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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Martello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Topi Retale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Retale is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Se on. Max Martello has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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 London, Max Martello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Topi Retale!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Retale fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Max Martello has been cut.
Martello clinches with his opponent.
Martello pulls guard successfully.
Retale wants to get up but he can't break Martello's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Retale prevents Martello from getting back to his feet.
Retale wants to stand but Martello is controlling his posture from full guard.
Martello is pulling down on Retale's head. It's preventing any offense from Retale, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martello lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Retale!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martello sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Martello lands a nice shot to the head.
Martello lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Martello lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Martello looking to control and managing it successfully.
Martello goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Retale turns into him and now he's in Martello's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martello pulls Retale in close to prevent any damage.
Retale tries to stand but Martello is controlling from the bottom.
Martello wants to get back to his feet but Retale passes into half guard.
Retale seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Martello is trying to stand.
Martello is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale tries to stand and escape but Martello is controlling the position.
Retale looks gassed!
Martello wants to control but Retale is keeping busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Retale pushes Martello up against the cage in a clinch.
Martello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Retale.
Retale lands a jab to Martello's midsection.
Martello drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Martello trying to control but Retale is working from the bottom.
Martellois looking to pass into half guard but Retale pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Retale is in guard.
Martello really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Retale gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martello shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Retale's guard.
Martello trying to control the position from guard on top but Retale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martello stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Retale swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martello gets to his feet - Retale follows without any prompting.
Martello has Retale up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martello lands an elbow inside that Retale shrugs off.
Come on Martello - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Retale tries a knee to the head but Martello blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martello lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Topi Retale has been cut.
Martello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Retale throws a jab but it's blocked by Martello.
Retale stuffs the takedown attempt from Martello. Martello gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Retale misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Martello dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martello gets a clinch.
Martello tightens his grip and picks Retale up, before dumping him to the ground. Retale manages to land in guard.
Martello looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Martello prevents Retale from getting back to his feet.
Martello throws a big right hand that misses.
Martello drops back, looking for a kneebar! Retale looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Retale looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Retale!
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Martello's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Retale stands up and beckons Martello to his feet.
Retale is breathing heavily.
Retale looks to score with a jab to the body but Martello is just out of range.
Retale closes the distance looking to clinch
and Martello counters with a shoot takedown. Retale fights it but they end up in guard.
Martello has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martello scoring with punches to the head and body.
Martello is looking to work some ground and pound but Retale has wrist control.
Martello passes into half guard.
Martello is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martello is keen to just control but Retale is a slippery customer.
Retale on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Retale makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Topi Retale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martello moves into the clinch.
Martello is stalling here.
Retale tries to land knees in the clinch but Martello avoids the damage to the body.
Retale misses with an elbow strike.
Martello tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Retale misses with a knee strike.
Martello avoiding damage as Retale throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Retale.
Retale pushes off an throws an elbow but Martello leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martello wants to get back to striking at distance but Retale won't allow it.
Retale misses with an elbow strike.
Retale tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martello blocks an elbow strike.
Retale is looking to break free of the clinch but Martello has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martello drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Retale gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Retale landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martello successfully pulls guard.
Martello is trying to keep Retale in close.
Martello wants to stand but Retale is controlling the position.
Retale postures up.
Martello working for a triangle but Retale defends it easily.
Max Martello overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martello bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Retale's guard.
Martello stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Martello misses.
Martello tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martello pushes Retale up against the cage in a clinch.
Retale has had enough of the clinch but Martello keeps him there for the moment.
Retale tries to break the clinch but Martello is controlling the position.
Retale wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Retale wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martello breaks the clinch.
Martello tries to clinch up.
Max Martello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martello dodges the punch combination from Retale.
Martello fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Martello closes the distance and clinches.
Martello wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Martello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martello avoids the elbow strike from Retale, against the cage.
Retale looking to throw knees to the head but Martello is blocking nicely.
Retale throws a knee to the head but misses.
