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IMMA 88: Ruanti vs Bowman PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eki Vieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Powerful takedowns
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Excellent 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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eki Vieri!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieri misses with a combination
and Oliveira counters with a straight right hand.
Oliveira shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vieri's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Oliveira is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Oliveira passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Oliveira tries to move to mount but Vieri blocks the move with his legs.
Oliveira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vieri is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Oliveira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Oliveira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vieri, who protects the arm well.
Vieri is trying to get back to his feet.
Vieri is not content to let Oliveira control the position.
Oliveira decides to stand back up. Oliveira steps back and let's Vieri get back to his feet.
Vieri misses with the combination.
Vieri swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vieri cracks Oliveira with a right hand to the side of the head.
Eki Vieri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vieri circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vieri swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
Vieri slips a straight right by Oliveira.
The fighters circling - Oliveira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oliveira thows a body shot but no joy.
Vieri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vieri blocks a low kick nicely.
Oliveira slips under a jab from Vieri.
Vieri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Vieri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliveira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vieri, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira works on Vieri's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Oliveira.
Vieri is trying to break free.
Oliveira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oliveira.
A right hand to the body from Oliveira.
Vieri can't break the clinch.
Vieri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vieri is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling him.
Oliveira lands a shot to the body.
Oliveira stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a damaging elbow.
Oliveira lands with a right to the head.
Oliveira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vieri backwards.
Oliveira is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vieri has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oliveira scores with a shoulder strike.
Oliveira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oliveira lands with a right to the head.
Oliveira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vieri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Oliveira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oliveira has Vieri pressed against the cage, preventing Vieri from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oliveira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vieri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vieri working hard to break the clinch.
Oliveira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oliveira gets through Vieri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oliveira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oliveira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vieri backwards.
Oliveira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vieri backwards.
Oliveira keeps control of Vieri as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oliveira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oliveira prevents Vieri from breaking the clinch.
Vieri takes a shot to the head.
Vieri manages to break the clinch.
Vieri moves away from the strike by Oliveira.
Oliveira moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Oliveira on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Oliveira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vieri keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Oliveira pushing down on Vieri's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Oliveira dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vieri slips a jab from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oliveira stuns Vieri with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vieri.
Vieri misses with a wild combination.
Oliveira scores with a punch to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vieri misses with a straight left.
Donk. Oliveira catches Vieri right on the button with a cross.
Eki Vieri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Oliveira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a wild body shot.
Vieri misses with a few strikes there.
Oliveira shoots in looking for a takedown. Vieri tries to sprawl out of it but Oliveira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vieri manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vieri walks into a stiff left hand from Oliveira.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vieri gets tackled into the cage by Oliveira. Oliveira maintains the clinch.
Oliveira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oliveira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira prevents Vieri from breaking the clinch.
Vieri has had enough of the clinch but Oliveira keeps him there for the moment.
Oliveira has Vieri pressed against the cage, preventing Vieri from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oliveira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vieri is breathing heavily.
Oliveira's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Oliveira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oliveira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oliveira breaks the clinch.
Vieri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliveira is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Oliveira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oliveira has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Oliveira.
Oliveira gets through Vieri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vieri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oliveira landing knees to the head.
A hook to the body from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vieri is rocked!
Oliveira lands with a short shot to the head.
Vieri is still on wobbly legs! Can Oliveira finish him?
Oliveira lands a hook that snaps the head of Vieri backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oliveira creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Vieri's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Vieri drops to his knees and Oliveira pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Oliveira!
During a confident post fight interview, Charles Oliveira thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Olli Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luna Soleil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Prodigy - Poison. Soleil has chosen Solitaire Unraveling 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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185 lbs
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195 lbs
25 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
31 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luna Soleil!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen throws a push kick but Soleil slaps the foot to one side.
Soleil connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Soleil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jokinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Soleil misses.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Soleil feints and then cracks Jokinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jokinen down.
Soleil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jokinen lands an overhand right.
Jokinen takes one to the side of the head.
Soleil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soleil moves out of range as Jokinen throws a body kick.
Soleil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soleil looks to land a right hand but Jokinen moved out of range.
Soleil connects with a leg kick. Jokinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soleil.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jokinen enables Soleil to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jokinen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Soleil with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jokinen pulls Soleil in close to prevent any damage.
Jokinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Soleil with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soleil throws an elbow that misses. Jokinen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Soleil's guard. Nice move by Jokinen!
Soleil is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soleil is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jokinen preventing the sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Olli Jokinen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jokinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soleil throws a series of punches but Jokinen moves out of range.
Soleil throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jokinen on the side of the head.
Soleil throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jokinen.
Jokinen walks into a stiff left hand from Soleil.
Jokinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jokinen lands a jab to Soleil's midsection.
Jokinen scores with a head kick. Soleil tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Luna Soleil has been cut.
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!
Soleil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soleil.
Jokinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soleil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soleil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soleil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soleil looks for a takedown but Jokinen sprawls well.
Jokinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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 Olli Jokinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luna Soleil's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Soleil takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Olli Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Soleil scores with a body shot.
Soleil avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Soleil throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Soleil is looking to clinch.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Soleil moves out of range easily.
Jokinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jokinen throws a body kick that misses
letting Soleil counter with a right hand.
Jokinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soleil.
Soleil throws a low kick but Jokinen avoids it.
Jokinen misses with a leg kick
and Soleil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen missing with a left hand there. Soleil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jokinen scores with a body shot.
Soleil throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Soleil misses with a body shot.
