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DC 8: Nyla vs Rivers PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slim Slow (ranked 3070 p4p, 5036 weight class) and Zigor Azarola (ranked 168 p4p, 209 weight class). Azarola is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Million Shattered Swords by Witchrot. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slim Slow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zigor Azarola!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slow clobbers Azarola with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Azarola looks to score with a jab to the body but Slow is just out of range.
Azarola takes a swing at Slow's ribcage but misses.
Azarola ducks under a wild hook from Slow.
Slow cracks Azarola with a good jab.
Slow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Slow lands with a right to the head.
Azarola is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Slow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Slow blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.
Slow lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Azarola.
Slow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Azarola lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azarola.
Slow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slow working aggressively here.
Slow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Azarola's elbow.
Slow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Slow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azarola looking to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Slow.
Azarola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Azarola.
Azarola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slow working aggressively here.
Azarola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azarola.
Slow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Slow prevents a body shot from Azarola.
Slow lands with a right to the head.
Azarola misses with the head strike.
Slow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Azarola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Slow.
Slow has a couple of punches blocked by Azarola.
Slow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slow has a couple of punches blocked by Azarola.
Azarola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Azarola can't find room to land a body shot as Slow controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azarola trying to stall but Slow improves his position.
Slow throws a head punch that misses.
Slow lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slow works on Azarola's body with a couple of short punches.
Slow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Azarola's elbow.
Slow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Azarola backwards.
Azarola blocks an uppercut.
Azarola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slow's elbow.
Azarola swings wildly with an uppercut but Slow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Azarola looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Slow.
Slow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Slow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Azarola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Azarola.
Azarola lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Azarola struggles to land a body shot inside as Slow controls his hands.
Azarola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slow swings wildly with an uppercut but Azarola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Azarola working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Azarola.
Slow misses with the head strike.
Azarola prevents a body shot from Slow.
Slow misses with some punches.
Slow blocking some punches.
Slow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Azarola lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slow backwards.
Azarola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.
Azarola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.
Azarola tries to work over Slow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slow throws a punch but it's blocked by Azarola.
Slow has a couple of punches blocked by Azarola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azarola working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Slow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slow.
Azarola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slow tries to throw a body punch but Azarola avoids it by throwing Slow back against the cage.
Azarola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Azarola as the two fighters clinch.
Azarola tries to throw a body punch but Slow avoids it by throwing Azarola back against the cage.
Azarola lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slow backwards.
Slow is leaning against Azarola and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Azarola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Slow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Azarola.
A nice left hand lands by Slow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Azarola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
 Slow is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Slow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Azarola swings wildly with an uppercut but Slow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azarola throws a head punch that misses.
Azarola misses with the head strike.
Slow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Azarola misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Azarola - that landed with a thud.
Slow blocks an uppercut.
Azarola throws a punch but it's blocked by Slow.
Azarola blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Azarola.
Azarola misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Slow dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Slow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slow seems to have got his legs back now.
Slow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Slow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Azarola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slow scores with a nice head shot.
Azarola takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Azarola throws a sloppy body shot
letting Slow counter with a right hand.
Slow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azarola.
Slim Slow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Azarola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slow manages to avoid it.
Azarola misses with a kick to the body.
Azarola throws a lazy uppercut
and Azarola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slow is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Azarola misses with a body shot
and Azarola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Azarola throws a hook but Slow blocks it.
Azarola throws a leg kick which misses Slow's front leg but catches the back leg as Slow tries to avoid it.
Slow with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slow throws out a powerful jab.
Azarola gets tackled into the cage by Slow. Slow maintains the clinch.
Slow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slow working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Slow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azarola prevents a body shot from Slow.
Azarola misses with some punches.
Slow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Azarola backwards.
Azarola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Azarola trying to stall but Slow improves his position.
Azarola has a couple of punches blocked by Slow.
Azarola can't find room to land a body shot as Slow controls the action.
Azarola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Azarola fails to land.
Azarola swings wildly with an uppercut but Slow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Azarola can do to turn this around?
Slow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Azarola backwards.
Azarola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slow blocks a body shot from Azarola.
A nice right hand lands inside from Azarola.
Slow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slow is leaning against Azarola and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Azarola has a couple of punches blocked by Slow.
Slow prevents a body shot from Azarola.
Azarola has a couple of punches blocked by Slow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azarola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slow's elbow.
Azarola throws a head punch that misses.
Slow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slow misses with a punch to the body.
