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CFC 597 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Kelvin (ranked 2790 p4p, 3866 weight class) and Haakon Cabrera (ranked 321 p4p, 393 weight class). Haakon Cabrera has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andrew Kelvin's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Kelvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Haakon Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kelvin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kelvin stuns Cabrera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cabrera 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.
Cabrera thows a leg kick but Kelvin checks it
and Kelvin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That kick from Cabrera tenderised Kelvin's leg. Kelvin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cabrera darts in and clinches Kelvin up against the cage.
A short right from Kelvin.
Kelvin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabrera's elbow.
Cabrera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelvin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cabrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cabrera closes the distance and pushes Kelvin back into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cabrera.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera scores with a hook to the body.
Kelvin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kelvin blocks a body shot from Cabrera.
Cabrera blocks an uppercut.
Kelvin swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrera.
Kelvin stalling.
Kelvin pushes Cabrera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Cabrera.
Cabrera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Kelvin moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelvin. Cabrera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabrera throws a poor cross that misses
and Kelvin counters with a straight right hand.
Kelvin misses with a straight left.
Cabrera slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cabrera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kelvin takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrera throws a series of punches but Kelvin moves out of range.
Cabrera moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kelvin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kelvin moves forwards but Cabrera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Cabrera. Beautiful body shot.
Cabrera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kelvin is looking to counter punch.
Kelvin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cabrera.
A slow jab from Kelvin misses its intended target.
Kelvin throws a shot to the body.
Kelvin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick lands for Cabrera.
Cabrera darts in trying to clinch
and Kelvin counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera misses with a hook.
Cabrera walks into a stiff left hand from Kelvin.
Cabrera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haakon Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabrera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelvin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cabrera misses with a straight right.
Cabrera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cabrera blocks a jab.
Kelvin throws a hook but Cabrera avoids it easily.
Kelvin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kelvin walks into a jab.
Cabrera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kelvin's sensitive parts.
Kelvin misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelvin moves out of range as Cabrera strikes.
Cabrera connects with an inside leg kick.
Cabrera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cabrera slips under a jab.
Cabrera closes the distance and clinches.
Kelvin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cabrera works on Kelvin's body with a couple of short punches.
Cabrera lands with a light punch inside.
Kelvin working aggressively here.
Kelvin can't find room to land a body shot as Cabrera controls the action.
Kelvin working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabrera lands with a light punch inside.
Kelvin lands a body shot.
Kelvin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cabrera lands a shoulder strike.
Kelvin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Haakon Cabrera dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kelvin throws out a powerful jab.
Cabrera looks to throw the jab but Kelvin is out of range.
Cabrera connects with the punch.
Cabrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabrera defending well as Kelvin loads up on a big left hand.
Cabrera misses with a jab to the body
and Kelvin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cabrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelvin.
Nice uppercut there from Cabrera.
Kelvin looks to land a left hand but Cabrera moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cabrera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Cabrera, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelvin throws a body shot but no joy.
Cabrera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kelvin moves out of range as Cabrera strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabrera. Kelvin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Kelvin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelvin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabrera.
Kelvin misses with a hook to the body
and Cabrera counters with a low kick, right behind Kelvin 's knee.
Kelvin misses the shot to the body.
Cabrera lands with a nice combination. Kelvin backs away looking to recover.
Kelvin moves away from the strike by Cabrera.
Kelvin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cabrera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cabrera there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kelvin takes one to the side of the head.
Kelvin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabrera is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kelvin throws a hook to the side of Cabrera's head but Cabrera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cabrera lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice straight punches there by Cabrera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cabrera.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelvin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cabrera in his tracks.
Kelvin just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrera throws a jab when Kelvin was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cabrera lands a jab to the nose.
Kelvin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cabrera to score with a decent uppercut.
Cabrera scores with a head kick.
 Kelvin is rocked!
Kelvin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oh Kelvin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch lands to the side of Kelvin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cabrera drops Kelvin with a big left hand! Kelvin is injured, injured bad! Cabrera jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haakon Cabrera!
A very excited looking Haakon Cabrera 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Clarkint (ranked 3003 p4p, 3142 weight class) and Taako Taaco (ranked 389 p4p, 402 weight class). Jean Clarkint has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jean Clarkint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taako Taaco!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taaco throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clarkint.
Clarkint gets a clinch.
Clarkint swings wildly with an uppercut but Taaco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taaco lands a nice shot to the body.