Jokinen avoids the head kick by Soleil.
Jokinen with a hook.
Jokinen is looking to wear down Soleil with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Soleil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soleil.
Nice shot by Jokinen.
Jokinen slips a straight right by Soleil.
Soleil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soleil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Soleil is just out of range.
Jokinen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Soleil.
Jokinen throws a hook to the side of Soleil's head but Soleil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jokinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Soleil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Soleil misses.
Jokinen slips a straight right by Soleil.
Soleil pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range and Soleil settles back down.
Soleil closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jokinen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soleil wants to control from the top but Jokinen keeps moving.
Soleil prevents Jokinen from getting back to his feet.
Soleil trying to control the position from guard on top but Jokinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jokinen holds on and takes a little breather.
Soleil stops Jokinen from standing up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jokinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jokinen wants to pass the guard but Soleil is defending well.
Jokinen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soleil is looking to improve his position.
Soleil is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jokinen is controlling the pace.
Olli Jokinen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jokinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen defending well as Soleil loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Olli Jokinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luna Soleil's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jokinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Soleil sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Soleil tries a low kick but Jokinen avoids it.
Soleil attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Soleil misses its intended target.
Soleil throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Soleil misses with the body kick
and Jokinen counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Soleil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soleil avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soleil walks into a straight right hand from Jokinen.
Soleil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Soleil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jokinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Soleil momentarily.
Jokinen with a nice cross.
Jokinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jokinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Soleil checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Soleil takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jokinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick from Soleil lands but Jokinen takes it in his stride.
Olli Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soleil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jokinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jokinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olli Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jokinen.
Soleil throws a poor cross that misses
and Jokinen counters with a head kick. That will keep Soleil thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jokinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jokinen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big right from Soleil misses.
Jokinen lands a jab.
Luna Soleil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Soleil misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Soleil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Soleil misses with a straight left.
Jokinen lands a high kick!
Soleil buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jokinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jokinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soleil throws out the jab.
Soleil drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Soleil looks to throw the jab but Jokinen is out of range.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Soleil moves out of range.
Luna Soleil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soleil lands with a thumping leg kick.
Soleil throws a head kick that misses.
Soleil defending well as Jokinen loads up on a big left hand.
Jokinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soleil has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Soleil scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Soleil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Soleil.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soleil checks a leg kick.
Soleil shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jokinen but Jokinen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Soleil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both fighters circling a little - Jokinen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olli Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jokinen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Olli Jokinen!
After winning the bout, Olli Jokinen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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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 to the cage accompanied by Jess and the Ancient Ones - Sulfur Giants . Emelianenko has chosen You are the best around 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlad The Impaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrei Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Impaler connects with a leg kick. Emelianenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Impaler moves away.
The Impaler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Emelianenko misses with a lunging right hand
and The Impaler counters with a big head kick but Emelianenko shrugs it off.
The Impaler throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
The Impaler scores with a leg kick.
Emelianenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Impaler. The Impaler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The Impaler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vlad The Impaler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Impaler lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Andrei Emelianenko has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Emelianenko wants to clinch but The Impaler slips to the side
and The Impaler makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Impaler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko.
The Impaler cracks the inside of Emelianenko's front leg.
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Impaler throws a lazy uppercut
and Emelianenko counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Emelianenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Impaler tries to avoid it but Emelianenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Impaler to the ground. The Impaler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Impaler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Impaler wants to slow Emelianenko down by chopping away at his legs.
The Impaler throws a leg kick which misses Emelianenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Emelianenko tries to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a poor cross that misses
and The Impaler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Impaler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a hook
and The Impaler counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko fails to land the takedown.
Vlad The Impaler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Emelianenko.
The Impaler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Impaler.
The Impaler throws a leg kick
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Impaler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from The Impaler.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses.
Vlad The Impaler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Impaler stuns Emelianenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Impaler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slapping body kick lands there for The Impaler.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
The Impaler connects with an inside leg kick.
The Impaler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Impaler connects with a single shot there.
That has opened up Andrei Emelianenko's cut even more.
Emelianenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Impaler.
Emelianenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Impaler.
The Impaler digs a good hook to Emelianenko's body.
The Impaler throws a leg kick which misses Emelianenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Emelianenko tries to avoid it.
The Impaler tests Emelianenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Impaler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Impaler throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Impaler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Impaler lands a left and a right that send Emelianenko crashing to the mat, dazed. The Impaler thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Emelianenko is rocked!
The Impaler is looking to slow Emelianenko down with leg kicks.
Emelianenko is still on wobbly legs! Can The Impaler finish him?
The Impaler connects with a solid leg kick.
The Impaler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Impaler drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Emelianenko's head, knocking him out cold! The Impaler is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vlad The Impaler!
After winning the bout, Vlad The Impaler thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dingdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajja Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dingdown comes to the cage accompanied by Baggy Trousers. Khan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by tubular bells. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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160 lbs
11 - 1 - 2 |
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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
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Dingdown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 2, fighting out of London, Rajja Khan!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dingdown thows a body shot but no joy.
Dingdown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dingdown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Dingdown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Dingdown controls his hands.
Dingdown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Rajja Khan has been cut.
Dingdown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khan pulls guard successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dingdown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dingdown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dingdown throwing strikes from guard but Khan blocks nicely.
Khan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Khan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khan, not yet.
Dingdown trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dingdown is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Khan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Khan is trying to keep Dingdown in close.
Dingdown throws a big elbow that misses.