Slow swings wildly with an uppercut but Azarola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azarola misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azarola.
Slim Slow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slow 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.
Slow can't find room to land a body shot as Azarola controls the action.
Azarola stalling against the cage.
Azarola blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Slow.
Slow throws a punch but it's blocked by Azarola.
Slow throws a head punch that misses.
Azarola misses with a body punch.
Azarola throws a head punch that misses.
Slow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Azarola backwards.
Azarola prevents a body shot from Slow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azarola blocking some punches.
Slow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Azarola blocking some punches.
Slow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slow misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Slow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azarola.
Slow blocking some punches.
Slow lands a shoulder strike.
Azarola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slow's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slow.
Azarola misses with a punch to the body.
Slow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slow throws a head punch that misses.
Slow scores with a shot to the side of Azarola's head.
Slow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Azarola lands with a left to the head.
Slow gets through Azarola's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Slow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Azarola blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slow swings wildly with an uppercut but Azarola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Azarola throws a head punch that misses.
Slow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Slow lands a right hand.
Slow lands a shot to the body.
Slow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Azarola lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Slow fails to land.
Slow tries a body shot but Azarola blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Slow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slow tries to throw a body punch but Azarola avoids it by throwing Slow back against the cage.
Slow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Azarola working aggressively here.
Azarola lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slow backwards.
Slow blocking some punches.
Azarola tries a body shot but Slow blocks it.
Slow lands a body punch.
Slow scores with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Slow dominated that second round.
That's time! Slow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Azarola is looking to clinch but Slow is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Slow.
Azarola missing with a left hand there. Slow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azarola misses with a hook
and Slow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slim Slow is winning the standup battle so far.
Azarola throws a body kick that misses
and Slow counters with a straight right hand.
Zigor Azarola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slow throws a right hand that Azarola ducks under and follows up with a left that Azarola also avoids with ease.
Slow scores with a nice right hand.
Slow takes a jab right on the kisser.
Azarola misses with a body kick.
Slow throwing a counter right hand but Azarola manages to avoid it.
Slow lands a head shot.
Azarola looks to land a right hand but Slow moved out of range.
Azarola throws a looping overhand right but Slow ducks down to avoid it.
Azarola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Slow, as that shot connected.
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!
Slow moves into the clinch.
Slow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zigor Azarola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Azarola is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hand to the body from Azarola.
A right handed body shot lands from Slow.
Azarola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Azarola lands a shot to the body.
Slow misses with some punches.
Azarola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Slow fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Azarola.
Slow scores with a shoulder strike.
Slow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Azarola tries to throw a body punch but Slow avoids it by throwing Azarola back against the cage.
Azarola lands a shoulder strike.
Azarola throws a head punch that misses.
Azarola misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Azarola fails to land.
Azarola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Azarola creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Slow with a big uppercut! Slow tries to clinch up but Azarola pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Slow to the mat! Slow covers up and Azarola unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zigor Azarola!
In his post fight interview, Zigor Azarola started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Dracul (ranked 3204 p4p, 3837 weight class) and Boromir Khan (ranked 419 p4p, 473 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vlad Dracul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boromir Khan!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan shoots in for a takedown but Dracul shows good takedown defense.
Dracul cracks Khan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
 It looks like Boromir Khan has been cut.
Khan shoots in for a double leg but Dracul sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dracul has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tran MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Dracul connects with a single shot there.
Dracul lands with a nice body punch.
Dracul misses with an uppercut.
And Khan tries to counter it with a takedown but Dracul pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dracul bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Khan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dracul stuffs the takedown.
Vlad Dracul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boromir Khan.
Dracul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Dracul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dracul as he avoids it easily.
Dracul drops Khan with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Khan looks back up at him and smiles so Dracul waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Khan is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dracul fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Khan to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Khan looks to clinch but Dracul throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Khan taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vlad Dracul!
Our winner, Vlad Dracul, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derk Voorheis (ranked 4695 p4p, 5103 weight class) and Juha Ahokas (ranked 468 p4p, 484 weight class). Derk Voorheis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Juha Ahokas's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derk Voorheis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juha Ahokas!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahokas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Voorheis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ahokas as he avoids it easily.
Ahokas feints the counter takedown.
Ahokas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Voorheis's head backwards.
Ahokas moves in looking to clinch but Voorheis pushes him off.
Voorheis drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ahokas sprawls and moves away.