Clarkint pulls guard effortlessly.
Taaco with a nice head shot there.
Clarkint keeping moving, preventing Taaco from controlling successfully.
Clarkint is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taaco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clarkint.
Clarkint prevents Taaco from improving his position.
Taaco keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarkint is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Taaco doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Clarkint.
Taaco is trying to get back to full guard.
Clarkint wants to work for an arm triangle but Taaco is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Clarkint is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Taaco is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jean Clarkint!
A victorious Jean Clarkint 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregoire Aebersold (ranked 2484 p4p, 3537 weight class) and Ralph Cifaretto (ranked 336 p4p, 439 weight class). Gregoire Aebersold has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gregoire Aebersold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ralph Cifaretto!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aebersold slips under a jab.
Cifaretto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aebersold moves away.
Aebersold slips under a jab.
Aebersold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cifaretto.
Cifaretto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aebersold manages to avoid it.
Cifaretto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cifaretto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cifaretto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cifaretto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aebersold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cifaretto.
Cifaretto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aebersold has time to react.
Aebersold tries to clinch but Cifaretto moves out of range.
Cifaretto throws out a counter right but Aebersold avoids it with no problem.
Aebersold avoids the body shot from Cifaretto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aebersold fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aebersold tries to clinch but Cifaretto moves out of range.
Aebersold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cifaretto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cifaretto lands a lovely overhand right.
Aebersold tries to clinch up but Cifaretto circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Cifaretto finds it's way through Aebersold's defenses.
Aebersold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aebersold looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aebersold blocks a jab.
Aebersold shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cifaretto defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cifaretto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aebersold is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cifaretto.
Cifaretto works the jab nicely.
 It looks like Gregoire Aebersold has been cut.
Cifaretto misses with a hook.
Aebersold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cifaretto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cifaretto misses with an uppercut. Aebersold saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Aebersold.
A swing and a miss from Cifaretto.
Aebersold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cifaretto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cifaretto swats away the attempt to clinch by Aebersold.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cifaretto! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cifaretto throws a looping overhand right but Aebersold ducks down to avoid it.
Cifaretto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aebersold.
Cifaretto swats away the attempt to clinch by Aebersold.
Aebersold walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aebersold rushes Cifaretto and presses him up against the cage.
Aebersold jumps guard but Cifaretto stands there with Aebersold around his waist. Aebersold gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregoire Aebersold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aebersold is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cifaretto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aebersold tries to pull guard but Cifaretto won't allow it.
Aebersold pulls Cifaretto into guard.
Aebersold keeping full guard, as Cifaretto tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cifaretto gets to his feet - Aebersold follows without any prompting.
Cifaretto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab, jab by Cifaretto - just one landing.
Aebersold tries to clinch there but Cifaretto circles away.
Aebersold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cifaretto throws a lazy right hand but Aebersold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cifaretto looks to land a combination but Aebersold avoids it well.
Aebersold is looking to counter the offense by Cifaretto and move into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cifaretto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aebersold looks for a takedown but Cifaretto sprawls well.
Aebersold ducks under a wild hook from Cifaretto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Cifaretto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregoire Aebersold's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch combination from Cifaretto misses.
Aebersold tries to clinch up but Cifaretto circles away and keeps his distance.
Cifaretto 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.
Cifaretto throws a lazy right hand but Aebersold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aebersold tries to close the distance and clinch but Cifaretto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aebersold moves out of range as Cifaretto strikes.
Cifaretto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aebersold.
Cifaretto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cifaretto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aebersold was well out of range. Poor timing from Cifaretto.
Cifaretto misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Cifaretto coming out on top.
Aebersold tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cifaretto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aebersold thinking.
Ralph Cifaretto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aebersold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aebersold throws a sloppy head kick and Cifaretto moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cifaretto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aebersold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cifaretto throws out the jab.
Aebersold tries to counter by clinching up but Cifaretto breaks away and moves out of range.
Cifaretto misses with a straight left.
Aebersold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cifaretto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aebersold shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cifaretto pinned against the cage. Cifaretto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cifaretto misses with a wild body shot.
Cifaretto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cifaretto has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Aebersold blocks a jab.
As Cifaretto tries to get set, Aebersold tries to push him back and clinch up but Cifaretto manages to avoid the attempt.
Cifaretto throws a big shot that misses.
Aebersold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cifaretto.
