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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Risi (ranked 5692 p4p, 5160 weight class) and Gage Hurt (ranked 524 p4p, 507 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Risi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Where Rainbows Never Die - The Steeldrivers. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephan Risi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gage Hurt!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurt throws a hook but Risi blocks it.
Hurt misses with a jab to the body
and Risi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hurt thinking.
Hurt throws a lazy uppercut
and Risi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Risi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hurt.
Hurt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Risi slips under a jab from Hurt.
And Risi counters with a quick kick to the body but Hurt blocks it.
Hurt throws out a loose jab but Risi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Risi.
Risi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hurt throws a big shot that misses.
Risi works Hurt's body with a nice hook.
Hurt misses with a looping left.
Risi scores with a shot to the body.
We've been told by Risi's head coaches at Final Mile that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Hurt misses
and Risi counters with a stiff right hand.
Hurt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Risi.
Hurt lands a jab.
Gage Hurt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Risi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Risi.
Hurt misses with a body shot.
It appears Risi was looking to counter with a kick there.
Risi ducks under a wild hook from Hurt.
Risi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Risi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Risi scores with a nice strike.
Risi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hurt throws a sloppy body shot
and Risi counters with a left and a right that stings Hurt.
Risi scores with a hook to the body. Hurt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hurt takes one to the chin there.
Hurt misses with a body shot.
Risi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Risi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hurt misses with a straight right.
Risi half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurt looks to score with a jab to the body but Risi is just out of range.
Risi throws a body kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Risi.
Risi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hurt 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.
Hurt misses with a body shot.
Hurt with a hook.
Hurt thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Risi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hurt at a distance.
Risi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hurt looks winded!
Risi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hurt's hands.
Hurt tries to move into range but Risi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hurt misses with an uppercut
and Risi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hurt misses with an uppercut.
Risi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hurt.
Hurt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Risi counters with a body kick.
Hurt swings for the body but Risi moves out of range.
Risi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hurt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hurt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Risi.
Risi scores with a jab.
Risi lands with a cross.
Risi just misses with a punch to the body.
Risi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hurt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Risi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurt misses with a hook. Risi ducked under it nicely.
Risi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Risi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hurt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Risi slips a straight right by Hurt.
Risi is looking to counter with a body kick.
That kick from Risi tenderised Hurt's leg. Hurt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Risi lands a body shot.
Risi staying out of range there.
It looked like Risi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hurt scores with a punch to the head.
Hurt misses with an uppercut. Risi saw that one coming.
Risi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hurt.
Risi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Risi moves out of range of the strikes.
Risi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Risi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick lands for Risi.
Hurt 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.
Risi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Risi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hurt throws a lazy uppercut
and Hurt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 Hurt is rocked!
A combination from Risi does no damage.
Hurt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Risi was well out of range. Poor timing from Hurt.
Risi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hurt on the side of the head.
Risi lands a left and a right that send Hurt crashing to the mat, dazed. Risi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hurt is still on wobbly legs! Can Risi finish him?
Hurt throws a poor cross that misses
and Risi counters with a nice body shot.
Risi stuns Hurt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hurt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hurt get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Hurt stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Risi runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stephan Risi!
As Stephan Risi got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I'm here for my family. For my wife. For my daughter. To give them as good a life as I can. So long as I'm here, I'll spill whatever blood makes that happen. They fuel me, and this is for them.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Obrien (ranked 4919 p4p, 5371 weight class) and Nacho El Luchador (ranked 207 p4p, 218 weight class). Larry Obrien 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Larry Obrien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nacho El Luchador!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Luchador shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. El Luchador showed some decent athleticism there.
El Luchador passes into side control, despite Obrien's attempt to control the position.
Obrien tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but El Luchador presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
El Luchador lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Obrien hang on?
El Luchador controlling from mount.
El Luchador avoids the attempt from Obrien to control.
El Luchador content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Luchador working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Obrien could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Obrien wants to control but El Luchador is having none of it.
El Luchador controlling from mount.
El Luchador with shots to the head and body - Obrien looks very uncomfortable down there.
El Luchador content just to control the position here.