Ahokas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahokas looks to land a left hand but Voorheis moved out of range nicely.
Voorheis tries to counter with a takedown but Ahokas is quick to defend against it.
Ahokas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ahokas tries to clinch up.
Ahokas tries to clinch up.
Ahokas tries to clinch there but Voorheis circles away.
Voorheis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ahokas leaves Voorheis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ahokas moves in looking to clinch but Voorheis pushes him off.
A jab from Ahokas misses.
Voorheis tries to counter with a takedown but Ahokas is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas tries to clinch but Voorheis moves out of range.
Ahokas scores with the left hand. Voorheis knows he should have avoided that one.
Ahokas is looking to clinch.
Voorheis shoots in but no luck this time.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ahokas has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derk Voorheis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ahokas throws an overhand right that lands on Voorheis's shoulder, as Voorheis tries to avoid the shot.
Voorheis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ahokas's waist but Ahokas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Voorheis off to one side.
Voorheis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Voorheis fails with a takedown attempt.
Voorheis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ahokas has managed to clinch.
Voorheis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Voorheis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Voorheis shoots in and bounces Ahokas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Voorheis wants to control from the top but Ahokas keeps moving.
Ahokas trying to control the position.
Ahokas keeping moving, preventing Voorheis from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahokas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Voorheis manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas trying to control but Voorheis is working from the bottom.
Voorheis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Voorheis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Voorheis stalling away here and it's allowed Ahokas to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ahokas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voorheis throws a big elbow that misses.
Voorheis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ahokas trying to keep a closed guard but Voorheis is proving a slippery customer.
Voorheis throws a big right hand that misses.
Voorheis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ahokas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ahokas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Voorheis manages to get himself to full guard.
Voorheis keeping full guard, as Ahokas tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Ahokas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Voorheis shoots for a double leg takedown but Ahokas sprawls well. He's pushed Voorheis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Voorheis moves out of range as Ahokas strikes.
Voorheis changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ahokas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Voorheis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ahokas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Voorheis's head backwards.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Voorheis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derk Voorheis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A left hand lands to the body for Voorheis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voorheis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ahokas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ahokas as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voorheis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ahokas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Voorheis throws out the jab.
Ahokas misses with a looping left.
Ahokas wants to clinch.
Juha Ahokas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Voorheis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ahokas forces Voorheis back against the cage and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ahokas lands a takedown into guard.
Voorheis keeping moving, preventing Ahokas from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas pushes down on Voorheis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahokas is trying to control the action in half guard but Voorheis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ahokas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Voorheis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ahokas keeps trying to improve his position.
Ahokas trying to control from half guard but Voorheis is working away.
Ahokas sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas is trying to control the action in half guard but Voorheis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ahokas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Voorheis won't allow Ahokas to pass to mount.
Ahokas trying to control the action but Voorheis is working from the bottom.
Ahokas might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Voorheis haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ahokas looks to land a left hand but Voorheis moved out of range nicely.
Voorheis drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ahokas sprawls and moves away.
Ahokas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Voorheis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ahokas clinches up with Voorheis and pushes him back against the cage.
Voorheis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Voorheis looking for a takedown.
Voorheis stalls.
Voorheis gets underhooks to prevent Ahokas's takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ahokas is trying to drag Voorheis to the mat but Voorheis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Voorheis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Ahokas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Voorheis closes the distance and clinches up with Ahokas, looking for a takedown. Voorheis pushes Ahokas against the cage but Ahokas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ahokas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Voorheis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ahokas.
Voorheis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ahokas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ahokas moves in looking to clinch but Voorheis pushes him off.
Voorheis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Voorheis showed some decent athleticism there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Voorheis in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voorheis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voorheis trying to control from half guard but Ahokas is working away.
Voorheis wants to pass to mount but Ahokas is defending the position.
Ahokas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Voorheis.
Voorheis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Voorheis thows a huge punch but Ahokas dodges it nicely.
Voorheis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ahokas's head.
Derk Voorheis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Voorheis is thwarting Ahokas's attempts to control the position.
Voorheis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ahokas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ahokas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Voorheis is looking to stall here but Ahokas recovers full guard.
Ahokas keeping full guard, as Voorheis tries to pass.
Voorheis throwing strikes from guard but Ahokas blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voorheis landing with the ground and pound.
Ahokas has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ahokas is trying to hold Voorheis in close to prevent damage but Voorheis has managed to pass into half guard.
