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Gene 33 : A Living Legend PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Musashi Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Musashi Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Athan Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyamoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stamatis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stamatis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stamatis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miyamoto manages to avoid it.
Stamatis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miyamoto has Stamatis up against the cage in a clinch.
Stamatis tries a body shot but Miyamoto blocks it.
Stamatis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stamatis breaks from the clinch.
Stamatis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Miyamoto tries to clinch but Stamatis moves out of range.
Stamatis scores with a push kick.
Miyamoto gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stamatis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stamatis tries to free his leg and advance position but Miyamoto is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto keeping moving, preventing Stamatis from controlling successfully.
Stamatis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miyamoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Miyamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Stamatis circles away.
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.
Stamatis keeps the fight on the outside.
Stamatis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stamatis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Miyamoto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stamatis misses with a low kick.
Miyamoto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stamatis counters with a body kick.
Stamatis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miyamoto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miyamoto tries to clinch up.
Miyamoto wants to clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Miyamoto enables Stamatis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Miyamoto manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis trying to control but Miyamoto is working from the bottom.
Miyamoto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Miyamoto tries to get out of the position.
Stamatis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stamatis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miyamoto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stamatis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miyamoto tries to clinch but Stamatis moves out of range.
Stamatis throws a leg kick but Miyamoto moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Stamatis misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stamatis.
Miyamoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miyamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Stamatis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miyamoto tries to clinch up.
Miyamoto closes the distance but Stamatis moves to the side
and Stamatis counters with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Stamatis misses.
Stamatis throws a head kick but Miyamoto moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stamatis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stamatis.
Stamatis scores with a hook to the body. Miyamoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stamatis pushes Miyamoto away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athan Stamatis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Miyamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stamatis.
Stamatis throws a good cross that connects.
Stamatis thuds a left hand into Miyamoto's body.
Miyamoto moves out of range of the body kick.
Miyamoto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stamatis.
Stamatis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stamatis's corner calls for a 1-2. Stamatis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stamatis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stamatis is looking to land body kicks.
Stamatis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Athan Stamatis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miyamoto forces Stamatis back against the cage and clinches.
Miyamoto stalling in the clinch.
Stamatis presses Miyamoto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miyamoto backwards.
It looks like Musashi Miyamoto has been cut.
Stamatis has hold of one of Miyamoto's legs. Miyamoto is fighting the takedown attempt but Stamatis gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Stamatis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stamatis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stamatis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Miyamoto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stamatis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Musashi Miyamoto wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stamatis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stamatis swings for the body but Miyamoto moves out of range.
Miyamoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stamatis cracks the inside of Miyamoto's front leg.
Athan Stamatis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Stamatis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Miyamoto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Miyamoto tries to clinch there but Stamatis circles away.
Miyamoto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stamatis counters with a nice body kick.
Stamatis misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Miyamoto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stamatis.
Stamatis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Miyamoto's sensitive parts.
Stamatis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miyamoto.
Miyamoto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Miyamoto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyamoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stamatis connects with a leg kick. Miyamoto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stamatis.
Miyamoto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stamatis connects with a leg kick. Miyamoto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both fighters circling a little - Stamatis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis thows a body shot but no joy.
Stamatis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Miyamoto but Miyamoto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stamatis scores with a push kick.
Stamatis scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Stamatis.
Miyamoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Miyamoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Musashi Miyamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stamatis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stamatis.
Stamatis throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athan Stamatis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Musashi Miyamoto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Stamatis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miyamoto moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Stamatis there.
Miyamoto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stamatis.
An inside leg kick lands from Stamatis.
Stamatis scores with a shot to the body.
Stamatis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stamatis scoring well with a low kick there.
Stamatis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Miyamoto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stamatis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stamatis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A good leg kick by Stamatis.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Stamatis slams his shin into Miyamoto's torso.
Stamatis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Miyamotos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stamatis.
Stamatis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stamatis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miyamoto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Stamatis.
Stamatis throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Stamatis.
Stamatis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stamatis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stamatis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stamatis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis lunges at Miyamoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miyamoto's hand.
Miyamoto is rocked!
Stamatis lands a huge takedown. Miyamoto is out but the ref is slow to react and Stamatis lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Miyamoto lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Athan Stamatis!
