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CEC 211 : Eruption PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Rautavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rabban Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rautavaara comes to the cage accompanied by The Stranglers - No More Heroes. Harkonnen has chosen Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Rautavaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Rabban Harkonnen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkonnen tries a head kick but it misses.
Rautavaara moves out of range of the body kick from Harkonnen.
Rautavaara moves out of range of the body kick.
Harkonnen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Harkonnen scoring well with a low kick there.
Harkonnen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harkonnen throws a sloppy head kick and Rautavaara moves out of range easily.
Harkonnen thows a body shot but no joy.
Rautavaara moves into the clinch.
Rautavaara pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Harkonnen tries to stand but Rautavaara is controlling from the bottom.
Harkonnen passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rautavaara is refusing to be controlled, as Harkonnen sits in half guard.
Rautavaara missing with punches from the bottom.
Rautavaara trying to get back to full guard but Harkonnen takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rautavaara trying to control the position from guard on top but Harkonnen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rautavaara looking to sit in guard and control but Harkonnen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rautavaara might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harkonnen stopping the sweep attempt from Rautavaara.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara is working hard here to advance position.
Rautavaara is trying to control the position but Harkonnen postures up.
Rautavaara striking off his back but it's not causing Harkonnen any problems.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rautavaara has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Harkonnen is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rautavaara.
Harkonnen stands up and beckons Rautavaara to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara throws a wild body kick that Harkonnen sees coming a mile off.
Harkonnen scores with a push kick.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harkonnen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rautavaara has his takedown stuffed
and Rautavaara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Rautavaara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harkonnen manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rabban Harkonnen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rautavaara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rabban Harkonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harkonnen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rautavaara misses with a head kick.
Harkonnen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rautavaara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rautavaara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harkonnen in his tracks.
Harkonnen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rautavaara misses with a body punch
and Harkonnen counters with a body kick that stops Rautavaara in his tracks momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harkonnen. Rautavaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rautavaara misses the body punch
and Harkonnen counters with a head kick.
Rautavaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harkonnen moves away.
Rautavaara tries to clinch there but Harkonnen circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautavaara tries to move into range but Harkonnen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rautavaara throws out a loose jab but Harkonnen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harkonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rautavaara.
Rautavaara connects with a body shot.
Rautavaara tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harkonnen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rautavaara somewhat.
Rautavaara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harkonnen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rautavaara was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen lands with a kick to the temple. Rautavaara shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rautavaara takes a swing at Harkonnen's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara slips under a jab.
Harkonnen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that misses
and Rautavaara counters with a nice uppercut.
Harkonnen throws the left hand but Rautavaara avoids the punch easily.
Harkonnen looks to land a body kick but Rautavaara moved away.
Harkonnen scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rautavaara defending well as Harkonnen loads up on a big left hand.
Harkonnen misses with a straight left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harkonnen, as that shot connected.
Rautavaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rautavaara misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen misses with a body shot.
Rautavaara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rautavaara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harkonnen manages to avoid it.
Harkonnen throws a leg kick
and Rautavaara counters with a straight right hand.
Rautavaara throws a looping overhand right but Harkonnen ducks down to avoid it.
Harkonnen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harkonnen misses with a head kick.
Rautavaara is looking to wear down Harkonnen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harkonnen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harkonnen throws a shot to the body.
Harkonnen throws a sloppy head kick and Rautavaara moves out of range easily.
Rautavaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rautavaara missing with a left hand there. Harkonnen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rautavaara blocks a head kick by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen 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.
Harkonnen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rautavaara checks it well.
Rautavaara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harkonnen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rautavaara's head.
Rabban Harkonnen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rautavaara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harkonnen misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rabban Harkonnen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Rautavaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harkonnen throws a shot to the body.
Harkonnen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Harkonnen thows a leg kick but Rautavaara checks it
and Rautavaara counters with a nice uppercut.
Harkonnen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harkonnen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rautavaara lands with a good body shot.
Harkonnen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rautavaara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rautavaara walks into a left hand.
Rautavaara throws a head kick that misses.
Harkonnen 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautavaara goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rautavaara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rautavaara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen feints and then cracks Rautavaara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rautavaara down.
Rautavaara takes the fight into the clinch.
Harkonnen wants to get back to striking at distance but Rautavaara won't allow it.
Harkonnen looking to throw knees to the head but Rautavaara is blocking nicely.
Rautavaara successfully pulls guard.
Rautavaara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara wants to sweep here but Harkonnen controlling him for the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Harkonnen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jarkko Rautavaara.
Harkonnen scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara tries to clinch up but Harkonnen circles away and keeps his distance.
Rautavaara has closed the distance and engaged Harkonnen in a clinch.
Rautavaara will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harkonnen up against the cage.
Harkonnen tries to break free but Rautavaara pushes him back against the cage.
Harkonnen wants to break free but Rautavaara has control.
Harkonnen managing to block the knees to the body from Rautavaara.
Harkonnen can't find room to land a body shot as Rautavaara controls the action.
Rautavaara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harkonnen's efforts to push away.
Harkonnen misses with a punch to the body.
Harkonnen tries to break free but Rautavaara pushes him back against the cage.