Aebersold is looking to counter the offense by Cifaretto and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aebersold tries to close the distance and clinch but Cifaretto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aebersold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cifaretto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aebersold tries to clinch but Cifaretto moves away
and Aebersold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cifaretto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ralph Cifaretto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Cifaretto.
Aebersold is looking to clinch but Cifaretto is avoiding it.
Cifaretto misses with an uppercut.
Cifaretto throws a looping overhand right but Aebersold ducks down to avoid it.
Aebersold tries to close the distance and clinch but Cifaretto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aebersold moves in looking to clinch but Cifaretto pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Cifaretto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cifaretto misses with a hook. Aebersold ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Cifaretto misses.
Aebersold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aebersold wants to clinch up but Cifaretto keeps it at a distance.
Aebersold is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cifaretto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aebersold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cifaretto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aebersold tries for a takedown but Cifaretto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregoire Aebersold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aebersold closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cifaretto throws a jab but it's blocked by Aebersold.
Aebersold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cifaretto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cifaretto thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aebersold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aebersold tries to counter by clinching up but Cifaretto breaks away and moves out of range.
Cifaretto tests Aebersold's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aebersold tries to close the distance and clinch but Cifaretto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cifaretto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cifaretto misses with an uppercut. Aebersold saw that one coming.
Aebersold seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cifaretto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cifaretto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aebersold looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cifaretto throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cifaretto throws a nice looking combination but Aebersold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Cifaretto.
Cifaretto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Cifaretto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gregoire Aebersold's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cifaretto misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Cifaretto misses its intended target.
Aebersold wants to clinch
and Cifaretto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cifaretto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aebersold.
Aebersold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cifaretto.
Cifaretto throws a hook but Aebersold blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aebersold tries to clinch up
and Cifaretto counters with a nice uppercut.
Cifaretto swats away the attempt to clinch by Aebersold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Cifaretto. Beautiful body shot.
Cifaretto lands with an overhand left.
Aebersold wants to clinch up but Cifaretto keeps it at a distance.
Aebersold slips a straight right by Cifaretto.
Aebersold is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cifaretto.
Cifaretto misses with an uppercut. Aebersold saw that one coming.
Aebersold moves out of range of the strikes.
Cifaretto scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Cifaretto.
Cifaretto misses with a straight left.
Ralph Cifaretto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cifaretto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aebersold tries to counter by clinching up but Cifaretto breaks away and moves out of range.
Aebersold walks into a stiff left hand from Cifaretto.
Gregoire Aebersold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aebersold wants to clinch up but Cifaretto keeps it at a distance.
Cifaretto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cifaretto looks to land a left hand but Aebersold moved out of range nicely.
Cifaretto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aebersold's hands.
Cifaretto throws an overhand right that drops Aebersold like a sack of potatoes! Cifaretto dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralph Cifaretto!
After winning the bout, Ralph Cifaretto 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Kulma Rauta (ranked 1629 p4p, 3557 weight class) and Sean Rivers (ranked 222 p4p, 416 weight class). Rivers is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gojira - Sphinx. This should be a great matchup!
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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 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kulma Rauta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers throws an off balance right hand
and Rauta counters with an inside leg kick.
Rivers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rauta lands a nice looking body shot.
Rivers jabs at Rauta's body.
Rivers misses with a looping right.
Rauta is looking for a counter combo.
Rivers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rauta was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivers.
Rivers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've been informed that Rivers has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rivers scores with a shot to the body.
Rauta delivers a nice body kick.
Rauta blocks a jab.
Rauta throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rivers avoids it.
Rivers misses with a left hand
letting Rauta counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Rauta.
Rivers takes a swing at Rauta's ribcage but misses.
We've been told by Rauta's head coaches at Jorzi GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rauta digs a good hook to Rivers's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rauta moves out of range of the strikes.
Rauta moves away from the strike by Rivers.
Rauta connects with a looping right hand.
Rivers throws a hook but Rauta avoids it easily.
Rivers lands with an uppercut that bounces Rauta off the cage and back into range.
Rauta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rauta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rivers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rivers avoids the body shot from Rauta.
Crunch! Rauta slams his shin into Rivers's torso.
Rivers misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab by Rauta.
Rauta throws a right hand that misses
and Rivers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by Rauta.
Rauta scores with a jab. Rivers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rivers throws a hook but Rauta avoids it easily.
Rivers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rauta.
