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Holmgang: LW GP Finals PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crabby Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Metin Eroglu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Eroglu's choice of entrance music: No Worries. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crabby Iron!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Metin Eroglu!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eroglu thumps Iron with a low kick.
Eroglu staying out of range there.
Eroglu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eroglu.
Eroglu moves out of range as Iron strikes.
Iron misses with a hook. Eroglu ducked under it nicely.
Iron moves out of range of the body kick from Eroglu.
Eroglu throws a leg kick
and Iron counters with a nice body shot.
Iron throws a body punch but Eroglu moves out of range.
Iron thows a leg kick but Eroglu checks it
and Eroglu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Iron's knee momentarily.
Iron looks to land a right hand but Eroglu moved out of range.
Iron misses with a wild body shot.
Iron connects with a crisp jab.
Iron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eroglu tries to land a leg kick but Iron saw it coming and moves away.
Eroglu throws a front kick that sends Iron stumbling back into the ropes.
Eroglu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Iron. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eroglu.
Eroglu throws out a leg kick but Iron moves out of range and Eroglu only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iron. Eroglu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Eroglu.
Eroglu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Eroglu misses with a low kick.
Iron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eroglu moves away.
Iron looks to score with a jab to the body but Eroglu is just out of range.
Iron stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eroglu.
Eroglu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iron.
Eroglu misses with a head kick.
Eroglu shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Iron manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Eroglu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron keeping full guard, as Eroglu tries to pass.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Eroglu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Eroglu pushes down on Iron's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eroglu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Iron's head.
Iron blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eroglu.
Eroglu is keen to just control but Iron is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu throwing shots but Iron is blocking nicely.
Iron is trying to stand.
Eroglu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Iron defending well though.
Eroglu stalling.
Iron on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Iron tries to get out of the position.
Iron is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Metin Eroglu.
Some bone on bone action there as Iron checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Some bone on bone action there as Iron checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Eroglu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Iron is out of range.
Iron lands with a shot to the body.
Eroglu throws a low kick, looking for Iron's leg but Iron calmly moves out of range.
Eroglu throws a lazy body kick
letting Iron counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eroglu throws a leg kick
and Iron counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eroglu throws a low kick but Iron moves out of range easily.
Iron attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Metin Eroglu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Eroglu throws a leg kick
and Iron counters with a straight right hand.
Iron throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Eroglu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Eroglu misses with a leg kick.
Iron scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eroglu.
Eroglu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Iron to score with a decent uppercut.
Iron thows a leg kick but Eroglu checks it
and Eroglu counters with a low kick, right behind Iron 's knee.
Eroglu tries to work over Iron's front leg with a kick but Iron checks it.
Eroglu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iron takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Eroglu avoids the head kick by Iron.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Eroglu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eroglu misses with a body kick.
Eroglu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eroglu.
Iron lands a body shot.
Iron missing with a left hand there. Eroglu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eroglu misses with a low kick.
Eroglu throws a leg kick but Iron moved away.
Iron throws a nice inside leg kick.
Iron lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Iron swings for the body but Eroglu moves out of range.
Eroglu throws a low kick but Iron avoids it.
Iron on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eroglu. Eroglu obviously looking to wear him down.
Eroglu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iron.
Iron is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Eroglu is looking to score with low kicks.
Eroglu wants to slow Iron down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A low kick from Eroglu misses
and Iron counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Iron 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iron throws a head kick but Eroglu moves out of range.
Iron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iron lands a nice hook to Eroglu's body. Eroglu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Iron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eroglu moves away.
Eroglu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Eroglu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That kick from Eroglu tenderised Iron's leg. Iron is trying to keep his angry face on.
Iron smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Eroglu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Iron misses with an uppercut.
Iron checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu thows a body kick. Iron tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Iron has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Eroglu.
Iron misses with a straight left.
Iron misses with a hook.
Eroglu throws a head kick but Iron moves out of range.
Eroglu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eroglu misses with a head kick.
Iron lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Eroglu shoots in but Iron avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Iron throws a body punch but Eroglu moves out of range.
Eroglu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Eroglu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eroglu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eroglu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Iron misses the jab.
Eroglu looks to throw a body kick
letting Iron counter with a right hand.
Iron will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Iron takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Iron misses the shot to the body.
Eroglu throws a leg kick but Iron moved away.
Iron fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Eroglu checks it well.