Jarkko Rautavaara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rautavaara is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Harkonnen to keep the fight standing.
Rautavaara has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Harkonnen uses from the top position.
Harkonnen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rautavaara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harkonnen passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rabban Harkonnen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harkonnen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rabban Harkonnen!
An out of breath Rabban Harkonnen 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Khripunova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barnaby Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnaby Ryan struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Khripunova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barnaby Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khripunova works Ryan's body with a nice hook.
Good exchange - Khripunova coming out on top.
Khripunova takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khripunova.
Barnaby Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khripunova sizes up Ryan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Khripunova waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryan.
A slow jab from Ryan misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan lands the left hand.
Khripunova plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Barnaby Ryan has been cut.
Khripunova lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Ryan.
Ryan misses the shot to the body.
Ryan moves out of range as Khripunova throws a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Ryan.
Ryan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khripunova fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ryan on the side of the head.
Khripunova misses with a straight right.
Khripunova showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryan.
Khripunova misses with a hook. Ryan ducked under it nicely.
Khripunova lands a jab to the nose.
Khripunova throws a lazy right hand but Ryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sergei Khripunova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khripunova is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ryan misses with a straight right.
Khripunova throws a leg kick but Ryan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Khripunova. That snapped Ryan's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Khripunovas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ryan throws out a loose jab but Khripunova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan throws a hook to the side of Khripunova's head but Khripunova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khripunova scores with a nice strike.
Ryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khripunova manages to avoid it.
Khripunova keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan wants to land a leg kick but Khripunova is out of range.
Good leg kick by Khripunova there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khripunova.
Khripunova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khripunova.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khripunova connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Khripunova slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ryan is rocked!
Ryan staying out of range there.
Ryan missing with a left hand there. Khripunova was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khripunova misses with a low kick.
Ryan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Khripunova's waist but Khripunova gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ryan off to one side.
Khripunova avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khripunova, right into the meat.
Khripunova connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khripunova fakes the leg kick and cracks Ryan in the body.
Ryan looks gassed!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khripunova, right into the meat.
Khripunova lands the left hand.
Ryan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khripunova scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khripunova throws the left hand but Ryan avoids the punch easily.
Khripunova scores with the left hand. Ryan knows he should have avoided that one.
Khripunova walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Ryan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Khripunova swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Ryan's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Khripunova!
Sergei Khripunova thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Varian Wyrnn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Numero Uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uno has chosen lol as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Varian Wyrnn had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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193 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
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Varian Wyrnn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Numero Uno!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wyrnn.
Wyrnn checks a leg kick nicely.
Uno has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wyrnn is trying to push Uno away but Uno has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wyrnn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wyrnn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Uno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uno looks to land a right hand but Wyrnn moved out of range.
Wyrnn moves away from the strike by Uno.
Uno missing with a left hand there. Wyrnn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Uno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uno throws a sloppy body shot
and Wyrnn counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Numero Uno has been cut.
Uno misses with a looping right.
Wyrnn blocks the body kick.
Uno motions for Wyrnn to come forward. Uno throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Uno is predictable there
and Wyrnn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Uno tries a low kick but Wyrnn avoids it.
Uno throws a sloppy head kick and Wyrnn moves out of range easily.
Wyrnn punishes Uno's body with a nice straight punch.
Uno is looking to score with low kicks.
Uno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Uno throws out a loose jab but Wyrnn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uno. Wyrnn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uno throws a lazy head kick
and Wyrnn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Uno misses with a right hand
and Wyrnn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uno misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wyrnn counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wyrnn keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyrnn thuds a left hand into Uno's body.
Numero Uno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wyrnn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Uno backs up against the cage.
Uno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wyrnn counters with a nice uppercut.
Uno looks gassed!
Wyrnn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Uno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That has opened up Numero Uno's cut even more.
A shot to the body from Uno misses
and Wyrnn counters with a nice uppercut.
Wyrnn ducks under a wild hook from Uno.
Uno moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wyrnn slips a jab from Uno.
Uno throws a chopping leg kick but Wyrnn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Uno gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wyrnn.
Uno scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wyrnn.
Uno misses with a hook
enabling Wyrnn to counter with a crisp jab.
The cut above Numero Uno's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Uno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wyrnn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wyrnn lands a left and a right that send Uno crashing to the mat, dazed. Wyrnn thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Uno is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uno misses with an uppercut
and Wyrnn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Uno is still on wobbly legs! Can Wyrnn finish him?
Wyrnn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wyrnn plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Uno swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Uno face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Varian Wyrnn!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Saddam Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Life Goes On as his entrance music. Fabio Jones will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saddam Hussain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Fabio Jones!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Hussain throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Hussain's belly button to the back.
Jones avoids the body shot from Hussain.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Hussain tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hussain misses the jab.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Hussain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Jones wants to slow Hussain down by chopping away at his legs.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Hussain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Hussain finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Hussain is just out of range.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Hussain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hussain misses with a head kick.
Hussain needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain avoids the body shot from Jones.
Hussain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Hussain settles back down.
Hussain throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain.
Nice shot by Jones.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Hussain throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Hussain slips a jab from Jones.
Hussain attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hussain tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Jones scores with the left hand. Hussain knows he should have avoided that one.