Voorheis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Voorheis lands a nice short elbow.
Voorheis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ahokas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Voorheis.
Voorheis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ahokas wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Voorheis throws a strike but Ahokas manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Voorheis tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Juha Ahokas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Binsar Siregar (ranked 2144 p4p, 3149 weight class) and Carl Kahng (ranked 272 p4p, 380 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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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 St Petersburg, Binsar Siregar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carl Kahng!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahng misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Siregar. Kahng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kahng throws out a loose jab but Siregar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siregar fails with a takedown attempt.
Kahng rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Siregar counters with a single leg into guard. Kahng didn't expect that.
Siregar wants to control from the top but Kahng keeps moving.
Kahng wants to stand but Siregar is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siregar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Siregar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siregar stands up over Kahng, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Siregar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Siregar trying to control but Kahng is working from the bottom.
Siregar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Siregar looking to pass the guard.
Siregar throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kahng swings for the body but Siregar moves out of range.
Kahng throws a hook but Siregar blocks it.
A slow jab from Kahng misses its intended target.
Siregar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kahng sprawls and moves away.
Kahng throws a good cross that connects.
Kahng jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Siregar appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kahng misses with a body punch
and Siregar counters with a one-two to the body.
Siregar moves away from the strike by Kahng.
Siregar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kahng is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Siregar.
Siregar connects with a single shot there.
Siregar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kahng.
Kahng lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kahng throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kahng. Siregar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Siregar moves out of range as Kahng strikes.
Carl Kahng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kahng throws a jab when Siregar was well out of range.
Siregar has his takedown stuffed
and Siregar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Siregar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kahng digs a good hook to Siregar's body.
Kahng cracks Siregar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Kahng misses the target.
Kahng 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.
Siregar shoots in but Kahng avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kahng looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Binsar Siregar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Siregar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kahng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siregar tries to move into range but Kahng moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kahng moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siregar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kahng.
Kahng is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Siregar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kahng connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Siregar momentarily.
Kahng throws a lazy right hand but Siregar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Siregar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Siregar trying to control but Kahng is working from the bottom.
Kahng avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Siregar trying to control the position from guard on top but Kahng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Kahng dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Siregar moves out of range as Kahng strikes.
Kahng jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Siregar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kahng sprawls well initially but Siregar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kahng wants to get back to his feet.
Siregar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Siregar throwing shots but Kahng is blocking nicely.
Siregar working Kahng over with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siregar is looking to take a break and control but Kahng is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Siregar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siregar trying to control from half guard but Kahng is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Siregar 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.
Siregar is pressing down on Kahng's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kahng is holding on for now.
Still in half guard, Siregar seems content to control.
Binsar Siregar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Siregar is keen to just control but Kahng is a slippery customer.
Siregar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kahng to regain full guard.
Kahng keeping full guard, as Siregar tries to pass.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Siregar prevents Kahng from getting back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A big left from Kahng misses.
Kahng thows a left - swing and a miss!
Siregar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Carl Kahng seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kahng misses with a straight right.
Siregar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Siregar wants to land a leg kick but Kahng is out of range.
Siregar tries to move into range but Kahng moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kahng misses with a hook
and Siregar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kahng's guard.
Kahng preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Siregar prevents Kahng from getting back to his feet.
Siregar trying to control but Kahng is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Siregar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siregar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Siregar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kahng is keeping the position for now.
Siregar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Siregar scores with the left hand. Kahng knows he should have avoided that one.
Siregar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kahng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kahng lands a nice looking body shot.
Kahng blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahng throws a good cross that connects.
Siregar moves out of range of the strikes.
Siregar moves away from the strike by Kahng.
Kahng throws a jab when Siregar was well out of range.
Kahng shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Siregar throws a hook to the side of Kahng's head but Kahng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Siregar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kahng's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siregar looking to pass the guard.
Siregar trying to control the position from guard on top but Kahng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Siregar content to stall in guard here.
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 Binsar Siregar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Siregar misses with a left hand
and Kahng counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Siregar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kahng as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Siregar misses the target.
Siregar fails with a takedown attempt.
Siregar throws a hook but Kahng blocks it.
Kahng ducks under a wild hook from Siregar.
Kahng throws a hook but Siregar blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siregar dives in and grabs Kahng's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kahng pushes down on Siregar's head and hops out.
Kahng looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Binsar Siregar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kahng throws a combination. Siregar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kahng throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Kahng.