El Luchador's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obrien is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
El Luchador wants to take Obrien's back here but Obrien is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
El Luchador sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Obrien is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Luchador controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that El Luchador 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.
Obrien tries to hold on but El Luchador postures up.
El Luchador working away from the top, dropping strikes.
El Luchador lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
El Luchador takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from El Luchador.
Obrien sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like El Luchador might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Obrien is trying to maintain the position but El Luchador is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
El Luchador wants to free his trapped foot but Obrien is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Obrien looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nacho El Luchador dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
El Luchador drives through with a takedown into Obrien's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
El Luchador stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Obrien swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Obrien wants to sweep but no luck.
Obrien not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
El Luchador won't allow Obrien to get back to his feet.
El Luchador trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Luchador prevents Obrien from getting back to his feet.
El Luchador sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Obrien looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
El Luchador shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Obrien sprawls well. Obrien wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. El Luchador gets slowly back to his feet.
Obrien swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obrien displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from El Luchador.
El Luchador has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice sprawl there from El Luchador as Obrien shoots in.
El Luchador shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Obrien napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Obrien stops El Luchador from passing to mount.
Obrien being controlled for a moment.
Obrien is trying to control El Luchador's posture but El Luchador avoids it.
El Luchador controls the position.
El Luchador tries to move to mount but Obrien blocks the move with his legs.
Obrien trying to remain calm as El Luchador controls from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obrien can't do much from the bottom here.
El Luchador is trying to get an arm triangle but Obrien is defending well.
A lull in the action here as El Luchador stalls from top position.
El Luchador scoring with punches from side control.
El Luchador passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Obrien!
El Luchador controlling the pace for now.
El Luchador landing strikes from the mount.
El Luchador sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
El Luchador wants to finish this one by submission but Obrien is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from El Luchador.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Luchador blocks Obrien's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Obrien is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
El Luchador jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Obrien manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Obrien prevents El Luchador from improving position.
El Luchador is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
El Luchador controlling the position.
Obrien tries to control but El Luchador manages to take his back.
Obrien is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Luchador has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Obrien manages to reverse the position and now he's in El Luchador's guard. Nice work there by Obrien.
El Luchador tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Obrien is fighting to break El Luchador's control of his arms but El Luchador is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Obrien loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Obrien wants to control from the top but El Luchador keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
El Luchador pulls Obrien in to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nacho El Luchador showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
El Luchador looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Obrien is fending him off so far but El Luchador persists. Nope, Obrien circles away and we're back to standing.
Obrien scores with a decent looking hook.
Obrien moves into the clinch.
El Luchador turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and El Luchador manages to end up in side control.
Obrien sneaks out the side door and pushes El Luchador away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Nacho El Luchador is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Obrien tries to clinch up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obrien forces El Luchador back against the cage and clinches.
Obrien misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obrien struggles to land a body shot inside as El Luchador controls his hands.
Obrien misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obrien prevents the takedown attempt.
El Luchador gets underhooks to prevent Obrien's takedown attempt.
Obrien lands a body punch in the clinch.
El Luchador has hold of one of Obrien's legs. Obrien is fighting the takedown attempt but El Luchador gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Obrien controls El Luchador momentarily but El Luchador frees himself.
El Luchador trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Luchador postures up.
El Luchador lands a couple of elbows.
El Luchador pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Obrien is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells El Luchador's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
El Luchador is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
El Luchador forces his way into half guard.
Obrien wants to control but El Luchador is keeping busy.
El Luchador content to control rather than advance.
Larry Obrien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Obrien tries to kick El Luchador off but El Luchador keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nacho El Luchador has got the better of the ground game so far.
El Luchador looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Still in half guard, El Luchador seems content to control.
Obrien misses with some strikes from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
El Luchador seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
El Luchador shoots in and drives through. Obrien sprawls well.
Larry Obrien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nacho El Luchador.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obrien looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
El Luchador drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Luchador controlling the position from side mount.
Obrien stops El Luchador from passing to mount.
El Luchador is still trying to improve position.
Obrien tries to buck El Luchador off but El Luchador is having none of it.
