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DC 30: Thorn vs Orr PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davis Gill (ranked 6058 p4p, 23430 weight class) and Martins Verdins (ranked 233 p4p, 256 weight class). Gill comes to the cage accompanied by White Room. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Davis Gill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Martins Verdins!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gill closes the distance and clinches.
Verdins fails to pull guard.
Gill tries to score a body lock takedown but Verdins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gill has closed the distance and engaged Verdins in a clinch.
Gill is pressed up against the cage. Verdins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gill down to the mat. Gill avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Verdins tries to sprawl but Gill drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Verdins has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Gill is on him like a limpet, forcing Verdins back against the cage.
Gill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis Gill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Gill lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
 It looks like Martins Verdins has been cut.
Gill throws the kick towards the body but Verdins avoids it.
Verdins is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Verdins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Verdins tries for a kimura but Gill is defending well.
Gill tries to bench press Verdins off him but Verdins keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verdins trying to control the position but Gill is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gill can't do much from the bottom here.
Verdins wants to control but Gill is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Gill's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gill tries to bench press Verdins off him but Verdins keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Verdins is looking to take a break and control but Gill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Verdins should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gill is trying to control Verdins's posture but Verdins avoids it.
Gill is looking for a sweep.
Gill is not content to let Verdins control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gill is trying to escape the position but Verdins is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill looks to land a combination. Verdins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gill shoots in looking for a takedown. Verdins tries to sprawl out of it but Gill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Verdins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gill closes the distance and clinches.
Gill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gill looks to land a body kick but Verdins moved away.
Gill throws a nice looking combination but Verdins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gill tries to bum rush Verdins with a series of wild strikes but Verdins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gill stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gill wants it to stay on the feet.
Davis Gill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martins Verdins.
Gill shoots in for a takedown but Verdins shows good takedown defense.
Verdins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Verdins wants it to stay on the feet.
Gill definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verdins shoots in and drives through. Gill sprawls well.
Verdins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gill.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verdins dodges the punch combination from Gill.
Verdins slaps away a takedown attempt from Gill, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Verdins checks a leg kick.
Gill fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Verdins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gill closes this distance looking for a takedown but Verdins circles away.
Gill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Verdins's waist but Verdins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gill off to one side.
Gill is breathing heavily.
Verdins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gill dives in and scores a takedown into Verdins's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Davis Gill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martins Verdins's cut.
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.
Verdins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gill closes the distance and clinches.
Verdins tries to pull guard but Gill won't allow it.
Gill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gill enables Verdins to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gill manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gill manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Davis Gill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gill looks to land a combination but Verdins avoids it well.
Verdins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gill moves into the clinch successfully.
Verdins is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gill is defending well.
Verdins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Davis Gill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martins Verdins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verdins wants a takedown but no success here.
Gill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gill shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Verdins napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gill decides to stand back up.
Gill tries to bum rush Verdins with a series of wild strikes but Verdins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gill tries to score a power double leg takedown but Verdins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gill somewhat.
Gill misses with a low kick.
Verdins blocks a head kick by Gill.
Gill misses with a kick to the body
and Verdins counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gill is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Verdins dives into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Gill is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gill is trying to buck Verdins off.
Gill tries to buck Verdins off but Verdins is having none of it.
Martins Verdins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Verdins working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gill manages to work his way to half guard, despite Verdins's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verdins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gill regains full guard. Nicely done.
Verdins trying to control the position from guard on top but Gill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Verdins can do to turn this around?
Verdins is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gill trying to keep a closed guard but Verdins is proving a slippery customer.
Verdins's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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.
Verdins trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gill's guard.
Gill wants to stand but Verdins is controlling the position.
Gill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gill lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gill scores with a head kick.
Verdins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gill circles away.
Gill went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gill closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Verdins tries to improve position but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Davis Gill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martins Verdins's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gill fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Verdins.
Gill lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gill gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Verdins trying to control but Gill is working from the bottom.
Verdins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verdins controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gill on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gill tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill working a defensive guard but Verdins manages to pass into side control anyway.
Gill is looking to reverse the position.