Rivers throws a right hand that misses
letting Rauta counter with a right hand.
Rivers lands with a good body shot.
Rauta connects with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta slips under a jab from Rivers.
Rivers throws a body punch but Rauta moves out of range.
Rauta scores with a nice head shot.
Rauta is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good leg kick by Rauta.
Rauta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rauta misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rivers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Rauta misses its intended target.
Rauta connects with a body shot that sends Rivers's belly button to the back.
Rauta connects with a leg kick.
Rivers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rauta.
Rauta connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rivers. Rivers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rauta ducks right into an uppercut from Rivers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivers throws out the jab.
Rivers tries to clinch up
and Rivers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rauta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rivers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rivers scores with a jab to the body.
Rauta is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rauta slips a jab from Rivers.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rivers checks a leg kick.
Rivers checks a low kick from Rauta.
Rivers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rauta.
Rivers checks a low kick from Rauta.
Rauta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kulma Rauta dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rivers misses the jab.
Rauta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Rauta.
Rauta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rivers dips to his left and cracks Rauta with an uppercut!
Rivers with a jab.
Rauta gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rivers counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivers. Rauta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivers misses the body punch
and Rauta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauta scores with a leg kick.
Rivers walks into a left hand.
Rauta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Rauta misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivers throws a right hand that Rauta ducks under and follows up with a left that Rauta also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rivers misses the jab.
Rauta tried to counter with a leg kick but Rivers avoided it.
Rauta throws a big shot that misses.
Rivers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rivers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rauta scores with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Rauta there.
Rauta lands a head shot.
Rauta lands a jab to Rivers's midsection.
Rivers blocks a leg kick.
Rivers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rauta can pounce on him.
Rivers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivers staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta throws a big shot that misses.
Rauta misses with a hook
and Rivers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers doesn't manage to clinch there - Rauta circles away.
Rivers moves out of range as Rauta throws a body kick.
Rivers throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick lands for Rauta.
Rivers just misses with a punch to the body.
Rauta throws a jab when Rivers was well out of range.
Rauta misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Rivers releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rauta throws a lazy right hand but Rivers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kulma Rauta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rauta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivers was well out of range. Poor timing from Rauta.
It seemed like Rivers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rauta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throws a series of punches but Rauta moves out of range.
Rivers throws a right hand that misses
and Rauta counters with a straight right hand.
Rivers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rauta.
Rauta thows a leg kick but Rivers checks it
and Rauta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rivers misses with a straight right.
Rauta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kulma Rauta is winning the standup battle so far.
Rauta throws the left hand but Rivers avoids the punch easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Rivers might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rauta has got the better of the exchanges.
Rivers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Rauta misses its intended target.
Rivers misses with a body shot
and Rauta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rauta throws a hook to the side of Rivers's head but Rivers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Rivers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rauta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rauta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivers can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Rauta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rivers doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Rivers throws a body punch but Rauta moves out of range.
Rivers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rivers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rauta.
Rauta connects with an inside leg kick.
Rauta misses with a hook
enabling Rivers to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivers stuns Rauta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rivers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rauta. Rauta obviously looking to wear him down.
Rauta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rivers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rauta.
Rauta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rivers. That did some damage!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kulma Rauta dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rivers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rauta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rivers blocks a jab.
Rivers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rauta.
Rivers throws an overhand right that lands on Rauta's shoulder, as Rauta tries to avoid the shot.
Rivers throws a jab but it's blocked by Rauta.
Rauta looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rivers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rauta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rivers connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauta misses with a straight right.
Rauta misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Rivers.
Rauta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Rauta.
Rauta ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
That kick from Rauta tenderised Rivers's leg. Rivers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rivers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rauta.
Rivers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Rauta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rauta dips to his left and cracks Rivers with an uppercut!
Rauta ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Rivers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rauta.
Rivers misses with a hook.
Rauta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rauta feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Riverss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers looks to score with a jab to the body but Rauta is just out of range.
Rauta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rivers lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Rauta.
Rauta catches Rivers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rivers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rauta connects with an inside leg kick.
Rauta lunges at Rivers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rivers's hand.
Rauta attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rivers let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rauta connects with a single shot there.
Sean Rivers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rauta misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers tries to bum rush Rauta with a series of wild strikes but Rauta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rauta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rauta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rauta.
Rauta misses with a straight left.
