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MMAH 82 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Bateman (ranked 5810 p4p, 5362 weight class) and Argus Reynolds (ranked 463 p4p, 452 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Argus Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds forces Bateman back against the cage and clinches.
Bateman looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Reynolds lands with a right to the head.
Bateman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stalling in the clinch from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bateman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reynolds lands a body punch.
Bateman has been working on his balance at Rabid Dog , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Reynolds.
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but Bateman blocks with his arms.
Reynolds lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reynolds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reynolds stalling in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reynolds lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bateman backwards.
Reynolds lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bateman backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reynolds lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds lands a knee to the body.
Reynolds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Reynolds.
Reynolds lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reynolds lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reynolds.
Reynolds makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head.
Reynolds lands a good knee to the midsection. Bateman won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reynolds lands with a light punch inside.
A knee to the head by Reynolds.
Reynolds lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reynolds misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reynolds lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Reynolds lands a hook that snaps the head of Bateman backwards.
Reynolds lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reynolds working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reynolds scores with a shot to the side of Bateman's head.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bateman tries to work over Reynolds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bateman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a hook to the side of the head.
 Bateman is rocked!
Reynolds pushes Bateman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Bateman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reynolds softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reynolds creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bateman's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bateman drops to his knees and Reynolds pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Argus Reynolds!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buakaw Banchamek (ranked 3776 p4p, 24043 weight class) and Rico Herrera (ranked 436 p4p, 583 weight class). Rico Herrera has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Buakaw Banchamek's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Buakaw Banchamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rico Herrera !
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banchamek throws a head kick that misses.
Herrera is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Herrera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banchamek circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Herrera misses.
A solid body kick from Banchamek.
Banchamek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Herrera . That did some damage!
Banchamek misses with a head kick.
Herrera unleashes a big counter combination but Banchamek bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Banchamek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick from Banchamek lands but Herrera takes it in his stride.
Herrera swinging wildly here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Banchamek.
Banchamek lands a leg kick that knocks Herrera off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banchamek.
Banchamek misses with a straight left.
Herrera throws a counter combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banchamek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Herrera crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Banchamek - the referee stops the clock and Herrera gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Banchamek. Herrera manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Banchamek lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Banchamek lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Banchamek lands with a nice body kick.
Banchamek lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Banchamek lands with a kick to the temple. Herrera shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Banchamek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Herrera is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Banchamek cracks Herrera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Banchamek lands with a nice body kick.
Banchamek looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Herrera throws a right and a left that Banchamek avoids nicely.
Banchamek throws a leg kick which misses Herrera 's front leg but catches the back leg as Herrera tries to avoid it.
Banchamek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Herrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Banchamek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek lets loose with a powerful body kick. Herrera will feel that in the morning.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Banchamek - that will leave a mark!
Herrera looks to score with a jab to the body but Banchamek is just out of range.
Banchamek scores with a nice body kick.
Banchamek plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Herrera takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Banchamek throws a sloppy head kick and Herrera moves out of range easily.
Herrera misses with a right hand
and Banchamek counters with a nice leg kick.
Herrera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And Banchamek counters with a quick kick to the body but Herrera blocks it.
Banchamek explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Banchamek thows a body kick. Herrera tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Herrera 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Banchamek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Herrera 's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek lands with a nice body kick.
Banchamek throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Herrera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Banchamek.
Herrera misses with a lunging right hand
and Banchamek counters with a thumping low kick.
Herrera lands a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Herrera .
Herrera takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Banchamek scores with a leg kick.
Herrera scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banchamek moves away.
Banchamek throws a nice head kick!
 Herrera is rocked!
Banchamek feints a jab and as Herrera dips his head, Banchamek unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Herrera right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Herrera falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Banchamek smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Buakaw Banchamek!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murda Puro (ranked 4145 p4p, 4233 weight class) and Paul Mfer (ranked 164 p4p, 169 weight class). Paul Mfer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Murda Puro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Mfer tries to score with a low kick but Puro moves his leg out of the way.
Puro tried to counter with a leg kick but Mfer avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Mfer.
Mfer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Mfer misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Puro checks a leg kick.
Mfer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mfer throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Puro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mfer tries a quick counter leg kick but Puro is wise to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Mfer blocks the leg kick.
Mfer tries to land a leg kick but Puro saw it coming and moves away.
Puro half committed to a counter leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Puro misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Mfer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mfer 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 9:10
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 9:10
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Mfer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 3488 p4p, 4866 weight class) and Alfonzo Le Mans (ranked 429 p4p, 548 weight class). Balboa comes to the cage accompanied by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qDML_BCju8. Le Mans has chosen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qDML_BCju8 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfonzo Le Mans!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa works over Le Mans's head and body with a nice combination.
 It looks like Alfonzo Le Mans has been cut.
Balboa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Le Mans misses with a hook.
