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IMMA 65: Micropop vs Lee PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Monkey Luffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Villain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Super Villain enters the cage!
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Monkey Luffy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Super Villain!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luffy misses with a low kick.
Luffy forces Villain back against the cage and clinches.
Villain stalling in the clinch but Luffy improves position.
A short right from Luffy on the inside.
Villain misses with a body punch.
Luffy scores with a shoulder strike.
Luffy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Villain trying to stall but Luffy improves his position.
Luffy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Villain trying to land knees to the body.
Luffy looking to throw knees to the head but Villain is blocking nicely.
Villain is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from Luffy - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Luffy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luffy.
Villain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Luffy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luffy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villain looking to stall.
The referee calls for Luffy to work.
A nice left hand lands by Luffy.
Luffy digs a right hand into Villain's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Villain's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luffy.
A short uppercut from Luffy.
Villain is rocked!
Luffy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Villain is still on wobbly legs! Can Luffy finish him?
Villain trying to stall but Luffy improves his position.
Villain seems to have recovered his senses.
Luffy is leaning against Villain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Villain dodges an elbow strike from Luffy.
Villain blocks the elbow strike.
Villain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Villain tries to circle away but Luffy has him pinned against the cage.
A hook to the body from Luffy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Luffy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Villain's efforts to push away.
Luffy tries to throw a body punch but Villain avoids it by throwing Luffy back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luffy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Villain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Luffy.
Villain is looking to break free of the clinch but Luffy has double underhooks.
Luffy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Luffy lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Luffy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Villain backwards.
Luffy lands a body shot.
Luffy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Luffy lands a hook that snaps the head of Villain backwards.
Villain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luffy.
A right hand to the body from Luffy.
Villain dodges an elbow strike from Luffy.
Luffy blocks the elbow strike.
Villain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Luffy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luffy throws an elbow that misses.
Luffy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Villain backwards.
Luffy scores with a shoulder strike.
Luffy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Villain's efforts to push away.
Luffy gets through Villain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luffy tries a body shot but Villain blocks it.
Villain is trying to break the clinch but Luffy is controlling him.
Luffy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Villain's defenses.
Villain trying to control the position but instead, Luffy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Villain into the cage.
Luffy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Villains head.
Luffy avoiding damage as Villain throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Villain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luffy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Villain misses with an elbow over the top.
Villain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Luffy lands with a short shot to the head.
Luffy stalling against the cage.
Luffy lands an uppercut.
Villain working hard to break the clinch.
Villain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Luffy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Luffy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Villain trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
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!
Luffy has Villain pressed against the cage, preventing Villain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Luffy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Villain backwards.
Villain wants to get back to striking at distance but Luffy won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monkey Luffy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Luffy drops Villain with a huge uppercut! Villain drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Luffy is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Monkey Luffy!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jarret Slertys (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Brand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles Brand has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarret Slertys!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miles Brand!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slertys throws a jab when Brand was well out of range.
Brand scores with a takedown into Slertys's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Slertys avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brand with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brand advances position into side control!
Slertys on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Brand scores with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brand is putting a hurting on Slertys here, landing some big shots from side control.
Brand throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The strikes coming from Brand are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Brand is chipping away with strikes.
Slertys is rocked!
Brand working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Oh Slertys is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Slertys looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Brand turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miles Brand!
Miles Brand was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kong King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramdaa Somdet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kong King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramdaa Somdet!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Somdet just misses with a punch to the body.
Somdet gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows King to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
King slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. King connects with a nice short shot to Somdet's temple.
King stalling.
King thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from King.
King is controlling the pace.
King is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
King uses his free foot to push down on Somdet's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Somdet.
King controlling the position easily from mount.
King unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Somdet can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King is landing with some decent strikes but Somdet is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
King working away from the top, dropping strikes.
King with shots to the head and body - Somdet looks very uncomfortable down there.
Somdet really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
King controlling the position easily from mount.