Retale tries to land a knee to the head but Martello blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Martello dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Martello shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Martello showed some decent athleticism there.
Martello looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Retale is trying to stand back up but Martello is controlling him
Martello tries to pass to full mount but Retale defends it.
Martello is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Retale is trying to stand up here but Martello is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martello is looking to advance position but Retale won't allow it.
Retale tries to kick Martello off but Martello keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Martello needs to keep his hands up - Retale had a free shot at his head there.
Martello shoots in and bounces Retale off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Martello will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Martello is looking to stand up but Retale won't let him.
Martello not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Martello gets to his feet - Retale follows without any prompting.
Martello lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Retale at a distance.
Martello shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martello wants to free his trapped foot but Retale is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martello works his way into side control.
Retale is pushing Martello's head away, looking to escape. Martello manages to hold on to the position though.
Martello looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Martello decides to stand back up. Martello steps back and let's Retale get back to his feet.
Martello wants to clinch
and Retale holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Martello tries to pull guard but Retale won't allow it.
Retale with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martello looking for a takedown.
Retale can't break the clinch.
Martello lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martello lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Martello escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martello throws a head kick that misses.
Retale is looking to clinch but Martello is avoiding it.
Martello moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Martello throws a left and a right that both miss
and Retale counters with a slapping leg kick.
Martello staying out of range there.
Retale moves out of range of the body kick from Martello.
Martello doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Retale counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Martello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martello avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Retale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martello.
Martello fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martello fails with a takedown attempt.
Retale thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale misses with the combination.
No luck for Martello with that takedown attempt.
Retale tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Martello counters by clinching up.
Topi Retale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martello tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Retale smiles and moves away.
A jab from Martello does it's job there.
Retale fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martello shoots in and drives through. Retale sprawls well.
Retale thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martello moves into the clinch successfully.
Martello has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Retale regains guard immediately.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martello looking to sit in guard and control but Retale gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Martello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martello has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Martello!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Einari Juusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Matic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Einari Juusto has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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177 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 London, Einari Juusto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Goran Matic!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juusto with a hook.
Matic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Matic is rocked!
Juusto connects with a stiff jab that staggers Matic - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Einari Juusto!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karviais Marja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vesa Vempula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marja comes to the cage accompanied by Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Good kicks
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Karviais Marja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vesa Vempula!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marja blocks a head kick by Vempula.
Vempula throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vempula looks to land a body kick but Marja moved away.
Vempula throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vempula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marja takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vempula misses with a kick to the body.
Marja shoots in but Vempula avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marja really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vempula is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marja fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marja avoids the head kick by Vempula.
Vempula throws the kick towards the body but Marja avoids it.
Marja shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Marja showed some decent athleticism there.
Marja content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Marja'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marja tries to pass to full mount but Vempula defends it.
Marja seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Marja is breathing heavily.
Vempula is not content to let Marja control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Marja in particular looking to stall.
Marja trying to control from Vempula's half guard. Vempula has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
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.
Marja trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marja wants to control from the top but Vempula keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Marja shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karviais Marja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vempula throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marja shoots for a double leg takedown but Vempula sprawls well. He's pushed Marja's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marja keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vempula throws a push kick but Marja slaps the foot to one side.
Vempula tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marja paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marja fails with a takedown attempt.
Marja fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marja checks a low kick from Vempula.
Vempula lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Karviais Marja has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marja changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vempula tries to avoid it but Marja manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vempula to the ground. Vempula escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marja shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vempula as he avoids it easily.
Marja shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vempula pinned against the cage. Vempula gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vempula keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marja shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vempula as he avoids it easily.
Vempula has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vempula with a knee to the head.
Marja wants a takedown but no success here.
The referee calls for Vempula to work.
Marja drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marja misses with an elbow over the top.
Vempula tries to stall but Marja uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vempula lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vempula lands a damaging elbow.