No joy there for Balboa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Balboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Balboa scores with a one two! Le Mans had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Balboa lands a two punch combo.
Le Mans is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Balboa wobbles Le Mans with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Balboa dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Le Mans to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rocky Balboa!
As Rocky Balboa got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thank you fans, coaches, Furnace Performance,Silverguard Outfitters, and MMA Helsieki for giving me the chance to do this. I want a Title shot.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Stoic (ranked 4043 p4p, 4119 weight class) and Alex Williams (ranked 462 p4p, 466 weight class). Andrei Stoic looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Stoic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Williams!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams fails to land the takedown.
Stoic looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Stoic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
No luck for Williams with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Stoic, which made it look bad.
Andrei Stoic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Williams.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Stoic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stoic pinned against the cage. Stoic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoic lands a two punch combo.
Stoic closes the distance and clinches.
Stoic stalling in the clinch but Williams improves position.
Stoic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stoic wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
Williams tries to stand but can't do so whilst Stoic controls his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Williams scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Williams tries to stand and escape but Stoic is controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
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.
Stoic slaps away a takedown attempt from Williams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stoic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams drives through with a takedown into guard.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Stoic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Stoic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Williams is pressing down on Stoic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Williams lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Williams lands a decent shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoic wants to get up but he can't break Williams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Williams throws a couple of heel strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Stoic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.
Stoic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Williams keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Williams lands with a heel strike from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stoic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams punching to the body, from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Williams strikes from his own guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Williams is defended easily by Stoic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Stoic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stoic's corner calls for a 1-2. Stoic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Williams clinches up with Stoic and pushes him back against the cage.
Williams tries to pull guard but Stoic won't allow it.
Williams prevents the takedown attempt.
Stoic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams tries to stand but Stoic is controlling from the bottom.
Williams is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williams's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Williams lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Williams throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Williams throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Williams thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Williams tries to strike from the bottom.
Alex Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stoic manages to get himself to full guard.
Williams is looking to stand up but Stoic won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Williams's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Williams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Williams works over Stoic with some ground and pound from guard.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Stoic is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stoic is on top in guard.
Williams punching from the bottom.
Williams lands a good elbow from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Williams throws a couple of heel strikes.
Williams throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Williams striking off his back but it's not causing Stoic any problems.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA London inform us that Williams has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Williams doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stoic cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Stoic tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stoic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloppy strikes from Stoic. Those never looked like landing.
And Williams tries to counter it with a takedown but Stoic pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Williams dives in and grabs Stoic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stoic pushes down on Williams's head and hops out.
Andrei Stoic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Williams.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Williams blocks a head kick by Stoic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams shoots in and drives through. Stoic sprawls well.
Stoic is looking for a counter combo.
Stoic misses with a few strikes there.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Stoic enables Williams to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stoic manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Stoic has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Williams is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams tries to score a body lock takedown but Stoic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Williams is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stoic to keep the fight standing.
Stoic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Williams to keep the fight standing.
Williams tries for a takedown but Stoic manages to get underhooks.
Stoic is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
Williams works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Stoic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Stoic dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stoic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Williams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Williams is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Williams wants to take a breather but Stoic is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams seems to be looking for submissions.
Stoic tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Stoic is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Williams lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Williams is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stoic is just riding it out for now. Williams eventually gives up the hold.
Stoic slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Williams wants to stand but Stoic is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stoic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Williams is defended easily by Stoic.
Williams shoots in and drives through. Stoic sprawls well.
Stoic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Williams backs up against the cage.
Stoic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Stoic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alex Williams.
I think Stoic 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Stoic!
Andrei Stoic decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Setiawan Joyo Chai (ranked 3604 p4p, 4033 weight class) and Rory Devaney (ranked 368 p4p, 398 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Setiawan Joyo Chai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rory Devaney!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devaney falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Rory Devaney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Devaney throws a right hand that Chai ducks under and follows up with a left that Chai also avoids with ease.
Chai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Devaney swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Devaney looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Chai moves into the clinch.
Chai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chai lands with a short shot to the head.
Chai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Chai as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai lands a hook that snaps the head of Devaney backwards.
Devaney has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chai.
Chai lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Chai.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chai.
Devaney looking to stall.
Chai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chai lands a right hand.
Devaney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Devaneys head.
Devaney blocks an uppercut.
Devaney blocks an uppercut.
Chai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai gets through Devaney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chai lands with a right to the head.
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Devaney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chai.
A shot in the inside from Chai.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chai.
Nice body punch from Chai.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chai.
A short left from Chai.
Chai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Devaneys head.
A short right from Chai.
A short left from Chai.
Chai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Devaney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chai has closed the distance and engaged Devaney in a clinch.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chai lands a hook that snaps the head of Devaney backwards.
Chai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chai lands a nice uppercut.
Chai lands a right hand.