A relieved looking Athan Stamatis 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sho Fukamachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Streder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fukamachi comes into the arena with Genki Sudo world order mindshift blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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139 lbs
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138 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sho Fukamachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Streder!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fukamachi.
Fukamachi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Streder has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fukamachi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Streder sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fukamachi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Streder sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fukamachi 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.
Fukamachi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fukamachi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Streder, who protects the arm well.
Streder defending against the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Streder can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fukamachi trying to control the action but Streder is working from the bottom.
Fukamachi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukamachi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fukamachi wants to control but Streder is keeping him busy.
Fukamachi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Streder is trying to get back to his feet.
Streder is not content to let Fukamachi control the position.
Fukamachi has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Streder!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Streder looks a forlorn figure.
Streder is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fukamachi throwing strikes here but Streder is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Fukamachi lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Frank Streder has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fukamachi has control of Streder's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Streder regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fukamachi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Streder has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fukamachi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Streder is surviving well by controlling Fukamachi's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Streder has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fukamachi unloading with bombs!
Fukamachi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Streder has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fukamachi lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Streder is trying to stand.
Fukamachi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Streder's face.
Streder wants to try and get back to his feet.
Fukamachi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Streder is looking to escape.
Streder is in a horrible position here. Fukamachi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fukamachi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Streder is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fukamachi drops a big elbow. That's hurt Streder! More shots from Fukamachi and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sho Fukamachi!
A relieved looking Sho Fukamachi 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian BLaszczak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Polish Experiment (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Damian BLaszczak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Polish Experiment!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment tries to clinch there but BLaszczak circles away.
BLaszczak has a takedown stuffed.
Experiment closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. BLaszczak did well to prevent Experiment getting side control.
Experiment seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Experiment is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for BLaszczak!
Experiment goes for an armbar but BLaszczak turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from BLaszczak.
Experiment can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as BLaszczak controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but BLaszczak puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Experiment is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Experiment slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
BLaszczak has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Experiment working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. BLaszczak doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. BLaszczak manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
BLaszczak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
BLaszczak wants to control from the top but Experiment keeps moving.
Experiment looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BLaszczak has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Experiment to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! BLaszczak is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Experiment pulls down on the head and he's put BLaszczak to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Polish Experiment!
Polish Experiment took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Gilop® for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paublo Fransisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartlomiej Sosnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fransisco comes to the cage accompanied by Lonnie G - Ledge. Bartlomiej Sosnowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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222 lbs
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224 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paublo Fransisco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartlomiej Sosnowski!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosnowski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Sosnowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body kick there by Sosnowski.
Sosnowski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fransisco on his heels. He'll look to pass Fransisco's guard now, I'm sure.
Fransisco is trying to control the position but Sosnowski postures up.
Sosnowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fransisco is keeping the position for now.
Fransisco is trying to keep Sosnowski in close.
Sosnowski is stalling in the full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Paublo Fransisco wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice shot lands for Fransisco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fransisco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sosnowski.
Fransisco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fransisco takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Paublo Fransisco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sosnowski connects with a leg kick. Fransisco looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sosnowski throws a low kick, looking for Fransisco's leg but Fransisco calmly moves out of range.
Fransisco throws a looping overhand right but Sosnowski ducks down to avoid it.
Bartlomiej Sosnowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fransisco throws a jab but it's blocked by Sosnowski.
Sosnowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sosnowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Fransisco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fransisco.
Sosnowski scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fransisco stuffs the takedown.
Fransisco throws a body punch but Sosnowski moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sosnowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Sosnowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sosnowski, right into the meat.
No luck for Sosnowski with that takedown attempt.
Fransisco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sosnowski.
Fransisco throws a looping overhand right but Sosnowski ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fransisco looks to land a right hand but Sosnowski moved out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Fransisco as Sosnowski shoots in.
Paublo Fransisco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartlomiej Sosnowski.
Sosnowski scores with a push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sosnowski, right into the meat.
Fransisco looks to throw the jab but Sosnowski is out of range.
Sosnowski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fransisco throws an off balance right hand
and Sosnowski counters with an outside leg kick.
Sosnowski scores with a head kick.
Sosnowski blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski throws a solid leg kick but Fransisco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sosnowski.
Fransisco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sosnowski counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sosnowski thows a body kick. Fransisco tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fransisco moves out of range of the body kick.
