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MMAH 99 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amadi Yousuf (ranked 5177 p4p, 3679 weight class) and Muthafucka Jones (ranked 480 p4p, 386 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amadi Yousuf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Muthafucka Jones!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Jones.
Yousuf connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
 It looks like Muthafucka Jones has been cut.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yousuf's head backwards.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Yousuf counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Yousuf swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones connects with a right hand. Yousuf shakes it off.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Yousuf has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yousuf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Yousuf.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yousuf.
Yousuf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Yousuf tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Yousuf has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yousuf can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Yousuf lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Yousuf tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yousuf's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Yousuf.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones slips a straight right by Yousuf.
Yousuf staying out of range there.
Yousuf walks into a left hand.
Jones scores with a jab.
Jones jabs at Yousuf's body.
A jab from Yousuf misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Yousuf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yousuf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muthafucka Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones thuds his right hand into Yousuf's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Yousuf fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yousuf blocks a jab.
Yousuf pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Yousuf taking a breather.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yousuf backwards.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jones misses.
Yousuf is looking to clinch.
Yousuf swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Yousuf takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yousuf missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yousuf defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yousuf had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Yousuf throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
A jab from Jones misses.
Yousuf shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yousuf moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yousuf looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Yousuf tries to clinch up.
Yousuf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yousuf throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones throws a combination. Yousuf tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Yousuf.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yousuf with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Yousuf looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yousuf.
Yousuf moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones misses the jab.
Yousuf jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Yousuf looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yousuf moves away from the strike by Jones.
Yousuf takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muthafucka Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muthafucka Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yousuf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muthafucka Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yousuf takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones 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.
Jones misses with a hook.
Yousuf takes one on the button.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Yousuf loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jones misses with a hook. Yousuf ducked under it nicely.
Yousuf looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Yousuf walks into a left hand.
Yousuf fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yousuf takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
 Yousuf is rocked!
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Yousuf slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws the left hand but Yousuf avoids the punch easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yousuf lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones throws out a counter right but Yousuf avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yousuf lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yousuf blocks a jab.
Yousuf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yousuf.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones catches Yousuf with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yousuf is looking to clinch.
Yousuf wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yousuf jabs at Jones's body.
Yousuf clinches with his opponent.
Jones prevents a body shot from Yousuf.
Yousuf blocking some punches.
Yousuf working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yousuf.
Yousuf lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Yousuf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yousuf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yousuf lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Yousuf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yousuf wants to clinch.
Yousuf takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones scores with a jab. Yousuf acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Yousuf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yousuf counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yousuf tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yousuf scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Yousuf seems unphased.
Yousuf moves into the clinch.
Yousuf gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Yousuf.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yousuf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yousuf lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yousuf fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones cracks Yousuf with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from Yousuf.
Yousuf lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yousuf takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick lands from Yousuf.
Yousuf has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Yousuf's head.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Yousuf tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
A left lands for Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throws a hook but Yousuf blocks it.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yousuf on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yousuf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Yousuf.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muthafucka Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Muthafucka Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Yousuf shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Muthafucka Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yousuf moves away.
Yousuf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yousuf.
Yousuf throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Yousuf moved out of range nicely.
Yousuf tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Yousuf takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yousuf scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Yousuf avoids the body shot from Jones.
It looks like Yousuf has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yousuf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yousuf moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones throws a jab when Yousuf was well out of range.
Yousuf gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yousuf has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Yousuf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yousuf scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yousuf presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yousuf throws a head punch that misses.
Yousuf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yousuf throws a head punch that misses.
Yousuf has Jones pushed against the cage.
Yousuf misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
The referee calls for Yousuf to work.
Yousuf lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yousuf.
Jones gets through Yousuf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yousuf misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Yousuf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yousuf lands with a light punch inside.
Yousuf pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yousuf has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Amadi Yousuf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yousuf.
Yousuf misses with a punch to the body.
Yousuf throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Yousuf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yousuf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Yousuf.
Yousuf swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yousuf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Yousuf scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yousuf is working Jones over against the cage.
Yousuf misses with some punches.
Yousuf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yousuf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yousuf can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Amadi Yousuf.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muthafucka Jones!
Our winner, Muthafucka Jones, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arjun Bhate (ranked 3609 p4p, 3387 weight class) and Ivarsson Trippin (ranked 252 p4p, 239 weight class). Bhate's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Coming Back To You. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arjun Bhate!
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, Ivarsson Trippin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Trippin misses the target.
Bhate is looking to counter punch.
We've been told by Bhate's head coaches at Gumburcules Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bhate cracks a nice hook into Trippin's ribs.
Trippin throws a shot from downtown. Bhate moves away and avoids it.
Bhate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bhate throws a body punch but Trippin moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Trippin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bhate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trippin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Trippin tries to score with a low kick but Bhate moves his leg out of the way.
Trippin needs to keep his hands up - Bhate had a free shot at his head there.
Bhate uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Trippin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice body kick from Trippin.
Bhate with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bhate throws out a loose jab but Trippin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bhate chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trippin can pounce on him.
Trippin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bhate.
Bhate scores with a decent looking hook.
Trippin misses with a low kick.