Hussain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hussain looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A punch lands to the side of Hussain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Hussain shows good takedown defense.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hussain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Hussain sprawls well.
Hussain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fabio Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones throws a leg kick but Hussain moved away.
Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hussain sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Hussain's head.
Hussain blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Hussain is trying is best to control the position here.
Hussain wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hussain keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones is working for a kimura but Hussain is defending it quite comfortably.
Hussain is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working for a kimura but Hussain is defending it quite comfortably.
Hussain avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hussain tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
Jones is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hussain is controlling Jones's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hussain avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Hussain tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Hussain desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hussain tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones is trying to work for a kimura but Hussain is defending well.
Jones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Hussain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones dives in and scores a takedown into Hussain's guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Hussain keeps moving.
Hussain controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Hussain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hussain is pulling down on Jones's head to control his posture.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jones wants to control from the top but Hussain keeps moving.
Hussain working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Hussain controlling Jones's posture.
Saddam Hussain has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hussain cracks Jones with a good jab.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Hussain closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hussain's waist but Hussain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Hussain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hussain there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hussain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Hussain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hussain thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Hussain off the cage and back into range.
Jones avoids the head kick by Hussain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hussain as he avoids it easily.
Saddam Hussain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Jones.
Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Hussain is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hussain has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hussain controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Saddam Hussain has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hussain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones tries to work over Hussain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Hussain.
Hussain throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Hussain.
Hussain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hussain's elbow.
Hussain wants to stall.
Hussain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones works over Hussain with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones stops Hussain from standing up.
Hussain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones is fighting to break Hussain's control of his arms but Hussain is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Hussain blocks nicely.
Hussain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hussain controlling Jones's posture.
Saddam Hussain has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hussain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hussain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hussain.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hussain.
Hussain tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Hussain throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Hussain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Hussain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Hussain throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hussain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hussain makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jones really felt that one!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Hussain's belly button to the back.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hussain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hussain - that will leave a mark!
Hussain throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Hussain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hussain. Hussain circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hussain defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Hussain slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hussain.
Hussain avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussain wants to clinch.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hussain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left lands for Jones.
Saddam Hussain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hussain looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throws an elbow but Hussain slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hussain can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones working the ground and pound but Hussain is defending the strikes.
Hussain manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jones's best efforts.
Jones is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hussain wants to get back to his feet.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hussain is controlling Jones's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Hussain is working away.
Hussain is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hussain avoid being mounted?
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jones trying to control from Hussain's half guard. Hussain has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hussain working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Saddam Hussain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hussain is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hussain keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Hussain might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones stands and throws Hussain's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jones working the head with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Jones.
Jones trying to control the action but Hussain is working from the bottom.
Jones tries to advance to mount but Hussain denies him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hussain is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussain manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fabio Jones.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabio Jones!
A relieved looking Fabio Jones 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Snorodecki (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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29
155 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
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25
154 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Isaiah Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Snorodecki!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxwell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Snorodecki misses with a two punch combination.
Snorodecki slaps away a takedown attempt from Maxwell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maxwell misses with a takedown
and Snorodecki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Snorodecki throws a nice looking combination but Maxwell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snorodecki misses with a series of wild punches.
Maxwell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Snorodecki is looking to clinch.
Snorodecki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snorodecki.
Snorodecki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Snorodecki misses.
Snorodecki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maxwell.
Maxwell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice jab there from Snorodecki.
Maxwell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maxwell slips a jab and a cross from Snorodecki.
Snorodecki tries to clinch up but Maxwell circles away and keeps his distance.
Snorodecki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chris Snorodecki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Snorodecki lands a head kick. Maxwell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maxwell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maxwell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maxwell shoots in and drives through. Snorodecki sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaiah Maxwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Snorodecki does no damage.
Snorodecki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snorodecki throws a front kick aimed at Maxwell's knee but Maxwell avoids it well.
Snorodecki throws a series of punches but Maxwell avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snorodecki.
Maxwell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Snorodecki tries to avoid it but Maxwell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Snorodecki to the ground. Snorodecki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maxwell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Snorodecki wants to get back to his feet.
Maxwell seems to be looking for submissions.
Maxwell trying to pass the guard but Snorodecki defending well.
Maxwell trying to control the action but Snorodecki is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell uses his free foot to push down on Snorodecki's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Snorodecki.
Snorodecki has given up his back here. Will Maxwell look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Maxwell biding his time, controlling Snorodecki.
Maxwell tightening his grip on Snorodecki, looking for the choke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maxwell trying to control momentarily.
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 Isaiah Maxwell will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Snorodecki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Snorodecki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maxwell moves out of range of the strikes.
Chris Snorodecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maxwell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Snorodecki as he avoids it easily.
Snorodecki swings for the body but Maxwell moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Maxwell or perhaps it was just good defense by Snorodecki which made him look bad.
Maxwell shoots for a double leg takedown but Snorodecki sprawls well. He's pushed Maxwell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaiah Maxwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maxwell moves away from the strike by Snorodecki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell fails to land the takedown.
Snorodecki scores with a spinning back kick!
Snorodecki misses with the combination.