King breaks from Somdet's wrist control and lands an elbow.
King in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Somdet is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King drops a big elbow. That's hurt Somdet! More shots from King and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kong King!
Kong King 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vitali Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hype Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tupac - Last Muthafucka Breathin'. Hype Williams will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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144 lbs
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143 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vitali Popov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hype Williams!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Popov with that takedown attempt.
Popov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Popov misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Williams!
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Popov. Popov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Popov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Popov.
Vitali Popov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popov has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitali Popov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Popov keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Popov.
Williams staying out of range there.
Popov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Popov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hype Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Popov throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Williams.
Good shot there by Williams.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Popov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Popov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Popov. Popov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popov shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Popov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Popov has his takedown stuffed
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Popov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Popov at a distance.
Popov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Popov is breathing heavily.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popov dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Popov's head and hops out.
Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Popov misses with a takedown
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Popov off the cage and back into range.
Williams leaves Popov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Popov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williams counters with a crisp one two that drops Popov! Williams thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Popov to his feet! Popov is in big trouble!
Popov is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Popov square on the jaw! Damn, Popov is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hype Williams!
During a confident post fight interview, Hype Williams thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad The Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Impaler comes into the arena with Jess and the Ancient Ones - Sulfur Giants blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Emelianenko's choice of entrance music: You are the best around. Vlad The Impaler could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andrei Emelianenko's chin.
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183 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlad The Impaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrei Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Emelianenko instigates a clinch.
Emelianenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emelianenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the head.
Emelianenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Emelianenko lands a left hand.
A bit of stalling here from The Impaler.
Emelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emelianenko scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Impaler leaning against his opponent.
The Impaler stalling in the clinch but Emelianenko improves position.
The Impaler can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The Impaler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Impaler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko walks into a jab.
The Impaler throws a chopping leg kick but Emelianenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Emelianenko misses with a kick to the body.
The Impaler scores with a one two! Emelianenko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Emelianenko looks for a takedown but The Impaler sprawls well.
Vlad The Impaler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
A solid body kick from Emelianenko.
The Impaler throws a leg kick
and Emelianenko counters with a thumping low kick.
The Impaler throws a leg kick
and The Impaler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Impaler lands a big head kick that sends Emelianenko tumbling to the mat! The Impaler takes a step backwards and waves Emelianenko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Emelianenko is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Emelianenko. Those never looked like landing.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling The Impaler to counter with a crisp jab.
Emelianenko is still on wobbly legs! Can The Impaler finish him?
That has opened up Andrei Emelianenko's cut even more.
Emelianenko shoots in for a double leg but The Impaler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Emelianenko misses with a left hand
and The Impaler counters with a huge left! Emelianenko is in big trouble! He's backing up but The Impaler isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Emelianenko from any more damage. A dominating finish by The Impaler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad The Impaler!
A victorious Vlad The Impaler thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Kurze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Shuhan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konrad Kurze had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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130 lbs
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konrad Kurze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takeshi Shuhan!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurze throws a front kick that sends Shuhan stumbling back into the cage.
Kurze lands a body shot.
Kurze lands with a straight right. Shuhan didn't see that one coming.
Kurze scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kurze lands a slapping body shot.
Kurze scores with a nice head shot.
A nice combination there by Kurze.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Kurze.
Kurze works Shuhan's body with a nice hook.
Shuhan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kurze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Kurze. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kurze.
Kurze lands with an uppercut that bounces Shuhan off the cage and back into range.
Kurze misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab lands there for Kurze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurze lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shuhan backs up against the cage.
Kurze throws a shot to the body.
Kurze scores with a jab to the head.
Shuhan shoots and misses
and Kurze counters with a nice kick to the body.
A jab from Kurze finds it's way through Shuhan's defenses.
Shuhan shoots and misses
and Kurze counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shuhan looks gassed!
Kurze lands a nice hook to Shuhan's body. Shuhan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kurze lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shuhan is rocked!