Eroglu checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eroglu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Iron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eroglu moves away.
Iron lands with a slapping head kick.
Eroglu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Iron.
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 Crabby Iron will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Eroglu throws a head kick but Iron moves out of range.
Eroglu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Iron defends it nicely.
Iron throws a head kick that misses
and Eroglu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Iron with a hook.
Eroglu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Iron's waist but Iron gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eroglu off to one side.
Good standup being displayed there by Iron as he connects with a hook.
Iron lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Eroglu walks into a stiff left hand from Iron.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Iron, as that shot connected.
Eroglu misses with the body kick
and Iron counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Eroglu thinking.
A good leg kick by Iron.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Iron.
Iron checks a low kick from Eroglu.
Iron on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eroglu.
Eroglu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Iron just misses with a punch to the body.
Iron throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Eroglu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Iron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eroglu misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Eroglu checks a leg kick.
Iron scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Iron there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eroglu throws the kick towards the body but Iron avoids it.
Eroglu misses with a leg kick
and Iron counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A left lands for Iron.
Iron misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eroglu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Iron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Iron thows a body shot but no joy.
Crabby Iron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Eroglu.
Iron just misses with a punch to the body.
Iron blocks a head kick by Eroglu.
A jab lands there for Iron.
Iron throws a right and a left that Eroglu avoids nicely.
Iron stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eroglu.
Eroglu lands with a slapping head kick.
Iron throws a push kick but Eroglu slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron tries to land a front kick but Eroglu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Eroglu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Iron throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Eroglu.
Iron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eroglu manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Iron checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Iron sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Iron scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crabby Iron is winning the standup battle so far.
Iron avoids a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Iron. Eroglu shrugs it off though.
Iron scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eroglu throws a leg kick
and Iron counters with a low kick, right behind Eroglu 's knee.
Iron on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Iron is out of range and Eroglu settles back down.
Iron throws a looping overhand right but Eroglu ducks down to avoid it.
Eroglu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Eroglu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eroglu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Eroglu throws a leg kick but Iron sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Eroglu throws a low kick, looking for Iron's leg but Iron calmly moves out of range.
Eroglu fails with a takedown attempt.
Crabby Iron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Metin Eroglu.
Eroglu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eroglu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iron fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Eroglu on the side of the head.
Eroglu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crabby Iron clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Eroglu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Iron is out of range and Eroglu settles back down.
Iron misses the shot to the body.
Iron keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Iron throws a jab but it's blocked by Eroglu.
Iron misses with a body shot.
Eroglu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Iron checks the leg kick.
Eroglu misses with a leg kick
and Iron makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eroglu.
Iron throws a body punch but Eroglu moves out of range.
Eroglu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eroglu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Iron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eroglu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Iron!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Eroglu tried to score with a low kick but Iron checks it.
Eroglu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Iron.
Eroglu is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Iron lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eroglu's sensitive parts.
Eroglu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Iron lands a lovely overhand right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eroglu.
Eroglu moves out of range of the strikes.
Eroglu throws a sloppy head kick
and Iron counters with a right hand to the body.
Iron lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eroglu blocks a jab.
Iron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron blocks a head kick by Eroglu.
Eroglu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Iron scores with a nice strike.
Iron ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Eroglu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Iron is out of range.
Iron jabs at Eroglu's body.
Iron looks to throw the jab but Eroglu is out of range.
Iron lands with an overhand left.
Good work by Eroglu as he checks the leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Iron as he connects with a hook.
Eroglu throws a leg kick
and Iron counters with a stiff right hand.
Iron throws a leg kick but Eroglu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Iron lands with a shot to the body.
Eroglu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron checks the leg kick.
Eroglu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Eroglu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Iron is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from Eroglu misses
and Iron counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Eroglu thinking.
Eroglu walks into a left hand.
Iron throws a leg kick which misses Eroglu's front leg but catches the back leg as Eroglu tries to avoid it.
Iron throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Iron tests Eroglu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Iron looks to land a right hand but Eroglu moved out of range.
Eroglu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron moves out of range of the body kick from Eroglu.
Eroglu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Eroglu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Eroglu 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 Iron has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Iron and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Iron looks to score with a jab to the body but Eroglu is just out of range.
Iron loads up on a big right hand but Eroglu slips the punch.
