bouncer blocks it.
Cobb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Bouncer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
The Bouncer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wallace Cobb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wallace Cobb's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The Bouncer misses the shot to the body.
Cobb takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cobb throws a sloppy head kick
and The Bouncer counters with a right hand to the body.
Cobb feints and then cracks The Bouncer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Bouncer down.
The Bouncer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cobb.
Cobb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Bouncer can do to turn this around?
Cobb takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cobb gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Bouncer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Bouncer.
Cobb prevents The Bouncer from breaking the clinch.
The Bouncer has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
Cobb working aggressively here.
The Bouncer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cobb blocks an uppercut.
The Bouncer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Bouncer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Bouncer swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer manages to break the clinch.
The Bouncer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Bouncer misses with a looping left.
Cobb slips a straight right by The Bouncer.
Cobb fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Bouncer is out of range.
Cobb tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Bouncer unleashes a big counter combination but Cobb bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Good work by The Bouncer as he checks the leg kick.
Cobb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cobb with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cobb throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cobb throws a low kick but The Bouncer moves out of range easily.
Cobb throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Bouncer counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the liver by Cobb. Beautiful body shot.
Cobb throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cobb.
Cobb uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Bouncer has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Cobb.
As Cobb backs off The Bouncer throws a huge counter combo but Cobb manages to avoid it all.
Cobb misses the shot to the body.
Cobb misses with a kick to the body.
Cobb avoids the body shot from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobb throws out the jab.
Cobb fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cobb is looking to clinch.
The Bouncer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cobb finds it's way round the side to connect with The Bouncer's head.
The Bouncer lands with a shot to the body.
The Bouncer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cobb darts in trying to clinch
letting The Bouncer counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Cobb coming out on top.
Cobb thumps The Bouncer with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Cobb lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Bouncer doesn't seem phased though.
Cobb with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Bouncer walks into a left hand.
A jab from Cobb misses.
The Bouncer moves out of range as Cobb strikes.
Cobb fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cobb misses the jab.
The Bouncer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Bouncer circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Bouncer blocks a low kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from The Bouncer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cobb scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Bouncer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cobb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and The Bouncer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Cobb tries to land a front kick but The Bouncer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Bouncer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wallace Cobb is winning the standup battle so far.
Cobb misses with a low kick.
The Bouncer misses with an uppercut. Cobb saw that one coming.
Cobb wants to clinch.
Cobb scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. The Bouncer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobb scores with a leg kick.
Cobb ducks under a wild hook from The Bouncer.
Cobb swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Bouncer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cobb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wallace Cobb will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wallace Cobb's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cobb takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benny The Bouncer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cobb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cobb looks to land a body kick but The Bouncer moved away.
Cobb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Bouncer was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobb.
Cobb thuds his shin into the meat of The Bouncer's side.
Cobb lands a nice looking body shot.
The Bouncer lands with an uppercut that bounces Cobb off the cage and back into range.
The Bouncer scores with a nice strike.
The Bouncer throws a lazy right hand but Cobb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb doesn't manage to clinch there - The Bouncer circles away.
The Bouncer walks into a jab.
Cobb avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cobb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Cobb coming out on top.
The Bouncer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cobb punishes The Bouncer's body with a nice straight punch.
Cobb scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cobb tries to score with a low kick but The Bouncer moves his leg out of the way.
Cobb thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like The Bouncer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cobb lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Cobb.
Cobb lands a jab to the head.
Cobb throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Bouncer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cobb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cobb moves forwards but The Bouncer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
The Bouncer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cobb delivers a nice body kick.
The Bouncer needs to keep his hands up - Cobb had a free shot at his head there.
Cobb throws a hook to the side of The Bouncer's head but The Bouncer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cobb avoids the body shot from The Bouncer.
Cobb chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cobb moves into the clinch successfully.
The Bouncer breaks the clinch.
Cobb wants to clinch.
The Bouncer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cobb misses with a body punch
and Cobb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Bouncer scores with a sloppy right hand. Cobb should have avoided that one.
The Bouncer throws a series of punches but Cobb avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb wants to clinch.
The Bouncer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cobb misses with a low kick.
The Bouncer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Bouncer misses with a wild combination.
Cobb looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. The Bouncer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobb scores with a decent looking hook.
Cobb scores with a kick to the body.
Cobb is looking to chop away at The Bouncer's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as The Bouncer blocks the leg kick.