El Luchador happy to just control the position for now.
El Luchador advances nicely into full mount.
El Luchador avoids the attempt from Obrien to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obrien is trying to stand up.
El Luchador controlling his opponent.
El Luchador working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Obrien wants to hold on but El Luchador pushes him away.
Obrien working to try and regain half guard.
El Luchador tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
El Luchador is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Obrien is surviving well by controlling El Luchador's body position as best he can.
El Luchador controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nacho El Luchador.
I've got El Luchador 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nacho El Luchador!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erkki Tumminen (ranked 3421 p4p, 24559 weight class) and Van Dukes (ranked 412 p4p, 564 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Erkki Tumminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Van Dukes!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tumminen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dukes's head backwards.
Tumminen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Dukes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tumminen tries a head kick but it misses.
Tumminen scores with the left hand. Dukes knows he should have avoided that one.
Tumminen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dukes's sensitive parts.
Tumminen throws a head kick that misses.
Tumminen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Erkki Tumminen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tumminen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tumminen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dukes at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dukes blocks a head kick by Tumminen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dukes! But no joy.
Tumminen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dukes. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tumminen blocks a head kick by Dukes.
Good leg kick by Tumminen.
Tumminen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dukes 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.
Tumminen connects with a single shot there.
Dukes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tumminen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tumminen lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tumminen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Tumminen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tumminen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dukes on the side of the head.
Tumminen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tumminen sizes up Dukes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dukes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Tumminen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dukes doesn't seem phased though.
Good shot there by Tumminen.
Nice body punch from Tumminen.
Dukes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tumminen lands with a nice body punch.
Tumminen's corner calls for a 1-2. Tumminen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tumminen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Tumminen.
Tumminen misses with a hook.
Tumminen throws a shot to the body.
Tumminen just misses with a punch to the body.
Dukes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tumminen lands a nice hook to Dukes's body. Dukes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tumminen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tumminen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tumminen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tumminen connects with a crisp jab.
Tumminen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dukes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tumminen takes a swing at Dukes's ribcage but misses.
Dukes throws a big counter head kick but Tumminen avoids it with no problem.
Dukes misses with a hook. Tumminen ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tumminen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dukes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tumminen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dukes doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Dukes.
Dukes throws a leg kick
and Dukes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tumminen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dukes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dukes takes one to the side of the head.
Tumminen cracks Dukes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dukes needs to keep his hands up - Tumminen had a free shot at his head there.
Dukes is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erkki Tumminen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by Dukes there.
Tumminen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dukes.
Erkki Tumminen is winning the standup battle so far.
Tumminen connects with a solid leg kick.
Tumminen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tumminen jabs Dukes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tumminen scoring well with a low kick there.
Tumminen lands with an uppercut that bounces Dukes off the cage and back into range.
Dukes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tumminen.
Tumminen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dukes's sensitive parts.
Tumminen connects with a jab.
Dukes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tumminen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tumminen scores with a sloppy right hand. Dukes should have avoided that one.
Dukes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dukes lands the left hand.
Tumminen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tumminen misses with a body shot.
Dukes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dukes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dukes is still on wobbly legs! Can Tumminen finish him?
Tumminen lands with a cross.
Tumminen drops Dukes with a naaaaasty hook - Dukes is in real trouble here! Tumminen dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erkki Tumminen!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Waldemar Friberg (ranked 3462 p4p, 25127 weight class) and Aden Goodwire (ranked 230 p4p, 288 weight class). Goodwire has chosen Purge announcement as his entrance music. Aden Goodwire has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Waldemar Friberg's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Waldemar Friberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aden Goodwire!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodwire throws a series of punches but Friberg moves out of range.
Goodwire throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Friberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goodwire lands a two punch combo.
Goodwire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Friberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goodwire on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Friberg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Goodwire fails to land with a series of punches.
Friberg appears to be looking for a big counter.
Friberg throws a one two combo.
Friberg seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goodwire throws a combination that misses
and Friberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goodwire misses with a combination
and Friberg counters with a straight right hand.
Donk. Friberg catches Goodwire right on the button with a cross.