Vempula using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vempula misses with a knee strike.
Vempula tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vempula.
Marja has Vempula pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vempula manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vempula misses with a knee strike.
Vempula gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vempula misses with a knee to the head.
Vempula tries to stall but Marja uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vempula connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marja's face.
Vempula tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vempula lands an elbow inside.
Vempula scores a nice knee to the body.
Vempula gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marja.
Marja tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marja.
Vempula comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vempula.
Vempula landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vempula is pressed up against the cage. Marja has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vempula down to the mat. Vempula avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Marja moves out of range as Vempula throws a body kick.
Marja drives through and clinches with Vempula against the cage.
Marja pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marja pulls Vempula in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vesa Vempula dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karviais Marja's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marja fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vempula tries to clinch up
and Marja counters by clinching up.
Marja tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vempula just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vempula is pressed up against the cage. Marja has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vempula down to the mat. Vempula avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karviais Marja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vempula scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marja shoots in but Vempula avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marja blocks the body kick.
Vempula tries to clinch but Marja moves away
and Marja decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vempula's guard.
Vempula wants to stand but Marja is controlling the position.
Marja controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marja is looking to work some ground and pound but Vempula has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marja controlling from the top position.
Marja looking to pass the guard.
Marja content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marja seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Vempula for as long as he can get away with.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Karviais Marja just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Marja looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Vempula!
Marja pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Marja controlling the position easily from mount.
Marja wants to control the pace but Vempula is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vempula really wants to buck Marja off and get back to his feet.
Marja trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Marja controlling the pace for now.
Marja trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Marja will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vempula is desperately trying to improve his position but Marja has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vempula wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Marja tries to control but Vempula wriggling away.
Vempula wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Marja.
Marja controlling his opponent.
Marja trying to control but Vempula is having none of it.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Karviais Marja just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Vempula tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marja paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karviais Marja dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karviais Marja's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vempula has managed to clinch.
Marja takes an elbow to the temple.
Vempula prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vempula blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vempula using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vempula landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vempula scores a nice knee to the body.
Vempula lands a damaging elbow.
Marja tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vempula smiles and moves away.
Marja shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vempula pinned against the cage. Vempula gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karviais Marja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vempula throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vempula lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marja avoids the head kick by Vempula.
Marja shoots in for a double leg but Vempula sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Karviais Marja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vempula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vempula takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marja looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vempula throws a head kick that misses.
Vempula throws a head kick but Marja moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Marja or perhaps it was just good defense by Vempula which made him look bad.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vempula.
Vempula using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vesa Vempula seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees to the body from Vempula.
Vempula scores with a knee to the head.
Karviais Marja's cut is getting worse.
Vempula lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marja avoiding damage as Vempula throws knees to the body.
Vempula using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marja manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Marja has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Marja tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marja is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vempula wants to get back to full guard but Marja has passed into side control.
Vempula can't escape the position.
Marja sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Marja trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vempula wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marja controlling the pace for now.
Marja is working for a guillotine from mount but Vempula frees his head quite easily.
Marja looking to control and managing it successfully.
Marja trying to control but Vempula is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Karviais Marja just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Vempula tries to close the distance and clinch but Marja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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.
Vempula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marja drives through with a takedown into guard.
Marja is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Karviais Marja overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vempula is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marja sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vempula wants to get back to his feet but Marja is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marja is pushing down on Vempula's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vempula is fighting to maintain full guard but Marja has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vesa Vempula comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vempula has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vesa Vempula!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ewan MacAndrew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erkki Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacAndrew's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bad Moon Rising by CCR. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ewan MacAndrew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Erkki Black!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Black avoids the head kick by MacAndrew.
Black gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Black stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
MacAndrew looking for a takedown.
Black gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from MacAndrew.
Black scores with a hook to the body.
Black lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down MacAndrew.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Black.
Still in the clinch, Black scores with a nice short uppercut.
MacAndrew breaks the clinch.