A little feinted left hand from Siregar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahng is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Siregar throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kahng to counter with a crisp jab.
Siregar tries to score with a low kick but Kahng moves his leg out of the way.
Siregar ducks under a wild hook from Kahng.
Siregar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kahng throws a body punch but Siregar moves out of range.
Siregar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kahng throws a big shot that misses.
Siregar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kahng swings away with a body shot that misses
and Siregar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kahng is defending against the submission attempts here by Siregar.
Siregar is taking a breather. Kahng says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahng tries to kick Siregar off but Siregar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Siregar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kahng keeps working.
Siregar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Siregar is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Kahng still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Kahng has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
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!
Kahng decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kahng checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Kahng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kahng looks to throw the jab but Siregar is out of range.
Siregar gets a takedown into half guard.
Kahng is staying active underneath Siregar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kahng kicks Siregar off and gets back to his feet.
Kahng looks to throw the jab but Siregar is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Siregar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kahng lands with an uppercut that bounces Siregar off the cage and back into range.
Siregar fails to land the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Kahng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kahng has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahng misses with the combination.
Siregar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kahng pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Siregar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kahng.
Siregar tries to counter with a takedown but Kahng is quick to defend against it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahng lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Siregar at a distance.
Kahng jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kahng slips a jab and a cross from Siregar.
Siregar slips a jab from Kahng.
Siregar tried to counter with a leg kick but Kahng avoided it.
Kahng cracks Siregar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kahng throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Siregar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Siregar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Kahng comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kahng has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Kahng!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Muromets (ranked 3291 p4p, 22747 weight class) and Panda One (ranked 414 p4p, 524 weight class). Ilya Muromets could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Panda One's chin.
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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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ilya Muromets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda One!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Muromets wants to clinch up but One keeps it at a distance.
One feints the counter takedown.
Nice shot by One.
One works Muromets's body with a nice hook.
One misses with an uppercut. Muromets saw that one coming.
Muromets throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
One digs a good body shot into Muromets's ribs.
Muromets walks into a stiff left hand from One.
One tries to bum rush Muromets with a series of wild strikes but Muromets uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Muromets throws a sloppy head kick and One moves out of range easily.
One throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Muromets counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Panda One has been cut.
Muromets definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
One looks to land a right hand but Muromets moved out of range.
One bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Muromets's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muromets moves out of range as One strikes.
Muromets fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches One on the side of the head.
One wants to clinch up but Muromets keeps it at a distance.
Muromets doesn't manage to clinch there - One circles away.
Muromets gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows One to score an easy takedown into full guard.
One wants to control from the top but Muromets keeps moving.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
One lying in Muromets's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Muromets decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! One taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ilya Muromets!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Frost (ranked 2597 p4p, 3139 weight class) and Miles O Brien (ranked 252 p4p, 368 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miles O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost swats away the attempt to clinch by O Brien.
A shot to the liver by Frost. Beautiful body shot.
O Brien slips a jab and a cross from Frost.
O Brien moves in looking to clinch but Frost pushes him off.
Frost is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
O Brien fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Frost, pushing him back against the cage.
Frost is trying to break the clinch but O Brien has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Brien lands with a short shot to the head.
O Brien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost misses with a wild combination.
Frost throws a lazy right hand but O Brien sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like O Brien was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O Brien tries to clinch up but Frost circles away and keeps his distance.
O Brien clinches up against the cage.
O Brien lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
O Brien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John Frost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frost fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Brien manages to avoid it.
Frost misses with a hook to the body
and O Brien counters with a stiff right hand.
O Brien has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is looking to clinch but Frost is avoiding it.
Frost throws a leg kick
letting O Brien counter with a right hand.
Frost looks to score with a jab to the body but O Brien is just out of range.
Frost throws a jab when O Brien was well out of range.
O Brien swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Frost misses the target.
Frost misses with a jab to the body
and O Brien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frost pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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!
O Brien wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Brien counters with a nice uppercut.
O Brien fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Frost, pushing him back against the cage.
O Brien tries for a takedown but Frost manages to get underhooks.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Brien keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frost's efforts to push away.
O Brien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frost misses with a hook
enabling O Brien to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Frost misses
and O Brien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frost paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Brien tries to clinch but Frost is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien wants to clinch.
Frost swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
O Brien is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Brien clinches up with Frost and pushes him back against the cage.