A low kick from Eroglu is predictable there
and Iron makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iron connects with a leg kick. Eroglu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Iron swings for the body but Eroglu moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eroglu tries to land a front kick but Iron steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick lands from Eroglu.
Iron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eroglu manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crabby Iron had his way with Metin Eroglu in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Eroglu delivers a nice body kick.
Iron throws a body punch but Eroglu moves out of range.
Eroglu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Iron.
Iron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eroglu moves away.
Iron misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Iron misses with a body shot.
Iron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iron throws a leg kick but Eroglu moved away.
Iron looks to throw the jab but Eroglu is out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Eroglu. Iron shrugs it off though.
Iron stuffs the takedown attempt from Eroglu. Eroglu gets slowly back to his feet.
Iron throws a lazy right hand but Eroglu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eroglu throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Iron tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Eroglu is in Iron's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Eroglu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Eroglu throws a big elbow that misses.
Eroglu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Eroglu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eroglu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Eroglu trying to control the position from guard on top but Iron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eroglu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Iron knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Eroglu on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Eroglu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eroglu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Metin Eroglu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eroglu wants to control from the top but Iron keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Iron holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Crabby Iron just wasn't active enough.
Iron bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Eroglu's head.
Iron scores with a sloppy right hand. Eroglu should have avoided that one.
Iron lands with a right hand.
Eroglu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Iron has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Iron misses with a body shot.
Eroglu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Iron checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Eroglu throws a solid leg kick but Iron takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Eroglu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron connects with a right hand. Eroglu shakes it off.
Iron stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eroglu.
Eroglu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Iron lands with a shot to the body.
Eroglu throws a solid leg kick but Iron takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Eroglu.
Eroglu throws a head kick but Iron moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iron. Eroglu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eroglu throws a front kick that sends Iron stumbling back into the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eroglu misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eroglu misses with the body kick
and Iron counters with a leg kick.
Iron checks a leg kick.
Iron lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Metin Eroglu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Iron 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Crabby Iron!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Crabby Iron!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Crabby Iron!
Crabby Iron wins by unanimous decision!
Crabby Iron is the new lightweight champion!
After the fight, Crabby Iron was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Hatemorning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lorenzo Hatemorning has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lorenzo Hatemorning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Allen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatemorning misses with a takedown attempt
and Allen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hatemorning tries to clinch but Allen is having none of it.
Allen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hatemorning misses with a takedown attempt
and Allen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hatemorning!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Allen lands a nice shot to the head.
Oooh a big shot lands for Allen! Hatemorning is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Trent Allen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Hertz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hertz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by PORN MUZIK. Jack Nelson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dick Hertz's chin.
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145 lbs
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160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Hertz!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hertz.
Nelson misses with a double jab.
Hertz throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson misses with a double jab
and Hertz counters with a single leg into guard. Nelson didn't expect that.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nelson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hertz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nelson is keeping the position for now.
Hertz is stalling in the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hertz.
Hertz misses with a straight right.
Hertz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nelson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hertz is in Nelson's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hertz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hertz stands and throws Nelson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nelson seems a little lost for a moment, as Hertz dominates the positioning.
Hertz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nelson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hertz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nelson is rocked!
Hertz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nelson, who protects the arm well.
Nelson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oh Nelson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Hertz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hertz taking a breather here.
Hertz is trying to get an arm triangle but Nelson is defending well.
Hertz has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Nelson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hertz unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Nelson wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Hertz celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Hertz!
Dick Hertz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lash Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maniek Krol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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150 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lash Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maniek Krol!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krol displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yu.
Krol clinches up against the ropes.
Krol landing knees to the body.
Yu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Krol pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yu is breathing heavily.
Krol lands a nice knee to the body.
Yu tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lash Yu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krol lands a good knee to the midsection. Yu won't want to take too many of those.
Krol working Yu over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Krol.
Krol utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Krol lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Krol is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Krol comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krol lands an elbow inside that Yu shrugs off.
Krol lands an elbow that stopped Yu in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Krol obliges.
Knees to the body from Krol.
Krol lands an elbow inside.
Krol unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Krol landing knees to the head.
Krol crunches a lovely knee into Yu's ribcage.
Krol is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Krol landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krol creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yu's defenses.
Krol with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Krol.
Krol lands an elbow just above Yu 's eye.
Yu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Krol fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Krol tries to clinch up but Yu circles away and keeps his distance.