Goodwire is rocked!
Friberg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Goodwire looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Goodwire is still on wobbly legs! Can Friberg finish him?
Goodwire misses with a right hand
letting Friberg counter with a right hand.
Friberg lands the left hand.
Goodwire tries a head kick but it misses.
As Goodwire tries to get set, Friberg tries to push him back and clinch up but Goodwire manages to avoid the attempt.
Friberg scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodwire rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Friberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Friberg is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Friberg clinches.
Friberg lands a right hand.
Goodwire is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Friberg pushes Goodwire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goodwire tries to break free but Friberg pushes him back against the cage.
Goodwire looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Friberg is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Friberg slows down the pace here.
Goodwire seems to have recovered his senses.
Goodwire's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goodwire has had enough of the clinch but Friberg keeps him there for the moment.
Goodwire has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Friberg has Goodwire pressed against the cage, preventing Goodwire from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Friberg lands an uppercut.
Friberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goodwires head.
Friberg stalling.
Goodwire working hard to break the clinch.
Goodwire is looking to break free of the clinch but Friberg has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodwire wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Goodwire can't break the clinch.
Goodwire is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Friberg lands an uppercut.
Goodwire is trying to break the clinch but Friberg is controlling him.
Friberg lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goodwire has had enough of the clinch but Friberg keeps him there for the moment.
Goodwire is trying to break free.
Friberg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Friberg displaying some good clinch control by pressing Goodwire up against the cage.
Friberg lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Friberg.
Goodwire tries to break free but Friberg pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Friberg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Friberg scores with a shoulder strike.
Goodwire is trying to break free.
Friberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goodwire's efforts to push away.
Goodwire tries to circle away but Friberg has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodwire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Friberg dips to his left and cracks Goodwire with an uppercut!
Goodwire throws a sloppy head kick and Friberg moves out of range easily.
Goodwire falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Friberg counter with a right hand.
A head kick by Goodwire misses
and Friberg counters with a right hand to the body.
Goodwire misses with a combination
enabling Friberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Friberg lands a left and a right that send Goodwire crashing to the mat, dazed. Friberg thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goodwire throws a right and a left that Friberg avoids nicely.
Friberg avoids the head kick by Goodwire.
Friberg is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Goodwire.
Friberg connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Friberg lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Goodwire goes down and covers up as Friberg starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Waldemar Friberg!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benny Darius (ranked 3440 p4p, 5036 weight class) and Joku Nimi (ranked 359 p4p, 418 weight class). Darius comes to the cage accompanied by In the Shadows - The Rasmus. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Darius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joku Nimi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darius with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Nimi counter with a right hand.
Darius staying out of range there.
Nimi walks into a straight right hand from Darius.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nimi.
Nimi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nimi cracks Darius with a good jab.
Nimi moves forwards but Darius connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nimi clinches.
Darius prevents Nimi from breaking the clinch.
Nimi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Nimi. Those never looked like landing.
Darius dives in and grabs Nimi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nimi pushes down on Darius's head and hops out.
Darius throws a jab when Nimi was well out of range.
Nimi flicks out a counter leg kick but Darius steps away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darius connects with a leg kick.
Nimi forces Darius back against the cage and clinches.
Darius scores with a shot to the side of Nimi's head.
Darius trying to land knees to the body.
Darius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darius gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nimi regains guard.
Darius scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darius trying to control but Nimi is working from the bottom.
Nimi pulls Darius in to control the position.
Darius is pushing down on Nimi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nimi is fighting to maintain full guard but Darius has managed to sneak the leg through.
Darius takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nimi is trying to get back to full guard.
Nimi is still trying to improve position.
Darius is trying to control. Nimi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Darius.
Darius is trying to control the action in half guard but Nimi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nimi tries to get to full guard but Darius has control of the leg.
Darius not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Darius scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Darius seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nimi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nimi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Darius.
Darius trying to mount his opponent but Nimi defends it.
Darius winds up and cracks Nimi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nimi is controlling Darius's trapped leg to prevent Darius from advancing to side control.
Nimi tries to roll over but Darius keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimi preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Darius is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nimi defends it well.