Bhate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trippin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trippin misses with a low kick.
Trippin with the inside leg kick.
Bhate is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bhate looks to score with a jab to the body but Trippin is just out of range.
Trippin throws a fast counter high kick but Bhate manages to duck under it in time.
Bhate connects with a body shot that sends Trippin's belly button to the back.
Bhate with a jab.
Trippin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trippin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bhate lands a jab to the head.
Bhate is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice defenses there by Trippin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bhate.
Bhate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trippin manages to avoid it.
Bhate misses with a straight left.
Trippin feints a counter leg kick.
Bhate takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trippin ducks under a wild hook from Bhate.
Bhate moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bhate is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Trippin tests Bhate's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 It looks like Arjun Bhate has been cut.
Bhate throws a lazy right hand but Trippin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trippin throws out a counter right but Bhate avoids it with no problem.
Trippin throws a monster overhand right that drops Bhate! Trippin follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivarsson Trippin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shaman Weaver (ranked 2668 p4p, 5465 weight class) and Justin McGreegan (ranked 302 p4p, 438 weight class). Weaver's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Close Your Eyes by Acen. McGreegan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Blow At High Dough - Tragically Hip. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Justin McGreegan enters the cage!
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Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shaman Weaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin McGreegan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weaver throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McGreegan was covering up waiting for the punch and Weaver finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Weaver controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weaver with a nice head shot there.
Weaver wants to pass the guard but McGreegan is keeping the position.
McGreegan is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weaver postures up.
Weaver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGreegan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGreegan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Let's hope that McGreegan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Weaver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Weaver wants to pass the guard but McGreegan is keeping the position.
Weaver works over McGreegan with some ground and pound from guard.
McGreegan being controlled here, momentarily.
Weaver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Weaver 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.
Weaver wants to control from the top but McGreegan keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters circling - McGreegan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Weaver tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weaver defending well as McGreegan loads up on a big left hand.
Weaver is looking to counter punch.
Weaver lands a jab to McGreegan's midsection.
Weaver takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shaman Weaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Weaver.
McGreegan misses with a body shot.
Weaver misses the shot to the body.
Weaver throws a body shot but no joy.
Weaver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGreegan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weaver is looking to wear down McGreegan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McGreegan lands a jab to the nose.
Weaver lands a nice hook to McGreegan's body. McGreegan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGreegan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Weaver.
Weaver on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McGreegan throws a lazy body kick
and Weaver counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Weaver trying to control the action but McGreegan is working from the bottom.
Weaver is pressing down on McGreegan's thigh, looking to free his foot. McGreegan is holding on for now.
McGreegan is trying to control but can't.
McGreegan is trying to control but Weaver manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Weaver wants to control the pace but McGreegan is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weaver thowing shots but they're missing.
Weaver trying to control but McGreegan is having none of it.
Weaver unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weaver is working for a guillotine from mount but McGreegan frees his head quite easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Weaver controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaman Weaver 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.
Weaver throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGreegan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weaver manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Weaver.
Weaver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGreegan can do to turn this around?
McGreegan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGreegan looks to land a body kick but Weaver moved away.
Weaver throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGreegan counters with a body kick that stops Weaver in his tracks momentarily.
Weaver changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Weaver dives in and grabs McGreegan's left leg, looking for a takedown. McGreegan pushes down on Weaver's head and hops out.
Weaver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGreegan.
Weaver connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weaver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGreegan manages to avoid it.
Weaver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGreegan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Weaver has time to react.
Weaver throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
McGreegan throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGreegan misses with a leg kick
and Weaver counters with a nice double leg into side control. McGreegan won't be happy with that.
Weaver looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McGreegan is avoiding damage well.
McGreegan misses with an elbow from the bottom.
McGreegan prevents Weaver from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on McGreegan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Weaver goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, McGreegan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Weaver's guard! Nice work there by McGreegan!
Weaver is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McGreegan is aware though and is defending well.
McGreegan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McGreegan is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weaver working for a triangle but McGreegan defends it easily.
Weaver looking to hit a scissor sweep but McGreegan is one step ahead there.
McGreegan passes Weaver's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Weaver makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Weaver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver looking to control.
Weaver had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McGreegan defends it easily.
Weaver is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Weaver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shaman Weaver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Weaver keeping moving, preventing McGreegan from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Weaver not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McGreegan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Weaver looking for a guillotine here but McGreegan defends easily.
McGreegan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Justin McGreegan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Weaver swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGreegan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Justin McGreegan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGreegan with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shaman Weaver will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Weaver misses with a double jab.
McGreegan lands with a shot to the body.
McGreegan lands a leg kick that knocks Weaver off balance momentarily.
Weaver misses with a takedown attempt - McGreegan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McGreegan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGreegan feints and then cracks Weaver's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Weaver down.
Weaver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Weaver takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Weaver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Weaver slips under a jab from McGreegan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weaver lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Weaver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGreegan throws out the jab.
McGreegan thumps Weaver with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Weaver.
McGreegan struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGreegan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
McGreegan parries the strikes from Weaver easily there. Weaver is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McGreegan to escape.
McGreegan is trying to get back to half guard.
McGreegan can't do much from the bottom here.