Dingdown is looking to work some ground and pound but Khan has wrist control.
Khan 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.
Dingdown landing some decent shots from guard.
Khan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dingdown forces his way into half guard.
Khan is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingdown is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dingdown stopping the sweep attempt from Khan.
Dingdown is pushing down on Khan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Khan is fighting to maintain full guard but Dingdown has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dingdown is trying to control. Khan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still in half guard, Dingdown seems content to control.
Dingdown wants to take a breather but Khan is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Khan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dingdown wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Dingdown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dingdown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Khan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingdown is in close to Khan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Khan trying to control the position.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Dingdown from controlling successfully.
Dingdown won't allow Khan to sweep him here.
Khan trying to keep a closed guard but Dingdown is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dingdown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dingdown is working Khan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Khan wants to stand and escape but Dingdown is having none of it.
Khan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dingdown!
Khan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingdown blocking the ground and pound.
Dingdown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Khan.
Khan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan looking to finish with strikes here!
Khan punching from mount but Dingdown doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Khan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dingdown looks a forlorn figure.
Dingdown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poor strikes thrown by Khan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Khan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajja Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rajja Khan'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.
Dingdown misses with a combination
and Khan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dingdown. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick from Dingdown lands but Khan takes it in his stride.
Dingdown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Dingdown.
Dingdown defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khan, as that shot connected.
Dingdown lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan tries to clinch but Dingdown moves out of range.
Khan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dingdown throws a leg kick
and Khan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan wants to control from the top but Dingdown keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Khan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dingdown keeping full guard, as Khan tries to pass.
Khan gets to his feet - Dingdown follows without any prompting.
Dingdown thows a body shot but no joy.
Dingdown swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Dingdown has Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Khan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dingdown takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dingdown on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dingdown misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan misses with a low kick.
A combination from Dingdown does no damage.
Dingdown throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
A low kick from Dingdown is predictable there
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Dingdown.
Dingdown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dingdown.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Dingdown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dingdown swings widly with a right hand
and Khan counters with a single leg into guard. Dingdown didn't expect that.
Khan trying to control but Dingdown is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khan tries to free his leg and advance position but Dingdown is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan is pushing down on Dingdown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dingdown is fighting to maintain full guard but Khan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Khan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dingdown's head.
Dingdown is staying active underneath Khan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rajja Khan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khan is pressing down on Dingdown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dingdown is holding on for now.
Khan lands with a punch from half guard.
Khan is thwarting Dingdown's attempts to control the position.
Khan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dingdown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dingdown is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajja Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rajja Khan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Khan.
Ben Dingdown is winning the standup battle so far.
Dingdown throws a low kick but Khan moves out of range easily.
Khan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
Ben Dingdown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dingdown lands with a kick to the temple. Khan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dingdown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice shot by Khan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan slips under a jab.
Dingdown throws a sloppy head kick
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dingdown swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Dingdown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dingdown.
Dingdown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khan moves out of range as Dingdown strikes.
Khan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dingdown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dingdown keeps the fight on the outside.
Khan thumps Dingdown with a low kick.
Dingdown just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan tests Dingdown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khan jabs Dingdown right on the nose. Dingdown blinks but takes it well.
Ben Dingdown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dingdown takes the fight into the clinch.
Dingdown taking a breather.
Dingdown lands with a short shot to the head.
Dingdown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan looking for a takedown.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan blocks a body shot from Dingdown.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dingdown looking to stall.
Dingdown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Khan.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Dingdown can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dingdown misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Khan.
Dingdown working aggressively here.
Dingdown blocks an elbow strike.
Dingdown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Dingdown misses with a knee strike.
Dingdown working hard to break the clinch.
Khan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dingdown lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan gets control of Dingdown's arms and successfully pulls guard. Khan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Khan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dingdown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dingdown's guard.
Khan scoring with some ground and pound.
Khan stands up and waves to Dingdown to follow him.
Khan with a nice cross.
Khan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dingdown misses with a left hand
and Khan counters with an inside leg kick.
Dingdown tries to move into range but Khan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rajja Khan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rajja Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khan 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 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rajja Khan!
After the big win, Rajja Khan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is F.A.M.E. Gray has chosen make love not war baby as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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221 lbs
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193 lbs
17 - 9 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Mr Gray!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Gray.
Holmes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gray in his tracks.
Holmes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmes tries a low kick but Gray avoids it.
Gray misses with a body kick.
Holmes throws a right hand that misses
and Gray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holmes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gray lands with an overhand left.
Holmes avoids the head kick by Gray.
Holmes throws a lazy head kick
and Gray counters with a head kick. That will keep Holmes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Holmes fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Gray is just out of range.
Gray throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Holmes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gray momentarily.
Gray scores with a head kick.
Gray shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holmes closes the distance and clinches.
Gray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holmes can't find room to land a body shot as Gray controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holmes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gray.
Gray has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
Gray jumps guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gray looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gray trying to keep a closed guard but Holmes is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray keeping moving, preventing Holmes from controlling successfully.
Gray being controlled here, momentarily.
Gray working for a triangle but Holmes defends it easily.
Gray looking for a guillotine here but Holmes defends easily.
Gray 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes advances to half guard.
Gray trying to hold on to Holmes's head to control him but Holmes postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray actively working from the bottom here.
Gray tries to roll over but Holmes keeps him under control.
Holmes wants to stand but Gray has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Gray wants to get back to full guard.