Rauta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rivers doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice body kick from Rauta.
Rauta swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivers.
Rivers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Rauta counter with a right hand.
A big left from Rauta misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rauta thows a body kick. Rivers tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rivers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rauta with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rivers loads up on a big right hand but Rauta slips the punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rauta. Rivers shrugs it off though.
Rauta lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rauta walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rivers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rivers looks to land a left hand but Rauta moved out of range nicely.
Rivers throws a body punch but Rauta moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kulma Rauta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rauta has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kulma Rauta!
Kulma Rauta thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Bjurstrom (ranked 1461 p4p, 2705 weight class) and Lee Murray (ranked 181 p4p, 311 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Bjurstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Murray !
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjurstrom throws out a loose jab but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bjurstrom blocks it well.
Bjurstrom cracks Murray with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bjurstrom scores with a jab to the head.
Bjurstrom throws a leg kick which misses Murray 's front leg but catches the back leg as Murray tries to avoid it.
Bjurstrom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
Bjurstrom thows a leg kick but Murray checks it
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjurstrom misses with a hook to the body
and Murray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bjurstrom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bjurstrom somewhat.
Bjurstrom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murray blocks a low kick nicely.
Murray replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bjurstrom blocks it well.
Marco Bjurstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjurstrom tests Murray 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bjurstrom misses with a leg kick
and Murray counters with a right hand to the body.
Bjurstrom tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bjurstrom somewhat.
Murray is trying to counter with his kicks.
Murray 's coach down at Casa Steel was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Murray 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bjurstrom changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murray tries to avoid it but Bjurstrom manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murray to the ground. Murray escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murray unleashes a big counter combination but Bjurstrom bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Bjurstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bjurstrom thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bjurstrom throws a hook but Murray avoids it easily.
Murray looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bjurstrom misses with a hook to the body
and Murray makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bjurstrom really felt that one!
Bjurstrom tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Murray on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murray moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murray ! But no joy.
Bjurstrom misses with a right hand
and Murray finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bjurstrom looks for a takedown but Murray sprawls well.
Murray is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bjurstrom misses with a wild body shot.
Bjurstrom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bjurstrom uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Bjurstrom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murray blocks the body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bjurstrom misses with a right hand
and Murray counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Bjurstrom dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bjurstrom misses with a hook to the body
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bjurstrom looks to throw the jab but Murray is out of range.
Bjurstrom scoring well with a low kick there.
Bjurstrom throws a solid leg kick but Murray takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bjurstrom.
A countering left hand to the body from Murray misses.
Murray takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bjurstrom.
Marco Bjurstrom is winning the standup battle so far.
Bjurstrom misses with a hook. Murray ducked under it nicely.
Murray is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjurstrom missing with a left hand there. Murray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bjurstrom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bjurstrom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murray moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Murray misses.
Bjurstrom misses with a body shot.
Murray unleashes a big counter combination but Bjurstrom bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Murray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murray swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murray gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bjurstrom lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bjurstrom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murray can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjurstrom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murray .
A slow jab from Bjurstrom misses its intended target.
Lee Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bjurstrom missing with a left hand there. Murray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bjurstrom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murray appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bjurstrom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
Bjurstrom misses with a looping right.
Murray throws out a counter right but Bjurstrom avoids it with no problem.
Murray takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bjurstrom throws a leg kick
and Murray counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjurstrom looks to score with a jab to the body but Murray is just out of range.
Murray throws a fast counter high kick but Bjurstrom manages to duck under it in time.
Murray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bjurstrom throws out the jab.
Murray steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bjurstrom misses with an uppercut
letting Murray counter with a right hand.
Bjurstrom fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Murray now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bjurstrom swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murray counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Bjurstrom badly! He tries to strike back but Murray puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Bjurstrom out cold! Oh man, Bjurstrom will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lee Murray !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jalo Ilmarinen (ranked 2069 p4p, 1668 weight class) and Heraclio Cabrera (ranked 283 p4p, 227 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jalo Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heraclio Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilmarinen tries to move into range but Cabrera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ilmarinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ilmarinen misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Cabrera.
Cabrera wants to slow Ilmarinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Cabrera wants to clinch up but Ilmarinen keeps it at a distance.
Ilmarinen is looking to counter punch.
Ilmarinen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ilmarinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ilmarinen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cabrera won't be happy with that.