Shuhan drops his hands momentarily. Kurze doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Shuhan staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Shuhan doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Konrad Kurze!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Konrad Kurze waved his t-shirt featuring Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johann Joensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Rivaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joensen comes into the arena with Gasolina blaring out of the sound system. Rivaldi has chosen Joker's Wild as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johann Joensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Rivaldi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivaldi throws out a loose jab but Joensen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joensen has a takedown stuffed.
Joensen throws a head kick that misses
and Rivaldi counters with an outside leg kick.
Rivaldi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rivaldi throws a shot from downtown. Joensen moves away and avoids it.
Joensen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rivaldi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joensen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rivaldi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Joensen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Joensen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Joensen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johann Joensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joensen misses with a series of wild punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Joensen - that will leave a mark!
A good leg kick by Joensen.
Rivaldi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joensen shoots in for a takedown but Rivaldi shows good takedown defense.
Joensen wants to slow Rivaldi down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joensen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Joensen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rivaldi throws a right hand that misses
and Rivaldi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joensen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Joensen.
Joensen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Joensen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joensen manages to avoid it.
Joensen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Joensen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rivaldi is out of range.
Joensen misses with a low kick.
Joensen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joensen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Johann Joensen has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivaldi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joensen.
Rivaldi lands a front kick.
Joensen stuns Rivaldi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joensen is looking to wear down Rivaldi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Joensen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivaldi blocks a head kick by Joensen.
Rivaldi throws a hook to the side of Joensen's head but Joensen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivaldi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rivaldi throws a hook to the side of Joensen's head but Joensen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivaldi blocks a head kick by Joensen.
Rivaldi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joensen.
A lazy left from Joensen finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rivaldi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Joensen on the side of the head.
Rivaldi misses with the combination.
Rivaldi stuns Joensen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rivaldi lands a slapping body shot.
Joensen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rivaldi's calf.
Good leg kick by Rivaldi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big right from Rivaldi misses.
Joensen throws a shot from downtown. Rivaldi moves away and avoids it.
Rivaldi is looking to slow Joensen down with leg kicks.
Joensen wants to land a leg kick but Rivaldi is out of range.
Joensen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivaldi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joensen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joensen throws a leg kick but Rivaldi moved away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rivaldi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivaldi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivaldi looks to land a right hand but Joensen moved out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Joensen. Rivaldi shrugs it off though.
Rivaldi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joensen.
Joensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joensen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Joensen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rivaldi is trying to defend but Joensen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Joensen thows a huge punch but Rivaldi dodges it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivaldi is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Joensen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johann Joensen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Joensen tries to land a leg kick but Rivaldi saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivaldi misses the target.
Joensen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Joensen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rivaldi is looking to score with low kicks.
Rivaldi misses with a looping left.
Joensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivaldi moves away.
Rivaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joensen wants to land a leg kick but Rivaldi is out of range.
Joensen throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi lands with a cross.
Joensen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Joensen dodges the punch combination from Rivaldi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Joensen scores with a punch to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivaldi. That's going to slow Joensen down.
Johann Joensen is winning the standup battle so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Joensen!
Joensen misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Rivaldi counter with a right hand.
A leg kick checked by Rivaldi.
Joensen feints and then cracks Rivaldi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rivaldi down.
Joensen takes a swing at Rivaldi's ribcage but misses.
Joensen lands with an uppercut that bounces Rivaldi off the cage and back into range.
Joensen 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.
Rivaldi misses with a body shot.
Joensen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joensen avoids the body shot from Rivaldi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rivaldi tests Joensen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joensen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rivaldi misses the shot to the body.
Joensen loads up on a big right hand but Rivaldi slips the punch.
Joensen throws a push kick but Rivaldi slaps the foot to one side.
A lazy left from Rivaldi finds it's target.
Rivaldi misses with a hook.
Joensen works the jab nicely.
Rivaldi checks the leg kick.