Sosnowski shoots in for a takedown but Fransisco shows good takedown defense.
Sosnowski fails with the takedown.
Fransisco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sosnowski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sosnowski shoots in but Fransisco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sosnowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fransisco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartlomiej Sosnowski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fransisco. Sosnowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fransisco misses with an uppercut
and Sosnowski counters with a leg kick.
Bartlomiej Sosnowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sosnowski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fransisco trying to control but Sosnowski postures up.
Sosnowski wants to control but Fransisco is keeping him busy.
Sosnowski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sosnowski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fransisco tries to roll over but Sosnowski keeps him under control.
Sosnowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fransisco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sosnowski on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosnowski frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
BOOM! Sosnowski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sosnowski wants to control the pace but Fransisco is squirming around nicely.
Sosnowski controlling his opponent.
Fransisco is desperately trying to improve his position but Sosnowski has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Sosnowski.
Sosnowski looking to control but Fransisco is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sosnowski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski controlling from mount.
Sosnowski looking to finish Fransisco with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fransisco!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fransisco is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sosnowski landing strikes from the mount.
Sosnowski with good strikes from the mount here!
Fransisco wants to control but Sosnowski is having none of it.
Sosnowski looking to control but Fransisco is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sosnowski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fransisco taking shots to the head.
Sosnowski landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fransisco is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fransisco working to try and regain half guard.
Oh Fransisco is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sosnowski loads up with a big shot that hurts Fransisco! He's pulled Sosnowski in close but Sosnowski has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Fransisco survive? More strikes from Sosnowski and Fransisco is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bartlomiej Sosnowski!
An out of breath Bartlomiej Sosnowski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilmari Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Man Zend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zend has chosen Get Up as his entrance music. Man Zend has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ilmari Laine's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilmari Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Man Zend!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zend scores with a jab to the body.
Laine throws a hook but Zend blocks it.
Laine rushes Zend and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Laine has Zend pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zend manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zend obliges.
Laine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Laine is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine misses with the head strike.
Zend unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zend lands an elbow that stopped Laine in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Ilmari Laine has been cut.
Laine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zend wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laine managing to block the knees to the body from Zend.
Laine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zend breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zend will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zend tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Zend.
Laine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laine tries to keep at a distance but Zend has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zend blocking some punches.
Zend blocks an uppercut.
Zend looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zend avoids the elbow strike from Laine, against the cage.
Zend comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zend throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zend lands an elbow that stopped Laine in his tracks for a moment.
Ilmari Laine's cut is getting worse.
Zend creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zend is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laine is defending well for now.
Zend can't break the clinch.
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!
Zend lands an elbow inside.
Zend tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zend breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laine misses with a jab to the body
and Zend counters with a right hand to the body.
Zend connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laine tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zend throws a head kick that misses.
Zend avoids the body shot from Laine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zend connects with a body shot that sends Laine's belly button to the back.
Zend is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Laine rather than just go for the knockout.
Zend digs a good body shot into Laine's ribs.
Zend connects with a body shot that sends Laine's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zend lands a big right hook! Laine looks hurt but is still standing! Zend lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Laine falls down and Zend dives in with a huge hammer fist! Laine's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Zend runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Man Zend!
Man Zend really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bushido Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquim Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ministry - Lies, lies, lies. This should be a great matchup!
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222 lbs
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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joaquim Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Brock!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams tries to clinch
and Brock counters with a nice uppercut.
Brock lands a nice looking body shot.
Williams tries to clinch up but Brock circles away and keeps his distance.
Brock lands with an uppercut that bounces Williams off the cage and back into range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williams lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brock misses with a two punch combination.
Brock shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Williams's guard.
Brock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brock wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Brock from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Brock is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brock is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Brock sitting in guard here, content to control.
Williams wants to stand but Brock is controlling the position.
Brock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brock 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eddie Brock.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Brock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brock throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Brock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brock.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brock scores with a jab to the head.
Brock moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brock.
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!
Williams works the jab nicely.
Brock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brock avoids a kick to the body.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brock jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brock.
Williams slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock looking to score a takedown here. Williams is defending well but Brock drives through and ends up in Williams's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brock stops Williams from standing up.
Brock tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Brock trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brock pushing down on Williams's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ground and pound from Brock.
