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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Markus King (ranked 20390 p4p, 25440 weight class) and Sergej Kavaliauskas (ranked 283 p4p, 275 weight class). Sergej Kavaliauskas looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Markus King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergej Kavaliauskas!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a sloppy head kick
and Kavaliauskas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
King shoots in but Kavaliauskas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
King slips under a jab.
Kavaliauskas misses with a jab, cross combination.
King has his takedown stuffed
and Kavaliauskas counters with a stiff right hand.
King misses with a takedown attempt
and Kavaliauskas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Markus King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kavaliauskas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
King is looking to clinch but Kavaliauskas is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kavaliauskas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King.
King ducks right into an uppercut from Kavaliauskas.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kavaliauskas as he avoids it easily.
Kavaliauskas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kavaliauskas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kavaliauskas wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King walks into a jab.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kavaliauskas is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Kavaliauskas circles away and we're back to standing.
King is breathing heavily.
King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kavaliauskas cracks a nice hook into King's ribs.
King shoots and misses
and Kavaliauskas counters with a stiff right hand.
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kavaliauskas finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
King dives in and grabs Kavaliauskas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kavaliauskas pushes down on King's head and hops out.
Kavaliauskas connects with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Markus King has been cut.
Kavaliauskas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
 King is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kavaliauskas cracks King on the jaw with a powerful right hand and King falls backwards against the ropes. Kavaliauskas follows up with more strikes that drop King to his knees. Kavaliauskas keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save King! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergej Kavaliauskas!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darthos Brigand (ranked 4181 p4p, 4660 weight class) and Aiguo Li (ranked 447 p4p, 472 weight class). Li has chosen WHEN THAT DAY COMES as his entrance music. Aiguo Li will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darthos Brigand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiguo Li!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brigand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Li moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Li feints the counter takedown.
Brigand definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brigand tries to close the distance and clinch but Li swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Brigand darts in trying to clinch
and Li counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brigand tries to kick Li off in order to stand up. Li Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Brigand is not content to let Li control the position.
Brigand might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li lands some shots froms side control.
Li is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Brigand regains half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Brigand is looking for a sweep. Li is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brigand trying to control from the bottom.
Li has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Li lands strikes from half guard.
Li is nestled in close to Brigand, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Li seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Li keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Li lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Li lands a nice short elbow.
Brigand is rocked!
Li landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oh Brigand is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Li landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brigand is trying to get back to full guard.
Li lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Brigand is out cold and this one is all over! Li climbs onto the ropes to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aiguo Li!
A relieved looking Aiguo Li thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic Junior (ranked 4002 p4p, 4161 weight class) and Jerry Riggs (ranked 430 p4p, 445 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jerry Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobrosavljevic Junior's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Riggs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dobrosavljevic Junior scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic Junior has been cut.
Riggs misses with a looping left.
Riggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dobrosavljevic Junior wants to clinch.
Riggs clobbers Dobrosavljevic Junior with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Riggs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Riggs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Riggs wants it to stay on the feet.
Riggs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dobrosavljevic Junior fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Riggs, pushing him back against the ropes.
Dobrosavljevic Junior can't get the takedown.
Dobrosavljevic Junior drops down looking for an ankle pick but Riggs pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs misses with a left hand
and Dobrosavljevic Junior counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dobrosavljevic Junior shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Riggs as he avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Riggs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Riggs darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Riggs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dobrosavljevic Junior is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dobrosavljevic Junior.
As Riggs looks to move away, Dobrosavljevic Junior throws a big counter combo but Riggs just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs takes a swing at Dobrosavljevic Junior's ribcage but misses.
Dobrosavljevic Junior walks into a stiff left hand from Riggs.
A jab from Riggs misses.
Jerry Riggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Riggs.
Dobrosavljevic Junior is rocked!
Dobrosavljevic Junior shoots in and drives through. Riggs sprawls well.
Oh Dobrosavljevic Junior is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crack! Riggs connects with the perfect overhand right and Dobrosavljevic Junior falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Riggs!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jerry Riggs!
Jerry Riggs thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laurens Van Der Bos (ranked 4249 p4p, 4148 weight class) and Shilin Li (ranked 414 p4p, 407 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ White Belt
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Laurens Van Der Bos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shilin Li!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Bos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Li counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Li is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Li is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Van Der Bos is trying to maintain the position but Li is very close to passing his half guard.