Snorodecki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Snorodecki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Snorodecki lands with a hook. Maxwell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Snorodecki stuffs the takedown.
Chris Snorodecki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki misses with a jab to the body
and Maxwell counters with a takedown into side control.
Maxwell trying to control the action but Snorodecki is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maxwell tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Maxwell is looking to take a break and control but Snorodecki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Snorodecki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maxwell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Snorodecki is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell scoring with punches and elbows.
Maxwell is looking to take a break and control but Snorodecki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maxwell is really struggling to control Snorodecki but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Maxwell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maxwell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Maxwell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Snorodecki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell advances to full mount.
Snorodecki really wants to buck Maxwell off and get back to his feet.
Maxwell landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maxwell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Snorodecki is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaiah Maxwell dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Maxwell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Snorodecki as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Snorodecki. No joy for Maxwell on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Snorodecki as Maxwell shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaiah Maxwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maxwell slips a jab and a cross from Snorodecki.
Snorodecki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maxwell backs up against the cage.
Snorodecki thows a body shot but no joy.
Snorodecki lands a nice hook to Maxwell's body. Maxwell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Snorodecki fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorodecki misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snorodecki. Maxwell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Snorodecki as Maxwell shoots in.
Good work by Maxwell as he checks the leg kick.
Snorodecki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maxwell.
Maxwell misses with a wild body shot.
Maxwell shoots in looking for a takedown. Snorodecki tries to sprawl out of it but Maxwell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Snorodecki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maxwell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki cracks Maxwell with a good jab.
Maxwell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Snorodecki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snorodecki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maxwell manages to avoid it.
Maxwell misses with a hook to the body
and Snorodecki counters with a one-two to the body.
Chris Snorodecki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snorodecki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Snorodecki.
Maxwell shoots in looking for a takedown. Snorodecki tries to sprawl out of it but Maxwell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Snorodecki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Snorodecki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Snorodecki.
Maxwell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maxwell is looking to wear down Snorodecki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sloppy strikes from Snorodecki. Those never looked like landing.
Snorodecki stuffs the takedown attempt from Maxwell. Maxwell gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Snorodecki misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maxwell manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Snorodecki finds it's target.
Snorodecki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Snorodecki misses.
Maxwell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Snorodecki was covering up waiting for the punch and Maxwell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Isaiah Maxwell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maxwell trying to control but Snorodecki is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maxwell passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Snorodecki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maxwell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaiah Maxwell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Vargtass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaarlo Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vargtass comes to the cage accompanied by Torparrock. Vihtala has chosen Pohjois-Karjala 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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27
276 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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27
286 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Vargtass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Vihtala!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihtala steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vargtass. That one must have hurt.
Vihtala ducks under a wild hook from Vargtass.
Vargtass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vihtala manages to avoid it.
Vihtala closes the distance and pushes Vargtass back into the cage.
Vihtala can't get the takedown.
Vargtass with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kaarlo Vihtala has been cut.
Vargtass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Vihtala on the inside.
Vargtass throws an elbow but it misses.
Vihtala lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Richard Vargtass has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vihtala.
Vargtass lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vihtala backwards.
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!
Vargtass throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vargtass just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vihtala's brow.
Vargtass lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vihtala backwards.
Vihtala stalling the fight.
Vargtass misses with a punch on the inside.
Vargtass looking to throw knees to the head but Vihtala is blocking nicely.
Vihtala has picked Vargtass up - he's going for a ride! Vihtala dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vihtala is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Vargtass is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kaarlo Vihtala!
Kaarlo Vihtala seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jayson Timmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timmons's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing 2011 Remix. Pudzianowski has chosen Tanzdiktator by Nachtmahr as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jayson Timmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darius Pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Timmons throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pudzianowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Timmons is just out of range.
Pudzianowski connects with a jab.
Pudzianowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Timmons, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Timmons tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pudzianowski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Timmons somewhat.
Pudzianowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pudzianowski moves out of range of the body kick from Timmons.
A combination from Timmons does no damage.
Timmons misses with a wild body shot.
Pudzianowski checks a leg kick.
Pudzianowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Timmons throws a jab when Pudzianowski was well out of range.
Timmons throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Timmons looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jayson Timmons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Timmons misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pudzianowski.
Timmons misses with a takedown attempt - Pudzianowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pudzianowski throws a shot from downtown. Timmons moves away and avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Pudzianowski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Timmons slips a jab from Pudzianowski.
Timmons lands a head kick!
Timmons misses with a straight right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Timmons.
Timmons takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Timmons avoids the body shot from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Timmons takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Timmons swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pudzianowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Timmons is just out of range.
Timmons misses with a wild body shot.
Timmons on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Timmons loads up on a big right hand but Pudzianowski slips the punch.
Timmons throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pudzianowski counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Timmons. Pudzianowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pudzianowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Timmons.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch there but Timmons circles away.
Pudzianowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Timmons paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Timmons throws a shot to the body.
Donk. Pudzianowski catches Timmons right on the button with a cross.
Timmons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski moves in looking to clinch but Timmons pushes him off.
Pudzianowski connects with a body shot that sends Timmons's belly button to the back.
Timmons keeps the fight on the outside.