Joensen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rivaldi scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joensen. Rivaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joensen moves out of range as Rivaldi strikes.
Joensen throws a shot to the body.
Joensen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rivaldi misses with a right hand
and Joensen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joensen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Joensen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Joensen misses with a kick to the body.
Joensen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rivaldi swivels and escapes.
Rivaldi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Joensen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rivaldi misses with a kick to the body
and Joensen counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivaldi takes a swing at Joensen's ribcage but misses.
Joensen dips to his left and cracks Rivaldi with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivaldi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Joensen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rivaldi. Rivaldi obviously looking to wear him down.
Joensen slips a jab from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi throws a leg kick
and Joensen counters with a two punch combo.
Rivaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joensen manages to avoid it.
Joensen throws a lazy head kick
and Rivaldi counters with a right hand to the body.
Joensen throws a leg kick but Rivaldi moved away.
Rivaldi missing with a left hand there. Joensen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivaldi throws a body punch but Joensen moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joensen throws a hook to the side of Rivaldi's head but Rivaldi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivaldi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joensen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Joensen. Rivaldi shrugs it off though.
Joensen looks to throw the jab but Rivaldi is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Joensen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johann Joensen's cut.
That's time! Joensen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Joensen takes one to the chin there.
Rivaldi swings for the body but Joensen moves out of range.
Joensen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rivaldi tries to score with a low kick but Joensen moves his leg out of the way.
Rivaldi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joensen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Joensen duly obliges.
Joensen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rivaldi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joensen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joensen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rivaldi ducks right into an uppercut from Joensen.
A low kick from Joensen misses
and Joensen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rivaldi throws a shot from downtown. Joensen moves away and avoids it.
Rivaldi throws a jab but it's blocked by Joensen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Joensen.
Rivaldi throws a hook to the side of Joensen's head but Joensen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivaldi lands a head shot.
Joensen misses with a wild body shot.
Joensen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivaldi.
Joensen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joensen lands a jab to Rivaldi's midsection.
Joensen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivaldi.
Joensen slips a straight right by Rivaldi.
Joensen misses with a head kick.
Rivaldi misses with a double jab.
Joensen throws a leg kick which misses Rivaldi's front leg but catches the back leg as Rivaldi tries to avoid it.
Dominick Rivaldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi connects with a body shot.
Rivaldi throws a solid leg kick but Joensen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rivaldi.
Joensen lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivaldi misses with a right hand
and Joensen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joensen takes a swing at Rivaldi's ribcage but misses.
Rivaldi misses with a wild body shot.
Joensen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Joensen lands a head kick!
Joensen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rivaldi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Joensen.
Joensen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rivaldi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dominick Rivaldi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Joensen swings for the body but Rivaldi moves out of range.
Joensen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joensen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Joensen scores with a body shot.
Joensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivaldi.
Joensen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivaldi misses with a hook to the body
and Joensen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rivaldi's knee momentarily.
Joensen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rivaldi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joensen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Joensen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice shot by Joensen.
Rivaldi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Joensen on the side of the head.
Joensen is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joensen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oh Joensen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivaldi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Joensen tenderised Rivaldi's leg. Rivaldi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Joensen seems to have got his legs back now.
Rivaldi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Joensen.
Joensen fails with a takedown attempt.
Joensen ducks under a wild hook from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi looks to land a right hand but Joensen moved out of range.
Joensen moves out of range of the strikes.
Rivaldi misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joensen looks for a takedown but Rivaldi sprawls well.
Joensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivaldi.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dominick Rivaldi.
Well Joensen 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johann Joensen!
Johann Joensen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moacyr Domingos De Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Matos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kick Ass. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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213 lbs
18 - 4 - 0 |
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Matos connects with an inside leg kick.
De Matos scores with a jab to the head.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Matos connects with a leg kick. Gold looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Matos misses with a body shot.
De Matos throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.
A jab from De Matos does it's job there.