Darius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Darius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nimi gets full guard.
Nimi keeping moving, preventing Darius from controlling successfully.
Darius is stalling in the full guard.
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.
Darius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nimi is keeping the position for now.
Darius stands and throws Nimi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nimi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nimi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Darius with the ground and pound but Nimi regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Darius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Darius 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.
Nimi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nimi throws a one two combo.
Nimi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Darius swings for the body but Nimi moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Nimi.
Darius doesn't manage to clinch there - Nimi circles away.
Darius stuns Nimi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darius wants to clinch up but Nimi keeps it at a distance.
Darius darts in and clinches Nimi up against the cage.
Nimi tries a body shot but Darius blocks it.
Darius is looking for a takedown.
Nimi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darius backwards.
Nimi prevents the takedown attempt.
Nimi misses with some punches.
Darius wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Darius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nimi wants to break free but Darius has control.
Nimi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darius is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nimi is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nimi lands with a left to the head.
Nimi can't find room to land a body shot as Darius controls the action.
Nimi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darius goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nimi prevents it.
Darius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nimi's elbow.
Darius throws a head punch that misses.
Nimi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dariuss head.
Nimi swings wildly with an uppercut but Darius uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Nimi fails to land.
Nimi misses with a punch on the inside.
Nimi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joku Nimi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nimi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nimi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Darius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nimi lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nimi backwards.
Darius misses with a punch on the inside.
Nimi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nimi gets through Darius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darius lands a right hand.
Darius misses with a punch to the body.
Darius jumps guard but Nimi stands there with Darius around his waist. Darius gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Joku Nimi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nimi tries to work over Darius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nimi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
 Darius is rocked!
Nimi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darius takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oh Darius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nimi throws a leg kick which misses Darius's front leg but catches the back leg as Darius tries to avoid it.
Darius gets tackled into the cage by Nimi. Nimi maintains the clinch.
Nimi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nimi lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Darius falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joku Nimi!
A very excited looking Joku Nimi 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.
Benny Darius spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noah Gordon (ranked 3826 p4p, 3497 weight class) and Sean Johnson (ranked 388 p4p, 356 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noah Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
A little feinted left hand from Gordon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses
and Gordon counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Gordon distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gordon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Gordon isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gordon forces his way into half guard.
Gordon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gordon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gordon content to control rather than advance.
Gordon is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gordon 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.
Gordon slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Gordon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gordon is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gordon stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Gordon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Gordon in his half guard.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gordon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Gordon is controlling him
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gordon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon working the head and body with strikes.
Gordon stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Gordon lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson tries to kick Gordon off but Gordon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gordon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Gordon in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gordon connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Gordon finish him?
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Gordon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gordon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gordon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gordon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gordon is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Gordon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gordon drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Gordon lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Johnson quite badly. Johnson pulls Gordon in close trying to recover. Gordon postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Johnson on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Johnson doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noah Gordon!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pate Boxeri (ranked 2834 p4p, 4025 weight class) and King Cong (ranked 312 p4p, 383 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that King Cong was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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145
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167
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 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 London, Pate Boxeri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, King Cong!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Boxeri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cong moves away.
Cong flicks out a counter leg kick but Boxeri steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxeri lands a slapping body shot.
Cong throws a leg kick
and Boxeri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cong misses with a low kick.
Cong throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Boxeri to counter with a crisp jab.
Boxeri thuds his right hand into Cong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boxeri lands a glancing blow to the side of Cong's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxeri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cong throws a leg kick
letting Boxeri counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Cong misses
and Boxeri counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pate Boxeri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boxeri has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 10:8
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 10:8
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 10:8
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pate Boxeri!
Pate Boxeri decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiyness Da Prince (ranked 2470 p4p, 3535 weight class) and Hubert Zoerner (ranked 329 p4p, 418 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hubert Zoerner was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hiyness Da Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hubert Zoerner!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Prince drops Zoerner with a right and a left! Da Prince comes rushing in but Zoerner regains his composure and manages to keep Da Prince in guard.
 It looks like Hubert Zoerner has been cut.