A left lands for Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski throws a body punch but Timmons moves out of range.
Timmons looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Timmons closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmons in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Timmons thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pudzianowski stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Pudzianowski is trying to control Timmons's posture but Timmons avoids it.
Pudzianowski is looking to regain half guard here but Timmons keeps moving and retains side control.
Pudzianowski is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski is trying to get back to full guard.
Pudzianowski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pudzianowski pulls Timmons in close to his closed guard and prevents Timmons from doing any damage or advancing position.
Timmons is pushing down on Pudzianowski's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pudzianowski is fighting to maintain full guard but Timmons has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Timmons lands a nice short elbow.
Timmons is looking to take a break and control but Pudzianowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Timmons passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pudzianowski!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pudzianowski is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darius Pudzianowski will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Timmons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pudzianowski.
A head kick misses from Timmons.
Timmons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pudzianowski throws a jab when Timmons was well out of range.
Pudzianowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Timmons is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Pudzianowski.
Timmons swings for the body but Pudzianowski moves out of range.
Pudzianowski lands with a nice body punch.
Pudzianowski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pudzianowski moves in looking to clinch but Timmons pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Timmons looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Timmons blocks a jab.
Pudzianowski lands with a shot to the body.
Pudzianowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Pudzianowski connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Timmons both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of Timmons 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Timmons. Beautiful body shot.
Timmons misses with a body shot.
Timmons throws a wild body kick that Pudzianowski sees coming a mile off.
Timmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pudzianowski manages to avoid it.
Darius Pudzianowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pudzianowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Timmons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pudzianowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Timmons scores with a jab. Pudzianowski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Timmons misses with a series of wild punches.
Timmons ducks under a wild hook from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Timmons connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Darius Pudzianowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pudzianowski throws a hook but Timmons avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Timmons.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmons ducks under a wild hook from Pudzianowski.
Timmons connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pudzianowski ducks under a wild hook from Timmons.
Timmons chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch but Timmons is having none of it.
Timmons misses the shot to the body.
Pudzianowski scores with a sloppy right hand. Timmons should have avoided that one.
Timmons cracks a nice hook into Pudzianowski's ribs.
Timmons pushes Pudzianowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Timmons throws a punch but it's blocked by Pudzianowski.
Timmons tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Timmons can't find room to land a body shot as Pudzianowski controls the action.
Pudzianowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pudzianowski blocking some punches.
Timmons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Timmons tries to land a knee to the head but Pudzianowski blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmons tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Timmons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pudzianowski is pressed up against the cage. Timmons has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pudzianowski down to the mat. Pudzianowski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pudzianowski scores with a shot to the body.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch there but Timmons circles away.
Nice defenses there by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski lands a jab to Timmons's midsection.
Timmons takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pudzianowski scores with a punch to the head.
Timmons pushes Pudzianowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Timmons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pudzianowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Timmons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pudzianowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Timmons's elbow.
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!
Pudzianowski lands a knee to the head.
Timmons is rocked!
Pudzianowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pudzianowski lands a left hand.
Oh Timmons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Timmons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pudzianowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Timmons seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski looking to throw knees to the head but Timmons is blocking nicely.
Pudzianowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Timmons is working for takedown but Pudzianowski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Timmons misses with the head strike.
Pudzianowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pudzianowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pudzianowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Timmonss head.
Knees to the body from Timmons.
Timmons looking to throw knees to the head but Pudzianowski is blocking nicely.
Pudzianowski blocks a body shot from Timmons.
Pudzianowski lands with a left to the head.
Pudzianowski tries to work over Timmons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pudzianowski avoiding damage as Timmons throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pudzianowski pushes Timmons back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pudzianowski lands with a right to the head.
Timmons lands a good knee to the midsection. Pudzianowski won't want to take too many of those.
Timmons tries to pull guard but Pudzianowski holds him up against the cage and eventually Timmons drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jayson Timmons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pudzianowski tries a knee to the head but Timmons blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Darius Pudzianowski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Timmons avoids the body shot from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski slips under a jab from Timmons.
Timmons throws the kick towards the body but Pudzianowski avoids it.
Pudzianowski scores with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski lands a jab.
Timmons walks into a left hand.
Pudzianowski steps in with a hook that catches Timmons right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Pudzianowski follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Timmons looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darius Pudzianowski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pile Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gichin Funakoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Driver kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is my way. Funakoshi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Martial Art Drum Beat. Pile Driver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
18 - 4 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Pile Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gichin Funakoshi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funakoshi misses with a body shot
enabling Driver to counter with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Driver there.
Driver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Funakoshi throws a body punch but Driver moves out of range.
Driver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Driver slips under a jab from Funakoshi.
Driver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Funakoshi misses its intended target.
Nice jab there from Driver.
Funakoshi thows a body shot but no joy.
Driver throws a series of punches but Funakoshi moves out of range.
Driver slips under a jab from Funakoshi.
Driver with a jab.
Driver scores with a sloppy right hand. Funakoshi should have avoided that one.
Driver misses with a hook.
Driver jabs at Funakoshi's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Driver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi throws a nice looking combination but Driver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Driver walks into a stiff left hand from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Driver.