Li is nestled in close to Van Der Bos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Van Der Bos misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Li prevents Van Der Bos from improving his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Li lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Li is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Li winds up and cracks Van Der Bos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li moves nicely into side control.
Li lands a nice forearm strike.
Van Der Bos tries to improve position but can't.
Li is chipping away with strikes.
Check out the look on Li's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Li working the ground and pound.
Li is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Van Der Bos will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Van Der Bos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Li connects with a decent elbow.
Li working the body and head with strikes.
Li connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Van Der Bos some visible discomfort.
Van Der Bos is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Li working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a few punches from side control.
Li works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Li scores with punches from side control.
Van Der Bos is rocked!
Li grinds an elbow into Van Der Bos's temple.
Oh Van Der Bos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Li working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big shot lands for Li! That's hurt Van Der Bos! Will he recover? Li fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shilin Li!
A victorious Shilin Li thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randall Clark (ranked 5024 p4p, 3436 weight class) and Pele Ribeiro (ranked 449 p4p, 373 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 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 Los Angeles, Randall Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pele Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Ribeiro.
Clark shoots in and gets a takedown into Ribeiro's guard.
Ribeiro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Clark gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ribeiro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Clark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Clark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Clark looking to sit in guard and control but Ribeiro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro trying to control but Clark is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clark wants to stand up but Ribeiro is controlling him.
Clark is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Clark wants to sweep but no luck.
Clark is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Clark has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ribeiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Clark keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Clark fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ribeiro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Clark seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ribeiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clark clinches.
Clark has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ribeiro uses from the top position.
Ribeiro drops back looking for a leg! Clark is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Clark manages to kick Ribeiro off! Ribeiro jumps back into Clark's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ribeiro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro won't allow Clark to get back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clark is on top in guard.
Ribeiro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Clark wants to control from the top but Ribeiro keeps moving.
Ribeiro can't keep his opponent in guard - Clark advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ribeiro is looking for a sweep. Clark is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Clark not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Clark seems to be looking for submissions.
Clark is trying to control the action in half guard but Ribeiro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ribeiro trying to hold on to Clark's head to control him but Clark postures up.
Clark has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's six 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.
Clark working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Clark punching from mount but Ribeiro doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Clark stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Clark closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ribeiro circles away.
A nice side step and Ribeiro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ribeiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
Ribeiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ribeiro avoids the head kick by Clark.
Ribeiro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pele Ribeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Clark has Ribeiro up against the ropes in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Clark gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ribeiro throws his legs up looking for a submission but Clark uses it to pass to side control.
Ribeiro can't do much from the bottom here.
Clark decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Clark is looking to chop away at Ribeiro's legs.
Clark has closed the distance and engaged Ribeiro in a clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clark stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clark prevents a body shot from Ribeiro.
Clark effectively controlling the action here.
Clark keeps control of Ribeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clark gets control of Ribeiro's arms and successfully pulls guard. Clark will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Clark throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ribeiro escapes and throws Clark's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Clark tries to buck Ribeiro off but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Clark is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Clark is looking for a sweep.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro in side control, throwing shots but Clark defends.
Clark is trying to control Ribeiro's posture but Ribeiro avoids it.
Ribeiro scores with a couple of short elbows.
Clark is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Clark's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Clark on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Clark tries to get out of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ribeiro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Randall Clark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clark parries the strikes from Ribeiro easily there. Ribeiro is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Clark to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clark 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Randall Clark!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Randall Clark!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Randall Clark!
Randall Clark wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Randall Clark thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Reilly Booth (ranked 4250 p4p, 3773 weight class) and Grave Robber (ranked 234 p4p, 224 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Reilly Booth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grave Robber!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robber tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Booth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robber doesn't manage to clinch there - Booth circles away.
Robber's coach down at Freakshow Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Robber's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Booth circles away from the clinch attempt
and Booth counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Booth stands up and waves to Robber to follow him.
Booth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robber tries to clinch up.
Booth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Booth drives through and clinches with Robber against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robber tries to land a knee to the head but Booth blocks with his arms.
Robber misses with an elbow over the top.
Robber tries to land knees in the clinch but Booth avoids the damage to the body.
Robber trying to land knees to the body.
Booth breaks the clinch.
Robber tries to clinch up
and Booth counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Booth not doing much here.
Booth thows a huge punch but Robber dodges it nicely.
Robber is looking to escape.
Booth takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Booth seems to be working for a kimura but Robber defends the submission attempt.
Booth controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robber won't allow Booth to pass to mount.