Devaney takes a shot to the head.
Chai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chai lands an uppercut.
Devaney is rocked!
A hook to the body from Chai.
Devaney looks winded!
Chai lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Devaney is still on wobbly legs! Can Chai finish him?
Chai lands a nice uppercut.
Devaney seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chai.
Chai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Devaney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chai lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chai.
Chai lands with a left to the head.
Chai lands a left hand.
Chai lands a shoulder strike.
Chai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chai lands a hook that snaps the head of Devaney backwards.
Chai scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Chai.
Chai lands a hook that snaps the head of Devaney backwards.
A short uppercut from Chai.
Chai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Devaneys head.
Chai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Devaney backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Devaneys head.
Chai lands a hook that snaps the head of Devaney backwards.
Devaney misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Setiawan Joyo Chai dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Devaney gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Setiawan Joyo Chai!
Setiawan Joyo Chai is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Setiawan Joyo Chai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Skinny Man (ranked 3275 p4p, 5174 weight class) and Chris Tavistock (ranked 393 p4p, 531 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Chris Tavistock was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Skinny Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Tavistock!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavistock is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Man's half guard.
Man kicks off Tavistock and gets to his feet.
Tavistock gets a takedown into half guard.
Tavistock lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man gets back to full guard.
Tavistock scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tavistock has gone for a leg lock! Man slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tavistock's guard.
Tavistock is looking to stand up but Man isn't so interested in that idea.
Man really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavistock keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man prevents Tavistock from getting back to his feet.
Man works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Man stops Tavistock from getting back to his feet.
Man decides to stand up.
Tavistock throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Man was covering up waiting for the punch and Tavistock finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Man is looking for a triangle but Tavistock pushes his legs off easily.
Tavistock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tavistock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tavistock's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Man has momentary wrist control but Tavistock slips an elbow through the middle.
Man pulls Tavistock in close to prevent any damage.
Man will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tavistock scoring with some ground and pound.
Man looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tavistock chips away with some ground and pound.
Tavistock works over Man with some ground and pound from guard.
Tavistock is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Man is rocked!
Tavistock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Man's head.
Oh Man is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavistock gets to his feet and stands over Man, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Man felt that one! Tavistock unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Man from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Tavistock!
After the fight, Chris Tavistock was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reuben Blackwell (ranked 3031 p4p, 4217 weight class) and Pera Pulkkinen (ranked 342 p4p, 442 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reuben Blackwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pera Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackwell missing with a left hand there. Pulkkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blackwell switches off momentarily and Pulkkinen cracks him with a monster right hand! Blackwell topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Pulkkinen dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Pulkkinen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pera Pulkkinen!
Pera Pulkkinen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mursk Apuro (ranked 2814 p4p, 5709 weight class) and Quinton Fresco (ranked 324 p4p, 526 weight class). Quinton Fresco has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mursk Apuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quinton Fresco!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apuro throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fresco was covering up waiting for the punch and Apuro finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fresco looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Apuro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fresco's head.
Apuro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Apuro postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Apuro landing with the ground and pound.
Apuro distracts Fresco with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Apuro postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Fresco covers up, he's hurt! Apuro keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Apuro and the ref steps in to end the fight! Apuro can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mursk Apuro!
Mursk Apuro really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sakura Style logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bing Chilling (ranked 4645 p4p, 2622 weight class) and Oscar Delta (ranked 420 p4p, 305 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bing Chilling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Delta!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Delta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chilling slips under a jab from Delta.
Delta is looking to clinch but Chilling is avoiding it.
Chilling throws a lazy right hand but Delta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Delta throws a body punch but Chilling moves out of range.
Delta getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Delta moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Delta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chilling was well out of range. Poor timing from Delta.
Delta slips under a jab from Chilling.
Delta scores with a shot to the body.
Delta catches Chilling with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delta just misses with a punch to the body.
Chilling moves out of range of the strikes.
Chilling tries for a takedown but Delta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Delta lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oscar Delta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chilling shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Delta pinned against the cage. Delta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chilling ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chilling digs a good body shot into Delta's ribs.
A jab from Delta misses.
No joy there for Chilling, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Delta works Chilling's body with a nice hook.
Chilling misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chilling misses with a straight right.
Chilling moves forwards but Delta connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Delta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chilling has time to react.
Nice defenses there by Chilling.
Chilling went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delta jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chilling throws a right hand that Delta ducks under and follows up with a left that Delta also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chilling is trying hard to land a takedown here. Delta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bing Chilling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chilling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chilling takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A punch combination from Chilling misses.
Jab by Delta.
Delta misses with a wild body shot.
Oscar Delta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Delta lands a lovely overhand right.
Delta throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Chilling colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Delta as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Chilling is left battered and dazed whilst Delta and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Delta!
Oscar Delta took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Honest Apparel ($30 SPECIAL ALL Shorts!) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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