Gold connects with a leg kick. De Matos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Matos throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Gold avoids the head kick by De Matos.
Gold avoids the head kick by De Matos.
Both fighters circling a little - Gold finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. De Matos was covering up waiting for the punch and Gold finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold trying to control but De Matos is working from the bottom.
De Matos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gold throwing strikes but missing.
Gold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Matos is pulling down on Gold's head to control his posture.
De Matos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Matos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gold's guard.
De Matos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
De Matos won't allow Gold to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Matos defends well.
Gold has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gold looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gold looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De Matos stopping the sweep attempt from Gold.
De Matos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Matos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Matos defends it easily.
De Matos is stalling in the full guard.
De Matos throws a strike but Gold rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
De Matos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gold manages to get himself to full guard.
De Matos preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold is working hard here to advance position.
Gold keeping moving, preventing De Matos from controlling successfully.
Gold is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gold has his foot on De Matos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Matos works his way back into a safe position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gold throws his legs up looking for a submission but De Matos uses it to pass to side control.
Gold tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De Matos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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 Mr Gold will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gold's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gold throws a big shot that misses.
De Matos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Matos misses with the combination.
De Matos avoids the head kick by Gold.
De Matos throws a low kick but Gold avoids it.
De Matos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Matos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Matos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Matos looks to land a body kick but Gold moved away.
Gold misses the jab.
Gold 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 one minute gone in the round.
Gold with a nice cross.
Gold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Matos throws out the jab.
De Matos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gold is able to avoid easily.
De Matos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gold on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Matos scores with a nice head shot.
De Matos thows a body shot but no joy.
De Matos defending well as Gold loads up on a big left hand.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from De Matos.
Gold cracks De Matos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Matos scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by De Matos.
De Matos scores with a head kick.
It looks like Mr Gold has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Matos throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Matos throws a front kick that sends Gold stumbling back into the cage.
De Matos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gold scores with a jab to the body.
De Matos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gold takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gold missing with a left hand there. De Matos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from De Matos misses.
De Matos misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a hook but De Matos avoids it easily.
De Matos 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.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Matos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Matos throws a jab when Gold was well out of range.
A slow jab from De Matos misses its intended target.
A solid body kick from De Matos.
De Matos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Matos ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
De Matos throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Nice cross by Gold.
De Matos lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Matos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Matos misses with a leg kick.
De Matos throws a hook but Gold blocks it.
De Matos thows a body kick. Gold tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gold tries to land a leg kick but De Matos saw it coming and moves away.
Gold blocks the body kick.
De Matos throws an overhand right that lands on Gold's shoulder, as Gold tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good exchange - De Matos coming out on top.
De Matos lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mr Gold'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. This is the final round!
Gold moves out of range as De Matos throws a body kick.
De Matos catches Gold with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gold misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Matos.
De Matos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as De Matos blocks the leg kick.
Gold sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
De Matos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gold has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Matos.
De Matos thows a body shot but no joy.
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!
Gold moves out of range as De Matos throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Matos wants to slow Gold down by chopping away at his legs.
De Matos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gold.
De Matos throws a head kick that misses.
De Matos scores with a head kick. Gold tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gold misses with an uppercut
and De Matos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gold throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Matos throws a big shot that misses.
Gold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Matos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gold looks to land a left hand but De Matos moved out of range nicely.
De Matos connects with an inside leg kick.
Gold blocks a head kick by De Matos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Matos. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold throws a hook but De Matos avoids it easily.
De Matos throws a jab but it's blocked by Gold.
Gold connects with the punch.
De Matos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from De Matos.
De Matos throws a wild body kick that Gold sees coming a mile off.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gold lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Matos throws a push kick but Gold slaps the foot to one side.
De Matos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gold stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Matos misses with a kick to the body.
Gold takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gold walks into a left hand.
De Matos throws a low kick but Gold avoids it.
De Matos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gold counters with a good low kick that De Matos was not able to check.
De Matos throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gold counters with a straight right hand.