Weaver trying to control the action but McGreegan is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Weaver moves into full mount!
Weaver trying to control but McGreegan is having none of it.
Weaver punching from mount but McGreegan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Weaver tries to control but McGreegan wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver is landing with some decent strikes but McGreegan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Weaver jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but McGreegan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
McGreegan can't do much from the bottom here.
Weaver connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McGreegan some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weaver grinds an elbow into McGreegan's temple.
Weaver tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGreegan is trying to get back to half guard.
Weaver in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Weaver working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Justin McGreegan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Weaver is trying to get an arm triangle but McGreegan is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaman Weaver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Weaver, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaman Weaver!
A very excited looking Shaman Weaver 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Banks (ranked 3036 p4p, 3351 weight class) and Hope Restless (ranked 156 p4p, 169 weight class). Hope Restless will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robbie Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hope Restless!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Restless throws a head kick that misses
and Restless takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Restless misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Banks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Restless swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Banks counter with a right hand.
Restless rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Banks counters with a shoot takedown. Restless fights it but they end up in guard.
Banks chips away with some ground and pound.
Restless working a defensive guard here.
Banks throws a big right hand that misses.
Banks is in close to Restless's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Banks postures up in Restless's guard and throws a big left but Restless blocks it.
Banks cracks Restless with a solid left hand.
Banks won't allow Restless to sweep him here.
Banks lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks cracks Restless with a solid left hand.
Banks stays in close to Restless's body and controls the position.
Banks throwing strikes from guard but Restless blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banks is in close to Restless's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Restless tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Restless keeping full guard, as Banks tries to pass.
Banks throwing strikes but missing.
Banks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Banks works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Banks looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Banks lands strikes from half guard.
Restless tries to roll over but Banks keeps him under control.
Banks is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Banks there.
 Restless is rocked!
Banks scores with a big shot! Restless's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Restless! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie Banks!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alostor Zayne (ranked 3748 p4p, 2494 weight class) and Sam Owen (ranked 390 p4p, 278 weight class). Owen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Feel Me Flow - Naughty by Nature. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sam Owen enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alostor Zayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Sam Owen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zayne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Alostor Zayne has been cut.
Zayne lands a nice shot that snaps Owen's head back.
It looks like Sam Owen has been cut.
Owen has Zayne up against the cage in a clinch.
Zayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Owen moves away from the strike by Zayne.
Zayne misses with a wild body shot.
Owen pushes Zayne up against the cage in a clinch.
Zayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Owen won't allow it.
Zayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Owen won't allow it.
Owen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Owen pulls guard.
Owen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zayne wants to get up but he can't break Owen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Owen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zayne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen wants to sweep but no luck.
Owen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zayne stopping the sweep attempt from Owen.
Owen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zayne.
Owen wants to sweep here but Zayne controlling him for the moment.
Owen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zayne's guard.
Owen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zayne is keeping the position for now.
Zayne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Owen.
Owen won't allow Zayne to get back to his feet.
Owen trying to control but Zayne is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zayne is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Owen is controlling him.
Owen throws a big elbow that misses.
Zayne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Owen on the ground.
Zayne keeping full guard, as Owen tries to pass.
Owen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Owen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Zayne keeping full guard, as Owen tries to pass.
Zayne wants to stand up but Owen is controlling him.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Owen tries to free his leg and advance position but Zayne is retaining full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zayne avoids the head kick by Owen.
Owen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zayne manages to avoid it.
Owen moves out of range as Zayne strikes.
Owen throws a push kick but Zayne slaps the foot to one side.
Zayne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zayne. Owen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Owen tries a quick counter leg kick but Zayne is wise to it.
Zayne blocks a leg kick.
Zayne throws an overhand right that lands on Owen's shoulder, as Owen tries to avoid the shot.
Owen misses with a head kick.
Zayne is looking to counter punch.
Owen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zayne slips under a jab.
Owen throws a leg kick that misses.
Owen takes a swing at Zayne's ribcage but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jab by Zayne.
Jab by Owen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zayne misses the shot to the body.
Owen feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zayne drops Owen with a huge uppercut! Owen drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Zayne is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alostor Zayne!
Sam Owen spoke after the fight, saying 'Whenever I start something I try to finish it.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Jackson (ranked 24907 p4p, 2045 weight class) and Mursk Apuro (ranked 523 p4p, 238 weight class). Mursk Apuro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Jackson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mursk Apuro!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Apuro dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Apuro's head and hops out.
Jackson attempts a counter takedown but Apuro avoids it well and moves away.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Apuro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apuro shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Apuro was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apuro lands some shots froms side control.
Apuro sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jackson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Apuro lands an elbow.
An elbow from Apuro crashes against the mat.
Jackson wants to control but Apuro postures up.
Apuro working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Apuro creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jackson is rocked!
Apuro in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Jackson looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Apuro turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mursk Apuro!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mursk Apuro waved his t-shirt featuring Sakura Style's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Redcola (ranked 2340 p4p, 2683 weight class) and Conor Gladstone (ranked 259 p4p, 304 weight class). Barry Redcola has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Redcola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor Gladstone!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redcola misses with a wild body shot.
Gladstone looks to clinch
and Redcola counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gladstone thinking.