Driver shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Funakoshi tries to roll over but Driver keeps him under control.
Driver slips a nice elbow through Funakoshi's hands, connecting with Funakoshi's forehead.
Driver decides to return to a standing position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Driver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Funakoshi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab from Funakoshi.
Driver throws a big shot that misses.
Funakoshi's corner calls for a 1-2. Funakoshi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Driver misses with an uppercut.
Funakoshi moves away from the strike by Driver.
Funakoshi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Funakoshi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Driver counters with a straight right hand.
Funakoshi just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Funakoshi misses.
Funakoshi walks into a straight right hand from Driver.
A looping hook to the body misses from Driver. Funakoshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Driver is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Driver lands the left hand.
Driver throws a big shot that misses.
Funakoshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Driver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi ducks under a wild hook from Driver.
Funakoshi slips under a jab.
Funakoshi misses with a body shot.
Driver thows a body shot but no joy.
Gichin Funakoshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Funakoshi slips under a jab from Driver.
Funakoshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Driver throws an overhand right that lands on Funakoshi's shoulder, as Funakoshi tries to avoid the shot.
Funakoshi throws a right hand that Driver ducks under and follows up with a left that Driver also avoids with ease.
A big right from Driver misses.
Nice defenses there by Driver.
A telegraphed right hand from Driver misses the target.
Driver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Funakoshi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Driver at a distance.
Driver shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Driver showed some decent athleticism there.
Driver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver tries to pass the half guard into mount. Funakoshi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Driver uses his free foot to push down on Funakoshi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Funakoshi.
Driver lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funakoshi is trying desperately to improve position.
Funakoshi wants to control but Driver is having none of it.
Driver trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Driver is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Funakoshi is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Driver is landing with some decent strikes but Funakoshi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Driver prevents Funakoshi from getting the reversal.
Driver is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Driver with shots to the head and body - Funakoshi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Funakoshi is rocked!
Funakoshi wants to hold on but Driver pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pile Driver dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Funakoshi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Driver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Funakoshi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Funakoshi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Driver staying out of range there.
Driver fails with the takedown.
Driver throws out a loose jab but Funakoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Driver tries to land a front kick but Funakoshi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Driver slips under a jab.
Driver shoots for a double leg takedown but Funakoshi sprawls well. He's pushed Driver's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Funakoshi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Funakoshi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Driver.
Driver blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gichin Funakoshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Driver lands a nice shot to the body.
Driver misses with an uppercut. Funakoshi saw that one coming.
Funakoshi loads up on a big right hand but Driver slips the punch.
Driver lands a jab to the nose.
Funakoshi lands a nice hook to Driver's body. Driver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Driver looks to land a right hand but Funakoshi moved out of range.
A combination from Driver does no damage.
Driver throws a jab when Funakoshi was well out of range.
Funakoshi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Funakoshi. Those never looked like landing.
Driver connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Driver throws out a loose jab but Funakoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver looks to land a left hand but Funakoshi moved out of range nicely.
Funakoshi punishes Driver's body with a nice straight punch.
Funakoshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Driver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Driver misses with a looping right.
Funakoshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Driver was well out of range. Poor timing from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Funakoshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Funakoshi looks to throw the jab but Driver is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Driver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Driver, right into the meat.
Driver connects with a crisp jab.
Funakoshi throws a looping overhand right but Driver ducks down to avoid it.
Funakoshi connects with a nice looking jab.
Driver lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver misses with an uppercut.
Driver scores with a three punch combo!
A jab from Funakoshi misses.
Driver avoids the body shot from Funakoshi.
A jab from Driver does it's job there.
Funakoshi misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Driver - just one landing.
Driver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Funakoshi momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Funakoshi as he connects with a hook.
Driver dodges the punch combination from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Funakoshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Driver.
Funakoshi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Funakoshi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Driver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Driver looks to land a left hand but Funakoshi moved out of range nicely.
Funakoshi throws a series of punches but Driver avoids them all with ease.
Funakoshi walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Driver looks to throw the jab but Funakoshi is out of range.
Funakoshi misses with a straight left.
Driver ducks under a wild hook from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi checks a leg kick nicely.
Driver scores with a jab. Funakoshi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funakoshi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Funakoshi.
Driver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funakoshi moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gichin Funakoshi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Driver looks to throw the jab but Funakoshi is out of range.
Funakoshi lands a jab to Driver's midsection.
Funakoshi throws a jab when Driver was well out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Funakoshi as he connects with a hook.
Funakoshi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Funakoshi takes a swing at Driver's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Driver.
Driver avoids the body shot from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Driver looks to land a right hand but Funakoshi moved out of range.
A big right from Funakoshi misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Driver!
Driver scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Funakoshi swings for the body but Driver moves out of range.
Funakoshi takes a swing at Driver's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Driver throws a big shot that misses.
Driver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Driver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Funakoshi as he jumps to the side.
Funakoshi looks to throw the jab but Driver is out of range.
Funakoshi defending well as Driver loads up on a big left hand.
Funakoshi swings for the body but Driver moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Funakoshi. Driver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Funakoshi slips a jab from Driver.
Funakoshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Driver connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Funakoshi does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Driver misses.
