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MFC - 30 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Turmarrov (ranked 23144 p4p, 3710 weight class) and Davide Farina (ranked 472 p4p, 390 weight class). Davide Farina has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexey Turmarrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Davide Farina!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farina tries to work over Turmarrov's front leg with a kick but Turmarrov checks it.
Farina connects with a solid leg kick.
Farina jabs Turmarrov right on the nose. Turmarrov blinks but takes it well.
Turmarrov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turmarrov dives in and scores a takedown into Farina's guard.
Turmarrov postures up in Farina's guard and throws a big left but Farina blocks it.
Farina utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Farina looking to control but Turmarrov passes into half guard.
Farina holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Turmarrov is thwarting Farina's attempts to control the position.
Farina keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Farina is holding on to half guard well.
Turmarrov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farina wants to control but Turmarrov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Farina keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Farina is trying to maintain the position but Turmarrov is very close to passing his half guard.
Turmarrov 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.
Turmarrov stalling.
Farina desperately trying to maintain half guard.
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.
Farina is looking for a sweep. Turmarrov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Turmarrov throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Farina to regain full guard.
Farina is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Farina is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Turmarrov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Turmarrov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Farina pulls Turmarrov in close to his closed guard and prevents Turmarrov from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Farina misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turmarrov dives in for a single leg takedown but Farina sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Turmarrov tries to pull guard but Farina won't allow it.
Farina lands a right hand.
Farina lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turmarrov backwards.
Farina decides to pull guard.
Farina is adopting a defensive guard.
Farina looking to control.
Turmarrov looking to sit in guard and control but Farina gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Turmarrov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Farina defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turmarrov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Farina gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Turmarrov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Turmarrov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Farina can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Farina advances position into side control!
Farina working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turmarrov tries to control but Farina manages to take his back.
Farina gets his hands free as Turmarrov looks to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turmarrov defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Davide Farina 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.
Farina is looking to clinch but Turmarrov is avoiding it.
Farina lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Turmarrov falls backwards - clearly groggy! Farina dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davide Farina!
Our winner, Davide Farina, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Wilson (ranked 1414 p4p, 1454 weight class) and Aleksandr Zuev (ranked 183 p4p, 187 weight class). Wilson's entrance music is Painkiller. A fine choice. Aleksandr Zuev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter fighter
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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 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aleksandr Zuev!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wilson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zuev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A cross from Zuev lands.
Zuev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wilson on the side of the head.
Zuev clobbers Wilson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zuev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zuev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zuev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zuev.
Wilson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zuev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zuev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zuev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wilson misses with a hook.
Zuev scores with a spinning back kick!
Zuev has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wilson shoots in and bounces Zuev off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wilson trying to control but Zuev is working from the bottom.
Zuev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilson is one step ahead there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuev trying to control the position.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Zuev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson postures up and lands a big shot to Zuev's brow.
Wilson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wilson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zuev is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wilson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zuev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zuev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zuev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wilson scoring with some ground and pound.
Wilson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zuev is looking to stand up but Wilson isn't so interested in that idea.
Zuev wants to sweep here but Wilson controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuev scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Zuev pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wilson back to the cage. Zuev follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zuev pushes Wilson off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zuev counters with a nice body shot.
Zuev connects with a nice looking jab.
A clash of legs there as Zuev blocks the low kick.
Wilson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Zuev misses.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zuev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Zuev!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Zuev 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.
A low kick from Wilson is predictable there
and Zuev counters with a three punch combo that has Wilson backing up. Wilson nods at Zuev to acknowledge the strikes.
 It looks like The Wilson has been cut.
Wilson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wilson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zuev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Zuev circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson dives in and scores a takedown into Zuev's guard.
Zuev is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zuev kicks Wilson off and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zuev tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson lunges at Zuev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zuev's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zuev.
It seemed like Zuev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wilson throws an off balance right hand
letting Zuev counter with a right hand.
Zuev rushes Wilson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Wilson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wilson is trying to pull guard but Zuev has him pressed against the cage.
Zuev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wilson drags the fight down to the ground.
Zuev is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wilson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Zuev presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Wilson letting Zuev take a breather here.
Wilson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to pull guard but Zuev won't allow it.
Zuev gets underhooks to prevent Wilson's takedown attempt.
Zuev is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Zuev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zuev cracks Wilson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zuev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson throws a poor cross that misses
and Zuev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zuev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wilson.
Good leg kick by Zuev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuev fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Zuev sprawls and moves away.
Wilson misses with a takedown
and Zuev counters with a straight right hand.
Zuev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zuev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
 Wilson is rocked!
