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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Takashi Yamamoto has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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140 lbs
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133 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takashi Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joshua Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto is looking to clinch but Ferguson is avoiding it.
Ferguson shoots for a takedown but Yamamoto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ferguson misses with a takedown attempt - Yamamoto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ferguson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamamoto misses with the combination.
Yamamoto drives through and clinches with Ferguson against the cage.
Ferguson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yamamoto is defending well.
Takashi Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Ferguson.
Yamamoto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ferguson up against the cage.
Yamamoto is trying to pull guard but Ferguson has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ferguson tries to pull guard but Yamamoto won't allow it.
Ferguson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferguson takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Joshua Ferguson has been cut.
Ferguson is pressed up against the cage. Yamamoto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ferguson down to the mat. Ferguson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ferguson.
Yamamoto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ferguson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown by Ferguson or perhaps it was just good defense by Yamamoto which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yamamoto closes the distance but Ferguson moves to the side
and Ferguson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Yamamoto!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto is trying to improve his position.
Ferguson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ferguson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ferguson working the ground and pound but Yamamoto is defending the strikes.
Ferguson in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson trying to control the action but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
Ferguson moves into full mount!
Yamamoto tries to hold on but Ferguson postures up.
Yamamoto tries to reverse the position but Ferguson maintains control.
Yamamoto wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ferguson lands a nice shot to the head.
Yamamoto can't escape the position.
Ferguson working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Yamamoto looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Ferguson! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Joshua Ferguson!
During a confident post fight interview, Joshua Ferguson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Rautiainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Ireland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Rautiainen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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218 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Rautiainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin Ireland!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rautiainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rautiainen slips under a jab from Ireland.
Ireland takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Marcus Rautiainen has been cut.
Rautiainen throws a sloppy head kick and Ireland moves out of range easily.
Rautiainen throws a head kick but Ireland moves out of range.
Rautiainen misses with a head kick.
A jab from Ireland finds it's way through Rautiainen's defenses.
Ireland misses with a looping right.
Ireland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ireland throws a hook but Rautiainen avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Rautiainen.
A jab from Ireland finds it's way through Rautiainen's defenses.
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!
Rautiainen lands with a slapping head kick.
Rautiainen ducks under a wild hook from Ireland.
Rautiainen misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Rautiainen.
Rautiainen throws a head kick that misses.
Marcus Rautiainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rautiainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ireland manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautiainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rautiainen defending well as Ireland loads up on a big left hand.
Rautiainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rautiainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rautiainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Ireland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rautiainen.
Rautiainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good shot there by Ireland.
Ireland misses with a few strikes there.
Ireland looks to land a right hand but Rautiainen moved out of range.
Ireland looks to land a right hand but Rautiainen moved out of range.
Ireland misses with a straight right.
Ireland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rautiainen.
Ireland's corner calls for a 1-2. Ireland obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marcus Rautiainen's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ireland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rautiainen staying out of range there.
Ireland jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ireland moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ireland avoids the head kick by Rautiainen.
Ireland throws a hook but Rautiainen blocks it.
Rautiainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ireland.
Rautiainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ireland scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rautiainen is rocked!
Marcus Rautiainen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ireland avoids the head kick by Rautiainen.
Rautiainen is breathing heavily.
Rautiainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ireland cracks Rautiainen with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Rautiainen falls to his knees and Ireland doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colin Ireland!
Colin Ireland 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 Angelica Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dack Fayden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Angelica Berry has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Angelica Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dack Fayden!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry shoots in and gets a takedown into Fayden's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fayden kicks Berry off and gets to his feet.
The fighters circling - Berry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Berry misses with a wild combination.
Fayden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Berry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fayden closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Berry quickly recovers to half guard.
Berry is defending against the submission attempts here by Fayden.
Berry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fayden on the ground.
Fayden seems to be looking for submissions.
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!
Fayden passes the guard and advances to mount!
Berry is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Fayden locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Berry is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dack Fayden!
During a confident post fight interview, Dack Fayden thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anton Zeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fcuk You - Dinooosaur. 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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166 lbs
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188 lbs
18 - 15 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anton Zeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Quinton Evans!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeman lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice shot by Zeman.
Zeman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Evanss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Evans takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Evans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Zeman there.
Zeman throws a big shot that misses.
Evans swings for the body but Zeman moves out of range.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zeman manages to avoid it.
Evans chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zeman can pounce on him.
Zeman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zeman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Evans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zeman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Evans.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Zeman blocks the leg kick.
Evans is looking to clinch but Zeman is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zeman.
Zeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Evans just misses with a punch to the body.
Zeman misses with a body shot
and Evans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Evans takes a swing at Zeman's ribcage but misses.
Evans stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zeman.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zeman.
Zeman has closed the distance and engaged Evans in a clinch.
Zeman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Evans jumps guard but Zeman stands there with Evans around his waist. Evans gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zeman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zeman letting Evans take a breather here.
Evans prevents a body shot from Zeman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zeman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evans looking to slow down the pace here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zeman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Evans lands a left hand.