Cabrera tries to escape but Ilmarinen is in control.
Cabrera 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.
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.
Cabrera is not content to let Ilmarinen control the position.
Cabrera sneaks out the side door and pushes Ilmarinen away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Cabrera swings for the body but Ilmarinen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Heraclio Cabrera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cabrera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cabrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabrera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ilmarinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
 It looks like Heraclio Cabrera has been cut.
A lazy left from Ilmarinen finds it's target.
Cabrera scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cabrera with the inside leg kick.
Jab from Cabrera.
Ilmarinen is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ilmarinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Cabrera scores with a counter punch that sends Ilmarinen to the canvas! Cabrera smells blood - he's punishing Ilmarinen with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Ilmarinen has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heraclio Cabrera!
During a confident post fight interview, Heraclio Cabrera thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenzo Kulmunki (ranked 1336 p4p, 1857 weight class) and Jan Siuta (ranked 208 p4p, 274 weight class). Siuta has chosen βImmigraniadaβ - Gogol Bordello as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenzo Kulmunki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Siuta!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulmunki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Siuta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Siuta misses.
Kulmunki throws a leg kick but Siuta sees it coming and moves out of range.
Siuta closes the distance and pushes Kulmunki back into the cage.
Siuta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Siuta tries to throw a body punch but Kulmunki avoids it by throwing Siuta back against the cage.
Kulmunki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Siuta misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Siuta on the inside.
A short left from Siuta.
Kulmunki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siuta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Siuta can't find room to land a body shot as Kulmunki controls the action.
Kulmunki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kulmunki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Siuta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kulmunki fails to land.
We've been informed that Siuta has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Siuta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siuta throws a body shot but no joy.
Siuta looks to throw the jab but Kulmunki is out of range.
Kulmunki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jan Siuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulmunki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kulmunki thuds a left hand into Siuta's body.
Kulmunki slips under a jab from Siuta.
Kulmunki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Siuta - just one landing.
Siuta misses with a left hand
and Kulmunki counters with a stiff right hand.
Siuta lands a nice hook to Kulmunki's body. Kulmunki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siuta forces Kulmunki back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siuta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siuta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Siuta is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Siuta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Siuta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Siuta.
Siuta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kulmunki backwards.
A hook to the body from Kulmunki.
Siuta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Siuta prevents a body shot from Kulmunki.
Siuta tries to work over Kulmunki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kulmunki.
Kulmunki misses with some punches.
Kulmunki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Siuta throws a head punch that misses.
Siuta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kulmunki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Siuta digs a right hand underneath Kulmunki's ribcage. Kulmunki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki misses with some punches.
Kulmunki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Siuta misses.
Kulmunki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Siuta scores with a body shot.
Kulmunki throws a solid leg kick but Siuta takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kulmunki.
Kulmunki ducks under a wild hook from Siuta.
It looked like Kulmunki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Siuta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kulmunki.
Kulmunki misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Siuta.
Kulmunki cracks Siuta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kulmunki lands a big head kick that sends Siuta tumbling to the mat! Kulmunki takes a step backwards and waves Siuta back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Siuta is rocked!
It looks like Jan Siuta has been cut.
That's four 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!
Siuta leaves his chin hanging out and Kulmunki seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Siuta crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenzo Kulmunki!
A victorious Kenzo Kulmunki 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Herio Lupsaka (ranked 2549 p4p, 1793 weight class) and Roy Kalama (ranked 332 p4p, 243 weight class). Kalama has chosen Firestarter - The Prodigy as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Roy Kalama enters the cage!
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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herio Lupsaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Kalama!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupsaka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kalama bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lupsaka's head backwards.
Lupsaka fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kalama to the ground. Lupsaka is now in Kalama's guard.
Lupsaka working some strikes from top position.
Lupsaka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lupsaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lupsaka is looking to work some ground and pound but Kalama has wrist control.
Lupsaka chips away with some ground and pound.
Lupsaka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lupsaka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lupsaka wants to pass the guard but Kalama is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lupsaka's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lupsaka postures up in Kalama's guard and throws a big left but Kalama blocks it.
Lupsaka postures up in Kalama's guard and throws a big left but Kalama blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupsaka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lupsaka advances position into side control!
Lupsaka sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kalama is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lupsaka throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kalama is letting Lupsaka control him for a moment.
Kalama takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kalama is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lupsaka in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Kalama looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Lupsaka turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herio Lupsaka!