Gray works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gray escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Holmes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gray working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Holmes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Holmes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Holmes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Holmes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Holmes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gray.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes stuffs the takedown attempt from Gray. Gray gets slowly back to his feet.
Holmes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gray loads up on a big right hand but Holmes slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes scores with a head kick. Gray tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Holmes digs a good hook to Gray's body.
Holmes throws the left hand but Gray avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Gray dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Holmes throws a head kick that misses
and Gray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Gray.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gray moves away.
Holmes wants to clinch.
Holmes lands with a cross.
Holmes throws a push kick but Gray slaps the foot to one side.
Gray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gray lands a head kick!
Gray moves out of range of the leg kick from Holmes.
Rodney Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gray finds it's way round the side to connect with Holmes's head.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. Gray looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gray scores with a nice head shot.
Holmes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holmes. Holmes obviously looking to wear him down.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gray. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Holmes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Holmes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rodney Holmes is winning the standup battle so far.
Gray fails with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Holmes as he checks the leg kick.
Holmes fakes the leg kick and cracks Gray in the body.
Gray is breathing heavily.
Holmes scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a body kick that misses.
Gray throws a sloppy head kick and Holmes moves out of range easily.
Gray throws a low kick, looking for Holmes's leg but Holmes calmly moves out of range.
Whack! Holmes lands a heavy head kick that drops Gray. The ref tackles Holmes to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Gray was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Rodney Holmes!
Rodney Holmes bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Binzo Binzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hanks might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. Binzo has chosen Hair of the Dog by Nazareth as his entrance music. Binzo Binzo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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32
210 lbs
24 - 14 - 0 |
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221 lbs
26 - 18 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Hanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Binzo Binzo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Binzo throws a lazy right hand but Hanks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Binzo moves away.
Hanks misses with a body shot.
Hanks lands a leg kick that knocks Binzo off balance momentarily.
Binzo looks for the body kick but Hanks saw that one coming.
A combination from Hanks does no damage.
Binzo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Binzo slips a jab from Hanks.
Binzo lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Binzo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good shot there by Hanks.
Binzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fred Hanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Binzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanks.
Binzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanks.
Hanks checks the leg kick nicely there.
Binzo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Binzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanks.
Hanks throws a right hand that misses
and Binzo counters with a nice leg kick.
Binzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hanks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Binzo.
A thudding body kick lands there by Binzo!
Hanks misses with a low kick as Binzo jumps back.
Hanks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Binzo.
Hanks throws a right hand that Binzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Binzo also avoids with ease.
Hanks with a hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hanks. Binzo shrugs it off though.
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!
Hanks scores with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Binzo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hanks doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Binzo tries to land a front kick but Hanks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice defenses there by Binzo.
Hanks tries to land a leg kick but Binzo saw it coming and moves away.
A good leg kick by Binzo.
Binzo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Binzo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hanks fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Binzo scores with a decent looking hook.
Binzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanks throws a wild body kick that Binzo sees coming a mile off.
Binzo avoids the body shot from Hanks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Binzo finds it's way round the side to connect with Hanks's head.
Binzo misses with a hook. Hanks ducked under it nicely.
Binzo moves out of range as Hanks strikes.
Hanks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hanks lunges at Binzo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Binzo's hand.
Hanks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanks looks for the body kick but Binzo saw that one coming.
Hanks throws a poor cross that misses
and Binzo counters with a left to the body.
Binzo misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Hanks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hanks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Binzo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Binzo avoids the body shot from Hanks.
Binzo misses with a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Binzo - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binzo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Binzo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hanks works the jab nicely.
Hanks blocks a jab.
Hanks throws an overhand right that lands on Binzo's shoulder, as Binzo tries to avoid the shot.
Binzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanks's sensitive parts.
The fighters circle momentarily. Binzo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Binzo lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Binzo misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Binzo throws a hook but Hanks blocks it.
Hanks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hanks connects with a body shot that sends Binzo's belly button to the back.
Hanks is looking to chop away at Binzo's legs.
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 Fred Hanks will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hanks throws a lazy uppercut
and Binzo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hanks slips under a jab.
Hanks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Binzo 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.
Hanks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Binzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Binzo throws out a powerful jab.
A clash of legs there as Hanks blocks the low kick.
Binzo shoots in for a double leg but Hanks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Binzo blocks a head kick by Hanks.
Hanks throws a leg kick that is checked
and Binzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Binzo shoots in looking for a takedown. Hanks tries to sprawl out of it but Binzo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hanks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Binzo staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binzo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Binzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanks.
Hanks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Binzo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hanks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Binzo with that takedown attempt.
Fred Hanks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Binzo Binzo.
Hanks misses with a straight right.
Binzo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hanks loads up on a big right hand but Binzo slips the punch.
Hanks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Binzo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hanks wants to sweep but Binzo has passed to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binzo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hanks tries to improve position but can't.
Hanks dodges the ground and pound from Binzo.
Hanks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Binzo on the ground.
Binzo working the ground and pound but Hanks is defending the strikes.
Hanks is not content to let Binzo control the position.
Hanks is trying to control Binzo's posture but Binzo avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Binzo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hanks is looking to regain half guard here but Binzo keeps moving and retains side control.
Binzo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanks tries to buck Binzo off but Binzo is having none of it.
Binzo is working Hanks over with some ground and pound from side control.
Binzo working the ground and pound but Hanks is defending the strikes.
Binzo trying to control the action but Hanks is working from the bottom.
Binzo working the ground and pound but Hanks is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks is not content to let Binzo control the position.
Hanks avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Binzo.