Gill is working hard here to advance position.
Verdins tries to advance to mount but Gill denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gill wants to get back to his feet.
Verdins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gill keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Gill's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Verdins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gill, who protects the arm well.
Gill being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill looks to move to half guard but instead Verdins has passed into mount! Damn!
Gill wants to hold on but Verdins pushes him away.
Verdins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gill wants to hold on but Verdins pushes him away.
Gill is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gill wants to hold on but Verdins pushes him away.
Verdins looking to control but Gill is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gill is looking to get to half guard.
Verdins controlling the pace for now.
Gill is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Verdins swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Gill is now in Verdins's guard. A big mistake from Verdins there, giving up the dominant position!
Martins Verdins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis Gill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gill 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martins Verdins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gill has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davis Gill!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eomer Greydorian (ranked 4682 p4p, 3451 weight class) and David Boo (ranked 490 p4p, 416 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eomer Greydorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, David Boo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greydorian tries for a takedown but Boo circles away easily
and Boo counters with a left to the body.
No joy there for Boo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Greydorian comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Greydorian will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boo gets a clinch.
Greydorian tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boo just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eomer Greydorian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boo jumps guard.
Greydorian throws a strike but Boo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Greydorian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boo stands and steps away. Greydorian gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Some wild striking there from Boo.
Boo checks a low kick from Greydorian.
Greydorian shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boo pinned against the cage. Boo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Despite the aggression on Boo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo misses with a wild combination.
Boo throws out a powerful jab.
 It looks like Eomer Greydorian has been cut.
Boo throws a series of punches but Greydorian avoids them all with ease.
Boo fails to land with a series of punches.
Greydorian shoots and misses
and Boo counters with a series of strikes that sends Greydorian to the canvas! Boo follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
 Greydorian is rocked!
Greydorian not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Oh Greydorian is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Greydorian looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boo won't allow Greydorian to sweep him here.
Greydorian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Greydorian seems to have got his legs back now.
Greydorian on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Greydorian tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greydorian is pulling down on Boo's head. It's preventing any offense from Boo, at least for the moment.
Greydorian trying to control the position.
Greydorian has his foot on Boo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boo works his way back into a safe position though.
Boo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Greydorian looking for a guillotine here but Boo defends easily.
Greydorian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boo on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greydorian has a closed guard, preventing Boo from standing up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo misses with a jab, cross combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Greydorian misses its target.
Boo clinches up against the cage.
Greydorian tries for a takedown. No joy.
Boo stalling in the clinch.
Boo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Greydorian.
Greydorian is trying to break the clinch but Boo is controlling him.
Greydorian has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Boo after a bit of a struggle.
Greydorian has Boo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Boo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Greydorian tries to keep at a distance but Boo has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boo drags the fight down to the ground.
Greydorian chips away with some ground and pound.
Boo has control of Greydorian's left arm, preventing Greydorian from doing any damage.
Greydorian is working Boo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Greydorian throwing strikes from guard but Boo blocks nicely.
Greydorian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Greydorian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Greydorian working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boo's head.
Greydorian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Greydorian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Greydorian trying to move into half guard but instead Boo has managed to sweep!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Boo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eomer Greydorian's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boo tries to throw a body punch but Greydorian avoids it by throwing Boo back against the cage.
Boo is pushing Greydorian up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boo slowing the pace effectively.
Greydorian is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Boo manages to break the clinch.
Greydorian throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Boo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Greydorian fails with a takedown attempt.
Greydorian misses with a low kick.
Boo throws out a counter right but Greydorian avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greydorian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boo.
Greydorian was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Greydorian slips a jab from Boo.
Boo misses with a wild combination.
Boo has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Boo misses with a wild combination.
Greydorian gets a takedown into half guard.
Greydorian trying to control from half guard but Boo is working away.
Greydorian seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Boo has recovered full guard.
Greydorian chips away with some ground and pound.
David Boo has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greydorian throwing strikes from guard but Boo blocks nicely.
Greydorian throws a strike but Boo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Greydorian has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Greydorian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Greydorian has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo stopping the sweep attempt from Greydorian.