Wilson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oh Wilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilson shoots in looking for a takedown but Zuev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wilson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A jab from Zuev finds it's way through Wilson's defenses.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses
and Zuev counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuev works Wilson's body with a nice hook.
Wilson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zuev misses with a few strikes there.
Wilson seems to have got his legs back now.
Zuev cracks Wilson with a good jab.
Zuev connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Wilson! He's out on his feet! Zuev rushes in and drops Wilson with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aleksandr Zuev!
Aleksandr Zuev decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The Wilson was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back, won't get rid of me that easily!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cavalho Atunes (ranked 2459 p4p, 2355 weight class) and Juan David Franco (ranked 288 p4p, 279 weight class). Atunes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Makeba. Franco has chosen Bullet For My Valentine- Tears Don't Fall as his entrance music. 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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15 - 8 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavalho Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan David Franco!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Atunes blocks a head kick by Franco.
A head kick by Franco misses
and Atunes counters with a nice body shot.
Franco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Atunes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Atunes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Franco lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Cavalho Atunes has been cut.
Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Franco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Atunes.
Franco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco misses with a few strikes there.
Atunes is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Atunes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Atunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Franco.
Atunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Franco throws a looping overhand right but Atunes ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Atunes
and Franco counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Atunes scores with a hook to the body. Franco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Atunes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Franco's head backwards.
Atunes swings for the body but Franco moves out of range.
Atunes darts in and clinches Franco up against the cage.
Franco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Atunes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Franco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Franco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Atunes lands with a straight right. Franco didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes avoids the head kick by Franco.
Atunes lands a left and a right that send Franco crashing to the mat, dazed. Atunes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Franco is rocked!
Franco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Franco is still on wobbly legs! Can Atunes finish him?
A punch combination from Franco misses.
Juan David Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Franco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Franco seems to have recovered his senses.
Atunes lands a nice knee to the body.
Franco looks winded!
Atunes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Atunes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Atunes lands a hook to the side of the head.
A fake to the body and Atunes gets the Thai clinch. He wastes no time and tries to connect with knees to the head. This is dangerous for Franco! He should get out! Another devastating knee and Franco falls head first to the ground. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Cavalho Atunes!
In his post fight interview, Cavalho Atunes gave a big smile as he said 'Quero agradecer aos fãs e ao meu treinador!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Bjurstrom (ranked 1708 p4p, 1752 weight class) and Siale Veainu (ranked 224 p4p, 230 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Bjurstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Siale Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu misses with an uppercut. Bjurstrom saw that one coming.
Bjurstrom moves into range and clinches up with Veainu.
Veainu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Veainu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bjurstrom throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bjurstrom connects with a high kick.
Bjurstrom takes a swing at Veainu's ribcage but misses.
A head kick from Bjurstrom lands but Veainu takes it in his stride.
Bjurstrom throws a sloppy head kick
and Veainu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bjurstrom misses with a low kick.
Bjurstrom slips under a jab from Veainu.
Marco Bjurstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjurstrom tries to clinch up
and Veainu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjurstrom bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Veainu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Veainu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bjurstrom slips a straight right by Veainu.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Veainu enables Bjurstrom to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Veainu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bjurstrom controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bjurstrom pushes down on Veainu's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjurstrom looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Veainu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjurstrom trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Veainu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Veainu keeping moving, preventing Bjurstrom from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Veainu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bjurstrom 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.
Bjurstrom looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu seems keen to control Bjurstrom's posture.
Bjurstrom looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bjurstrom wants to control from the top but Veainu keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Bjurstrom 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.
Veainu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bjurstrom lands a lovely overhand right.
Bjurstrom tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Veainu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bjurstrom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bjurstrom clinches with his opponent.
Veainu scores with a hook to the body.
Veainu lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veainu.
Veainu throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu gets underhooks to prevent Bjurstrom's takedown attempt.
Bjurstrom goes for a takedown in the clinch but Veainu prevents it.
Bjurstrom tries to throw a body punch but Veainu avoids it by throwing Bjurstrom back against the cage.
Bjurstrom is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Bjurstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veainu tries to work over Bjurstrom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Veainu misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Veainu.
Bjurstrom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bjurstrom turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bjurstrom manages to end up in side control.
Veainu is looking to regain half guard here but Bjurstrom keeps moving and retains side control.
Veainu wants to control but Bjurstrom postures up.
Bjurstrom is trying to get an arm triangle but Veainu is defending well.
Bjurstrom is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Veainu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Veainu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Marco Bjurstrom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjurstrom goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Veainu rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bjurstrom's guard! Nice work there by Veainu!
Veainu controlling from the top position.