De Matos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Matos lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Matos. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Matos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gold there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Matos lands with a hook. Gold tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gold takes one to the side of the head.
Gold slips under a jab.
Gold throws a head kick but De Matos moves out of range.
A jab from De Matos misses.
Gold chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Matos throws a lazy right hand but Gold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Matos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
De Matos tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moacyr Domingos De Matos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Matos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
A victorious Moacyr Domingos De Matos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klas Micropop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qing Nan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen GOT DA BEEF???? as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klas Micropop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Qing Nan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micropop throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Micropop takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Micropop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Micropop scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fight stays on the outside here - Micropop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
It looks like Klas Micropop has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Micropop moves away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lee!
Micropop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Micropop tries a head kick but it misses.
Micropop throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee tries a low kick but Micropop avoids it.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Micropop looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Micropop lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
It looks like Qing Nan Lee has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Micropop moved out of range nicely.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Micropop counters with a nice uppercut.
Micropop lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Lee throws a leg kick but Micropop sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Micropop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Micropop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lee keeps Micropop at a distance using the push kick.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Micropop is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Lee thumps Micropop with a low kick.
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!
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Micropop takes one to the side of the head.
Micropop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Micropop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Micropop.
Micropop pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee slips under a jab from Micropop.
Micropop tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee cracks Micropop with a good jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Klas Micropop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Micropop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Micropop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee walks forward, straight into a front kick from Micropop.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Micropop closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Micropop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Micropop is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee looks gassed!
Micropop tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Micropop throws an elbow but misses.
Lee avoiding damage as Micropop throws knees to the body.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Micropop.
Still in the clinch, Micropop scores with a nice short uppercut.
That has opened up Qing Nan Lee's cut even more.
Micropop lands a nice knee to the body.
Micropop lands an elbow inside.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Micropop lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Qing Nan Lee's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Micropop prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Qing Nan Lee'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 Qing Nan Lee's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Klas Micropop!
Klas Micropop managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, nope, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darius Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardly has chosen Eminem- Not Afraid as his entrance music. Dan Hardly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darius Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardly!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Parker.
Hardly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Parker looks to land a combination. Hardly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Dan Hardly has been cut.
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Hardly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardly misses with a straight right.
Hardly takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
Hardly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Parker will feel that in the morning.
Parker throws an off balance right hand
and Hardly counters with a series of strikes. Parker will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
A slow jab from Parker misses its intended target.
Hardly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hardly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hardly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Dan Hardly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker misses with a hook.
A cross from Hardly lands.
It looks like Darius Parker has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker avoids the head kick by Hardly.
Hardly throws a head kick that misses.
Hardly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hardly blocks a jab.
Parker slips a jab and a cross from Hardly.
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parker misses the jab.
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Hardly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hardly checks the leg kick.
Parker slips under a jab.
Hardly closes the distance and pushes Parker back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker works on Hardly's body with a couple of short punches.
Parker managing to block the knees to the body from Hardly.
Hardly lands a left hand.
Hardly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardly scores with a shoulder strike.
Parker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hardly lands a nice knee to the body.
Parker misses with a body punch.
A short left from Hardly.
Parker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hardly misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is trying to push Hardly away but Hardly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The referee is keeping an eye on Parker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
Hardly lands a right hand.
Hardly blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hardly as Parker tries to tie him up.
Parker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parker dodges an elbow strike from Hardly.
Hardly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hardly.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardly throws a hook to the side of Parker's head but Parker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardly feints and then cracks Parker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parker down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws a right and a left that Hardly avoids nicely.
Hardly digs a good hook to Parker's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardly just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardly throws a jab but it's blocked by Parker.
Hardly scores with a hook.
Hardly scores with a decent looking hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hardly.
Hardly throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Parker stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Hardly follows into mount!
Parker is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Hardly! Parker is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dan Hardly!
Dan Hardly 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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