Boo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Greydorian not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Greydorian is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boo defends well.
Boo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greydorian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boo trying to control the position from guard on top but Greydorian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Greydorian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Greydorian had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boo defends it easily.
Boo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boo looks to throw the jab but Greydorian is out of range.
Greydorian throwing a counter right hand but Boo manages to avoid it.
Greydorian jabs Boo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boo shoots in and bounces Greydorian off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Boo is looking to work some ground and pound but Greydorian has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boo wanted to stand there but Greydorian had control of the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Boo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eomer Greydorian's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Boo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boo throws a right and a left that Greydorian avoids nicely.
Boo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Greydorian throws a sloppy body shot
and Boo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boo clinches up against the cage.
Greydorian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eomer Greydorian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greydorian changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boo tries to avoid it but Greydorian manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boo to the ground. Boo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Greydorian shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boo pinned against the cage. Boo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Boo clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo slowing the pace effectively.
Boo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Boo blocks the leg kick.
And Boo tries to counter it with a takedown but Greydorian pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Greydorian shoots in for a takedown but Boo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eomer Greydorian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Greydorian quickly recovers to half guard.
Greydorian is doing well to control the position and prevent Boo from advancing to side control.
Greydorian wants to control but Boo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boo controlling the action here.
Greydorian wants to get back to full guard but Boo has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boo working away.
Greydorian takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Greydorian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Greydorian is trying to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Boo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Boo working the ground and pound but Greydorian is defending the strikes.
Greydorian tries to buck Boo off but Boo is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greydorian is trying to control Boo's posture but Boo avoids it.
Greydorian avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Boo.
Greydorian has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Boo working away.
Boo tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Greydorian struggling a bit here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
David Boo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Greydorian shoots in for a double leg but Boo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Greydorian tries for a takedown but Boo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boo misses with a leg kick
and Greydorian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greydorian shoots in looking for a takedown but Boo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Greydorian's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Boo lands in his opponent's guard.
Boo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eomer Greydorian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Greydorian's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Boo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Boo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ari Katajamaki (ranked 5842 p4p, 3387 weight class) and Aniruddha Anand (ranked 250 p4p, 175 weight class). Anand has chosen Swag Se Segat by Salman Khan & Katrina Kaif as his entrance music. Aniruddha Anand 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Katajamaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aniruddha Anand!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anand gets caught flat footed, as Katajamaki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Anand is trying to control the position but Katajamaki postures up.
Katajamaki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Katajamaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Katajamaki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anand's head.
Katajamaki is working Anand over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Katajamaki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anand escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Katajamaki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Anand controls Katajamaki momentarily but Katajamaki frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katajamaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Katajamaki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Katajamaki connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anand looking to hit a scissor sweep but Katajamaki is one step ahead there.
Anand is trying to keep Katajamaki in close.
Katajamaki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Katajamaki landing some decent shots from guard.
Katajamaki connects with a couple of short punches.
Katajamaki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Katajamaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anand is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anand is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anand sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Katajamaki gets full guard.
Anand trying to control the position from guard on top but Katajamaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anand tries to free his leg and advance position but Katajamaki is retaining full guard.
Katajamaki is adopting a defensive guard.
Anand looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anand preventing the sweep.
Anand sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Anand pushing down on Katajamaki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Katajamaki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Anand trying to control the position from guard on top but Katajamaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Anand throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Katajamaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anand looking to sit in guard and control but Katajamaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Anand had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Katajamaki defends it easily.
Katajamaki stopping the sweep attempt from Anand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Katajamaki postures up and lands a big shot to Anand's brow.
Katajamaki postures up and lands a big shot to Anand's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Katajamaki 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.
Anand throws a nice outside leg kick.
Katajamaki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Anand looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Katajamaki scores with punches from side control.
Ari Katajamaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anand is trying to get back to half guard.
Anand manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Anand moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Katajamaki lands a couple of digs.
Anand lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Anand trying to control the position from guard on top but Katajamaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anand won't allow Katajamaki to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anand wants to control from the top but Katajamaki keeps moving.
Anand looking to sit in guard and control but Katajamaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Anand has his foot on Katajamaki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Katajamaki works his way back into a safe position though.
Katajamaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anand can do to turn this around?
Katajamaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Katajamaki chips away with some ground and pound.
Anand throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Katajamaki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Katajamaki with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katajamaki pushes down on Anand's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Katajamaki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Anand is looking to improve his position.
Anand 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.
Katajamaki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Aniruddha Anand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anand slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Anand manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Katajamaki manages to get himself to full guard.
Anand throwing strikes from guard but Katajamaki blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anand looking to pass the guard.
Anand with a flurry of punches that miss.
Katajamaki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anand.
Anand wants to control from the top but Katajamaki keeps moving.
Katajamaki is adopting a defensive guard.
Anand is pushing down on Katajamaki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Katajamaki is fighting to maintain full guard but Anand has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four 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.
Katajamaki has his hands clasped together around Anand's back. He's all about the action.
Anand trying to advance position but Katajamaki counters by regaining guard.
Katajamaki is pulling down on Anand's head. It's preventing any offense from Anand, at least for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anand tries to free his leg and advance position but Katajamaki is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Katajamaki dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Anand gets caught napping as Katajamaki dives in and scores a takedown. Anand manages to retain guard.
Katajamaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Anand trying to control the position.
Anand is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Katajamaki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Anand is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Katajamaki defends well.
Anand looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anand is trying to keep Katajamaki in close.
Katajamaki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anand's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katajamaki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Katajamaki scoring with some ground and pound.
Katajamaki wants to pass the guard but Anand is keeping the position.
Katajamaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Anand is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Katajamaki lands a couple of digs.
Anand looking to hit a scissor sweep but Katajamaki is one step ahead there.
Katajamaki throws an elbow that misses. Anand uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Katajamaki's guard. Nice move by Anand!
Anand controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anand trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anand trying to control but Katajamaki is working from the bottom.
Katajamaki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anand on the ground.
Anand postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Katajamaki is controlling Anand's posture.
Katajamaki keeping moving, preventing Anand from controlling successfully.
Anand tries to free his leg and advance position but Katajamaki is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anand controlling from the top position.
Katajamaki working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Katajamaki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ari Katajamaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anand tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anand seems a little lost for a moment, as Katajamaki dominates the positioning.
Anand is trying to get back to half guard.
Katajamaki controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katajamaki is looking to take a break and control but Anand is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anand regains half guard.
Anand wants to get back to full guard but Katajamaki has mounted him!
Katajamaki controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anand is looking to improve his position but Katajamaki isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ari Katajamaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Katajamaki, 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 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ari Katajamaki!
After winning the bout, Ari Katajamaki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Barella (ranked 4209 p4p, 5381 weight class) and Bob Killer (ranked 217 p4p, 235 weight class). Bob Killer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sonny Barella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Killer!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barella moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Killer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barella shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Killer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Barella drops back looking for a leg! Killer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Killer manages to kick Barella off! Barella jumps back into Killer's guard.
Barella throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Killer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barella looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barella makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barella.
Killer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barella is keeping the position for now.
Killer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barella is looking to cinch up a triangle. Killer throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Barella's body to avoid the submission. Barella has instead reached around Killer's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Barella arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sonny Barella!
A victorious Sonny Barella 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 Slim Slow (ranked 2926 p4p, 4138 weight class) and Bryant Davis (ranked 158 p4p, 216 weight class). Davis has chosen Rocky Road as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 4 - 12 - 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryant Davis!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis scores with a punch to the head.
Slow missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Davis! But no joy.
Slow tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Slow staying out of range there.
Slow looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Slow looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Slow moves away and avoids it.
Slow is looking to counter punch.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bryant Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slow.
Davis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slow.
Slow is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Davis is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slow swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Slow scores with a jab.
Slow ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
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 fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Slow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slow darts in and clinches Davis up against the cage.
Davis is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Slow tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Slow back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Slow throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Slow throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Slow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slow staying out of range there.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Slow is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Slow ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis misses with a lunging right hand
letting Slow counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Slow.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Davis! But no joy.
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.
Davis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slow. Slow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Slow moved out of range nicely.