Black keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ewan MacAndrew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black darts in and clinches MacAndrew up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Black.
A short right from Black on the inside.
Black is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Black works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
MacAndrew tries a knee to the head but Black blocks it.
Black lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Black controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Black.
Black gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from MacAndrew.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Black.
Black stops a takedown attempt from MacAndrew.
MacAndrew is breathing heavily.
MacAndrew takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Black.
MacAndrew lands a damaging elbow.
Black gets underhooks to prevent MacAndrew's takedown attempt.
Black has MacAndrew pressed against the cage.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Black creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Black darts in and clinches MacAndrew up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Black takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Black lands a right hand.
A short left from Black.
A right hook to the body lands for Black.
MacAndrew letting Black take a breather here.
Black receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Black lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MacAndrew or not.
Black lands a right hand.
MacAndrew wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Black lands a shoulder strike.
Black controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Black.
MacAndrew successfully pulls guard.
MacAndrew tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Black must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
MacAndrew manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Black manages to get himself to full guard.
Black is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
MacAndrew gets to his feet - Black follows without any prompting.
MacAndrew has taken the fight to the clinch.
Black looking to stall.
MacAndrew has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Black avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
MacAndrew pulls guard successfully.
MacAndrew is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Black is looking to stand up but MacAndrew won't let him.
MacAndrew pushes a forearm under Black's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Black is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ewan MacAndrew!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaska Sabaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakari Paasonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paasonen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Gay Barbie Song. Sakari Paasonen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaska Sabaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sakari Paasonen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabaton shoots in but no luck this time.
Paasonen shoots and misses
and Sabaton counters with a shoot takedown. Paasonen fights it but they end up in guard.
Sabaton passes into half guard.
Sabaton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Paasonen is just riding it out for now. Sabaton eventually gives up the hold.
Sabaton trying to control from half guard but Paasonen is working away.
Sabaton is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Paasonen reverses the position - he's now on top in Sabaton's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paasonen won't allow Sabaton to sweep him here.
Sabaton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabaton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sabaton had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Paasonen is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sabaton Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Paasonen's back instead.
Sabaton is breathing heavily.
I really don't envy Paasonen right now.
Paasonen trying to control the hands but Sabaton won't let him.
Paasonen showing good submission defense here.
Paasonen rolls, trying to escape but Sabaton keeps control of the position.
Sabaton is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Paasonen has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sabaton is trying to stick to Paasonen's back but Paasonen is turning into Sabaton. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sabaton's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Paasonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabaton wants to hit a switch here but Paasonen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sabaton there!
A nice elbow there by Paasonen.
Sabaton is desperately trying to improve his position but Paasonen has a good base and remains in mount.
Sabaton is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabaton is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sabaton is trying desperately to improve position.
Sabaton sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sabaton has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Paasonen. Oh but Sabaton has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Paasonen goes limp - he's gone! Sabaton jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jaska Sabaton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Flinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Gouveia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flinta's entrance music is eye of the tiger. A fine choice. Eddie Flinta could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wilson Gouveia's chin.
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Flinta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilson Gouveia!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flinta misses with a head kick.
Flinta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gouveia rushes Flinta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Flinta manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gouveia blocks an uppercut.
Gouveia wants to break free but Flinta has control.
Gouveia tries to pull guard but Flinta holds him up against the cage and eventually Gouveia drops back down to his feet.
Flinta leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gouveia tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flinta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gouveia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Flinta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Eddie Flinta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilson Gouveia.
Gouveia blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gouveia misses with a knee to the head.
Gouveia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Flinta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gouveia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gouveia wants a takedown.
Flinta looking to slow down the pace here.
Gouveia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Flinta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gouveia wants a takedown but no success here.
Gouveia wants to break free but Flinta has control.
A head punch on the inside from Flinta fails to land.
Gouveia can't break the clinch.
Gouveia misses with a knee to the head.
Flinta scores with a nice hook to the head.
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.