Funakoshi throws a big shot that misses.
Funakoshi throws a looping overhand right but Driver ducks down to avoid it.
Driver misses with a wild body shot.
Driver misses with a looping right.
Driver scores with a jab to the head.
Funakoshi blocks a jab.
Driver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Driver.
Funakoshi misses with a looping right.
Driver lands a lovely overhand right.
Funakoshi misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Driver thuds his right hand into Funakoshi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Funakoshi throws a nice looking combination but Driver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver fails with the takedown.
Driver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funakoshi moves away.
Driver connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Funakoshi's hands.
Funakoshi throws a right hand that Driver ducks under and follows up with a left that Driver also avoids with ease.
Driver scores with a jab to the jaw.
Driver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Funakoshi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Driver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Funakoshi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Driver throws a right and a left that Funakoshi avoids nicely.
Driver shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Funakoshi but Funakoshi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pile Driver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funakoshi ducks under a wild hook from Driver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver lands with a nice combination. Funakoshi backs away looking to recover.
Funakoshi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Driver cracks Funakoshi with an open hand slap.
Driver avoids the body shot from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi misses with a two punch combination.
Driver throws a right hand that Funakoshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Funakoshi also avoids with ease.
Funakoshi throws a body punch but Driver moves out of range.
Driver scores with a jab to the head.
Driver looks to land a left hand but Funakoshi moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Driver scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Funakoshi doesn't seem bothered though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Driver misses with a straight right.
Driver looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A combination from Driver does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pile Driver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Driver has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pile Driver!
Pile Driver gave a mention to GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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197 lbs
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181 lbs
12 - 3 - 2 |
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
Maynard throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy left from Nelson finds it's target.
Alexander Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maynard tries a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Nelson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maynard.
Nelson misses with a hook. Maynard ducked under it nicely.
Maynard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maynard.
Nelson cracks a nice hook into Maynard's ribs.
Maynard wants to land a leg kick but Nelson is out of range.
Maynard looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
Nelson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nelson tries to land a leg kick but Maynard saw it coming and moves away.
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson scores with a spinning back kick!
Nelson throws a hook to the side of Maynard's head but Maynard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws out a leg kick but Maynard moves out of range and Nelson only half commits.
Maynard thuds a left hand into Nelson's body.
Maynard swings widly with a right hand
letting Nelson counter with a right hand.
Maynard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nelson scores with a nice right hand.
Maynard throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nelson checks a leg kick.
Nelson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maynard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.
Nelson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Maynard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maynard is looking to reverse the position.
Nelson working the body and head with strikes.
Maynard managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nelson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson cracks Maynard with a big right hand but Maynard just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Maynard is looking to regain half guard here but Nelson keeps moving and retains side control.
Maynard is working hard here to advance position.
Maynard sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Maynard is looking to escape.
Nelson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nelson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maynard defending well though.
Nelson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maynard defending well though.
Nelson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nelson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maynard defending well though.
Nelson prevents Maynard from improving his position.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but Maynard defending well.
Nelson winds up and cracks Maynard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Maynard is staying active underneath Nelson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maynard regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nelson working some strikes from top position.
Nelson with a nice head shot there.
Maynard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nelson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maynard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nelson trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.
Maynard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nelson is looking to work some ground and pound but Maynard has wrist control.
Maynard controls Nelson momentarily but Nelson frees himself.
Maynard wants to sweep but no luck.
Nelson lands a couple of elbows.
Maynard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to free his leg and advance position but Maynard is retaining full guard.
Maynard keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson throwing strikes from guard but Maynard blocks nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard tries to strike from the bottom.
Maynard wants to stand up but Nelson is controlling him.
Maynard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maynard keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maynard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nelson trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.
Maynard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Nelson's cut.
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.
Nelson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maynard tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Good leg kick by Nelson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maynard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nelson connects with a solid leg kick.
Nelson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body kick there by Nelson.
Nelson with a poor takedown
and Maynard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maynard tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick from Maynard misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maynard, right into the meat.
Maynard swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson checks a low kick from Maynard.
The fighters circling - Maynard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Maynard avoids them all with ease.
Maynard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maynard lands with a shot to the body.
Maynard misses the shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Maynard.
Maynard throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a head kick.
Maynard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nelson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nelson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maynard pushes Nelson away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maynard misses with a low kick.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
Maynard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson takes a swing at Maynard's ribcage but misses.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maynard misses with a body shot.
Nelson stalks Maynard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maynard's face. Maynard staggers backwards, shaken.
Maynard clinches.
Nelson digs a right hand into Maynard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maynard's gas tank.
Maynard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maynard looking to slow down the pace here.
Maynard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nelson has picked Maynard up - he's going for a ride! Nelson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Nelson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nelson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson prevents Maynard from getting the reversal.
Nelson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maynard is looking to escape.
Nelson avoids the attempt from Maynard to control.
Nelson breaks from Maynard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson landing shots from mount.
Maynard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nelson wants to control the pace but Maynard is squirming around nicely.
Nelson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Maynard hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson tries to control but Maynard wriggling away.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson controlling his opponent.
Maynard really wants to buck Nelson off and get back to his feet.