We've been told by Slow's head coaches at New York Training Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis connects with a nice looking jab.
Davis 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.
Davis misses with a hook
and Slow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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 fails to land with a series of punches.
Slow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slow is looking for a counter combo.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Slow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Slow misses with a body shot.
Davis throws an off balance right hand
and Slow makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Davis misses with a right hand
and Slow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slow. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Slow.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Slow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Davis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Slow scrambles back to his feet.
Davis blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Slow ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Slow ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slow misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Davis throws a jab when Slow was well out of range.
Slow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A left lands for Davis.
Slow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Slow tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slow is rocked!
Davis throws an overhand right that drops Slow like a sack of potatoes! Davis dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryant Davis!
Bryant Davis managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, © Trap House, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanan Pacha (ranked 3762 p4p, 2176 weight class) and Danny Davis (ranked 440 p4p, 275 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hanan Pacha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Davis!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis with a nice cross.
Davis tries to bum rush Pacha with a series of wild strikes but Pacha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pacha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Pacha blocking some punches.
Pacha blocks an uppercut.
Davis misses with some punches.
Pacha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pacha tries a head kick but it misses.
Pacha lands a jab.
Davis works the jab nicely.
Pacha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!
Pacha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacha is just out of range.
Pacha went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacha circles away.
A slow jab from Pacha misses its intended target.
Pacha moves into range and clinches up with Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacha wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Pacha.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis has managed to clinch.
Pacha breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Pacha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacha circles away.
A lazy left from Davis finds it's target.
We've been told by Pacha's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Davis tries to clinch
and Pacha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pacha plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Davis darts in and clinches Pacha up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pacha.
A short body shot lands from Davis as the two fighters clinch.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pacha is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Pacha working hard to break the clinch.
Pacha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pacha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Davis digs a right hand underneath Pacha's ribcage. Pacha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pacha being controlled against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Davis.
Davis lands a right hand.
Davis tries to work over Pacha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pacha is trying to break free.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
A short right from Davis on the inside.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pacha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pacha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis takes the fight into the clinch.
Davis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pacha seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Davis can turn it around.
Pacha manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis moves into the clinch.
Davis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pacha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pacha gets tackled into the cage by Davis. Davis maintains the clinch.
Pacha working hard to break the clinch.
Pacha blocking some punches.
Pacha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pacha is trying to break the clinch but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Pacha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Davis scores with a shot to the side of Pacha's head.
Davis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pacha backwards.
Pacha breaks from the clinch.
Pacha has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davis misses with a body punch.
Davis tries to work over Pacha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pacha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis tries to clinch up but Pacha circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Pacha connects with a looping right hand.
Pacha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Pacha misses.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pacha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pacha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Davis finds it's way through Pacha's defenses.
Davis walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Pacha drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Davis swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Pacha's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Davis!
Danny Davis was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Orel (ranked 2428 p4p, 3467 weight class) and Tate Stinforn (ranked 359 p4p, 476 weight class). Stinforn has chosen Jefferson Starship - Jane as his entrance music. Adam Orel has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Orel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tate Stinforn!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orel ducks under a wild hook from Stinforn.
Decent striking displayed by Stinforn there.
Stinforn throws a head kick that half lands.
Stinforn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Orel wants to get back to his feet but Stinforn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Orel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stinforn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stinforn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stinforn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stinforn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stinforn trying to control but Orel is working from the bottom.
Stinforn stops Orel from standing up.
Stinforn distracts Orel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stinforn prevents Orel from getting back to his feet.
Stinforn trying to control but Orel is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stinforn won't allow Orel to get back to his feet.
Stinforn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Orel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Orel avoids the body shot from Stinforn.
The crowd cheers as Stinforn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Orel doesn't seem phased though.
Stinforn shoots in for a takedown but Orel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stinforn looks to score with a jab to the body but Orel is just out of range.
Stinforn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Orel misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Orel.