Brock is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Williams seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brock passes Williams's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brock is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brock to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brock trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
Brock looks to land a strike but Williams avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Brock trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brock advances to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brock working the head and body with strikes.
Williams trying to control here.
Brock scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Brock dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brock takes one to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow Brock down.
Brock scores with a jab. Williams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big right from Brock misses.
Brock shoots in but no luck this time.
Williams throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brock counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brock throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Brock takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Williams misses.
Eddie Brock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brock thows a leg kick but Williams checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brock to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brock lands with an overhand left.
Brock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Brock is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Brock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Brock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Brock pushes him off.
Brock moves out of range of the body kick.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams checks a low kick from Brock.
Brock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams moves to clinch but Brock breaks away
enabling Brock to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brock throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Brock.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Brock saw that one coming.
Williams tries to move into range but Brock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams checks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams walks into a left hand.
Williams takes one on the button.
Brock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams wants to clinch.
Brock scores with a jab to the body.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams moves out of range as Brock strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a nice shot that snaps Brock's head back.
Williams walks into a left hand.
A jab from Brock misses.
Brock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brock there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brock displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brock fails with a takedown attempt.
Joaquim Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Brock.
Brock looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Brock looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Brock looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brock wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brock is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Brock wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Brock throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams is pulling down on Brock's head. It's preventing any offense from Brock, at least for the moment.
Brock trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Brock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Brock looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brock avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Brock off balance momentarily.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brock works Williams's body with a nice hook.
Brock scores with a shot to the body.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Brock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brock changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Williams looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Williams is trying to escape the position but Brock is controlling the position.
Brock tries to move into full mount but can't pass Williams's legs.
Williams managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock is trying to get an arm triangle but Williams is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Brock are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Brock lands a nice forearm strike.
Brock tries to move to mount but Williams blocks the move with his legs.
Brock fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brock cracks Williams with a big right hand but Williams just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Brock landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brock goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Williams rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Brock's guard! Nice work there by Williams!
Brock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Brock not doing much here.
Brock throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brock is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Williams!
Brock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brock takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Joaquim Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brock lands with some strikes.
Williams is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brock lands a big elbow - Williams is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Williams is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Eddie Brock!
Eddie Brock took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Reino Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omg Zulud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zulud has chosen Fedor Emelianenko Entrance song as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
147 lbs
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30
142 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Tolonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Omg Zulud!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulud fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tolonen, pushing him back against the cage.
Tolonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Zulud avoids the damage to the body.
Zulud throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Zulud to work.
Tolonen slowing the pace effectively.
Tolonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zulud avoids it.
Tolonen pushes off an throws an elbow but Zulud leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zulud ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Zulud no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Zulud wants to stand but Tolonen is controlling the position.
Tolonen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zulud is trying to keep Tolonen in close.
Zulud is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tolonen is controlling him.
Tolonen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tolonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Zulud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tolonen throws a front kick that sends Zulud stumbling back into the cage.
Tolonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Tolonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zulud paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tolonen staying out of range there.
Zulud feints and as Tolonen raises his hands in defense, Zulud changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tolonen working for submissions but it's allowed Zulud to get to half guard.
Tolonen actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen won't allow Zulud to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tolonen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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!
Zulud is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tolonen defends it well.
Tolonen is pressing down on Zulud's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zulud decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tolonen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tolonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen clinches.
Zulud blocks a body shot from Tolonen.
Zulud stalling in the clinch.
Zulud is trying to maintain a safe position but Tolonen gets an underhook and turns Zulud into the cage.
Zulud avoiding damage as Tolonen throws knees to the body.
Tolonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zulud blocks it with crossed arms.
Zulud jumps guard and drags Tolonen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Zulud trying to control the position here.
Zulud preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tolonen trying to control but Zulud is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zulud avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zulud is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tolonen throws a looping overhand right but Zulud ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolonen slips a jab and a cross from Zulud.
Tolonen moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Reino Tolonen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tolonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zulud fails with a takedown attempt.
Tolonen defending well as Zulud loads up on a big left hand.
Tolonen instigates a clinch.
Tolonen lands with a light punch inside.
Tolonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Zulud avoids the damage to the body.
Tolonen missing with knees to the body.
Tolonen tries a knee to the head but Zulud blocks it.