Maynard is squirming around, avoiding Nelson's attempts to control the action.
Nelson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nelson working Maynard over with strikes here.
Maynard keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Maynard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Maynard that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nelson lands a big elbow.
Nelson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Maynard's face.
Maynard really wants to buck Nelson off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Nelson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nelson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nelson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maynard.
Nelson slips a jab from Maynard.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maynard moves away.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Nelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maynard.
Nelson scores with a jab to the head.
Maynard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maynard avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Maynard throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Maynard connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Maynard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maynard throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
Maynard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alexander Maynard is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson scores with a body shot.
Maynard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maynard misses with a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nelson scores with a body shot.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Nelson looks for the body kick but Maynard saw that one coming.
Maynard misses with a low kick.
Maynard lands a jab to Nelson's midsection.
Nelson drops his hands momentarily and Maynard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maynard moves away from the strike by Nelson.
Alexander Maynard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard misses with the combination.
Nelson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nelson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Maynard is keeping the position.
Nelson throws a big right hand that misses.
Maynard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nelson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Maynard is trying to control the position but Nelson postures up.
Nelson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nelson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson won't allow Maynard to sweep him here.
Gunnar Nelson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nelson trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.
Nelson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Maynard is trying to hold Nelson in close to prevent damage but Nelson has managed to pass into half guard.
Nelson trying to mount his opponent but Maynard defends it.
Maynard is trying to stand.
Nelson is keen to just control but Maynard is a slippery customer.
Maynard is trying to maintain the position but Nelson is very close to passing his half guard.
Maynard taking some punishment here, with Nelson in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard is looking for a sweep. Nelson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maynard regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nelson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maynard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nelson cracks Maynard with a solid left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nelson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Nelson!
Our winner, Gunnar Nelson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Rykov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards comes to the cage accompanied by Like a surgeon. This should be fireworks!
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272 lbs
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Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexey Rykov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Rykov as he checks the leg kick.
Edwards fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Edwards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rykov.
Edwards throws a series of punches but Rykov moves out of range.
Edwards scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Edwards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rykov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Blake Edwards has been cut.
Rykov blocks a jab.
Rykov staying out of range there.
Rykov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Edwards. Edwards circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rykov, as that shot connected.
Edwards lands a nice shot to the body.
Rykov connects with a jab.
Rykov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edwards.
A big right from Rykov misses.
Rykov throws a lazy right hand but Edwards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edwards, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rykov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alexey Rykov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rykov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Edwards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rykov was well out of range. Poor timing from Edwards.
Edwards ducks right into an uppercut from Rykov.
Edwards shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rykov pinned against the cage. Rykov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Edwards jabs at Rykov's body.
Edwards misses with a straight left.
Rykov lands a jab to the nose.
Edwards is looking to wear down Rykov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards moves away from the strike by Rykov.
Edwards tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Edwards throws a front kick that sends Rykov stumbling back into the cage.
Rykov looks gassed!
Edwards listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Edwards throws a body punch but Rykov moves out of range.
Rykov misses with a lunging right hand
and Edwards finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rykov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Alexey Rykov has been cut.
Rykov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Edwards.
Edwards connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rykov. Rykov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Edwards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rykov. That did some damage!
Edwards explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice combo by Edwards! Oh, that's hurt him - Rykov falls to the canvas and Edwards follows him into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Edwards lands a nice forearm strike.
Edwards working the head with strikes.
That has opened up Alexey Rykov's cut even more.
Edwards working the body and head with strikes.
Edwards is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rykov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Edwards remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is working Rykov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Edwards tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rykov struggling a bit here.
Rykov is not content to let Edwards control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rykov wants to control but Edwards postures up.
Rykov sneaks back into half guard.
Edwards drops an elbow to the side of Rykov's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards works his foot free and advances to mount.
Edwards scoring with strikes but Rykov is staying in there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rykov is bucking up trying to escape but Edwards cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Edwards dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Edwards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rykov.
The cut above Alexey Rykov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rykov misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Edwards.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Rykov.
Edwards shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rykov defends it nicely.
Edwards feints and as Rykov raises his hands in defense, Edwards changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Edwards stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rykov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Edwards 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.
Edwards looking to sit in guard and control but Rykov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rykov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edwards swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rykov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rykov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Edwards seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rykov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Edwards is trying to keep Rykov in close.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rykov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rykov throws a big right hand that misses.
Edwards wants to sweep but no luck.
Edwards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rykov can do to turn this around?
Rykov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rykov throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edwards is trying to control the position but Rykov postures up.
Rykov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Edwards is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rykov, into his guard.
Rykov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Edwards defends well.
Rykov being controlled here, momentarily.
Rykov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards passes Rykov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Edwards working Rykov over with strikes.
Edwards slips a nice elbow through Rykov's hands, connecting with Rykov's forehead.
Nice strikes from Edwards there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Edwards here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Edwards working the head and body with strikes.
Edwards throwing shots but Rykov is blocking nicely.
Edwards wants to control but Rykov is keeping him busy.
Blake Edwards overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edwards missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Edwards there.
Alexey Rykov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexey Rykov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Blake Edwards!
A very excited looking Blake Edwards 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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pop
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