The is referee keeping an eye on Flinta - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gouveia tries to pull guard but Flinta won't allow it.
Gouveia missing with knees to the body.
Flinta tries to stall but Gouveia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Flinta avoiding damage as Gouveia throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flinta.
Gouveia has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Flinta uses from the top position.
Flinta stands up from Gouveia's guard - Flinta perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gouveia instigates a clinch.
Flinta is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gouveia tries to pull guard but Flinta holds him up against the cage and eventually Gouveia drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gouveia jumps guard but Flinta stands there with Gouveia around his waist. Gouveia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gouveia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Flinta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Flinta holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gouveia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Flinta smiles and moves away.
Gouveia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Flinta lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Flinta blocks an elbow strike.
Flinta swings wildly with an uppercut but Gouveia uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flinta.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gouveia.
Gouveia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flinta stalling the fight.
Gouveia blocks an uppercut.
Gouveia blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gouveia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gouveia avoiding damage.
Gouveia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Flinta 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.
Flinta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flinta misses with a head kick.
Flinta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flinta lands a head kick that stumbles Gouveia and the fighters go to the mat.
Gouveia is rocked!
Flinta has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Flinta gets to his feet. Gouveia looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gouveia is still on wobbly legs! Can Flinta finish him?
Flinta misses with a head kick.
Flinta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flinta gets caught flat footed, as Gouveia shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gouveia sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gouveia stands up and waves to Flinta to follow him.
Gouveia seems to have recovered his senses.
Flinta throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Flinta.
Flinta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flinta tries a head kick but it misses.
Gouveia avoids the head kick by Flinta.
Gouveia avoids the head kick by Flinta.
A head kick misses from Flinta.
Flinta misses with a head kick.
Gouveia blocks a head kick by Flinta.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gouveia blocks a head kick by Flinta.
Flinta throws a head kick but Gouveia moves out of range.
Gouveia rushes Flinta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gouveia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gouveia wants to get back to striking at distance but Flinta won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Gouveia.
Flinta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gouveia is keeping busy.
Gouveia tries to pull guard but Flinta holds him up against the cage and eventually Gouveia drops back down to his feet.
Gouveia drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Flinta has a couple of punches blocked by Gouveia.
Flinta is stalling here.
Gouveia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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.
Gouveia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Flinta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Eddie Flinta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilson Gouveia.
Flinta stops a takedown attempt from Gouveia.
Gouveia manages to pull guard.
Gouveia has his feet on Flinta's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Flinta throws a head kick that misses.
Flinta tries a head kick but it misses.
Eddie Flinta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flinta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gouveia looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Flinta uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Flinta throws a head kick that misses.
Flinta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flinta throws a head kick but Gouveia moves out of range.
Gouveia blocks a head kick by Flinta.
Flinta misses with a head kick.
Gouveia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flinta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gouveia blocks a head kick by Flinta.
Flinta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flinta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gouveia lands a high kick!
Eddie Flinta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick by Flinta misses
and Gouveia counters with a nice double leg into side control. Flinta won't be happy with that.
Flinta is pushing Gouveia's head away, looking to escape. Gouveia manages to hold on to the position though.
Flinta throws Gouveia to one side and escapes!
Flinta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gouveia darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gouveia wants to work for an arm triangle but Flinta is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Flinta wants to get back to his feet.
Gouveia is looking to take a break and control but Flinta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gouveia is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Flinta is trying to stand back up but Gouveia is controlling him
Flinta wants to stand back up but Gouveia manages to pass into side control.
Gouveia cracks Flinta with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gouveia trying to control the position but Flinta is working away.
Gouveia is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Flinta wants to get back to his feet but Gouveia drags him back down.
You can see the frustration on Flinta's face as Gouveia controls the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flinta throws Gouveia to one side and escapes!
Flinta throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Gouveia crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eddie Flinta!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joe bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Head comes to the cage accompanied by Dizzee Rascal- Where's da g's?. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, joe bob!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head tries to clinch but bob is having none of it.