O Brien misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frost misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien gets through Frost's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Brien throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frost blocks it with crossed arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miles O Brien dominated that round.
That's time! Frost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Frost misses with a body kick.
Frost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frost throws a looping overhand right but O Brien ducks down to avoid it.
O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch but Frost swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frost misses with a left hand
and Frost takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Brien on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Brien has Frost up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Frost to keep the fight standing.
O Brien is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Frost pulls him back up using the underhooks.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Brien closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frost throws a half hearted mid kick.
O Brien lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Frost throws a sloppy body shot
and O Brien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frost misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Brien! But no joy.
O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frost.
O Brien looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Brien clinches up with Frost and pushes him back against the cage.
O Brien is trying to drag Frost to the mat but Frost just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
John Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miles O Brien.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frost misses with a straight right.
Frost lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Brien at a distance.
Frost misses with a body punch
enabling O Brien to counter with a crisp jab.
O Brien has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Brien moves away.
O Brien gets a clinch.
O Brien misses with the head strike.
O Brien with an attempt at a knee that misses.
O Brien throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frosts head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frost escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frost misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
O Brien lands a left hand.
O Brien lands a nice uppercut.
O Brien is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Frost to keep the fight standing.
O Brien has Frost pressed against the cage, preventing Frost from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
I was talking to Frost's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
O Brien misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Brien creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Brien wants a takedown but no success here.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Brien working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Frost misses with a punch on the inside.
O Brien lands an uppercut.
Frost wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Brien scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Miles O Brien seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
O Brien is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Frost to keep the fight standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Brien misses with the head strike.
O Brien working aggressively here.
O Brien jumps guard.
O Brien looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miles O Brien showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Frost swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Brien clinches up with Frost and pushes him back against the cage.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost wants to break free but O Brien has control.
Frost gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from O Brien.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
O Brien throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frost's efforts to push away.
Frost has had enough of the clinch but O Brien keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Frost's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Brien has Frost pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Frost manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Frost's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
O Brien misses with the head strike.
O Brien lands with a left to the head.
O Brien misses with the head strike.
Frost is defending well against a takedown attempt.
John Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miles O Brien.
Frost is working O Brien over against the cage.
O Brien manages to break the clinch.
O Brien slips a jab and a cross from Frost.
John Frost is winning the standup battle so far.
Frost misses with an uppercut
and O Brien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frost is looking to wear down O Brien with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Frost throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Brien sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost motions for O Brien to come forward. Frost throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from O Brien on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frost throws a looping overhand right but O Brien ducks down to avoid it.
Frost throws a head kick but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A shot to the body from Frost misses
and O Brien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frost throws a right hand that misses
and O Brien counters with a lovely shot to the body.
O Brien 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.
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!
O Brien gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Frost blocking some punches.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost is trying to break the clinch but O Brien has him pressed against the cage.
O Brien is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frost is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost breaks the clinch.
Frost blocks the body kick.
Frost seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
O Brien avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Brien looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miles O Brien is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
John Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by O Brien.
O Brien swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Frost misses the body punch
and O Brien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch but Frost swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frost misses with a body shot.
O Brien with the counter takedown but Frost avoids it easily.
O Brien is looking to clinch.
Frost cracks O Brien with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
O Brien wants to clinch up but Frost keeps it at a distance.
Frost misses the shot to the body.
Frost throws a predictable looking body shot
and O Brien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frost swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling O Brien to counter with a crisp jab.
John Frost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Brien clinches up with Frost and pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miles O Brien comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got O Brien winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miles O Brien!
Miles O Brien thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oscar De La Weirdo (ranked 2766 p4p, 3118 weight class) and Frederic Bastiat (ranked 334 p4p, 364 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar De La Weirdo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frederic Bastiat!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Weirdo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bastiat was well out of range. Poor timing from De La Weirdo.
Bastiat appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bastiat has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
De La Weirdo throws the left hand but Bastiat avoids the punch easily.
Bastiat is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A shot to the body from De La Weirdo misses
and Bastiat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De La Weirdo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bastiat counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Weirdo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De La Weirdo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Weirdo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De La Weirdo loads up on a big right hand but Bastiat slips the punch.
De La Weirdo loads up on a big right hand but Bastiat slips the punch.
Bastiat avoids a kick to the body.
De La Weirdo digs a good body shot into Bastiat's ribs.