Redcola throws a hook to the side of Gladstone's head but Gladstone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Redcola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Redcola throws out a loose jab but Gladstone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gladstone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Redcola misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gladstone closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Redcola to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gladstone tries to clinch but Redcola moves away
and Redcola makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Redcola scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Conor Gladstone has been cut.
Gladstone forces Redcola back against the cage and clinches.
Gladstone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Redcola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Redcola misses with a body punch.
Gladstone working aggressively here.
Redcola misses with a body punch.
Redcola scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Redcola lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Redcola - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Redcola breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gladstone tries to clinch up but Redcola circles away and keeps his distance.
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!
Redcola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gladstone was well out of range. Poor timing from Redcola.
Redcola definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Redcola jabs Gladstone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gladstone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Redcola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gladstone takes one to the chin there.
Redcola misses with an uppercut. Gladstone saw that one coming.
Gladstone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Redcola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redcola digs a good hook to Gladstone's body.
Redcola lands a jab to Gladstone's midsection.
Redcola looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gladstone wants to clinch
letting Redcola counter with a right hand.
Redcola is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Redcola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gladstone.
Gladstone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gladstone pushes Redcola up against the cage in a clinch.
Redcola wants to break free but Gladstone has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redcola lands a shoulder strike.
Gladstone working aggressively here.
Gladstone tries a body shot but Redcola blocks it.
Redcola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gladstone backwards.
Redcola takes a shot to the head.
Gladstone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redcola displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gladstone up against the cage.
Gladstone tries a body shot but Redcola blocks it.
Redcola lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gladstone backwards.
Redcola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Redcola throws an overhand right that lands on Gladstone's shoulder, as Gladstone tries to avoid the shot.
Gladstone clinches.
Redcola stalls.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Redcola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conor Gladstone's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gladstone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barry Redcola is winning the standup battle so far.
Redcola lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gladstone tries to clinch up
and Redcola counters with a series of strikes. Gladstone will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redcola throws a body shot but no joy.
Gladstone wants to clinch
and Redcola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Redcola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gladstone can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gladstone has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Redcola seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gladstone can turn it around.
Redcola works on Gladstone's body with a couple of short punches.
Redcola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gladstone tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Redcola, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gladstone wants to clinch
and Redcola counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Redcola lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redcola misses with a shot to the body
and Redcola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Redcola lands a right hook to the body.
Redcola keeps the fight on the outside.
Gladstone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gladstone looks to clinch
and Redcola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Redcola lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gladstone doesn't seem phased though.
Gladstone clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redcola blocking some punches.
Redcola breaks the clinch.
Gladstone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gladstone fails to land.
Redcola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gladstone takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Redcola jabs at Gladstone's body.
Redcola moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good exchange - Redcola coming out on top.
Gladstone looks to clinch
and Redcola counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Gladstone! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Redcola!
A pretty intense looking Barry Redcola took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sigurd Ragnarsson (ranked 2294 p4p, 5267 weight class) and Lian Belmiro (ranked 265 p4p, 436 weight class). Ragnarsson comes to the cage accompanied by Twilight of the Thunder God. 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 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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sigurd Ragnarsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lian Belmiro!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Belmiro is fending him off so far but Ragnarsson persists. Nope, Belmiro circles away and we're back to standing.
Belmiro lands with a straight right. Ragnarsson didn't see that one coming.
Ragnarsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Belmiro sprawls well. Belmiro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ragnarsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Belmiro dips to his left and cracks Ragnarsson with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson dives in and grabs Belmiro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Belmiro pushes down on Ragnarsson's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sigurd Ragnarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belmiro misses with a hook. Ragnarsson ducked under it nicely.
Ragnarsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmiro lands a slapping body shot.
Belmiro connects with a nice looking jab.
Belmiro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ragnarsson's hands.
Ragnarsson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Belmiro counters with a left to the body.
Belmiro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ragnarsson as he jumps to the side.
Ragnarsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Belmiro is fending him off so far but Ragnarsson persists. Nope, Belmiro circles away and we're back to standing.
Belmiro feints the counter takedown.
Ragnarsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Belmiro. Belmiro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Belmiro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ragnarsson tries to avoid it but Belmiro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ragnarsson to the ground. Ragnarsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ragnarsson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Belmiro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ragnarsson somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ragnarsson slips under a jab.
Ragnarsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ragnarsson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Belmiro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Belmiro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnarsson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Belmiro is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ragnarsson throws a strike but Belmiro avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson wants to control from the top but Belmiro keeps moving.
Ragnarsson won't allow Belmiro to sweep him here.
Ragnarsson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Belmiro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ragnarsson is one step ahead there.
Belmiro is still trying to improve position.
Ragnarsson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Belmiro looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ragnarsson passes into half guard.
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.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Belmiro manages to get to full guard.
Ragnarsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ragnarsson connects with a couple of short punches.
Belmiro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Belmiro has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ragnarsson has passed into side control.
Ragnarsson working the head with strikes.
Belmiro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ragnarsson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lian Belmiro dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Belmiro swings for the body but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Ragnarsson takes one on the button.
Ragnarsson closes the distance and clinches up with Belmiro, looking for a takedown. Ragnarsson pushes Belmiro against the cage but Belmiro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ragnarsson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Belmiro tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ragnarsson is in Belmiro's guard.
