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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Randleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Gelfen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Gelfen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quinton Randleman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Gelfen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gelfen misses the jab.
Randleman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gelfen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gelfen throws Randleman to one side and escapes!
Randleman ducks under a wild hook from Gelfen.
Gelfen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gelfen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gelfen enables Randleman to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gelfen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randleman content to stall in guard here.
Randleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Randleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Randleman throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randleman throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Randleman with a nice head shot there.
Randleman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Randleman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Randleman tries to free his leg and advance position but Gelfen is retaining full guard.
Randleman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Randleman 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.
Randleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Randleman postures up in Gelfen's guard and throws a big left but Gelfen blocks it.
Gelfen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Randleman postures up in Gelfen's guard and throws a big left but Gelfen blocks it.
Randleman controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Randleman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gelfen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Randleman scrambles back to his feet.
Randleman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Randleman.
Randleman is looking to take a break and control but Gelfen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gelfen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Randleman.
We've been hearing that Randleman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen defending against the ground and pound.
Gelfen told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Randleman scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gelfen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Randleman presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Gelfen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gelfen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Randleman landing strikes from the mount and Gelfen is in trouble!
Randleman lands a big shot there that rocks Gelfen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Randleman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Randleman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman is landing with some decent strikes but Gelfen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gelfen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Randleman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randleman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! Randleman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Randleman content just to control the position here.
Randleman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gelfen for as long as he can get away with.
Randleman with the ground and pound from mount.
Randleman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gelfen is in a horrible position here. Randleman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gelfen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Randleman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Randleman misses with a takedown attempt - Gelfen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Randleman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Randleman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gelfen.
Donk. Randleman catches Gelfen right on the button with a cross.
Gelfen misses with a body shot.
Gelfen misses with a body shot.
Randleman checks a low kick from Gelfen.
Good shot there by Randleman.
Randleman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gelfen was covering up waiting for the punch and Randleman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Randleman chips away with some ground and pound.
Randleman stays in close to Gelfen's body and controls the position.
Randleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Randleman trying to control but Gelfen is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman working some strikes from top position.
Randleman postures up and lands a big shot to Gelfen's brow.
Randleman content to stall in guard here.
Randleman continues to stall.
Randleman'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.
Gelfen has control of Randleman's left arm, preventing Randleman from doing any damage.
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.
Randleman 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.
Randleman throwing strikes from guard but Gelfen blocks nicely.
Gelfen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Randleman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gelfen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gelfen trying to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Randleman is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gelfen misses with a double jab.
Gelfen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Randleman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gelfen won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Randleman connects with a decent elbow.
Randleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gelfen can do to turn this around?
Gelfen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Randleman working the ground and pound.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Randleman scoring with punches from side control.
Randleman is putting a hurting on Gelfen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Randleman working the head and body with strikes.
Randleman lands a few punches from side control.
Gelfen is trying to get back to half guard.
Randleman working the body and head with strikes.
Randleman is working Gelfen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Randleman scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman takes a little break here. Gelfen wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Randleman landing strikes.
Randleman tries to advance to mount but Gelfen denies him.
Randleman cracks Gelfen with a big right hand but Gelfen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gelfen is trying to escape the position but Randleman is controlling the position.
Gelfen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Randleman staying calm.
Randleman cracks Gelfen with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Randleman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Randleman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gelfen was covering up waiting for the punch and Randleman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gelfen looking to control.
Gelfen is looking to sweep but instead, Randleman has passed into half guard.
Quinton Randleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Randleman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Randleman trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gelfen taking some punishment here, with Randleman in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gelfen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Well, if Randleman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Randleman working the head and body with strikes.
Randleman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Randleman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Randleman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Randleman working Gelfen over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Randleman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gelfen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Randleman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Randleman stalling.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Randleman connects with a nice short shot to Gelfen's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gelfen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gelfen taking some punishment here, with Randleman in his half guard.
Gelfen is looking to control Randleman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gelfen avoid being mounted?
Randleman slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Randleman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Randleman 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.
Randleman lands with a punch from half guard.
Randleman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Randleman is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gelfen is trying to keep Randleman in close.
Randleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Randleman clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gelfen misses with a jab to the body
and Randleman counters with a nice uppercut.
Randleman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gelfen.
A shot to the liver by Randleman. Beautiful body shot.
Eddie Gelfen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Randleman moves away from the strike by Gelfen.
Randleman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Randleman working the head and body with strikes.
Randleman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Further stalling from Randleman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randleman slips a nice elbow through Gelfen's hands, connecting with Gelfen's forehead.
Randleman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Randleman controlling the action here.
Randleman is nestled in close to Gelfen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Randleman working over Gelfen with some ground and pound. Gelfen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gelfen is rocked!
Randleman is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Gelfen is hurt! He's hurt bad - Randleman fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Gelfen from any more punishment! Congratulations to Randleman! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinton Randleman!
Quinton Randleman retains his heavyweight title!
After the fight, Quinton Randleman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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