Head wants to clinch.
Head tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but bob paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Head swinging wilding here.
Head is looking to clinch but bob is avoiding it.
Head shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with bob but bob pushes him off and we're back to square one.
bob misses with a combination
so Head counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Head postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
bob tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Head connects with a couple of short punches.
Head tries to free his leg and advance position but bob is retaining full guard.
Head is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head throwing strikes but missing.
bob keeping moving, preventing Head from controlling successfully.
Head wants to pass the guard but bob is keeping the position.
bob preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Head slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
bob is looking for a sweep.
bob parries the strikes from Head easily there. Head is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable bob to escape.
Head is putting a hurting on bob here, landing some big shots from side control.
Head sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but bob is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Head in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
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.
You can see the frustration on bob's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Head stands up.
Head throws a left and a right that both miss
and bob counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by bob.
bob should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Head tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. bob smiles and moves away.
Head swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and bob holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Head is breathing heavily.
Head has picked bob up - he's going for a ride! Head dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Head decides to stand and escape the position.
bob closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Head slips a jab and a cross from bob.
Head misses with a body punch
and bob counters with a two punch combo.
Head wants to clinch
and Head takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
bob circles away from the clinch attempt
and bob moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head tries to pull guard but bob holds him up against the cage and eventually Head drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Head. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Head breaks the clinch.
Head misses with a double jab
and Head takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Head swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and bob counters with a two punch combo.
Head throws an ugly left hook that misses
and bob counters with a nice uppercut.
Head misses with a hook
and bob holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
bob fails to pull guard.
Head wants a takedown.
bob holding his opponent close, against the cage.
bob drops down looking for an ankle pick but Head pulls his leg out and moves away.
bob looks to land a combination but Head avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bob clinches up against the cage.
Head manages to break the clinch.
Head misses with a combination
and bob counters with a left and a right that stings Head.
bob throws a one two combo.
Richard Head seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
bob rushes Head and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
bob prevents a takedown attempt there.
Head drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
bob wants to get back to striking at distance but Head won't allow it.
Head turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Head manages to end up in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Head tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Head has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Head just content to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Head dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
bob misses with a double jab.
Head tries to clinch but bob moves away
and bob counters with a two punch combo.
Head misses with a takedown
and bob counters with a nice uppercut.
Head looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for bob!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Head.
Head looking to finish bob with some ground and pound. This is bad for bob!
Richard Head overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
bob is in a horrible position here. Head smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
bob is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Head has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of bob's face.
bob is still in real trouble! Can Head finish him?
bob is breathing heavily.
Head looking to ground and pound but bob is blocking nicely.
bob seems to have recovered his senses.
Head thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head dominating with strikes here.
Head unloading with bombs!
Head trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Head lands a nice shot to the head.
Head scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish bob?
bob is wriggling around trying to escape.
bob avoids a series of strikes thrown by Head.
Head scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish bob?
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!
bob flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Head misses with a head shot.
Head prevents bob from getting the reversal.
bob is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bob tries to lock up and control but Head gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
bob wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Head scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish bob?
Head lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Head has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of bob's face.
Head connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
bob gets back to half guard.
bob keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
bob tries to roll over but Head keeps him under control.
bob is refusing to be controlled, as Head sits in half guard.
Head sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. bob defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head throwing shots but bob is blocking nicely.
Head thows a huge punch but bob dodges it nicely.
Head works his way into side control.
bob defending against the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Head closes the distance but bob moves to the side
and bob counters with a two punch combo.
bob moves out of range of the body kick from Head.
Horrible takedown by Head or perhaps it was just good defense by bob which made him look bad.
Head throws a poor cross that misses
and bob connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
bob with a hook.
bob misses with the combination.
A lazy left from bob finds it's target.
bob moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head breaks from the clinch.
Head swings widly with a right hand
and bob counters with a straight right hand.