Belmiro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ragnarsson defends it easily.
Ragnarsson throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson is stalling in the full guard.
Belmiro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmiro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ragnarsson.
Belmiro wants to sweep here but Ragnarsson controlling him for the moment.
Ragnarsson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ragnarsson landing some decent shots from guard.
Belmiro is trying to control the position but Ragnarsson postures up.
Ragnarsson is stalling in the full guard.
Ragnarsson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Belmiro looking for a sweep. Not yet Belmiro, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Belmiro is on top in guard.
Ragnarsson has Belmiro pulled in close to control his posture.
Belmiro wants to control from the top but Ragnarsson keeps moving.
Belmiro landing with the ground and pound.
Belmiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Ragnarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson controlling the position.
Belmiro won't allow Ragnarsson to sweep him here.
Ragnarsson pulls Belmiro in close to prevent any damage.
Ragnarsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Belmiro trying to control but Ragnarsson is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Belmiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnarsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Belmiro circles away.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belmiro throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Belmiro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ragnarsson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sigurd Ragnarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragnarsson dives in and grabs Belmiro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Belmiro pushes down on Ragnarsson's head and hops out.
Ragnarsson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Belmiro manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ragnarsson's best efforts.
Belmiro tries to get to full guard but Ragnarsson has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belmiro wants to control but Ragnarsson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Belmiro moves into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lian Belmiro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Belmiro throws a hook but Ragnarsson avoids it easily.
Belmiro stuffs the takedown attempt from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Belmiro looks for a takedown but Ragnarsson sprawls well.
No luck for Ragnarsson with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmiro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ragnarsson but Ragnarsson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slow jab from Belmiro misses its intended target.
Ragnarsson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Belmiro sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson defending well as Belmiro loads up on a big left hand.
Nice sprawl there from Belmiro as Ragnarsson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sigurd Ragnarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belmiro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ragnarsson is defended easily by Belmiro.
Belmiro shoots in but no luck this time.
Ragnarsson shoots for a takedown but Belmiro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Belmiro tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Belmiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnarsson dives in and scores a takedown into Belmiro's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson distracts Belmiro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ragnarsson won't allow Belmiro to sweep him here.
Ragnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Belmiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sigurd Ragnarsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Belmiro looking for a guillotine here but Ragnarsson defends easily.
Belmiro looking to control.
Ragnarsson stopping the sweep attempt from Belmiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belmiro is keeping the position for now.
Belmiro wants to sweep here but Ragnarsson controlling him for the moment.
Ragnarsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Belmiro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ragnarsson throws a strike but Belmiro rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Belmiro trying to control but Ragnarsson is working from the bottom.
Belmiro pushes down on Ragnarsson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro trying to control from half guard but Ragnarsson is working away.
Ground and pound from Belmiro.
Belmiro is trying to control the action in half guard but Ragnarsson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ragnarsson is concentrating on defense, preventing Belmiro from advancing position.
Ragnarsson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ragnarsson gets full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Belmiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lian Belmiro really dominated that 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.
Ragnarsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ragnarsson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Belmiro but Belmiro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And Belmiro tries to counter it with a takedown but Ragnarsson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lian Belmiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Belmiro.
Belmiro drives through with a takedown into Ragnarsson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmiro throws a big right hand that misses.
Belmiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Belmiro distracts Ragnarsson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ragnarsson keeping moving, preventing Belmiro from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmiro stands and throws Ragnarsson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Belmiro moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Belmiro in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Belmiro is chipping away with strikes.
Ragnarsson is looking to regain half guard here but Belmiro keeps moving and retains side control.
Belmiro tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Belmiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belmiro misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro trying to control the action but Ragnarsson is working from the bottom.
Belmiro working the strikes but Ragnarsson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ragnarsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Belmiro thows a huge punch but Ragnarsson dodges it nicely.
Belmiro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ragnarsson is staying active underneath Belmiro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Belmiro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ragnarsson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Belmiro.
Ragnarsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Belmiro lands a nice shot to the head.
Ragnarsson is trying to escape the mount.
Belmiro tries to control but Ragnarsson wriggling away.
Belmiro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro punching from mount but Ragnarsson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Belmiro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ragnarsson is looking to escape.
Belmiro tries to push Ragnarsson's head away but Ragnarsson is holding on tight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Belmiro unloading with bombs!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lian Belmiro dominated that fourth 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Belmiro shoots in for a takedown but Ragnarsson shows good takedown defense.
Belmiro misses with a looping left.
Ragnarsson feinted with a counter takedown.
Belmiro cracks Ragnarsson with a good jab.
Ragnarsson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Belmiro napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ragnarsson trying to control the position but Belmiro is working away.
Belmiro defending against the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Belmiro some visible discomfort.
Belmiro tries to improve position but can't.
Belmiro manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmiro moves into full guard.
Ragnarsson trying to control but Belmiro is working from the bottom.
Belmiro is looking for a triangle but Ragnarsson pushes his legs off easily.
Belmiro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ragnarsson defends well.
Ragnarsson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ragnarsson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Belmiro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ragnarsson is aware though and is defending well.
Ragnarsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Belmiro keeping moving, preventing Ragnarsson from controlling successfully.