Krol keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Krol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krol tries to close the distance and clinch but Yu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yu misses with a takedown attempt - Krol sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Krol wants to clinch.
Krol is looking to clinch but Yu is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krol tries to clinch but Yu is having none of it.
Yu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Krol pinned against the ropes. Krol gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Krol is looking to clinch.
Krol rushes Yu and presses him up against the ropes.
Krol lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Krol missing with knees to the body.
Krol scores with a knee to the head.
Krol pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Yu wants a takedown but no success here.
Yu avoiding damage as Krol throws knees to the body.
Krol trying to land knees to the body.
Krol prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krol lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yu managing to block the knees to the body from Krol.
Krol gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Krol pushes off an throws an elbow but Yu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Yu blocks an elbow strike from Krol.
Krol pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Krol prevents the takedown attempt.
Krol missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krol lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Krol trying to land knees to the body.
Yu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Krol avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maniek Krol 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.
Krol tries to close the distance and clinch but Yu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krol tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Yu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krol tries to clinch there but Yu circles away.
Yu closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Krol quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Krol wants to get back to his feet.
Yu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yu lands with a punch from half guard.
Krol tries to kick Yu off but Yu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yu tries to pass to full mount but Krol defends it.
Yu lands with a punch from half guard.
Yu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Krol wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yu lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krol wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Yu there.
Yu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Krol wants to get back to his feet.
Yu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Krol on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yu prevents Krol from standing back up.
Krol has hold of Yu's hands but Yu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yu prevents Krol from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krol pushes Yu off and gets back to his feet.
Krol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Krol sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yu somewhat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krol fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Krol's waist but Krol gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yu off to one side.
Yu circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yu tries for a takedown but Krol manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lash Yu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krol is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yu is defending well for now.
Yu wants a takedown but no success here.
Krol misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krol is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yu is defending well for now.
Krol throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yu blocks it with crossed arms.
Krol pushes off an throws an elbow but Yu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Krol missing with knees to the body.
Krol tries a knee to the head but Yu blocks it.
Krol misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yu.
Yu has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Krol clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Yu lands punches and elbows.
Krol is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Yu scores with punches and elbows.
Yu lands strikes to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu has his opponent's back but Krol is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Yu.
Krol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yu shoots in for a double leg but Krol sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yu shoots in but no luck this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krol moves in looking to clinch but Yu pushes him off.
Maniek Krol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krol is looking to clinch but Yu is avoiding it.
Krol keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yu shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Krol wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Krol with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Krol is looking to escape.
Yu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lash Yu dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Krol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krol doesn't manage to clinch there - Yu circles away.
Yu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Krol sprawls well. Krol wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yu gets slowly back to his feet.
Yu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Krol is looking to escape.
Yu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Krol has one foot on Yu's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krol tries to clinch there but Yu circles away.
Krol clinches with his opponent.
Krol landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krol tries to land a knee to the head but Yu blocks with his arms.
Krol connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yu's face.
Yu tries for a takedown but Krol manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lash Yu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yu avoids the elbow strike from Krol, against the ropes.
Krol connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yu's face.
Yu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krol unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Krol lands a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Krol just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yu's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu wants to take the fight to the mat but Krol manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Krol trying to land knees to the body.
Krol tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yu avoiding damage as Krol throws knees to the body.
Yu avoids the elbow strike from Krol, against the ropes.
Yu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yu wants a takedown.
Krol lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Krol misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Krol.
Yu avoiding damage as Krol throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krol working Yu over with knees to the body.
Krol trying to land knees to the body.
Krol looking to throw knees to the head but Yu is blocking nicely.
Yu takes an elbow to the temple.
Krol missing with knees to the body.
Yu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Krol pulls his leg out and moves away.
Krol closes the distance and pushes Yu back into the ropes.
Krol tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Krol comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yu wants a takedown but no success here.
Yu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krol tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yu avoids it.
Yu wants the takedown. Krol is fighting it off but Yu persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Krol's guard against the ropes.
Yu postures up and lands a big shot to Krol's brow.
Krol is looking to stand up but Yu isn't so interested in that idea.
Yu works over Krol with some ground and pound from guard.
Yu stops Krol from standing up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yu postures up and lands a big shot to Krol's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yu is working Krol over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Krol wants to stand up but Yu is controlling him.
Lash Yu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Maniek Krol comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Krol 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Maniek Krol!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Maniek Krol!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Maniek Krol!