Binzo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hanks rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Binzo's guard! Nice work there by Hanks!
Hanks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Binzo wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Binzo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Binzo Binzo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Binzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanks takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Fred Hanks has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Binzo.
Binzo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hanks tries to move into range but Binzo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Binzo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hanks lands a nice hook to Binzo's body. Binzo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That kick from Hanks tenderised Binzo's leg. Binzo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hanks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Binzo throws a solid leg kick but Hanks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Binzo.
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!
Hanks throws a hook but Binzo blocks it.
Binzo ducks under a wild hook from Hanks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks misses with a hook.
Binzo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Hanks.
Binzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanks.
Hanks scores with a nice strike.
Binzo connects with a body shot that sends Hanks's belly button to the back.
Hanks misses with a shot to the body
and Binzo counters with an outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Hanks misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Binzo.
Binzo looks to throw the jab but Hanks is out of range.
Binzo scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Binzo has a takedown stuffed.
Binzo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Hanks.
Hanks throws a nice looking combination but Binzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Binzo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Binzo.
Hanks misses with a jab to the body
and Binzo counters with a left to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hanks.
Binzo missing with a left hand there. Hanks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Binzo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hanks counters with a good low kick that Binzo was not able to check.
Hanks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Binzo counters with an outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanks misses the target.
Fred Hanks is winning the standup battle so far.
Binzo throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks misses with a looping right.
Hanks lands a lovely overhand right.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Binzo.
Binzo cracks Hanks with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hanks can't do much from the bottom here.
Binzo working the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Binzo.
Binzo throws an elbow but Hanks slips to the side and avoids it well.
Binzo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binzo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
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!
Binzo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hanks is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanks is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Binzo lands a few punches from side control.
Binzo tries to score with some ground and pound. Hanks controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Binzo tries to score with some ground and pound. Hanks controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Binzo throws an elbow but Hanks slips to the side and avoids it well.
Binzo just content to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Binzo is chipping away with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Binzo Binzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Binzo 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Binzo Binzo!
Binzo Binzo gave a mention to Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timo Takka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hal Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takka comes to the cage accompanied by Dragonforce - Dawn Over a New World. Jordan has chosen Dawn of the Dead by Does it Offend you, yeah? as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Timo Takka 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timo Takka !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hal Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan looks to score with a jab to the body but Takka is just out of range.
Jordan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Takka throws a head kick that Jordan semi-blocks.
Jordan scores with a head kick. Takka tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordan avoids a kick to the body.
Jordan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takka avoids the head kick by Jordan.
Jordan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jordan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jordan wants to clinch.
Jordan cracks the inside of Takka 's front leg.
Jordan misses with a body kick.
Jordan tries to clinch up
and Takka counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan throws a solid leg kick but Takka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jordan.
Jordan throws a hook but Takka avoids it easily.
Jordan walks into a jab.
Takka throws a hook but Jordan blocks it.
Takka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Takka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hal Jordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jordan moves in looking to clinch but Takka pushes him off.
Takka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Takka takes a swing at Jordan's ribcage but misses.
Takka throws a sloppy head kick and Jordan moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jordan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takka throws a sloppy head kick and Jordan moves out of range easily.
Jordan looks to land a left hand but Takka moved out of range nicely.
Jordan throws a leg kick which misses Takka 's front leg but catches the back leg as Takka tries to avoid it.
Jordan throws a leg kick but Takka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jordan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Takka counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Takka wants to control from the top but Jordan keeps moving.
Takka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jordan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jordan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takka tries to hold on but Jordan pushes him away.
Jordan looking to finish with strikes here!
Jordan avoids the attempt from Takka to control.
Takka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takka sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Takka manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takka is trying to keep Jordan in close.
Takka has his foot on Jordan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jordan works his way back into a safe position though.
Takka keeping moving, preventing Jordan from controlling successfully.
Jordan won't allow Takka to sweep him here.
Jordan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Takka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jordan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Takka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jordan has managed to get both his arms back between Takka 's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jordan defends it easily.
Takka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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 Timo Takka will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Takka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Takka tries to keep at a distance but Jordan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jordan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takka is trying to pull guard but Jordan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takka blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Jordan.
Jordan throws a head punch that misses.
Takka tries to land knees in the clinch but Jordan avoids the damage to the body.
Takka lands a nice knee to the body.
Takka tries a knee to the head but Jordan blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jordan lands a hook that snaps the head of Takka backwards.
Jordan stalling in the clinch.
Takka lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Takka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Takka tries to land a knee to the head but Jordan blocks with his arms.
Jordan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jordan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Takka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jordan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Takka blocks an uppercut.
Jordan swings wildly with an uppercut but Takka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Takka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jordan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Takka 's sensitive parts.
Jordan lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jordan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hal Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Jordan misses
and Takka counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan closes the distance and clinches.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takka tries to break the clinch but Jordan is controlling the position.
Takka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jordan misses with a body punch.
Jordan struggles to land a body shot inside as Takka controls his hands.
Jordan lands with a left to the head.
Jordan misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan managing to block the knees to the body from Takka .
Takka manages to break the clinch.
Jordan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takka is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jordan throws a shot from downtown. Takka moves away and avoids it.
Jordan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takka .
Jordan thuds a left hand into Takka 's body.
Jordan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jordan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Jordan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jordan slips under a jab from Takka .
Jordan wants to clinch up but Takka keeps it at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Takka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jordan misses with a low kick.
Takka misses with a low kick.
Takka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jordan tries to clinch up but Takka circles away and keeps his distance.