Still in half guard, Booth seems content to control.
Booth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Booth takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Booth works his foot free and advances to mount.
Robber avoids a series of strikes thrown by Booth.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Robber blocking the ground and pound.
Booth throwing strikes here but Robber is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Booth throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Robber because Booth loaded up on that one.
Booth controlling from mount.
Robber defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Booth.
Robber really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Booth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth is landing with some decent strikes but Robber is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Booth throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Robber because Booth loaded up on that one.
Booth tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Booth stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Robber wants to clinch.
Booth closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Booth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Booth in particular looking to stall.
Booth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Still in half guard, Booth seems content to control.
Booth has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Robber is defending against the submission attempts here by Booth.
Grave Robber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Booth maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Robber could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Booth has cracked it and Robber is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Booth!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Reilly Booth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Green (ranked 3535 p4p, 4683 weight class) and Braylon Mason (ranked 218 p4p, 243 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Calvin Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Braylon Mason!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason throws a big shot that misses.
Green is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mason.
Green lands with a good body shot.
A jab lands there for Green.
Green dodges the punch combination from Mason.
Green attempts a counter takedown but Mason avoids it well and moves away.
Green seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Green jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Green jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Green misses.
Mason is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green connects with a right that clearly hurt Mason. He's backed up against the ropes with nowhere to go as Green proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Mason collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin Green!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Sandman (ranked 2021 p4p, 4984 weight class) and Raiden Schroeder (ranked 239 p4p, 485 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Sandman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raiden Schroeder!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schroeder moves away.
Schroeder swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sandman looks to land a left hand but Schroeder moved out of range nicely.
Sandman swings widly with a right hand
and Schroeder counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sandman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sandman lands in his opponent's guard.
Sandman lands a couple of elbows.
Sandman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Schroeder is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schroeder's head.
Sandman works over Schroeder with some ground and pound from guard.
Sandman content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandman working some strikes from top position.
Sandman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sandman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sandman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sandman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sandman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sandman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Schroeder looking to control but Sandman passes into half guard.
Sandman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nice strikes from Sandman there.
Sandman working Schroeder over with strikes.
Sandman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
 Schroeder is rocked!
Sandman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Schroeder is still in real trouble! Can Sandman finish him?
Schroeder wants to improve his position but Sandman is controlling well.
Schroeder seems to have recovered his senses.
Sandman lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Schroeder quite badly. Schroeder pulls Sandman in close trying to recover. Sandman postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Schroeder on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Schroeder doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Sandman!
Mr Sandman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cathal Tiernan (ranked 1766 p4p, 1944 weight class) and Kert Breischer (ranked 60 p4p, 63 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cathal Tiernan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kert Breischer!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breischer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tiernan.
Breischer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tiernan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Breischer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Breischer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tiernan. Tiernan obviously looking to wear him down.
Tiernan throws a hook but Breischer avoids it easily.
Tiernan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Breischer manages to avoid it.
Tiernan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Breischer finds it's way round the side to connect with Tiernan's head.
Breischer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiernan misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Breischer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tiernan throws a jab when Breischer was well out of range.
Tiernan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tiernan dips to his left and cracks Breischer with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiernan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Breischer loads up on a big right hand but Tiernan slips the punch.
Breischer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tiernan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Breischer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Breischer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiernan cracks Breischer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Breischer moves out of range of the strikes.
Breischer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tiernan throws a shot from downtown. Breischer moves away and avoids it.
Breischer throws out a counter right but Tiernan avoids it with no problem.
Breischer looks to throw the jab but Tiernan is out of range.
Tiernan throws a looping overhand right but Breischer ducks down to avoid it.
Tiernan checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Tiernan misses.
Breischer ducks under a wild hook from Tiernan.
Breischer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tiernan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tiernan scores with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Tiernan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breischer moves away from the strike by Tiernan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Breischer ducks under a wild hook from Tiernan.
Tiernan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Breischer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tiernan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Breischer throws out the jab.
Tiernan cracks Breischer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Breischer misses with an uppercut.
Tiernan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tiernan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Breischer throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tiernan counter with a right hand.
Tiernan throws a hook to the side of Breischer's head but Breischer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Breischer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tiernan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Breischer.
A counter left hand to the body from Tiernan misses its target.
A shot to the liver by Breischer. Beautiful body shot.
Tiernan connects with the punch.
Tiernan lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breischer takes one to the side of the head.
