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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taekn Arrms (ranked 4402 p4p, 5339 weight class) and Yuri Petrov (ranked 392 p4p, 419 weight class). Yuri Petrov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Taekn Arrms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Petrov !
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arrms shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Petrov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Petrov is letting Arrms control him for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've been hearing that Arrms has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Arrms has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Arrms working the head and body with strikes.
Petrov is letting Arrms control him for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Petrov 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Petrov is being controlled here.
Arrms working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrms is staying tight to Petrov 's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Petrov wants to get back to his feet but Arrms drags him back down.
Petrov is looking for a sweep.
Arrms lands some shots froms side control.
Arrms lands some shots froms side control.
A lull in the action here.
Petrov manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov trying to hold on to Arrms's head to control him but Arrms postures up.
Arrms trying to control the pace.
Petrov is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrms not doing much here.
Arrms wants to work for an arm triangle but Petrov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Petrov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Arrms takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Arrms is nestled in close to Petrov , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arrms performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrms trying to pass the guard but Petrov defending well.
Arrms prevents Petrov from improving his position.
Arrms is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Arrms landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Arrms controlling the action here.
Arrms working over Petrov with some ground and pound. Petrov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Petrov has a hand on Arrms's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Arrms takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taekn Arrms dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Arrms shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Petrov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Petrov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Taekn Arrms overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arrms cracks Petrov with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Arrms working the head with strikes.
Arrms is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Petrov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Arrms lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
 Petrov is rocked!
Arrms is chipping away with strikes.
Petrov is still in real trouble! Can Arrms finish him?
Arrms connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Petrov some visible discomfort.
Arrms in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Petrov looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Arrms turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taekn Arrms!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jared Red (ranked 4760 p4p, 23928 weight class) and Jayilton Almeda (ranked 414 p4p, 484 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Almeda's choice of entrance music: Anota AÃ - MC Lipi. Jayilton Almeda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jared Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jayilton Almeda!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red clinches with his opponent.
Almeda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reds head.
Almeda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Almeda dodges an elbow strike from Red.
A short uppercut from Almeda.
Red misses with an elbow strike.
Red misses with an elbow strike.
Red creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Almeda avoids the elbow strike from Red, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Red throws an elbow but misses.
Almeda lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Almeda.
Almeda wants the takedown. Red is fighting it off but Almeda persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Red's guard against the cage.
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!
Almeda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Red can't keep his opponent in guard - Almeda advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Red wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almeda in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Red tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Almeda!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jayilton Almeda!
Jayilton Almeda 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between EL Chapo (ranked 2593 p4p, 4245 weight class) and Jesus Villanueva (ranked 274 p4p, 391 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, EL Chapo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesus Villanueva!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapo cracks a nice hook into Villanueva's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chapo.
Chapo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chapo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Villanueva throws a series of punches but Chapo moves out of range.
Chapo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Villanueva.
Chapo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chapo connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Villanueva to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Chapo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). EL Chapo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Braga (ranked 2805 p4p, 2592 weight class) and The Ole Dick Twist (ranked 326 p4p, 311 weight class). Alberto Braga is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alberto Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Ole Dick Twist!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga misses the shot to the body.
Dick Twist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dick Twist looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dick Twist scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dick Twist postures up.
Dick Twist slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dick Twist looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick Twist throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Braga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick Twist is stalling in the full guard.
It looks like Dick Twist 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.
Dick Twist works over Braga with some ground and pound from guard.
Braga escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dick Twist gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dick Twist not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dick Twist passes into half guard.
Dick Twist looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dick Twist lands a nice short elbow.
Braga definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dick Twist keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga trying to hold on to Dick Twist's head to control him but Dick Twist postures up.
Well, if Dick Twist is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dick Twist closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Braga to the mat! Braga manages to get full guard.
Dick Twist's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Braga tries to strike from the bottom.
Braga is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dick Twist sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Dick Twist 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dick Twist throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Braga tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dick Twist is in Braga's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
The Ole Dick Twist 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.
Dick Twist bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Braga taking punishment in the form of punches.
A lull in the action here as Dick Twist stalls from top position.
Dick Twist working the ground and pound.
Dick Twist staying calm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braga tries to buck Dick Twist off but Dick Twist is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick Twist in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Dick Twist working the body and head with strikes.
The referee asks Dick Twist politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dick Twist prefers to stall for the moment though.
Braga can't do much from the bottom here.
Dick Twist has control of an arm but Braga manages to advance to Dick Twist's back!
I really don't envy Dick Twist right now.
Dick Twist trying to control the hands but Braga breaks the grip.