Maniek Krol wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Maniek Krol thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ha Satan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Comeback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Comeback is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 2PAC - Changes. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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24
184 lbs
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190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ha Satan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kid Comeback!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satan needs to keep his hands up - Comeback had a free shot at his head there.
Comeback gets a takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Comeback is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Satan manages to get to full guard.
Comeback drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Comeback as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Satan screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Comeback! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kid Comeback!
Kid Comeback decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Jacarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Jacarson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Jacarson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacarson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jacarson throws the kick towards the body but Fury avoids it.
Fury moves in looking to clinch but Jacarson pushes him off.
Fury checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jacarson throws a lazy body kick
and Fury counters with an outside leg kick.
Fury finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jacarson tries a low kick but Fury avoids it.
Anthony Jacarson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacarson throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Jacarson.
Fury avoids the head kick by Jacarson.
Jacarson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fury misses with a leg kick.
Fury walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jacarson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jacarson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Fury checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fury on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jacarson. Jacarson obviously looking to wear him down.
Fury tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fury moves out of range of the body kick.
Jacarson tries a head kick but it misses.
Fury throws a leg kick but Jacarson moved away.
Jacarson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jacarson throws a head kick that misses.
Fury closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fury lands in his opponent's guard.
Jacarson keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jacarson is keeping the position for now.
Fury slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fury trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacarson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fury is really struggling to control Jacarson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Fury wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A leg kick checked by Jacarson.
Fury fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacarson wants to land a leg kick but Fury is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacarson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fury takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fury moves out of range of the leg kick from Jacarson.
Jacarson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jacarson.
Jacarson motions for Fury to come forward. Jacarson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jacarson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jacarson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fury throws a leg kick
and Jacarson counters with a big head kick but Fury shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacarson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fury. That did some damage!
Fury throws a leg kick but Jacarson moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury throws a leg kick
and Jacarson counters with a head kick. That will keep Fury thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jacarson looks to score with a jab to the body but Fury is just out of range.
A head kick from Jacarson lands but Fury takes it in his stride.
Fury is rocked!
Jacarson tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh Fury is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fury wants to slow Jacarson down by chopping away at his legs.
Jacarson throws a head kick that misses.
Fury seems to have got his legs back now.
Jacarson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jacarson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fury throws a sloppy head kick and Jacarson moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jacarson lands a leg kick that knocks Fury off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Jacarson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fury misses with a leg kick
and Jacarson counters with a huge head kick that drops Fury! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Jacarson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carl Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Fontana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Fontana will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carl Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Fontana!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fontana lands with an uppercut that bounces Woods off the ropes and back into range.
It looks like Carl Woods has been cut.
Woods gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Woods is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Woods tries a body shot but Fontana blocks it.
Woods tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fontana wants to take the fight to the mat but Woods manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fontana throws a head punch that misses.
Woods working aggressively here.
Woods trying to control the position but instead, Fontana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Woods into the ropes.
Woods tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fontana blocking some punches.
Woods lands a nice uppercut.
Fontana lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fontana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontana can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Woods fails to land.
Woods pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Woods lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Woods creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fontana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
Woods controlling the action here for a moment.
Fontana lands a shoulder strike.
Woods wants to stall.
Fontana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fontana throws a punch but it's blocked by Woods.
Woods tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Fontana tries to break free but Woods pushes him back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Woods.
A head punch on the inside from Fontana fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fontana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
Woods misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fontana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fontana is trying to push Woods away but Woods has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fontana has Woods pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Woods manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Woods looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woods.
Fontana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fontana has had enough of the clinch but Woods keeps him there for the moment.
Woods misses with a punch to the body.
Woods misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Woods scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Woods.
It looks like Tony Fontana has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods lands a body shot in the clinch.
Woods slowing the pace effectively.
Woods is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fontana is keeping busy.
Woods tries to work over Fontana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Woods swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Woods as Fontana tries to tie him up.
Woods swings wildly with an uppercut but Fontana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woods stalling the fight.
Woods is pressed up against the ropes. Fontana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Woods down to the mat. Woods avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Carl Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Fontana.
Fontana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fontana lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fontana cracks Woods with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fontana throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontana looks to throw the jab but Woods is out of range.
Fontana keeps the fight on the outside.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fontana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Woods will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Woods is looking to clinch but Fontana is avoiding it.
