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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darragh O Bradaigh (ranked 26027 p4p, 4678 weight class) and Lorenzo Biancolin (ranked 450 p4p, 407 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Darragh O Bradaigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lorenzo Biancolin!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biancolin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Biancolin misses with a head kick.
Biancolin misses with a takedown attempt - O Bradaigh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Biancolin tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Bradaigh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Bradaigh clinches with his opponent.
Biancolin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Biancolin wants to stall.
O Bradaigh breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biancolin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Bradaigh takes a swing at Biancolin's ribcage but misses.
O Bradaigh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and O Bradaigh wants it to stay on the feet.
Darragh O Bradaigh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenzo Biancolin.
O Bradaigh throws a lazy right hand but Biancolin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Bradaigh throws a series of punches but Biancolin moves out of range.
Biancolin tries to clinch there but O Bradaigh circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biancolin is looking to clinch but O Bradaigh is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from O Bradaigh misses the target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Biancolin.
O Bradaigh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Biancolin was well out of range. Poor timing from O Bradaigh.
O Bradaigh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Biancolin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with O Bradaigh but O Bradaigh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Biancolin is looking to clinch.
Biancolin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Bradaigh appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
O Bradaigh lands a really nice looking cross but Biancolin seems unphased.
O Bradaigh stalks Biancolin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Biancolin's face. Biancolin staggers backwards, shaken.
Biancolin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Biancolin slips a jab from O Bradaigh.
O Bradaigh circles away from the clinch attempt
and O Bradaigh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from O Bradaigh finds it's way through Biancolin's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Bradaigh tries to clinch up but Biancolin circles away and keeps his distance.
O Bradaigh misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from O Bradaigh misses the target.
O Bradaigh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from O Bradaigh. No joy for Biancolin on that attempt.
Biancolin looks winded!
O Bradaigh just misses with a punch to the body.
O Bradaigh misses with a straight left.
Biancolin shoots for a double leg takedown but O Bradaigh sprawls well. He's pushed Biancolin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
O Bradaigh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Biancolin on the side of the head.
O Bradaigh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Biancolin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from O Bradaigh. No joy for Biancolin on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Bradaigh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Biancolin at a distance.
Jab by O Bradaigh.
Nice body punch from O Bradaigh.
Biancolin slips a straight right by O Bradaigh.
O Bradaigh throws a body shot but no joy.
Biancolin looks up at the clock. Bad move! O Bradaigh lands a right hand from hell, dropping Biancolin. O Bradaigh pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darragh O Bradaigh!
A very excited looking Darragh O Bradaigh made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noel Nova (ranked 3686 p4p, 4588 weight class) and Kudo Sambo (ranked 355 p4p, 403 weight class). The key to victory for Noel Nova has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Noel Nova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kudo Sambo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurstr�m and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Sambo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It seemed like Sambo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sambo 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.
Nova can't keep his opponent in guard - Sambo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nova wants to get back to full guard but Sambo has passed into side control.
Sambo landing strikes.
Nova is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sambo scoring with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nova tries to buck Sambo off but Sambo is having none of it.
Sambo cracks Nova with a big elbow.
Sambo cracks Nova with a big right hand but Nova just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sambo moves into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sambo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nova working to try and regain half guard.
Sambo cracks Nova with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sambo lands a big shot there that rocks Nova but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nova taking shots to the head.
Sambo controlling from mount.
Sambo with shots to the head and body - Nova looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sambo dominating with strikes here.
Nova is bucking up trying to escape but Sambo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sambo throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Nova has his hands clasped together but Sambo breaks the hold and Nova is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Sambo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kudo Sambo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kudo Sambo thanked Un-Kaged Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elian Duke (ranked 3450 p4p, 4542 weight class) and Patrick Hayes (ranked 347 p4p, 407 weight class). Duke comes to the cage accompanied by I love you so. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elian Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes fails to land with a series of punches.
Duke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Duke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Duke throws a nice head kick!
Hayes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A punch combination from Hayes misses.
Duke explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hayes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Duke under the eye.
Hayes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duke at a distance.
Duke throws a head kick that misses
and Hayes counters with a left to the body.
Hayes scores with a jab to the body.
Duke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
 It looks like Elian Duke has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Duke is trying to work for a kimura but Hayes is defending well.
Duke is breathing heavily.
Hayes trying to control but Duke postures up.
Duke wants to work for an arm triangle but Hayes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hayes is looking to control Duke's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hayes avoid being mounted?
Hayes is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes gets back to full guard.
Duke wants to pass the guard but Hayes is keeping the position.
Hayes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hayes is trying to work for a kimura but Duke is defending well.
Duke looking for submissions off his back.
Hayes trying to control the action but Duke is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes trying to control the pace.
Duke is looking for a sweep. Hayes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Duke wants to control but Hayes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hayes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hayes avoids the attempt from Duke to control.
Duke is squirming around, avoiding Hayes's attempts to control the action.
Hayes cracks Duke with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hayes trying to control but Duke is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Duke is now in Hayes's guard. A big mistake from Hayes there, giving up the dominant position!
Duke trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duke won't allow Hayes to sweep him here.
Duke trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Hayes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elian Duke's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Duke delivers a nice body kick.
Patrick Hayes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayes misses with a wild combination.
Duke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hayes, pushing him back against the cage.
Duke has Hayes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hayes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Duke effectively controlling the action here.
Hayes is looking to break free of the clinch but Duke has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes wants to break free but Duke has control.
Duke decides to pull guard.
Hayes stands and throws Duke's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes swings around for an armbar but Duke sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hayes's guard.
Hayes is looking to sweep but instead, Duke has passed into half guard.
Duke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hayes sees it coming and defends easily.
Duke frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Duke lands a nice shot to the head.
Hayes looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Duke has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Hayes is defending well but eventually Duke manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Hayes has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Elian Duke!
Elian Duke looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Im the best kickboxer in this org no one is standing with me without an injury'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miras Diaz (ranked 4881 p4p, 3400 weight class) and Bailey Sims (ranked 434 p4p, 365 weight class). Bailey Sims has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miras Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bailey Sims!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Sims, which made it look bad.
Sims changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Sims counters with a single leg into guard. Diaz didn't expect that.
Sims makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
It looks like Miras Diaz has been cut.
Sims keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Sims is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sims connects with a couple of short punches.
Sims 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.
Sims stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Diaz trying to control the position.
Sims content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims lands a couple of digs.
Sims gets to his feet - Diaz follows without any prompting.
Diaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sims sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miras Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Sims tries to sprawl out of it but Diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sims manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Sims drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sims works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Sims working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims connects with a couple of short punches.
Sims has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sims content to stall in guard here.
Sims lands a couple of elbows.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sims not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sims lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sims controlling from the top position.
Sims postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Miras Diaz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jeez, Miras Diaz's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Miras Diaz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bailey Sims!
Bailey Sims is the new heavyweight champion!
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