Orel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stinforn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stinforn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Orel thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Orel moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Stinforn! Orel continues to tee off on Stinforn, landing with a left and a right! Orel connects with a right hand that leaves Stinforn sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Orel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Adam Orel!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Young (ranked 1865 p4p, 2729 weight class) and Hebrew Noah (ranked 88 p4p, 127 weight class). Young comes into the arena with Real Ganja Man blaring out of the sound system. 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hebrew Noah!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young lands a big uppercut and Noah crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Noah looks OK. Young waves Noah back to his feet!
It looks like Hebrew Noah has been cut.
Noah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Young counters with a huge right that knocks Noah out cold! Young is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fred Young!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Katelynn Arby (ranked 1629 p4p, 1671 weight class) and Marcel Romanow (ranked 188 p4p, 191 weight class). Arby comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet But Psycho. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katelynn Arby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Romanow!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arby tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Romanow defends well and Arby ends up having to push Romanow into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Arby is trying to pull guard but Romanow has him pressed against the cage.
Arby manages to pull guard.
Arby will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Romanow is in close to Arby's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Romanow stopping the sweep attempt from Arby.
Arby wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Romanow postures up in Arby's guard and throws a big left but Arby blocks it.
Arby wants to sweep but no luck.
Romanow stands up over Arby, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Arby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arby is controlling Romanow's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romanow is one step ahead there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Romanow working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Romanow forces his way into half guard.
Arby taking some punishment here, with Romanow in his half guard.
Romanow scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Arby trying to control here.
Arby is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanow is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Arby defends it well.
Romanow is looking to take a break and control but Arby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arby trying to control but Romanow postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Romanow lands with a punch from half guard.
Arby is trying to control but can't.
Arby is staying active underneath Romanow, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Romanow slips a nice elbow through Arby's hands, connecting with Arby's forehead.
Romanow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Romanow prevents Arby from improving his position.
Arby trying to control but Romanow postures up.
Romanow lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Arby is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Romanow scores with a couple of nice shots.
Romanow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Arby wants to control but Romanow is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Arby does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Arby is trying to get back to full guard.
Romanow scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Romanow lands with a punch from half guard.
Romanow lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Arby is trying to get back to full guard.
Arby manages to get to full guard.
Romanow throwing strikes from guard but Arby blocks nicely.
Arby wants to sweep here but Romanow controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow scoring with punches to the head and body.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Arby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romanow postures up and lands a big shot to Arby's brow.
Arby is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Arby passes to side control.
Romanow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arby thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Romanow is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Romanow dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arby misses with a takedown attempt - Romanow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Romanow looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arby throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Romanow's waist but Romanow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Arby off to one side.
Romanow lands a nice shot that snaps Arby's head back.
Nice takedown defense from Romanow. No joy for Arby on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katelynn Arby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arby changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Romanow looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Romanow manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Romanow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Arby is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Romanow jumps into side control!
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!
Arby is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Romanow off and has taken his back!
Romanow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romanow tries to escape but Arby has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Arby tightening his grip on Romanow, looking for the choke.
Romanow can't escape the position.
Romanow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow showing good submission defense here.
Arby is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Romanow is defending well though. Arby let's go of the attempt for now.
Romanow rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Arby is trying to work for a kimura but Romanow is defending well.
Arby is pressing down on Romanow's thigh, looking to free his foot. Romanow is holding on for now.
Romanow is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arby is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Romanow has managed to free his arm - good work.
Romanow wants to control but Arby is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Arby is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Romanow is looking for a sweep. Arby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Romanow is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Arby's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Arby's back!
Romanow lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Romanow is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
I really don't envy Arby right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow is trying to stick to Arby's back but Arby is turning into Romanow. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Romanow's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Arby.
Marcel Romanow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Romanow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Arby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Romanow trying to control the position.
Romanow might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Arby haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Romanow wants to sweep but no luck.
Romanow throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Arby is pushing down on Romanow's leg trying to pass to half guard. Romanow is fighting to maintain full guard but Arby has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arby is looking for a kimura but Romanow is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Arby to get the leverage.
Arby is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Romanow sees it coming and defends easily.
Arby prevents Romanow from improving his position.
Romanow is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Arby is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Romanow has managed to free his arm - good work.
Romanow regains full guard. Nicely done.