Woods rushes Fontana and presses him up against the ropes.
Woods tries to work over Fontana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Woods digs a right hand underneath Fontana's ribcage. Fontana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fontana has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Woods avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Woods.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Woods.
Woods lands a right hand.
Woods working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fontana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Woods.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Woods dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Woods takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carl Woods is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Fontana misses its intended target.
Fontana throws a shot from downtown. Woods moves away and avoids it.
Woods clinches up with Fontana and pushes him back against the ropes.
Woods is stalling here.
A nice left hand lands by Woods.
Woods scores with a nice hook to the head.
Woods'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.
Fontana tries to break free but Woods pushes him back against the ropes.
Woods tries a body shot but Fontana blocks it.
Fontana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Woods misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Woods is leaning against Fontana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Woods trying to control the position but instead, Fontana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Woods into the ropes.
Fontana working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods lands a left hand.
Fontana is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Woods pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Woods misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fontana fails to land.
Woods lands a nice uppercut.
Woods has a couple of punches blocked by Fontana.
Woods has Fontana pressed against the ropes.
Fontana throws a punch but it's blocked by Woods.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Woods.
Fontana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Woods scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fontana wants to get back to striking at distance but Woods won't allow it.
Fontana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Woods tries to throw a body punch but Fontana avoids it by throwing Woods back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Woods stalling the fight.
Woods is trying to stall.
Fontana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fontana has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Woods after a bit of a struggle.
Woods displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fontana up against the ropes.
Woods's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fontana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Woods lands an uppercut.
Fontana blocks an uppercut.
Fontana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fontana is trying to break the clinch but Woods is controlling him.
Woods is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Carl Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Fontana.
Woods lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fontana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Woods blocks an uppercut.
Fontana has a couple of punches blocked by Woods.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woods.
Fontana pushes Woods back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fontana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Woods lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Woods gets through Fontana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carl Woods has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Woods is trying to stall.
Woods misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Woods.
Woods stalling the fight.
Fontana is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Woods pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Woods pushes Fontana back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Woods lands with a right to the head.
Fontana is rocked!
Woods manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fontana.
Woods taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Woods scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fontana is still on wobbly legs! Can Woods finish him?
Woods softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fontana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woods blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Woods controlling the action here for a moment.
Fontana seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Woods.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Woods dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Woods misses with a wild body shot.
Woods ducks right into an uppercut from Fontana.
Woods uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fontana.
A big right from Fontana misses.
Fontana swats away the attempt to clinch by Woods.
Fontana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Woods uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fontana.
Fontana misses with a straight left.
Woods blocks a jab.
Fontana lands a head shot.
Woods tries to clinch but Fontana moves out of range.
Woods is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fontana on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods forces Fontana back against the ropes and clinches.
Fontana misses with some punches.
Fontana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Woods.
Fontana tries to circle away but Woods has him pinned against the ropes.
Woods lands a hook that snaps the head of Fontana backwards.
Woods works on Fontana's body with a couple of short punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Woods as Fontana tries to tie him up.
Woods prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Woods.
Fontana prevents a body shot from Woods.
Fontana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Woods lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fontana looking to stall.
Still in the clinch, Woods scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Woods.
Fontana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fontana lands a hook that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
Fontana throws a punch but it's blocked by Woods.
Woods displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fontana up against the ropes.
Woods trying to control the position but instead, Fontana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Woods into the ropes.
Woods misses with some punches.
Fontana misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Woods - that landed with a thud.
Woods lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Woods on the inside.
A short left from Woods.
Woods misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Woods taking a breather.
Fontana takes a shot to the head.
Woods lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fontana backwards.
Woods stalling the fight.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Woods gets underhooks to prevent Fontana's takedown attempt.
Fontana misses with some punches.
Fontana working aggressively here.
Woods looking to stall.
Woods can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Woods lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fontana backwards.
Woods throws a punch but it's blocked by Fontana.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Woods.
Woods lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontana wants to stall.
Woods misses with some punches.
Woods trying to stall but Fontana improves his position.
Woods digs a right hand into Fontana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fontana's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fontana.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods working aggressively here.
Fontana is looking to take this one to the mat.
Carl Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Fontana.
Woods manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Woods lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woods stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Woods tries to throw a body punch but Fontana avoids it by throwing Woods back against the ropes.