Bastiat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De La Weirdo is looking to wear down Bastiat with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
De La Weirdo loads up on a big right hand but Bastiat slips the punch.
A nice side step and Bastiat releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bastiat.
Bastiat drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De La Weirdo defends it well.
A jab from De La Weirdo misses.
Bastiat is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De La Weirdo with a body shot.
De La Weirdo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bastiat moves away.
De La Weirdo lands a jab to the nose.
De La Weirdo lands a big head kick that sends Bastiat tumbling to the mat! De La Weirdo takes a step backwards and waves Bastiat back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bastiat is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De La Weirdo connects with a body shot that sends Bastiat's belly button to the back.
Bastiat is still on wobbly legs! Can De La Weirdo finish him?
De La Weirdo lands a right hook to the body.
Bastiat seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat slips under a jab.
De La Weirdo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice body kick there by De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo throws a hook to the side of Bastiat's head but Bastiat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bastiat! But no joy.
De La Weirdo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bastiat feints the counter takedown.
De La Weirdo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo drops Bastiat with a straight right hand, right on the button! De La Weirdo follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar De La Weirdo!
A relieved looking Oscar De La Weirdo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Steve (ranked 1790 p4p, 2516 weight class) and Paavo Talvela (ranked 225 p4p, 311 weight class). Talvela is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Heavy Metal we will die!. This should be fireworks!
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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paavo Talvela!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talvela with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Talvela misses its intended target.
Steve throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Talvela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Talvela.
Talvela shoots in looking for a takedown but Steve manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Talvela's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Talvela lands with a hook. Steve tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good standup being displayed there by Talvela as he connects with a hook.
Talvela's coach down at Heavy Metal was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Talvela's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Talvela rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steve moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Talvela looks to throw the jab but Steve is out of range.
Steve does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Steve throws a leg kick which misses Talvela's front leg but catches the back leg as Talvela tries to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Steve!
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!
Talvela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Talvela shoots for a takedown but Steve saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Talvela throws a big shot that misses.
Steve uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Talvela.
Talvela misses with an uppercut. Steve saw that one coming.
Steve on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvela looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
Steve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Talvela.
Talvela rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steve throws a push kick but Talvela slaps the foot to one side.
Steve lands with a hook. Talvela tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Talvela lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steve circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steve. That's going to slow Talvela down.
Steve misses with a head kick.
Steve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Talvela.
Steve half committed to a counter leg kick.
Talvela 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.
Talvela throws a hook to the side of Steve's head but Steve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Talvela misses with a leg kick
and Steve counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Talvela avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Steve has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Steve scores with a nice hook to the head.
Talvela misses with a punch to the body.
Talvela blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talvela tries to score a body lock takedown but Steve shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stephen Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavo Talvela.
Steve blocking some punches.
Talvela misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steve lands a right hook to the body.
Talvela throws a right hand that misses
and Steve counters with a low kick, right behind Talvela 's knee.
A head kick misses from Steve.
Steve with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Talvela to score with a decent uppercut.
Talvela throws a shot from downtown. Steve moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Steve wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Talvela staying out of range there.
Steve throws a head kick that misses.
Talvela fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Talvela lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Talvela throws a nice looking combination but Steve bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Talvela.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela misses the shot to the body.
Talvela uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steve has time to react.
Paavo Talvela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Steve.
Steve moves forwards but Talvela connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Steve's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Talvela connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Steve scrambles back to his feet.
Steve swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Talvela is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Steve had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Talvela throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.
Stephen Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steve lands the left hand.
Talvela's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Talvela duly obliges.
Steve misses with a body kick.
Talvela works Steve's body with a nice hook.
Steve blocks a low kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talvela throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steve was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sloppy strikes from Steve. Those never looked like landing.
Talvela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Talvela shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Steve pinned against the cage. Steve gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Talvela with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Talvela moves out of range of the body kick.
Talvela throws a half hearted mid kick.
Steve throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Talvela fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Steve takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve tried to score with a low kick but Talvela checks it.
Steve gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Steve pushes Talvela off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paavo Talvela will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stephen Steve is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Talvela lands with a nice body punch.
Talvela misses with an uppercut. Steve saw that one coming.
Talvela throws a one two combo.
Steve lands a head kick. Talvela smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A jab from Steve does it's job there.
Talvela throws a leg kick which misses Steve's front leg but catches the back leg as Steve tries to avoid it.