Belmiro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ragnarsson manages to get himself to full guard.
Belmiro trying to control but Ragnarsson is working from the bottom.
Belmiro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Belmiro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ragnarsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ragnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belmiro manages to avoid it.
Ragnarsson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ragnarsson wants it to stay on the feet.
Ragnarsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Belmiro throws a lazy right hand but Ragnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ragnarsson shoots in and drives through. Belmiro sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnarsson moves away.
Ragnarsson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Belmiro!
Belmiro looks to move to half guard but instead Ragnarsson has passed into mount! Damn!
Ragnarsson prevents Belmiro from getting the reversal.
Ragnarsson lands a big shot there that rocks Belmiro but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lian Belmiro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Belmiro regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ragnarsson lands a nice short elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sigurd Ragnarsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Belmiro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lian Belmiro!
Lian Belmiro is the new lightweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Genko Yeshuati (ranked 1284 p4p, 2232 weight class) and WP Inman (ranked 100 p4p, 166 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genko Yeshuati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, WP Inman!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeshuati dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Inman.
Inman cracks Yeshuati with an open hand slap.
Yeshuati throws a right and a left that both miss.
Inman throws out a counter right but Yeshuati avoids it with no problem.
Yeshuati is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Inman.
Inman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Inman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Inman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yeshuati throws out a loose jab but Inman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yeshuati has managed to clinch.
Inman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yeshuati breaks from the clinch.
Inman lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yeshuati slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Yeshuati.
Yeshuati uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Inman.
Inman jabs Yeshuati to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Inman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Inman throws a big shot that misses.
Inman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A slow jab from Inman misses its intended target.
Yeshuati moves out of range as Inman strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inman swinging wildly here.
Inman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Inman misses with a double jab.
Yeshuati slips under a jab.
Inman misses with a looping left.
Yeshuati is looking for a counter combo.
Yeshuati uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Inman.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yeshuati!
Yeshuati cracks a nice hook into Inman's ribs.
Yeshuati throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yeshuati drives through and clinches with Inman against the cage.
Yeshuati has a couple of punches blocked by Inman.
Yeshuati wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yeshuati wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Yeshuati.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inman struggles to land a body shot inside as Yeshuati controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeshuati escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yeshuati misses the shot to the body.
Inman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Inman misses the jab.
Inman throws a body punch but Yeshuati moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Yeshuati.
Yeshuati throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Inman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Inman blocks a head kick by Yeshuati.
Inman throws a shot from downtown. Yeshuati moves away and avoids it.
Yeshuati was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yeshuati misses with a left hand
and Inman counters with a right hand to the body.
Yeshuati uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Inman has time to react.
Yeshuati takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Inman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yeshuati scores with a decent looking hook.
Inman fails to land with a series of punches.
Inman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
No joy there for Inman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yeshuati slips a jab from Inman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeshuati moves into range and clinches up with Inman.
Yeshuati tries to break free but Inman pushes him back against the cage.
Yeshuati is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yeshuati breaks from the clinch.
Yeshuati definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Inman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Inman throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Yeshuati to counter with a crisp jab.
Yeshuati throws a head kick that misses.
Yeshuati with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yeshuati throws a head kick that half lands.
Genko Yeshuati seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeshuati staying out of range there.
Yeshuati pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Inman looks to score with a jab to the body but Yeshuati is just out of range.
Inman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yeshuati keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yeshuati throws a big counter combination but Inman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Inman throws a body shot but no joy.
Inman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yeshuati bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Inman's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yeshuati. Yeshuati circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Inman scores with a jab.
A jab from Inman misses.
It looked like Yeshuati wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Inman slips under a jab.
Yeshuati has taken the fight to the clinch.
Inman misses with a body punch.
Yeshuati's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Inman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Inman dodges the punch combination from Yeshuati.
Inman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yeshuati pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yeshuati darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yeshuati misses with a head kick.
Inman misses with a two punch combination.
Yeshuati avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but WP Inman will probably get the nod.
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.
Inman scores with a jab to the body.
Yeshuati throws out a powerful jab.
Yeshuati dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Yeshuati 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Inman blocks a jab.
Inman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Inman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Inman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yeshuati.
Yeshuati looks to score with a jab to the body but Inman is just out of range.
WP Inman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Inman connects with a jab.
A punch combination from Inman misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inman throws a lazy right hand but Yeshuati sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Inman throws a body punch but Yeshuati moves out of range.
Inman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yeshuati lands a two punch combo.
Inman throws a body shot but no joy.
Yeshuati uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Inman.
Inman looks to land a right hand but Yeshuati moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Yeshuati on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Inman scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeshuati feints and then cracks Inman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Inman down.
Yeshuati tries to clinch but Inman moves out of range.
Yeshuati closes the distance and pushes Inman back into the cage.
Inman wants to get back to striking at distance but Yeshuati won't allow it.
Yeshuati wants to break free but Inman has control.
Yeshuati manages to break the clinch.
Inman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Yeshuati misses the target.
Inman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Inman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yeshuati on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Inman throws a body shot but no joy.
Inman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Inman misses.
Yeshuati misses with a body shot.
Inman misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Inman does it's job there.
Yeshuati drops his hands momentarily and Inman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inman digs a good hook to Yeshuati's body.