Tony Fontana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carl Woods is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Woods misses with some punches.
Woods tries to throw a body punch but Fontana avoids it by throwing Woods back against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Woods showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Woods, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Carl Woods!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Carl Woods!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Carl Woods!
Carl Woods wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Kesselring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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180 lbs
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20
173 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Solid chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Michael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocco Kesselring!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kesselring throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Michael lands with a cross.
Kesselring misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kesselring stuffs the takedown attempt from Michael. Michael gets slowly back to his feet.
Kesselring misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michael looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Michael is stalling here. Kesselring is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Michael seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kesselring has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Michael is looking to regain half guard here but Kesselring keeps moving and retains side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael is not content to let Kesselring control the position.
Michael manages to get back to half guard.
Michael keeping hold of Kesselring's head, controlling as best he can.
Michael is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kesselring pulls his head out easily.
Michael wants to get back to full guard.
Michael works his way to full guard. Good work.
Michael is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kesselring is aware though and is defending well.
Michael looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael has Kesselring pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Michael manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kesselring manages to get himself to full guard.
Kesselring can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Michael controls the pace.
Michael wants to control from the top but Kesselring keeps moving.
Michael 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kesselring is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Michael is controlling him.
Michael drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Michael jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael trying to control but Kesselring is working from the bottom.
Michael slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Michael prevents Kesselring from getting back to his feet.
Michael trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Michael pushing down on Kesselring's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kesselring tries to kick Michael off but Michael keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Michael wants to pass the guard but Kesselring is defending well.
Kesselring is trying to stand up here but Michael is controlling him well.
Kesselring looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael is controlling the pace.
Michael is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kesselring defends it well.
Michael wants to work for an arm triangle but Kesselring is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Michael is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michael works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Michael dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Michael closes the distance and clinches up with Kesselring, looking for a takedown. Michael pushes Kesselring against the ropes but Kesselring circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kesselring throws a shot from downtown. Michael moves away and avoids it.
Kesselring throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kesselring slaps away a takedown attempt from Michael, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Michael takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Michael.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Michael. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michael throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michael slips a jab and a cross from Kesselring.
Michael fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnny Michael is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kesselring gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Michael to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Michael drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Michael seems to have locked his on tight now - Kesselring screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Michael, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Johnny Michael!
An out of breath Johnny Michael thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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25
262 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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26
266 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ethan Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kramer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kramer shoots in looking for a takedown but Barry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kramer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kramer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ethan Barry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Kramer.
Barry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barry throws a leg kick but Kramer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barry throws a nice inside leg kick.
A left and a right from Barry both land. Nice combination.
Barry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kramer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Barry.
Barry scores with a nice body kick.
Kramer looks winded!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barry, right into the meat.
Barry shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kramer eats them both and turns towards Barry to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kramer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry delivers a nice body kick.
Barry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barry lands a big head kick that sends Kramer tumbling to the mat! Barry takes a step backwards and waves Kramer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kramer on the side of the head.
Kramer is rocked!
Kramer walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Kramer limp body while Barry jumps on to the ropes and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ethan Barry!
A very excited looking Ethan Barry 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Lipponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lipponen comes to the ring accompanied by Rainbow - Man on the Silver Mountain. Shaw has chosen Body Head Bangerz - Can't Be Touched 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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30
272 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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30
178 lbs
21 - 15 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Lipponen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lipponen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lipponen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lipponen just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaw scores with a hook to the body. Lipponen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lipponen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lipponen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shaw finds it's way round the side to connect with Lipponen's head.
It looks like Pekka Lipponen has been cut.
Shaw takes a swing at Lipponen's ribcage but misses.
Lipponen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lipponen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaw moves away.
Lipponen walks into a jab.
Lipponen misses with a double jab
and Shaw counters with a right hand to the body.
Lipponen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shaw is able to avoid easily.
Pekka Lipponen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shaw lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw throws a shot to the body.
Lipponen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lipponen lands in his opponent's guard.
Shaw looking to control.
Lipponen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Shaw is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lipponen, into his guard.
Shaw trying to control but Lipponen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shaw trying to control but Lipponen is working from the bottom.
Lipponen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lipponen keeping moving, preventing Shaw from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lipponen pushes a forearm under Shaw's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Shaw is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pekka Lipponen!
Our winner, Pekka Lipponen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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pop
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RATING
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