Tiernan moves away from the strike by Breischer.
Breischer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tiernan throws a jab when Breischer was well out of range.
Breischer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tiernan with a body shot.
Tiernan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Breischer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Tiernan misses.
A nice side step and Breischer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Breischer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiernan.
Breischer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
Breischer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tiernan moves out of range of the strikes.
Tiernan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Tiernan. Beautiful body shot.
Tiernan swings widly with a right hand
and Breischer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tiernan thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiernan misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Tiernan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Breischer doesn't seem phased though.
Donk. Tiernan catches Breischer right on the button with a cross.
Breischer misses with a hook. Tiernan ducked under it nicely.
Tiernan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Breischer throws a jab when Tiernan was well out of range.
Nice jab there from Tiernan.
Tiernan dodges the punch combination from Breischer.
Tiernan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Breischer misses with a body shot
and Tiernan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tiernan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Breischer.
Tiernan cracks Breischer with a good jab.
Breischer misses with a wild body shot.
Tiernan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan misses with a hook
and Breischer counters with a stiff right hand.
Tiernan tries a head kick but it misses.
Breischer throws out a counter right but Tiernan avoids it with no problem.
Breischer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Breischer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with an uppercut. Breischer saw that one coming.
Tiernan lands with an uppercut that bounces Breischer off the ropes and back into range.
Cathal Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiernan cracks Breischer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tiernan looks to land a right hand but Breischer moved out of range.
Tiernan lands a body shot.
Tiernan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Breischer misses with a body shot.
Breischer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Tiernan cracks a nice hook into Breischer's ribs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Tiernan.
Breischer scores with the left hand. Tiernan knows he should have avoided that one.
Breischer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tiernan catches Breischer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Breischer swings for the body but Tiernan moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Tiernan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tiernan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiernan works over Breischer's head and body with a nice combination.
Breischer throws a big shot that misses.
Breischer lands a jab to Tiernan's midsection.
Tiernan missing with a left hand there. Breischer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiernan lands with a nice body punch.
Tiernan looks to land a left hand but Breischer moved out of range nicely.
Tiernan lands with a kick to the temple. Breischer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kert Breischer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cathal Tiernan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Breischer is rocked!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Breischer connects with a body shot.
Breischer is still on wobbly legs! Can Tiernan finish him?
Tiernan cracks Breischer with an open hand slap.
Breischer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Breischer throws a jab when Tiernan was well out of range.
Tiernan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice shot lands for Tiernan.
Nice straight punches there by Tiernan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tiernan.
Tiernan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tiernan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tiernan connects with a jab.
Tiernan pounces like a tiger and cracks Breischer with a vicious hook! Breischer is down but not out! Tiernan follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cathal Tiernan!
The defeated Kert Breischer had this to say: 'The MACHIIIIINNNNNNEEE!!!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmie Vinge (ranked 322 p4p, 543 weight class) and Abraham Andersson (ranked 13 p4p, 16 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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31
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16 - 1 - 0 |
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215
10 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmie Vinge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Abraham Andersson !
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vinge can pounce on him.
Vinge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andersson .
Vinge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Vinge misses the target.
Andersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinge moves away.
Andersson connects with a nice looking jab.
Andersson throws out a powerful jab.
Andersson looks to throw the jab but Vinge is out of range.
Andersson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Andersson with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Vinge counter with a right hand.
Vinge walks into a stiff left hand from Andersson .
Vinge throws an overhand right that lands on Andersson 's shoulder, as Andersson tries to avoid the shot.
Abraham Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersson misses with a left hand
letting Vinge counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vinge's head.
Andersson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vinge. Vinge circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Andersson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vinge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Vinge wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vinge definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vinge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinge cracks Andersson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Andersson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Vinge finish him?
Andersson is rocked!
Andersson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vinge throws a big shot that misses.
Andersson looks to land a right hand but Vinge moved out of range.
Vinge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andersson moves away.
It seemed like Andersson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vinge's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Andersson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vinge scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andersson .
Andersson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromVinge.
Andersson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vinge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andersson connects with a jab.
Vinge throws a leg kick but Andersson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Andersson lands with a cross.
Nice shot lands for Vinge.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Andersson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vinge lands a big uppercut and Andersson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Andersson looks OK. Vinge waves Andersson back to his feet!
Andersson is still on wobbly legs! Can Vinge finish him?
Andersson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vinge.
Andersson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vinge counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmie Vinge!
A relieved looking Jimmie Vinge thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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