Bjurstrom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Veainu can do to turn this around?
Bjurstrom looking to control.
Bjurstrom is really struggling to control Veainu but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjurstrom has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Veainu should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bjurstrom has tightened it up now! Veainu should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marco Bjurstrom!
Marco Bjurstrom thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bjornsson (ranked 866 p4p, 4902 weight class) and Fedor Mazepin (ranked 111 p4p, 452 weight class). Mazepin has chosen boom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Eddie Bjornsson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Bjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 60 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Mazepin!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mazepin's head backwards.
 It looks like Fedor Mazepin has been cut.
Mazepin 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.
Bjornsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mazepin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bjornsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bjornsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mazepin tries to bench press Bjornsson off him but Bjornsson keeps the position.
Mazepin is letting Bjornsson control him for a moment.
Bjornsson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've been hearing that Bjornsson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazepin struggling a bit here.
Bjornsson controlling from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Bjornsson.
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.
Bjornsson continues to hold on tight.
Bjornsson'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.
Bjornsson advances to full mount.
Bjornsson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mazepin tries to lock up and control but Bjornsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mazepin is trying to escape the mount.
Bjornsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mazepin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bjornsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bjornsson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mazepin for as long as he can get away with.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Bjornsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Mazepin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bjornsson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mazepin's guard.
Bjornsson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mazepin can't keep his opponent in guard - Bjornsson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bjornsson trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson moves into full mount! Mazepin won't be happy about that!
Bjornsson controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson avoids the attempt from Mazepin to control.
Bjornsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Eddie Bjornsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazepin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bjornsson controlling from mount.
Mazepin is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mazepin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bjornsson controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Bjornsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Mazepin's cut.
That's time! Bjornsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mazepin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bjornsson was covering up waiting for the punch and Mazepin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bjornsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bjornsson controlling the pace.
Bjornsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mazepin can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazepin is in trouble now - Bjornsson has advanced to mount!
Bjornsson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazepin wants to hold on but Bjornsson pushes him away.
Bjornsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fedor Mazepin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazepin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazepin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bjornsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mazepin tries to reverse the position but Bjornsson maintains control.
Bjornsson content just to control the position here.
Eddie Bjornsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson continues to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Bjornsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bjornsson 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:25
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Bjornsson!
A victorious Eddie Bjornsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Fedor Mazepin was interviewed post fight and said 'until next time'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 671 p4p, 930 weight class) and Turner Crocop (ranked 87 p4p, 122 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Iron man. Crocop has chosen Cro Cop as his entrance music. 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 34 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of , Turner Crocop!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crocop looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crocop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crocop gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Anderson counters with a series of strikes. Crocop will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crocop pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Crocop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crocop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Turner Crocop has been cut.
Turner Crocop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crocop's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crocop scrambles back to his feet.
Crocop tries a head kick but it misses.
Crocop throws a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crocop throws a lazy head kick
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Crocop back to the cage. Anderson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Crocop is rocked!
We've been hearing reports that Anderson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Crocop misses with a wild body shot.
Crocop throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anderson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Crocop tried to score with a low kick but Anderson checks it.
Crocop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anderson checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocop misses with a kick to the body
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crocop throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Crocop bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Crocop looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Crocop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crocop swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crocop misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crocop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crocop is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Crocop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Crocop seems to have recovered his senses.
Crocop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crocop slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Crocop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crocop throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Crocop looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crocop misses with a jab to the body
and Anderson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Crocop! Anderson lets Crocop back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Crocop ducks into an uppercut from Anderson and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brownie Anderson!
Brownie Anderson looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'And still, thanks to all my team around me. Can't wait to put off another good performance.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Peramaki (ranked 478 p4p, 1675 weight class) and Sebastion Lynar (ranked 52 p4p, 164 weight class). Sebastion Lynar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kimmo Peramaki's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Peramaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastion Lynar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peramaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Peramaki.
Lynar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peramaki is looking to clinch.
Peramaki closes the distance and pushes Lynar back into the cage.
Lynar has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Peramaki regains guard immediately.
Peramaki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynar wants to control from the top but Peramaki keeps moving.
Lynar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peramaki is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peramaki working a defensive guard here.
Peramaki keeping moving, preventing Lynar from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing good reports from Peramaki's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lynar is stalling in the full guard.
Lynar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lynar drops back, looking for a kneebar! Peramaki looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Peramaki looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Peramaki!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki tries for a kimura but Lynar is defending well.
Peramaki tries to advance to mount but Lynar denies him.
Peramaki has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Peramaki swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kimmo Peramaki!
Kimmo Peramaki retains his lightweight title!
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