Jordan misses with a head kick.
Jordan just misses with a punch to the body.
Takka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takka throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jordan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jordan slips a straight right by Takka .
Takka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jordan tries to score with a low kick but Takka moves his leg out of the way.
Takka thows a body shot but no joy.
Jordan digs a good body shot into Takka 's ribs.
Hal Jordan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jordan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Takka .
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Jordan.
Jordan closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takka is trying to pull guard but Jordan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timo Takka . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jordan struggles to land a body shot inside as Takka controls his hands.
Takka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jordan.
Takka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hal Jordan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jordan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jordan blocks a low kick nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jordan, right into the meat.
Jordan moves to clinch but Takka breaks away
and Takka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jordan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jordan throws a head kick that misses.
Jordan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Takka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jordan avoids a kick to the body.
Takka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jordan misses with a wild body shot.
Takka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan tries to clinch up.
Good exchange - Takka coming out on top.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jordan.
Jordan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jordan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takka counters with a nice leg kick.
Takka lands a right hook to the body.
Jordan rushes Takka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jordan pushes Takka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Jordan.
Jordan trying to stall but Takka improves his position.
Jordan lands an uppercut.
Takka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jordan is defending well for now.
Takka blocks an uppercut.
Jordan misses with a body punch.
Takka tries a body shot but Jordan blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jordan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Takka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Takka ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Takka no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Takka has a closed guard, preventing Jordan from standing up.
Jordan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Takka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jordan has managed to get both his arms back between Takka 's legs - danger averted.
Takka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Takka has his foot on Jordan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jordan works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jordan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jordan is looking to work some ground and pound but Takka has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takka manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Takka misses with a head shot.
Jordan wants to hold on but Takka pushes him away.
Takka misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Takka trying to control but Jordan is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hal Jordan.
I think Jordan 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hal Jordan!
During a confident post fight interview, Hal Jordan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Connely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Grand Magus - Hammer of the North. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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31
215 lbs
28 - 13 - 0 |
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194 lbs
22 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Connely!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Connely momentarily.
Connely loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Connely ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Connely scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Connely throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Connely looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Nice body kick there by Smith.
Connely scores with a punch to the head.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Connely. Connely circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Chris Connely has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connely attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Connely throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Connely misses with a straight right.
Connely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Connely on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Connely throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Connely.
Chris Connely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Connely ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Connely cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Connely.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Connely bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith slips a straight right by Connely.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Connely - just one landing.
Connely works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Connely throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Connely misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connely misses with a two punch combination.
Connely checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Connely tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Connely. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Connely moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith connects with a right hand. Connely shakes it off.
A left lands for Connely.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Connely lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Connely misses with a body shot.
Connely misses the jab.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Connely misses with a few strikes there.
Connely pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Connely settles back down.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Connely was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith slips a jab from Connely.
Connely takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Connely throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Connely misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Connely swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Connely. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Connely scores with a jab.
Connely looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connely misses with a lunging right hand
and Connely takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Connely is rocked!
Smith digs a good body shot into Connely's ribs.
Connely looks gassed!
Connely throws an off balance right hand
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Connely is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith checks a leg kick.
Connely rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith cracks the inside of Connely's front leg.
Connely seems to have recovered his senses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Connely keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Connely takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith stuns Connely with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith lands a nice looking kick to the body. Connely takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith pushes Connely away with a front kick.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
That has opened up Chris Connely's cut even more.
Connely takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Connely's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Connely! Smith dives in looking to finish! Connely is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Smith!
A very excited looking Peter Smith 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donzel Fortunado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fortunado comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Dylan-Knockin' on Heaven's Door . Krueger has chosen Freddy's Coming For You 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donzel Fortunado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Freddy Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Fortunado.
Krueger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krueger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krueger misses with a lunging right hand
and Fortunado counters with a body kick.
Krueger avoids the head kick by Fortunado.
Krueger throws a series of punches but Fortunado moves out of range.
Fortunado tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Krueger.
Krueger 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.
Fortunado checks a low kick from Krueger.
Krueger throws a jab when Fortunado was well out of range.
Fortunado misses with a body kick.
Krueger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fortunado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Krueger misses with a double jab.
Krueger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fortunado. Krueger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krueger checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortunado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krueger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fortunado. That did some damage!
Krueger looks to land a left hand but Fortunado moved out of range nicely.
Fortunado misses with a wild body shot.
Krueger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fortunado counters with a nice body kick.
Krueger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fortunado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krueger manages to avoid it.
Krueger misses with a straight right.
Fortunado dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krueger. That did some damage!
Fortunado staying out of range there.
Fortunado takes a swing at Krueger's ribcage but misses.
Krueger lands a jab to the nose.
Fortunado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krueger cracks Fortunado with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fortunado pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Krueger scores with a nice strike.
Freddy Krueger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger misses with a lunging right hand
and Fortunado counters with a one-two to the body.
Krueger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That kick from Fortunado tenderised Krueger's leg. Krueger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Krueger misses with a straight right.
Fortunado moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fortunado throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Krueger looks gassed!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fortunado 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 Krueger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Krueger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Krueger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A good leg kick by Fortunado.
Krueger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortunado was well out of range. Poor timing from Krueger.
Fortunado is looking to clinch.
Krueger takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fortunado lands a leg kick that knocks Krueger off balance momentarily.
Krueger avoids the head kick by Fortunado.