Head misses with a body punch
and bob counters by moving into the clinch.
bob prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Head. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bob tries for a takedown. No joy.
Head escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Head throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and bob counters with a two punch combo.
Head falls off balance throwing a combination
and bob holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
bob gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Head.
Head manages to break the clinch.
Head clinches but bob breaks the clinch
and bob counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
bob circles away from the clinch attempt
and bob counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Head dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Head darts in trying to clinch
and bob cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Head tries to clinch up
and bob counters with a two punch combo.
bob lands a two punch combo.
Head takes one on the chin but seems OK.
bob throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
bob might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
bob takes the fight into the clinch.
Head looking for a takedown.
Head manages to break the clinch.
Head thuds his shin into the meat of bob's side.
Head shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says bob as he avoids it easily.
A left and a right from bob both land. Nice combination.
Richard Head is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head shoots for a takedown but bob saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Head. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for Head with that takedown attempt.
Head fails with a takedown attempt.
Head looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
bob moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Head swings widly with a right hand
and bob counters with a left to the body.
Head closes the distance looking to clinch
and bob holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
bob is trying to break the clinch but Head has him pressed against the cage.
Head has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics bob uses from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Head is on top in guard.
Head looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head throws a big right hand that misses.
Head trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
bob controlling Head's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Head accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Head trying to control but bob is working from the bottom.
Head tries to free his leg and advance position but bob is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Head throws a poor cross that misses
and bob counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Head wants to clinch but bob slips to the side
and bob counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head throws an off balance right hand
and bob moves into the clinch.
Head tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. bob smiles and moves away.
Head wants to clinch but bob slips to the side
and bob counters with a right hand to the body.
Head looks to clinch
and bob counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by bob.
Head fails to pull guard.
Head breaks the clinch.
Head tries to clinch but fails miserably
and bob counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Head tries to clinch but fails miserably
and bob counters with a left and a right that stings Head.
Head throws an ugly left hook that misses
and bob counters with a stiff right hand.
Head misses with a combination
and bob counters with a left and a right that stings Head.
Danga de danga de dang - bob scores with a four punch combination!
Head misses with a hook to the body
and bob counters by moving into the clinch.
bob drops down looking for an ankle pick but Head pulls his leg out and moves away.
bob is working the combinations to good effect here.
Head shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head lands a big shot there that rocks bob but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
bob regains half guard.
bob controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Head is thwarting bob's attempts to control the position.
bob tries to get to full guard but Head has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
bob wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
bob wants to control but Head is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
joe bob comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Head 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Head!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Komokallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Reznar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johannes Komokallio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brett Reznar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reznar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Komokallio shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Komokallio trying to control the position from guard on top but Reznar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reznar wants to sweep here but Komokallio controlling him for the moment.
Komokallio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reznar on the ground.
Komokallio throwing strikes but missing.
Reznar keeping moving, preventing Komokallio from controlling successfully.
Reznar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Komokallio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Komokallio looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Komokallio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komokallio fails to land the takedown.
Komokallio throws a lazy uppercut
and Reznar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Komokallio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reznar counters with a nice body shot.
A combination from Komokallio does no damage.
Komokallio slips a jab and a cross from Reznar.
Brett Reznar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Komokallio fails with a takedown attempt.
Komokallio is breathing heavily.
Komokallio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reznar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Komokallio rushes Reznar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reznar wants to get back to striking at distance but Komokallio won't allow it.
Reznar is pressed up against the cage. Komokallio has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reznar down to the mat. Reznar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johannes Komokallio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reznar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Komokallio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Komokallio shoots in for a takedown but Reznar shows good takedown defense.
Komokallio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reznar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reznar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Komokallio's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznar throws a shot to the body.
Reznar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Komokallio feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Komokallio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Komokallio not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Reznar can't keep his opponent in guard - Komokallio advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Komokallio controlling the action here.