The Ole Dick Twist has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick Twist holding on to Braga's left wrist, preventing the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dick Twist tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Dick Twist wants to control but Braga is having none of it.
Braga tries to control but Dick Twist wriggling away.
Dick Twist doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Braga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dick Twist is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick Twist tries to hold on but Braga postures up.
Dick Twist regains half guard.
Dick Twist gets back to full guard.
Braga preventing the sweep.
Braga wants to pass the guard but Dick Twist is keeping the position.
Braga has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Dick Twist to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Braga is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Dick Twist pulls down on the head and he's put Braga to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). The Ole Dick Twist!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Lesage (ranked 3231 p4p, 3615 weight class) and Bjorn Haelfson (ranked 359 p4p, 389 weight class). Haelfson has chosen 80/20SKYBEEF as his entrance music. Robbie Lesage has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robbie Lesage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bjorn Haelfson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesage gets caught flat footed, as Haelfson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lesage working for a triangle but Haelfson defends it easily.
Lesage looking to control.
Lesage will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lesage looking for a guillotine here but Haelfson defends easily.
Haelfson content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Lesage has locked up a guillotine! Lesage's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Haelfson is holding on here and Lesage must be using up a lot of energy. Haelfson has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Lesage gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Robbie Lesage!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colonel Chi (ranked 2495 p4p, 2322 weight class) and Schoonie Jenkins (ranked 259 p4p, 242 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colonel Chi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Schoonie Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chi misses with a hook.
Chi just misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Jenkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Chi is just out of range.
No joy there for Chi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chi misses with a few strikes there.
Jenkins lands a right hook to the body.
Chi throws a big shot that misses.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jenkins.
Decent striking displayed by Jenkins there.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Jenkins tries to get set, Chi tries to push him back and clinch up but Jenkins manages to avoid the attempt.
Jenkins thuds his right hand into Chi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jenkins swings for the body but Chi moves out of range.
A big left from Chi misses.
Jenkins lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.
Chi tries to counter by clinching up but Jenkins breaks away and moves out of range.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chi throws a body shot but no joy.
Chi wants to clinch up but Jenkins keeps it at a distance.
Chi misses with a double jab.
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Chi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jenkins manages to circle out of the way.
Jenkins throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jenkins throws a looping overhand right but Chi ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Chi.
Jenkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jenkins.
Chi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jenkins takes a swing at Chi's ribcage but misses.
Jenkins misses with a wild combination.
Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schoonie Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Jenkins throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chi's head.
Jenkins throws a front kick aimed at Chi's knee but Chi avoids it well.
Chi moves out of range of the body kick.
Chi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jenkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Chi.
Chi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jenkins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chi misses with the head strike.
Chi misses with some punches.
Jenkins misses with a body punch.
Chi avoiding damage as Jenkins throws knees to the body.
Jenkins landing knees to the body.
Chi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Chi scores with a hook to the body.
Jenkins looks winded!
Jenkins has a couple of punches blocked by Chi.
Chi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jenkins looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jenkins is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Chi has denied him.
Chi managing to block the knees to the body from Jenkins.
A nice left hand lands by Chi.
Jenkins misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins tries to work over Chi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chi working aggressively here.
Jenkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Chi.
Jenkins can't find room to land a body shot as Chi controls the action.
Chi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chi lands with a short shot to the head.
Chi managing to block the knees to the body from Jenkins.
Jenkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Chi controls his hands.
Jenkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jenkins lands a nice uppercut.
Chi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Chi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chi lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins taking a breather.
Jenkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jenkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins is trying to stall.
Chi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Jenkins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenkins blocks an uppercut.
Jenkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chi.
Jenkins prevents a body shot from Chi.
Chi avoiding damage as Jenkins throws knees to the body.
Jenkins has Chi pushed against the cage.
Jenkins prevents a body shot from Chi.
Chi blocks a body shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chi lands with a light punch inside.
Jenkins lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schoonie Jenkins dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jenkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jenkins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chi rather than just go for the knockout.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chi.
Jenkins has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jenkins throws a front kick aimed at Chi's knee but Chi avoids it well.
Jenkins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jenkins thumps Chi with a low kick.
Schoonie Jenkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chi closes the distance and clinches.
Chi takes an elbow to the temple.
Chi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jenkinss head.
Jenkins blocking some punches.
Jenkins missing with knees to the body.
Chi misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jenkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jenkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Chi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chi tries to throw a body punch but Jenkins avoids it by throwing Chi back against the cage.
Jenkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jenkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chi misses with a punch on the inside.
Chi misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenkins.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jenkins blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chi.
Jenkins blocks a body shot from Chi.
Chi throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenkins.
A shot in the inside from Jenkins.