Fortunado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krueger was well out of range. Poor timing from Fortunado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Fortunado.
Krueger has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fortunado.
Fortunado lands a head kick. Krueger smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fortunado misses with a wild combination.
Fortunado tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Krueger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krueger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krueger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortunado tries for a takedown but Krueger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Krueger.
Krueger gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fortunado won't allow Krueger to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger wants to stand and escape but Fortunado is having none of it.
Krueger keeping moving, preventing Fortunado from controlling successfully.
Krueger looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fortunado puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Krueger wants to sweep but Fortunado has passed to side control!
Krueger seems a little lost for a moment, as Fortunado dominates the positioning.
Fortunado decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krueger connects with a body shot that sends Fortunado's belly button to the back.
Krueger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fortunado wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donzel Fortunado dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Krueger throws a leg kick but Fortunado checks it.
Fortunado with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Krueger to score with a decent uppercut.
Krueger scores with a body shot.
Fortunado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krueger.
Krueger avoids the head kick by Fortunado.
Fortunado dodges the punch combination from Krueger.
Fortunado lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Krueger backs up against the cage.
Fortunado moves out of range of the leg kick from Krueger.
Fortunado walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Krueger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fortunado wants to slow Krueger down by chopping away at his legs.
Krueger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krueger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortunado looks for the body kick but Krueger saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krueger.
Fortunado walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fortunado throws a wild body kick that Krueger sees coming a mile off.
Krueger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fortunado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krueger manages to avoid it.
Fortunado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krueger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Fortunado misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fortunado.
Krueger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortunado thows a body shot but no joy.
Fortunado takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fortunado misses with a straight left.
Krueger misses with the body kick
and Fortunado counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krueger slips a jab and a cross from Fortunado.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fortunado has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fortunado ducks under a wild hook from Krueger.
Fortunado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krueger manages to avoid it.
Fortunado walks into a jab.
Fortunado scores with a one two! Krueger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fortunado slips a jab and a cross from Krueger.
Fortunado is looking to wear down Krueger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fortunado misses with a low kick.
Krueger is looking to slow Fortunado down with leg kicks.
Krueger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortunado manages to avoid it.
Fortunado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krueger.
Fortunado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Krueger misses with a kick to the body
and Fortunado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Krueger misses with a few strikes there.
Krueger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fortunado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Krueger is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krueger scores with a shot to the body.
Fortunado throws a head kick that half lands.
Fortunado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krueger.
Fortunado misses with an attempted mid kick.
Krueger throws a hook but Fortunado avoids it easily.
Fortunado misses with a few strikes there.
Fortunado gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Krueger punishes Fortunado's body with a nice straight punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fortunado, right into the meat.
Fortunado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fortunado throws a combination that misses
and Krueger counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fortunado.
Krueger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fortunado checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krueger throws a right hand that misses
and Fortunado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krueger manages to avoid it.
Fortunado throws a body punch but Krueger moves out of range.
Fortunado fails with the takedown.
Donzel Fortunado is winning the standup battle so far.
Fortunado throws the kick towards the body but Krueger avoids it.
A punch combination from Fortunado misses.
Fortunado misses with an attempted mid kick.
Krueger works the jab nicely.
Freddy Krueger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fortunado throws a low kick but it's checked well by Krueger.
Krueger pushes Fortunado away with a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krueger blocks the body kick.
Krueger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fortunado's calf.
Krueger throws a one two combo.
Fortunado motions for Krueger to come forward. Fortunado throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Freddy Krueger 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!
Krueger connects with a body shot that sends Fortunado's belly button to the back.
Krueger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fortunado takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good shot there by Fortunado.
Krueger throws a solid leg kick but Fortunado takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Krueger.
Fortunado throws a head kick but Krueger moves out of range.
Krueger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krueger jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Krueger walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fortunado.
Fortunado stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Krueger.
Krueger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortunado thows a body shot but no joy.
Krueger checks a leg kick.
Fortunado doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fortunado checks a low kick from Krueger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortunado jabs Krueger right on the nose. Krueger blinks but takes it well.
Krueger swinging wildly here.
Krueger cracks the inside of Fortunado's front leg.
Fortunado takes one to the chin there.
Krueger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortunado was well out of range. Poor timing from Krueger.
Fortunado fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Krueger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortunado pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fortunado is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Krueger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Krueger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krueger throws a sloppy head kick and Fortunado moves out of range easily.
Krueger misses with an uppercut. Fortunado saw that one coming.
Fortunado tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Krueger is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado moves away from the strike by Krueger.
Krueger throws a series of punches but Fortunado moves out of range.
Fortunado throws a leg kick which misses Krueger's front leg but catches the back leg as Krueger tries to avoid it.
Fortunado is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fortunado misses with an attempted mid kick.
Krueger misses with a shot to the body
and Fortunado counters with a good, hard body kick but Krueger shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortunado lands a head kick. Krueger smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Krueger checks a low kick from Fortunado.
Jab from Fortunado.
Fortunado tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fortunado takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fortunado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice body punch from Krueger.
Krueger lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Krueger.
Fortunado throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Fortunado.
Fortunado tries to land a front kick but Krueger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Krueger scores with a leg kick.
Fortunado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortunado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fortunado doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fortunado drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Krueger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fortunado is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Krueger, as that shot connected.
Krueger misses with a series of wild punches.
Fortunado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fortunado lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Krueger throws a shot from downtown. Fortunado moves away and avoids it.