Cobb keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cobb - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. The Bouncer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobb throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Bouncer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cobb misses with a low kick.
The Bouncer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cobb misses with a body kick.
Cobb throws the left hand but The Bouncer avoids the punch easily.
The Bouncer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cobb wants to clinch up but The Bouncer keeps it at a distance.
The Bouncer takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobb stuns The Bouncer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cobb thows a leg kick but The Bouncer checks it
and The Bouncer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Cobb misses.
Cobb misses with a looping right.
The Bouncer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cobb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Bouncer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wallace Cobb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cobb has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wallace Cobb!
An out of breath Wallace Cobb thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Maestre (ranked 1003 p4p, 1194 weight class) and Marcus St Stone (ranked 29 p4p, 36 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus St Stone!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maestre throws the left hand but St Stone avoids the punch easily.
St Stone is looking to clinch but Maestre is avoiding it.
St Stone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maestre.
Maestre seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
St Stone moves in looking to clinch but Maestre pushes him off.
Maestre swats away the attempt to clinch by St Stone.
St Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Maestre was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from St Stone.
St Stone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
 It looks like Marcus St Stone has been cut.
Maestre throws a right and a left that St Stone avoids nicely.
St Stone rushes Maestre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maestre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
St Stone displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maestre up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maestre scores with a hook to the body.
St Stone throws an elbow that misses.
St Stone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maestre tries to circle away but St Stone has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Maestre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Stone lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Luis Maestre has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Stone throws an elbow but misses.
Maestre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Stone pushes Maestre up against the cage in a clinch.
St Stone misses with an elbow strike.
St Stone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maestre's defenses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maestre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Stone wants to clinch but Maestre slips to the side
and Maestre counters with a stiff right hand.
Maestre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Stone.
St Stone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Maestre misses the target.
Maestre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Maestre.
Maestre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Maestre misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Stone tries to clinch but Maestre moves out of range.
As St Stone looks to move away, Maestre throws a big counter combo but St Stone just gets out of the way.
St Stone tries to clinch there but Maestre circles away.
Maestre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maestre misses with a body shot.
St Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maestre.
St Stone is looking to clinch but Maestre is avoiding it.
Maestre fails to land with a series of punches.
Maestre misses with an uppercut.
St Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maestre misses with a body shot.
Maestre is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
St Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maestre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
St Stone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maestre finds it's way round the side to connect with St Stone's head.
St Stone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maestre.
St Stone wants to counter with a clinch but Maestre pushes him away.
St Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Maestre misses.
Maestre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Stone has closed the distance and engaged Maestre in a clinch.
Maestre working hard to break the clinch.
Maestre is trying to break the clinch but St Stone has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maestre wants to break the clinch but can't.
St Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
St Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Stone misses with a knee strike.
Maestre breaks from the clinch.
Maestre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maestre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Maestre.
Maestre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maestre gets tackled into the cage by St Stone. St Stone maintains the clinch.
St Stone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maestre is keeping busy.
Maestre is trying to break the clinch but St Stone is controlling him.
Maestre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Stone misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Maestre fails to land.
St Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Stone.
St Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
St Stone missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Stone throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
St Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maestre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Stone's elbow.
Maestre avoids the elbow strike from St Stone, against the cage.
St Stone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maestre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Stone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Stone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Stone scores with a nice hook to the head.
St Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Maestre blocks with his arms.
Maestre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maestre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maestre scores with a sloppy right hand. St Stone should have avoided that one.
That has opened up Marcus St Stone's cut even more.
St Stone pushes Maestre up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Maestre.
Maestre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maestre digs a good hook to St Stone's body.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maestre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maestre keeps the fight on the outside.
Maestre is looking to counter punch.
Maestre circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Maestre dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
St Stone avoids the body shot from Maestre.
St Stone drives through and clinches with Maestre against the cage.
St Stone blocking some punches.
St Stone tries to stall but Maestre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
St Stone misses with a knee strike.
Maestre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luis Maestre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maestre works the jab nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maestre, as that shot connected.
Marcus St Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Stone is looking to clinch.
Maestre appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Maestre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Maestre. Those never looked like landing.
Maestre goes for a small jab and connects. Now Maestre goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! St Stone stumbles back but Maestre runs in with a huge uppercut knocking St Stone to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if St Stone will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Luis Maestre!
Luis Maestre took some time post fight to say the following; 'UPSET OF THE FUCKING YEAR BABY'.
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