Chi lands with a short shot to the head.
Chi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Chi.
Jenkins is rocked!
Chi lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Jenkins to his knees! Chi keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colonel Chi!
Colonel Chi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Nevermore Clothing Co, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Shorts (ranked 2367 p4p, 3155 weight class) and Dmitry Boytsov (ranked 301 p4p, 373 weight class). Henry Shorts has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Shorts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boytsov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boytsov connects with a body shot.
Boytsov connects with a right hand. Shorts shakes it off.
Shorts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Boytsov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shorts shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Boytsov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Boytsov controls Shorts momentarily but Shorts frees himself.
Shorts trying to control but Boytsov is working from the bottom.
Boytsov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boytsov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shorts is aware though and is defending well.
Boytsov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shorts gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shorts chips away with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boytsov is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boytsov trying to control the position from guard on top but Shorts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorts has Boytsov pulled in close to control his posture.
Boytsov pushes down on Shorts's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shorts is trying to maintain the position but Boytsov is very close to passing his half guard.
Boytsov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shorts sees it coming and defends easily.
Boytsov seems to be looking for submissions.
Boytsov is thwarting Shorts's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boytsov wants to take a breather but Shorts is having none of it.
Shorts tries to get to full guard but Boytsov has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shorts is holding on to half guard well.
Boytsov is working for a kimura but Shorts is defending it quite comfortably.
Boytsov is trying to work for a kimura but Shorts is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov wants to take a breather but Shorts is having none of it.
Shorts is defending against the submission attempts here by Boytsov.
Boytsov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shorts tries to roll over but Boytsov keeps him under control.
Shorts is working hard here to advance 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.
Boytsov wants to control but Shorts is keeping him busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Shorts looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shorts looking to score a takedown here. Boytsov is defending well but Shorts drives through and ends up in Boytsov's guard.
Shorts keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boytsov's head.
Boytsov looking for a triangle here. Shorts is fighting it but it looks tight! Boytsov pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Shorts is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dmitry Boytsov!
A relieved looking Dmitry Boytsov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Perkalla (ranked 1601 p4p, 2587 weight class) and Ivarsson Trippin (ranked 120 p4p, 170 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pekka Perkalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivarsson Trippin!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trippin scores with a push kick.
Trippin misses with a leg kick
and Perkalla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trippin misses with a low kick.
Perkalla is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Trippin's half guard.
Perkalla performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've been hearing that Perkalla has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trippin has hold of Perkalla's hands but Perkalla slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Perkalla lands a nice short elbow.
Perkalla takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Perkalla is nestled in close to Trippin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Perkalla throwing shots but Trippin is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkalla controlling the pace.
Perkalla not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Trippin 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Perkalla lands a nice short elbow.
Perkalla controlling the action here.
Perkalla has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Trippin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Perkalla preventing the sweep.
That's two 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.
Perkalla postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Perkalla postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Trippin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perkalla accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perkalla passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Perkalla takes a little break here. Trippin wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Perkalla creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla staying calm.
Perkalla scoring with punches from side control.
Perkalla has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Trippin!
Trippin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Perkalla.
Perkalla scoring with strikes but Trippin is staying in there.
Perkalla raining down shots from the mount!
Perkalla tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla landing strikes from the mount and Trippin is in trouble!
Perkalla with shots to the head and body - Trippin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Perkalla lands a nice shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trippin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Perkalla lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Perkalla is landing with some decent strikes but Trippin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Trippin gets back to half guard.
Perkalla keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Perkalla lands a nice short elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Perkalla dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Perkalla misses the shot to the body.
Trippin misses with a low kick as Perkalla jumps back.
Trippin moves into range and connects with a jab.
 It looks like Pekka Perkalla has been cut.
Trippin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Perkalla takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trippin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkalla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trippin can do to turn this around?
Trippin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Perkalla looking to sit in guard and control but Trippin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Perkalla has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkalla wants to sweep but no luck.
Trippin wants to control from the top but Perkalla keeps moving.
Trippin won't allow Perkalla to sweep him here.
Perkalla keeping moving, preventing Trippin from controlling successfully.
Trippin is fighting to break Perkalla's control of his arms but Perkalla is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Trippin stopping the sweep attempt from Perkalla.
Perkalla is pulling down on Trippin's head to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Perkalla keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla avoids a kick to the body.
Perkalla was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trippin throws a sloppy head kick and Perkalla moves out of range easily.
Trippin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A quick step to the side and Perkalla tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivarsson Trippin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trippin throws a looping overhand right but Perkalla ducks down to avoid it.
Trippin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Perkalla takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Trippin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkalla.