Tolonen scores a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zulud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tolonen's brow.
Zulud gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tolonen regains guard.
Zulud tries to free his leg and advance position but Tolonen is retaining full guard.
Tolonen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zulud defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulud works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tolonen tries to roll over but Zulud keeps him under control.
Zulud works his way into full mount!
Tolonen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tolonen tries to hold on but Zulud pushes him away.
Zulud looking to control but Tolonen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulud tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tolonen regains half guard.
Zulud frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zulud with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen tries to reverse the position but Zulud maintains control.
Omg Zulud has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tolonen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Zulud is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tolonen punching from the bottom.
Tolonen is trying to control but can't.
Tolonen is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tolonen.
Tolonen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tolonen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zulud manages to get himself to full guard.
Tolonen controlling from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zulud controls Tolonen momentarily but Tolonen frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reino Tolonen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tolonen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zulud's waist but Zulud gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tolonen off to one side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tolonen. That's going to slow Zulud down.
Tolonen is looking to slow Zulud down with leg kicks.
Tolonen tries to clinch up but Zulud circles away and keeps his distance.
Tolonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zulud.
Zulud keeps the fight on the outside.
Zulud shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Zulud was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zulud controlling the position easily from mount.
Tolonen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulud trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tolonen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zulud trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tolonen tries to reverse the position but Zulud maintains control.
Omg Zulud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zulud keeping moving, preventing Tolonen from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Omg Zulud wasn't active enough on the ground.
Zulud wants to clinch up but Tolonen keeps it at a distance.
Zulud fails with a takedown attempt.
Tolonen moves into the clinch.
Tolonen missing with knees to the body.
Tolonen stalling in the clinch but Zulud improves position.
Tolonen seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Zulud is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Tolonen tries to land a knee to the head but Zulud blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zulud avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tolonen looking to throw knees to the head but Zulud is blocking nicely.
Tolonen is looking to control Zulud's arms but Zulud gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tolonen has his back to the cage.
Tolonen trying to land knees to the body.
Zulud is struggling to control the position.
Zulud drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tolonen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tolonen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tolonen misses with a body punch.
Zulud is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Reino Tolonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omg Zulud.
Zulud is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tolonen misses with a punch to the body.
Reino Tolonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen missing with knees to the body.
Zulud tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tolonen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zulud has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zulud manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tolonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reino Tolonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tolonen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reino Tolonen!
During a confident post fight interview, Reino Tolonen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Golanski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Golanski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Armin Van Buuren - Sail. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Golanski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Goldman!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldman connects with a leg kick. Golanski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Golanski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Golanski thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Golanski misses.
Goldman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Golanski.
Goldman works Golanski's body with a nice hook.
Goldman looks to score with a jab to the body but Golanski is just out of range.
Golanski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Golanski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Goldman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good exchange - Goldman coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Golanski misses
and Goldman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Goldman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Golanski throws a lazy head kick
and Goldman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Golanski is breathing heavily.
That kick from Goldman tenderised Golanski's leg. Golanski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Golanski walks into a jab.
Goldman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Golanski's head.
Goldman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Goldman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Golanski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Goldman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Goldman is looking to slow Golanski down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Goldman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Goldman cracks Golanski with a good jab.
Goldman lands a nice looking body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Goldman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldman feints with a jab and clips Golanski right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Golanski is sent crashing into the canvas and Goldman leaps in for the kill! Golanski tries to get to his feet but Goldman is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Golanski is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abe Goldman! Abe Goldman retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Baginski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baginski comes to the cage accompanied by WALECZNE SERCE. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Amazing entrance! with the theme FORT BATTLE from The Last of the Mohicans. Piotr Baginski 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Baginski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Rogerio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baginski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Baginski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gracie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baginski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baginski trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie trying to control but Baginski is working from the bottom.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baginski is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baginski is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baginski pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Baginski keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Baginski thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baginski throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baginski jabs at Gracie's body.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Baginski quickly recovers to half guard.
Gracie trying to control the action but Baginski is working from the bottom.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Baginski defends the submission attempt.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Baginski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Baginski won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baginski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baginski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Baginski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Baginski is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baginski defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gracie is trying for a kimura here. Baginski looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Gracie wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rogerio Gracie!
A relieved looking Rogerio Gracie 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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