Inman swings for the body but Yeshuati moves out of range.
Yeshuati looks to score with a jab to the body but Inman is just out of range.
Yeshuati connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yeshuati fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Inman slips a jab and a cross from Yeshuati.
A big right from Inman misses.
Inman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yeshuati.
Inman tests Yeshuati's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yeshuati instigates a clinch.
Yeshuati breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yeshuati. Inman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yeshuati tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Inman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yeshuati throws a head kick that misses.
Yeshuati dodges the punch combination from Inman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Inman.
Yeshuati defending well as Inman loads up on a big left hand.
Yeshuati lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yeshuati slips under a jab from Inman.
Yeshuati takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yeshuati throws a body shot but no joy.
Yeshuati throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Inman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Inman thuds a left hand into Yeshuati's body.
Yeshuati slips a straight right by Inman.
Inman misses with a straight right.
Yeshuati takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Decent striking displayed by Inman there.
Inman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yeshuati slips under a jab.
Inman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yeshuati lunges at Inman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Inman's hand.
Inman throws a hook but Yeshuati avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeshuati misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yeshuati blocks a jab.
Inman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Inman loads up on a big right hand but Yeshuati slips the punch.
Yeshuati fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yeshuati with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Inman to score with a decent uppercut.
Yeshuati on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Inman lands with an overhand left.
Inman throws a series of punches but Yeshuati avoids them all with ease.
Yeshuati slips a jab from Inman.
A counter left hand to the body from Yeshuati misses its target.
Yeshuati misses with a looping left.
Inman defending well as Yeshuati loads up on a big left hand.
Inman swings for the body but Yeshuati moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yeshuati scores with a jab to the body.
Yeshuati looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Inman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Inman there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice leg kick from Yeshuati, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yeshuati tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Inman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Inman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but WP Inman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yeshuati ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yeshuati takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Inman cracks Yeshuati with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yeshuati slips under a jab from Inman.
Yeshuati tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inman was well out of range. Poor timing from Yeshuati.
Yeshuati throws a nice head kick!
Inman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yeshuati has time to react.
Inman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Inman tries to keep at a distance but Yeshuati has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yeshuati's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Inman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yeshuati turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Yeshuati.
Yeshuati tries to clinch there but Inman circles away.
Yeshuati cracks Inman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Inman misses with a hook. Yeshuati ducked under it nicely.
Yeshuati drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeshuati takes a swing at Inman's ribcage but misses.
Inman scores with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Yeshuati there.
Yeshuati thuds his right hand into Inman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yeshuati fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yeshuati. Inman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yeshuati throws a right hand that Inman ducks under and follows up with a left that Inman also avoids with ease.
Yeshuati slips a jab and a cross from Inman.
Yeshuati misses with a looping right.
Yeshuati on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Inman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Inman misses with a straight left.
Yeshuati misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Inman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Inman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yeshuati can pounce on him.
Yeshuati fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inman lands a head shot.
Yeshuati throws a lazy head kick
and Inman counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inman misses the shot to the body.
Inman walks into a stiff left hand from Yeshuati.
Yeshuati misses with a body shot.
Yeshuati punishes Inman's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Inman misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Inman misses the target.
Inman moves forwards but Yeshuati connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A combination from Yeshuati does no damage.
Yeshuati throws a right hand that misses
and Inman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yeshuati tries to clinch there but Inman circles away.
Inman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yeshuati defending well as Inman loads up on a big left hand.
Genko Yeshuati has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Inman misses the shot to the body.
Inman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yeshuati.
Yeshuati looks for the body kick but Inman saw that one coming.
Jab by Inman.
Yeshuati looks to land a combination but Inman avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Inman misses.
Yeshuati is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeshuati walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A low kick lands for Yeshuati.
Yeshuati keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Inman.
Yeshuati was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yeshuati closes the distance looking to clinch
and Inman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yeshuati is rocked!
Yeshuati tries to clinch up.
Yeshuati fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Inman on the side of the head.
Inman blocks a head kick by Yeshuati.
Yeshuati pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Inman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Inman throws out a counter right but Yeshuati avoids it with no problem.
Inman lands with a hook. Yeshuati tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oh Yeshuati is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Inman lands a nice hook to Yeshuati's body. Yeshuati takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yeshuati cracks Inman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yeshuati seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yeshuati moves away.
Yeshuati gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inman punishes Yeshuati's body with a nice straight punch.
Yeshuati swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Inman.
Yeshuati misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yeshuati on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yeshuati moves into range and clinches up with Inman.
Yeshuati breaks from the clinch.
WP Inman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yeshuati gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Inman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Inman takes a swing at Yeshuati's ribcage but misses.
Yeshuati closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yeshuati misses with a punch on the inside.
Inman breaks from the clinch.
Inman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Inman lands with a nice combination. Yeshuati backs away looking to recover.
Inman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to WP Inman.
I've got Inman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... WP Inman!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Perkalla (ranked 1306 p4p, 692 weight class) and Tolgot Tochukwu (ranked 103 p4p, 61 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 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pekka Perkalla!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tolgot Tochukwu!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tochukwu moves into the clinch.
Tochukwu lands a left hand.