Perkalla on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Trippin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trippin misses with a body kick.
Trippin is looking to chop away at Perkalla's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trippin scoring well with a low kick there.
Perkalla misses with a wild body shot.
Trippin throws a head kick that misses.
Trippin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Perkalla on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trippin. Trippin obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Trippin. That's going to slow Perkalla down.
Trippin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkalla scores with a nice strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perkalla paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Trippin looks to land a body kick but Perkalla moved away.
Trippin misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivarsson Trippin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pekka Perkalla's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Trippin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trippin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Perkalla throws a looping overhand right but Trippin ducks down to avoid it.
Trippin misses with a body kick.
Trippin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perkalla moves out of range as Trippin throws a body kick.
Perkalla shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Perkalla showed some decent athleticism there.
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.
Trippin wants to improve his position but Perkalla is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trippin is looking to control Perkalla's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trippin avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trippin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Perkalla content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Perkalla.
Trippin gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Perkalla wants to pass the guard but Trippin is keeping the position.
Trippin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perkalla looking to pass the guard.
Perkalla is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Perkalla working some strikes from top position.
Perkalla keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Trippin's head.
Perkalla lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla throwing strikes but missing.
Perkalla content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pekka Perkalla overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trippin has momentary wrist control but Perkalla slips an elbow through the middle.
Perkalla is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Trippin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perkalla throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perkalla is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Perkalla working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Perkalla is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Perkalla throwing strikes from guard but Trippin blocks nicely.
Perkalla is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Perkalla'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.
Perkalla throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pekka Perkalla showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Perkalla has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Perkalla!
A victorious Pekka Perkalla thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neal Robson (ranked 2046 p4p, 2647 weight class) and Harbin Casbon (ranked 268 p4p, 327 weight class). Neal Robson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harbin Casbon's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Neal Robson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harbin Casbon!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Casbon.
Robson cracks Casbon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Casbon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Robson fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Casbon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Robson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Robson connects with a body shot.
Casbon moves into range and clinches up with Robson.
Casbon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
Casbon lands a hook that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
Casbon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Casbon presses Robson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Robson is breathing heavily.
Casbon throws a head punch that misses.
Casbon lands with a right to the head.
Casbon lands with a left to the head.
Robson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robson.
Casbon keeps control of Robson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casbon tries a body shot but Robson blocks it.
Casbon misses with a punch on the inside.
Casbon throws a punch but it's blocked by Robson.
Casbon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Casbon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Casbon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Casbon.
Casbon presses Robson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Robson fails to land.
Casbon lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Casbon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Robson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Casbon tries to work over Robson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Casbon blocks an uppercut.
Robson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Casbon working aggressively here.
Robson throws a punch but it's blocked by Casbon.
Casbon blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casbon lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Casbon cracks Robson with a nice body shot.
Casbon misses with a punch to the body.
Robson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Casbon.
Casbon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Casbon throws a punch but it's blocked by Robson.
Robson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robson slips a jab from Casbon.
Robson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Robson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Casbon counters with a huge left! Robson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Casbon isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Robson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Casbon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harbin Casbon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jab Buddha (ranked 1016 p4p, 1651 weight class) and Lance Thorn (ranked 154 p4p, 223 weight class). Buddha's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rhyme Asylum - Smoke Screens and Pipe Dreams. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jab Buddha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Buddha has time to react.
Thorn scores with a nice head shot.
Thorn scores with a nice right hand.
Lance Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buddha.
It looked like Buddha was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Thorn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Thorn throws a jab but it's blocked by Buddha.
Buddha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thorn throws the left hand but Buddha avoids the punch easily.
Buddha loads up on a big right hand but Thorn slips the punch.
Buddha has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cant Lose MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Buddha scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thorn throws an overhand right that lands on Buddha's shoulder, as Buddha tries to avoid the shot.
Buddha avoids the body shot from Thorn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buddha looks to land a combination but Thorn avoids it well.
Thorn slips a straight right by Buddha.
Buddha slips a jab and a cross from Thorn.
Buddha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
 It looks like Lance Thorn has been cut.
Buddha scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Buddha getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice straight punches there by Thorn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thorn.
Thorn slips a jab and a cross from Buddha.
Buddha throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Buddha looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorn is just out of range.
Buddha defending well as Thorn loads up on a big left hand.
Thorn lands a big uppercut and Buddha crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Buddha looks OK. Thorn waves Buddha back to his feet!
 Buddha is rocked!
Thorn lands a slapping body shot.
Oh Buddha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Buddha loses concentration momentarily and Thorn pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Buddha crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Thorn finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lance Thorn!
Lance Thorn is the new light heavyweight champion!
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