Steve scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Steve throws a head kick that Talvela semi-blocks.
A leg kick checked by Steve.
Steve takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steve tries a head kick but it misses.
Talvela ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Steve connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvela throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Steve on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Talvela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steve.
Talvela takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Talvela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Talvela catches Steve with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Steve takes one on the button.
Talvela throws a hook to the side of Steve's head but Steve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Talvela dives in and grabs Steve's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steve pushes down on Talvela's head and hops out.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Talvela throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Talvela wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Steve.
Talvela scores with a jab to the body.
Talvela throws a hook but Steve avoids it easily.
Steve seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talvela swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steve counters with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
Steve has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Talvela.
Talvela misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good exchange - Talvela coming out on top.
Talvela misses with an uppercut. Steve saw that one coming.
Talvela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
Some wild striking there from Talvela.
Talvela throws a series of punches but Steve moves out of range.
Steve misses with a few strikes there.
Talvela throws a leg kick
and Steve counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Steve lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Talvela rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Steve counter with a right hand.
Talvela takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Talvela is just out of range.
Talvela fails with the takedown
and Steve counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stephen Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavo Talvela.
Steve connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Talvela scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Talvela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
Paavo Talvela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Talvela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steve. That did some damage!
Talvela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talvela lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steve lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steve tries to move into range but Talvela moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Talvela misses its intended target.
Steve slips a jab from Talvela.
Steve wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A big left from Steve misses.
Steve is looking to slow Talvela down with leg kicks.
Talvela misses with a right hand
and Steve counters with a solid body kick.
Steve scores with a jab. Talvela acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Talvela lands the left hand.
Steve takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Talvela's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Steve displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A low kick lands for Steve.
Steve looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Talvela. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talvela misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Talvela.
Talvela uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
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 Stephen Steve will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Talvela throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Talvela closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Steve did well to prevent Talvela getting side control.
Talvela not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steve wants to get back to full guard.
Steve knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Talvela on the ground.
Talvela working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Talvela thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steve's head.
Steve is looking for a sweep. Talvela is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Steve is in trouble now - Talvela has advanced to mount!
Talvela punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve is looking to get to half guard.
Talvela controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvela connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Talvela punishing his opponent with strikes.
Steve really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Steve taking shots to the head.
Steve is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steve is trying desperately to improve position.
Oh Steve is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Talvela postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Steve is out cold - huge knockout for Talvela!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paavo Talvela!
A very excited looking Paavo Talvela 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Simo Halli (ranked 1368 p4p, 23172 weight class) and Jalen Kendrick (ranked 194 p4p, 530 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Simo Halli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jalen Kendrick!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halli shoots in and gets a takedown into Kendrick's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Halli trying to control but Kendrick is working from the bottom.
Kendrick escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Halli gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Halli is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kendrick is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kendrick has escaped and now he's on top!
Halli keeping moving, preventing Kendrick from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing good reports from Halli's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kendrick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kendrick avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halli throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kendrick escapes and throws Halli's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Halli trying to control but Kendrick flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Kendrick has managed to slip his arm under Halli's chin. This could be all over... yep, Halli is tapping out! Submission win for Kendrick.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jalen Kendrick!
In his post fight interview, Jalen Kendrick started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Nyla (ranked 739 p4p, 2011 weight class) and Phil Rivers (ranked 105 p4p, 258 weight class). Rivers is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by RUNNING IN THE 90’s. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Nyla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers misses with a looping left.
Rivers loads up on a big right hand but Nyla slips the punch.
Nyla throws a hook but Rivers avoids it easily.
We've been told by Nyla's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rivers swings widly with a right hand
and Nyla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivers pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nyla back to the cage. Rivers follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rivers misses with a few strikes there.
Rivers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nyla.
Rivers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nyla throws a hook to the side of Rivers's head but Rivers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivers throws a nice looking combination but Nyla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Rivers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nyla ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Rivers connects with the punch.
Rivers misses with an uppercut. Nyla saw that one coming.
Rivers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rivers misses with a wild body shot.
Rivers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Nyla wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nyla bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Rivers as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers works the jab nicely.
Rivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nyla manages to avoid it.
Rivers throws a right hand that misses
and Nyla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
Rivers throws a big shot that misses.
Nyla has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nyla takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rivers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nyla counters with a crisp right that sends Rivers to the canvas! Nyla follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Nyla!
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