Romanow had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Arby defends it easily.
Arby thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the 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 Katelynn Arby will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Romanow misses with a hook.
Arby defending well as Romanow loads up on a big left hand.
Arby shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Romanow pinned against the cage. Romanow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Arby tries for a takedown but Romanow sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Katelynn Arby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanow stuffs the takedown attempt from Arby. Arby gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katelynn Arby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arby shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Arby was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Arby is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Romanow knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow tries to bench press Arby off him but Arby keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arby working away.
Arby goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Romanow has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Arby but great work by Romanow.
Romanow working away.
Romanow lands a few punches from side control.
Romanow lands a nice forearm strike.
Arby tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Romanow wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Romanow looks up at the clock and then as Arby takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Romanow smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Arby is trying to get back to half guard.
Romanow working the body and head with strikes.
Arby is working to avoid the ground and pound but Romanow connects with a decent elbow.
Arby can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Romanow working the ground and pound.
Romanow scores with punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romanow works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Romanow lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Romanow trying to control the action but Arby is working from the bottom.
Arby gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Romanow wants to control but Arby is keeping him busy.
Arby gets back to full guard.
Romanow scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arby bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Romanow's guard.
Arby looking to pass the guard.
Romanow looking to control.
Romanow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arby's guard.
Arby is adopting a defensive guard.
Arby 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.
Arby seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Romanow with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Romanow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Romanow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Romanow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Romanow wants to control from the top but Arby keeps moving.
Romanow won't allow Arby to sweep him here.
Romanow connects with a couple of short punches.
Romanow preventing the sweep.
Arby has momentary wrist control but Romanow slips an elbow through the middle.
Arby is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Arby is looking for a kimura here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Romanow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Romanow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Romanow!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcel Romanow thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haw Thorn (ranked 397 p4p, 1725 weight class) and Brady Orr (ranked 54 p4p, 195 weight class). Thorn comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haw Thorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brady Orr!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orr misses with a low kick as Thorn jumps back.
Orr checks a low kick from Thorn.
Thorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orr.
Thorn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thorn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Orr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thorn ducks under a wild hook from Orr.
Thorn with a nice calf kick.
Orr misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Orr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Orr.
A right hand to the body from Thorn.
Thorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orr scores with a jab to the body.
Thorn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn throws a body kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Orr.
Orr tries to counter with a clinch but Thorn shakes him off and moves away.
Thorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorn scores with a push kick.
Thorn throws a head kick that misses.
Orr throws a shot from downtown. Thorn moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Thorn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thorn takes a swing at Orr's ribcage but misses.
Orr tries to counter by closing the distance.
Thorn moves out of range of the body kick from Orr.
Thorn throws a big shot that misses.
Thorn misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Orr. Those never looked like landing.
Thorn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Orr connects with a jab.
Thorn throws a hook but Orr blocks it.
Thorn connects with a right hand. Orr shakes it off.
It looks like Brady Orr has been cut.
Brady Orr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orr digs a good hook to Thorn's body.
Nice cross by Thorn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Orr.
Orr scores with a jab. Thorn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thorn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Orr misses
and Thorn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thorn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orr moves out of range of the strikes.
Thorn sets himself, and Orr steps forward looking for the clinch! Thorn avoids it this time.
Orr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thorn at a distance.
A cross from Orr lands.
Orr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Orr scores with a hook to the body. Thorn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Orr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Thorn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Thorn connects with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Orr.
Thorn looks for the body kick but Orr saw that one coming.
Thorn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orr.
Thorn is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orr throws a shot from downtown. Thorn moves away and avoids it.
Thorn connects with a body shot.
Thorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orr manages to avoid it.
Orr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thorn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Orr looks winded!
Orr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thorn throws a right and a left that Orr avoids nicely.
Orr looks to clinch
and Thorn counters with a one-two to the body.
The fighters circling - Thorn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orr wants to counter the offense by Thorn and move into the clinch position.
Thorn throws a quick head kick that knocks Orr silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Thorn is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Haw Thorn!
Haw Thorn retains his heavyweight title!
Haw Thorn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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