Reznar has hold of Komokallio's hands but Komokallio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Komokallio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reznar's head.
Reznar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komokallio works his way into side control.
Reznar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Komokallio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Komokallio connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Reznar some visible discomfort.
Komokallio scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Komokallio advances nicely into full mount.
Reznar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Komokallio is landing with some decent strikes but Reznar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
It looks like Brett Reznar has been cut.
Reznar is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komokallio has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Reznar's face.
The referee warns Reznar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Reznar is rocked!
Komokallio controlling the position easily from mount.
Reznar is still in real trouble! Can Komokallio finish him?
Komokallio working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Komokallio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Reznar seems to have recovered his senses.
Komokallio has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Komokallio looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Komokallio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brett Reznar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Komokallio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reznar but Reznar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Komokallio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reznar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reznar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Komokallio.
Nice defenses there by Reznar.
Komokallio throws a series of punches but Reznar avoids them all with ease.
Reznar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Reznar throws a combination. Komokallio tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Komokallio slips a jab and a cross from Reznar.
Reznar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Reznar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Komokallio fails with the takedown.
Reznar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reznar misses with the combination.
Reznar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Komokallio slips a jab and a cross from Reznar.
Reznar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Komokallio backs up against the cage.
Komokallio shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Komokallio showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Komokallio in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komokallio lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Komokallio drops an elbow to the side of Reznar's head.
Komokallio working the head and body with strikes.
Reznar is not content to let Komokallio control the position.
Reznar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Komokallio.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Komokallio content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Komokallio lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Reznar wants to control but Komokallio is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Komokallio performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Komokallio tries to pass to full mount but Reznar defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reznar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Komokallio trying to control the position from guard on top but Reznar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Komokallio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Komokallio throws a strike but Reznar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komokallio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reznar stands and throws Komokallio's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Reznar wants to control but Komokallio is keeping him busy.
Komokallio looking for a sweep but Reznar has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Reznar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Komokallio is looking to escape.
Komokallio tries to control Reznar's body but Reznar pushes him off. Komokallio squirms to his side and now Reznar has his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Reznar has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Komokallio wants to escape the position.
Komokallio trying to control the hands but Reznar won't let him.
Reznar patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Reznar keeps control of the position as Komokallio tries to break free.
Komokallio showing good submission defense here.
Reznar trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Reznar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brett Reznar's cut.
That's time! Komokallio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Komokallio throws a sloppy head kick and Reznar moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown by Komokallio or perhaps it was just good defense by Reznar which made him look bad.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reznar!
Komokallio looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reznar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reznar lands a nice looking body shot.
Reznar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Komokallio shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Reznar is trying to keep Komokallio in close.
Komokallio content to stall in guard here.
Reznar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Komokallio is stalling in the full guard.
Reznar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komokallio gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Komokallio fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johannes Komokallio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reznar lands with a hook. Komokallio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Komokallio shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Komokallio wants to pass the guard but Reznar is keeping the position.
Komokallio showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Komokallio'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.
Komokallio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komokallio pushing down on Reznar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Reznar is pressing down on Komokallio's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Komokallio trying to control but Reznar is working from the bottom.
Komokalliois looking to pass into half guard but Reznar pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Reznar is in guard.
Komokallio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reznar is one step ahead there.
Komokallio trying to control the position.
Komokallio has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Reznar is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Komokallio.
Komokallio tries to bench press Reznar off him but Reznar keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komokallio is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Reznar off and has taken his back!
Komokallio is looking to control Reznar but Reznar is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Komokallio patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Komokallio controlling the position well here. Reznar rolled but Komokallio kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Komokallio lands shots from the back.
Komokallio slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komokallio has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Komokallio biding his time, controlling Reznar.
Johannes Komokallio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Komokallio missing with punches from the back.
Komokallio has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Reznar has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Komokallio throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Komokallio looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Komokallio connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Reznar to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johannes Komokallio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Komokallio 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johannes Komokallio!
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