Da Prince trying to control the position from guard on top but Zoerner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Da Prince stops Zoerner from standing up.
Da Prince is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Da Prince's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Zoerner is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zoerner keeping moving, preventing Da Prince from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zoerner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Da Prince controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Prince lands an overhand right.
Da Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zoerner misses with a takedown attempt
and Da Prince counters with a right hand to the body.
Da Prince jabs Zoerner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Da Prince has been working on his boxing with his coaches at New York Public Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Da Prince lands a nice hook to Zoerner's body. Zoerner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Da Prince fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zoerner manages to avoid it.
Da Prince connects with a jab.
Hiyness Da Prince is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zoerner has his takedown stuffed
and Da Prince counters with a big left hand that crumples Zoerner! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hiyness Da Prince!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jambalaya Jones (ranked 2248 p4p, 1874 weight class) and Henry Zimmerman (ranked 254 p4p, 225 weight class). Henry Zimmerman has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jambalaya Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Zimmerman!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman misses with a hook
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Henry Zimmerman has been cut.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Zimmerman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zimmerman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A big right from Zimmerman misses.
Zimmerman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Zimmerman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Zimmerman.
Jones with a jab.
Zimmerman throws a lazy uppercut
and Zimmerman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Zimmerman.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zimmerman throws a big shot that misses.
Jones lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Zimmerman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Zimmerman's head.
Zimmerman is rocked!
Zimmerman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zimmerman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones staying out of range there.
Zimmerman misses with a body shot.
Zimmerman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zimmerman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zimmerman misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones moves out of range as Zimmerman strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zimmerman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zimmerman throws out the jab.
Zimmerman slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
A telegraphed right hand from Zimmerman misses the target.
Zimmerman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones avoids the body shot from Zimmerman.
A big right from Jones misses.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zimmerman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zimmerman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That has opened up Henry Zimmerman's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zimmerman connects with a crisp jab.
Zimmerman throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Henry Zimmerman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zimmerman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Jones works the jab nicely.
It looks like Jones has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Oooooh!!! Jones has knocked Zimmerman down with a huge combo! Jones steps away and waves a wobbly Zimmerman back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Zimmerman is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice jab there from Jones.
The cut above Henry Zimmerman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Zimmerman scores with a body shot.
Zimmerman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Zimmerman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zimmerman seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zimmerman.
Jones cracks Zimmerman with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jones has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Zimmerman to stand back up!
Zimmerman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zimmerman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Zimmerman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zimmerman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
Zimmerman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zimmerman throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones cracks Zimmerman with a good jab.
Zimmerman takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zimmerman.
Jones throws the left hand but Zimmerman avoids the punch easily.
Zimmerman throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Henry Zimmerman's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Zimmerman's belly button to the back.
Zimmerman scores with a punch to the head.
Zimmerman needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Zimmerman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Henry Zimmerman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jambalaya Jones!
The defeated Henry Zimmerman had this to say: 'I...lost?'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Costa Yannou (ranked 3828 p4p, 5167 weight class) and Yojizo Trismegistus (ranked 393 p4p, 453 weight class). Costa Yannou 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Costa Yannou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yojizo Trismegistus!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trismegistus dives in and scores a takedown into Yannou's guard.
Yannou keeping moving, preventing Trismegistus from controlling successfully.
Yannou looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yannou escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Trismegistus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yannou seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Yannou throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Trismegistus controls from within his opponent's guard.
Trismegistus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yannou is trying to stand up here but Trismegistus is controlling him well.
Yannou actively working from the bottom here.
Yannou is positioning himself well to prevent Trismegistus advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trismegistus is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Yannou!
Trismegistus punishing his opponent with strikes.
Yannou is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Trismegistus controlling the pace for now.
Yannou really wants to buck Trismegistus off and get back to his feet.
Yannou is working to get back to half guard.
Trismegistus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yannou looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Yannou is trying to break free.
Yannou manages to reverse the position and now he's in Trismegistus's guard. Nice work there by Yannou.
Trismegistus striking from his own guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yannou avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Trismegistus is looking for a triangle but Yannou pushes his legs off easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yannou looking to pass the guard.