An out of breath Herio Lupsaka thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Roy Kalama had this to say: 'Take my picture, smacked my lips up! Thank you to my opponent, all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Chabazian (ranked 1469 p4p, 1349 weight class) and Azad Bekzod (ranked 205 p4p, 192 weight class). Bekzod is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Weird" Al Yankovic - Amish Paradise. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Edmond Chabazian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azad Bekzod!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bekzod wants to clinch up but Chabazian keeps it at a distance.
Chabazian changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bekzod throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chabazian counters with a single leg into guard. Bekzod didn't expect that.
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.
Chabazian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bekzod swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chabazian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chabazian stands and throws Bekzod's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bekzod sneaks back into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chabazian is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Bekzod to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Chabazian looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabazian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chabazian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bekzod working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chabazian.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chabazian accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chabazian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bekzod works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chabazian trying to control the position from guard on top but Bekzod is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chabazian is pushing down on Bekzod's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bekzod is fighting to maintain full guard but Chabazian has managed to sneak the leg through.
Chabazian 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.
Chabazian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chabazian missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chabazian throwing shots but Bekzod is blocking nicely.
Bekzod is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chabazian seems to be working for a kimura but Bekzod defends the submission attempt.
Chabazian is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bekzod doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chabazian.
Chabazian not doing much here.
Chabazian missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chabazian is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bekzod sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chabazian is looking for a kimura here.
Chabazian is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chabazian is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chabazian is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bekzod sees it coming and defends easily.
Chabazian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
Chabazian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bekzod can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chabazian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chabazian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chabazian wants to pass to mount but Bekzod is defending the position.
Chabazian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chabazian is keen to just control but Bekzod is a slippery customer.
Bekzod is pressing down on Chabazian's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bekzod pulls Chabazian in to control the position.
Chabazian passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chabazian throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Chabazian tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chabazian has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edmond Chabazian dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chabazian.
Chabazian misses with a takedown
and Bekzod makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chabazian shoots in for a double leg but Bekzod sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmond Chabazian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chabazian drops his hands momentarily and Bekzod takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chabazian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bekzod can do to turn this around?
Chabazian goes for a double leg but Bekzod avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bekzod continues to drive forward.
Bekzod lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Bekzod on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bekzod lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Bekzod.
Bekzod works on Chabazian's body with a couple of short punches.
Bekzod scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bekzod lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bekzod digs a right hand into Chabazian's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chabazian's gas tank.
Bekzod lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bekzod working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bekzod lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bekzod lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bekzod lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bekzod has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chabazian seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bekzod can turn it around.
Bekzod lands a hook that snaps the head of Chabazian backwards.
Bekzod lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bekzod scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Bekzod.
Bekzod lands with a light punch inside.
Bekzod's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bekzod lands a jab to Chabazian's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bekzod cracks Chabazian with an open hand slap.
Chabazian is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod digs a good hook to Chabazian's body.
Bekzod cracks Chabazian with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bekzod has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Chabazian to stand back up!
Oh Chabazian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chabazian tries to keep at a distance but Bekzod has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chabazian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bekzod pushes Chabazian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Bekzod - that landed with a thud.
Bekzod breaks from the clinch.
Bekzod fakes the body blow, causing Chabazian to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Chabazian goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Azad Bekzod!
During a confident post fight interview, Azad Bekzod thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ardahan Battuga (ranked 251 p4p, 1121 weight class) and Ruslan Beznisko (ranked 34 p4p, 158 weight class). Beznisko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by JANE AIR β Junk. Ruslan Beznisko has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ardahan Battuga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Beznisko!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Battuga. Beznisko does a little dance to reset his feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Beznisko 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.
Beznisko misses with a jab to the body
and Battuga counters with a left to the body.
Battuga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beznisko.
Battuga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Battuga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beznisko misses with a takedown attempt
and Battuga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beznisko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big left from Battuga misses.
And Beznisko tries to counter it with a takedown but Battuga pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battuga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beznisko.
Beznisko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Battuga counters with a nice uppercut.
Beznisko is rocked!
Battuga throws the left hand but Beznisko avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beznisko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Battuga defends it nicely.
Battuga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ardahan Battuga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Beznisko.
and Battuga counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Beznisko! He's just covering up as Battuga starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ardahan Battuga!
Ardahan Battuga retains his welterweight title!
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