Perkalla swings wildly with an uppercut but Tochukwu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tochukwu fails to pull guard.
Tochukwu is trying to pull guard but Perkalla turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tochukwu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perkalla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tochukwu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Perkalla to keep the fight standing.
Pekka Perkalla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tolgot Tochukwu.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tochukwu.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tochukwu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkalla can't break the clinch.
Tochukwu tries to pull guard but Perkalla forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tochukwu has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Perkalla uses from the top position.
Tochukwu wants to sweep but no luck.
Perkalla looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tochukwu working for submissions but it's allowed Perkalla to get to half guard.
Perkalla has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Perkalla wants to pass to mount but Tochukwu is defending the position.
Perkalla drops an elbow to the side of Tochukwu's head.
Perkalla working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Perkalla there.
Tochukwu has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Perkalla wants to control but Tochukwu is keeping him busy.
Perkalla drops an elbow to the side of Tochukwu's head.
Tochukwu tries to roll over but Perkalla keeps him under control.
Tochukwu wants to control but Perkalla is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tochukwu is looking for a sweep. Perkalla is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perkalla is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Perkalla lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Perkalla is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Perkalla is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Perkalla looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tochukwu looking for submissions off his back.
Perkalla lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Perkalla is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Perkalla lands with a punch from half guard.
Perkalla takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tochukwu wants to get back to full guard.
Tochukwu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tochukwu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla trying to control but Tochukwu is working from the bottom.
Perkalla landing some decent shots from guard.
Perkalla landing with the ground and pound.
Tochukwu has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Perkalla is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Tochukwu.
Tochukwu regains half guard.
Perkalla 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tochukwu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tochukwu looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Perkalla dominated that 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.
A swing and a miss from Perkalla.
Tochukwu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perkalla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tochukwu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perkalla backwards.
Tochukwu prevents a body shot from Perkalla.
Perkalla blocks a body shot from Tochukwu.
Perkalla is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tochukwu is keeping busy.
Tochukwu lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tochukwu lands an uppercut.
Tochukwu gets through Perkalla's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tochukwu gets control of Perkalla's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tochukwu will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Perkalla working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Perkalla is working Tochukwu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkalla passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tochukwu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Perkalla scoring with punches from side control.
Tochukwu is working to avoid the ground and pound but Perkalla connects with a decent elbow.
Perkalla landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tochukwu gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perkalla is stalling here. Tochukwu is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Perkalla seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tochukwu has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tochukwu wants to control but Perkalla is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Perkalla's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tochukwu is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Perkalla sneaks back into half guard.
Tochukwu is taking a breather. Perkalla says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla has his hands clasped together around Tochukwu's back. He's all about the action.
Perkalla wants to improve his position but Tochukwu is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Perkalla is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tochukwu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tochukwu's back!
You can see the frustration on Tochukwu's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Perkalla is not going to allow Tochukwu to sit and survive in this position.
Perkalla is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Tochukwu up.
Tochukwu rolls, trying to escape but Perkalla keeps control of the position.
Tochukwu is still trying to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perkalla looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Perkalla looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Perkalla lands with a hammerfist to the side of Tochukwu's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Perkalla dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Perkalla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Perkalla misses the target.
Tochukwu is looking to clinch but Perkalla is avoiding it.
Perkalla swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perkalla slips a straight right by Tochukwu.
Tochukwu wants to clinch up but Perkalla keeps it at a distance.
Perkalla throwing a counter right hand but Tochukwu manages to avoid it.
Perkalla gets tackled into the cage by Tochukwu. Tochukwu maintains the clinch.
Perkalla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Tochukwu on the inside.
Tochukwu tries to pull guard but Perkalla forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tochukwu has a couple of punches blocked by Perkalla.
Tochukwu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tochukwu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkalla swings wildly with an uppercut but Tochukwu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkalla working aggressively here.
Tochukwu is trying to pull guard but Perkalla has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tochukwu jumps guard but Perkalla stands there with Tochukwu around his waist. Tochukwu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pekka Perkalla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tolgot Tochukwu.
Tochukwu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tochukwu tries to pull guard but Perkalla won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Perkalla.
Perkalla can't break the clinch.
Tochukwu working aggressively here.
Tochukwu is trying to pull guard but Perkalla has him pressed against the cage.
Tochukwu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tochukwu pulls Perkalla into guard.
Perkalla is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tochukwu keeping moving, preventing Perkalla from controlling successfully.
Perkalla cracks Tochukwu with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tochukwu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Perkalla lands a couple of elbows.
Perkalla content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Perkalla stands up over Tochukwu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Perkalla got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tochukwu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Perkalla has managed to get both his arms back between Tochukwu's legs - danger averted.
Tochukwu has momentary wrist control but Perkalla slips an elbow through the middle.
Perkalla working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tochukwu's head.
Tochukwu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Perkalla trying to control the position from guard on top but Tochukwu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Perkalla lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pekka Perkalla overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perkalla trying to control the position from guard on top but Tochukwu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perkalla keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tochukwu's head.
Tochukwu is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Perkalla frees his head nicely. Oh but Tochukwu has switched to an armbar! Perkalla is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tolgot Tochukwu!
Tolgot Tochukwu is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Tolgot Tochukwu 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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