Yannou wants to control from the top but Trismegistus keeps moving.
Trismegistus looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trismegistus keeping moving, preventing Yannou from controlling successfully.
Yannou preventing the sweep.
Yannou sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trismegistus is on top in guard.
Yannou has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Trismegistus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yannou escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Trismegistus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yannou looking for subs off his back but Trismegistus has passed one foot through into half guard.
Yannou trying to get back to full guard but Trismegistus takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Trismegistus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yannou is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yannou bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Yannou trying to control the position from guard on top but Trismegistus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yannou looking to pass the guard.
Yannou preventing the sweep.
Yannou wants to control from the top but Trismegistus keeps moving.
Yannou is really struggling to control Trismegistus but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yannou looking to pass the guard.
Trismegistus lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yojizo Trismegistus 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.
Trismegistus closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Yannou's guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Trismegistus. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Yannou looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yannou bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Trismegistus's guard.
Yannou is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yannou wants to control from the top but Trismegistus keeps moving.
Trismegistus lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yannou being controlled here, momentarily.
Yannou is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Trismegistus is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trismegistus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yannou has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Trismegistus has managed to get both his arms back between Yannou's legs - danger averted.
Yannou is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yojizo Trismegistus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Trismegistus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yannou is keeping the position for now.
Trismegistus sitting in guard here, content to control.
Trismegistus trying to control the position from guard on top but Yannou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yannou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trismegistus is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Trismegistus trying to control but Yannou is working from the bottom.
Trismegistus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yannou has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Trismegistus has managed to get both his arms back between Yannou's legs - danger averted.
Yannou is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yannou is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Trismegistus looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Trismegistus advances to half guard.
Trismegistus is keen to just control but Yannou is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yannou is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yannou looking for submissions off his back.
Trismegistus trying to control the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Trismegistus wants to pass to mount but Yannou is defending the position.
Yannou looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Trismegistus is thwarting Yannou's attempts to control the position.
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.
Yannou looking for a kimura from the bottom but Trismegistus passes into side control!
Trismegistus is chipping away with strikes.
Trismegistus landing strikes.
Trismegistus trying to control the action but Yannou is working from the bottom.
Trismegistus tries for a kimura but Yannou is defending well.
Yannou is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trismegistus is looking for a kimura here.
Trismegistus is looking for a kimura here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yojizo Trismegistus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Trismegistus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yannou but Yannou pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Costa Yannou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trismegistus misses with a takedown
and Yannou counters with a single leg into guard. Trismegistus didn't expect that.
Yannou trying to control the position from guard on top but Trismegistus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yannou pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trismegistus is keeping the position for now.
Trismegistus looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trismegistus being controlled here, momentarily.
Yannou wants to control from the top but Trismegistus keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trismegistus is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yannou is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yannou is looking for a triangle but Trismegistus pushes his legs off easily.
Yannou working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Trismegistus has passed into half guard!
Yannou is looking to escape.
Yannou looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yannou looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trismegistus wants to control but Yannou is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yannou tries to roll over but Trismegistus keeps him under control.
Trismegistus is trying to control the action in half guard but Yannou is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Trismegistus works his foot free and advances to mount.
Trismegistus looking to control but Yannou is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yannou is bucking up trying to escape but Trismegistus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Yannou slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Trismegistus there.
Trismegistus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Trismegistus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yannou looking for submissions off his back.
Trismegistus looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Yannou looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Trismegistus trying to control from half guard but Yannou is working away.
Yannou looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Trismegistus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yannou looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Trismegistus in particular looking to stall.
Trismegistus passes to full mount!
Yannou wants to hold on but Trismegistus pushes him away.
Costa Yannou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yannou is wriggling around trying to escape.
Trismegistus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Yannou?
Trismegistus looking to finish Yannou with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yannou!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trismegistus looking to control and managing it successfully.
Trismegistus looking to control but Yannou is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yojizo Trismegistus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trismegistus 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yojizo Trismegistus!
A very excited looking Yojizo Trismegistus 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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