Krueger cracks Fortunado with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortunado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fortunado checks the leg kick.
Krueger blocks a head kick by Fortunado.
Krueger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Krueger throws a right and a left that Fortunado avoids nicely.
Krueger misses with an uppercut. Fortunado saw that one coming.
Fortunado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krueger at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krueger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Krueger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fortunado.
Fortunado throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Krueger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Krueger 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Krueger!
A relieved looking Freddy Krueger thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Ruanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dark Tranquillity - Misery's Crown. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Ruanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Bowman!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruanti misses with a leg kick.
Ruanti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ruanti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bowman circles away.
Ruanti checks a leg kick.
Bowman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruanti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bowman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bowman swings for the body but Ruanti moves out of range.
A punch combination from Ruanti misses.
Ruanti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bowman moves out of range as Ruanti throws a body kick.
Ruanti takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ruanti.
Bowman connects with a solid leg kick.
Bowman lands with a shot to the body.
Bowman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bowman fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ruanti takes one to the chin there.
Bowman misses with a hook. Ruanti ducked under it nicely.
Bowman blocks the body kick.
Bowman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ruanti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ruanti scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ruanti throws out a leg kick but Bowman moves out of range and Ruanti only half commits.
Ruanti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ruanti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ruanti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pete Bowman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bowman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ruanti is out of range.
Ruanti avoids the body shot from Bowman.
A shot to the liver by Ruanti. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruanti manages to avoid it.
Ruanti misses with a body shot.
Ruanti fails with the takedown.
Ruanti scores with a head kick.
It looks like Pete Bowman has been cut.
Ruanti tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruanti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bowman sprawls well. Bowman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ruanti gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Ruanti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruanti moves out of range of the body kick from Bowman.
Bowman lands with an overhand left.
Bowman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruanti manages to avoid it.
Bowman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bowman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bowman misses.
Bowman takes a swing at Ruanti's ribcage but misses.
Bowman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ruanti rather than just go for the knockout.
Bowman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruanti.
A head kick misses from Ruanti.
Ruanti misses with a wild body shot.
Ruanti avoids the body shot from Bowman.
Ruanti cracks Bowman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bowman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ruanti misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bowman, right into the meat.
Ruanti shoots in but Bowman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice straight punches there by Bowman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bowman.
Ruanti throws a sloppy head kick and Bowman moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Ruanti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruanti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bowman tests Ruanti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bowman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruanti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bowman looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruanti is just out of range.
Bowman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ruanti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowman manages to avoid it.
Ruanti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bowman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bowman cracks Ruanti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruanti shoots for a takedown but Bowman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bowman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ruanti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bowman's hands.
Jab by Bowman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Bowman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Bowman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ruanti fails with the takedown.
Ruanti throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bowman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruanti looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bowman!
Bowman is desperately trying to improve his position but Ruanti has a good base and remains in mount.
Bowman wants to hold on but Ruanti pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruanti trying to control but Bowman is having none of it.
Bowman reaches up to try and control the position but Ruanti seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Bowman rolls and tries to escape and now Ruanti has his back!
Bowman is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ruanti gets his way!
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bowman's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Bowman just trying to survive but Ruanti is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Ruanti looking for the choke but no joy.
Ruanti is persistently looking for the submission but Bowman is defending it well.
What can Bowman do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowman tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bowman is working to get back to half guard.
Ruanti takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ruanti wants to control the pace but Bowman is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bowman just holding on.
Bowman is working to get back to half guard.
Ruanti wants to control the pace but Bowman is squirming around nicely.
Ruanti is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Bowman is in real trouble.
Bowman trying to control the action but Ruanti just sinks the hooks in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowman tries to escape but Ruanti has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ruanti has got his arm under Bowman's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Bowman has spun round into Ruanti's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Bowman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ruanti wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruanti 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Ruanti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pete Bowman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ruanti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ruanti darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ruanti controlling the action here.
Ruanti trying to pass the guard but Bowman defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruanti is taking a breather. Bowman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bowman trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pete Bowman.
Ruanti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bowman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bowman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowman scores with a shot to the body.
Bowman throws a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Ruanti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bowman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruanti misses the target.
Bowman lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bowman.
Bowman is looking to clinch.
Bowman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruanti was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowman.
Bowman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bowman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruanti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bowman's sensitive parts.
Bowman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crunch! Bowman slams his shin into Ruanti's torso.
Bowman throws the left hand but Ruanti avoids the punch easily.
Ruanti swings for the body but Bowman moves out of range.
Bowman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bowman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruanti scores with a shot to the body.
Ruanti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruanti throws a push kick but Bowman slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman takes a swing at Ruanti's ribcage but misses.
Bowman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruanti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bowman throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruanti.
Bowman scores with a jab to the head.
Ruanti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bowman.
Bowman throws a low kick but Ruanti moves out of range easily.
Bowman throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot lands for Ruanti.
Ruanti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bowman misses with a hook.
Ruanti misses with a low kick.
Bowman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruanti.
A swing and a miss from Bowman.
Ruanti avoids the body shot from Bowman.
Ruanti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruanti.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowman slaps away a takedown attempt from Ruanti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bowman connects with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruanti. Bowman does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruanti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bowman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ruanti throws a leg kick but Bowman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bowman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ruanti under the eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daniel Ruanti.
I think Ruanti 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pete Bowman!
Pete Bowman made sure to mention his sponsor, Hellbent in his post fight interview.
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