Evans is trying to stall.
Zeman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zeman's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeman struggles to land a body shot inside as Evans controls his hands.
Zeman misses with a punch on the inside.
Zeman misses with the head strike.
Evans misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zeman.
Evans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zeman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evans taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Zeman avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Evans letting Zeman take a breather here.
A nice left hand lands by Zeman.
Zeman cracks Evans with a nice body shot.
Zeman blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeman is leaning against Evans and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Zeman.
Zeman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zeman looking to stall.
Zeman misses with a body punch.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Zeman avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Evans is trying to pull guard but Zeman has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Zeman.
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!
Evans scores with a hook to the body.
Zeman misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Zeman.
A short left from Evans.
Zeman lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Zeman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Evans tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anton Zeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zeman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zeman misses the body punch
and Evans counters with a low kick, right behind Zeman 's knee.
Evans checks a low kick from Zeman.
Evans clinches up against the cage.
Evans's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zeman lands a shot to the body.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zeman.
Evans dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zeman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zeman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evans is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zeman is keeping busy.
Evans lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeman blocks a body shot from Evans.
Zeman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zeman misses with a punch to the body.
Anton Zeman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Evans misses with a body punch.
Zeman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zeman struggles to land a body shot inside as Evans controls his hands.
Evans blocks an uppercut.
Zeman working aggressively here.
Evans with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zeman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Evans scores with a shot to the side of Zeman's head.
Zeman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Evans takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Zeman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evans.
Zeman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Evans.
Zeman misses with a body punch.
Zeman misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zeman.
Zeman misses with a punch to the body.
Evans jumps into guard, dragging Zeman to the mat.
Evans has a closed guard, preventing Zeman from standing up.
Evans is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Evans escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zeman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Zeman is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Evans.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zeman stands up and beckons Evans to his feet.
Evans moves out of range as Zeman throws a body kick.
Anton Zeman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zeman has time to react.
Evans has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Evans misses with a hook
and Evans takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zeman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Evans in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Evans throws a hook but Zeman blocks it.
Quinton Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evans checks the leg kick.
Zeman scores with a hook to the body. Evans takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zeman scores with a sloppy right hand. Evans should have avoided that one.
Zeman misses with a low kick.
Evans looks to land a left hand but Zeman moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Evans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zeman throws a leg kick which misses Evans's front leg but catches the back leg as Evans tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Zeman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zeman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Zeman!
A relieved looking Anton Zeman 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Viljo Suokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domingo Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suokas comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Break stuff. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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157 lbs
16 - 7 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Viljo Suokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Domingo Perez!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suokas is looking to clinch but Perez is avoiding it.
Perez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Perez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Suokas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Domingo Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suokas is looking to clinch.
Suokas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perez moves away.
Nice shot lands for Perez.
Suokas pushes Perez up against the cage in a clinch.
Perez jumps guard but Suokas stands there with Perez around his waist. Perez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Suokas.
Perez fails to pull guard.
Perez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Suokas walks away with a smile on his face. Perez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Viljo Suokas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Domingo Perez.
Suokas slips a jab from Perez.
Perez throws an overhand right that lands on Suokas's shoulder, as Suokas tries to avoid the shot.
Suokas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Perez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suokas looking to stall.
Suokas digs a right hand underneath Perez's ribcage. Perez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez breaks the clinch.
A big right from Perez misses.
Viljo Suokas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perez lands a nice shot that snaps Suokas's head back.
Perez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Perez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Suokas walks away with a smile on his face. Perez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Perez blocks a jab.
Perez rushes Suokas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Perez tries to throw a body punch but Suokas avoids it by throwing Perez back against the cage.
Suokas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Domingo Perez has been cut.
Perez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Suokas prevents it.
Suokas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Suokas trying to land knees to the body.
Perez successfully pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Perez looking for a guillotine here but Suokas defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Perez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Perez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Suokas manages to get himself to full guard.
Suokas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Perez controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suokas keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully.
Perez advances to half guard.
Perez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Suokas!
Perez unloads with some shots from mount but Suokas bucks and avoids them well.
Perez throwing strikes here but Suokas is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Perez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Perez looking to control but Suokas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Perez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Perez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Perez with shots to the head and body - Suokas looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez looking to finish with strikes here!
Suokas manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Suokas, under a barage of strikes from Perez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perez is looking to pass Suokas's guard but actually Suokas recovers to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domingo Perez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Domingo Perez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Perez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suokas avoids the body shot from Perez.
Suokas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Suokas doesn't manage to clinch there - Perez circles away.
Perez darts in and clinches Suokas up against the cage.
Perez blocks an elbow strike from Suokas.
A nice right hand lands inside from Suokas.
Perez is trying to drag Suokas to the mat but Suokas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Perez blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Suokas.
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Suokas wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suokas throws a leg kick that misses.
Perez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perez throws a jab when Suokas was well out of range.
Perez lands a nice hook to Suokas's body. Suokas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suokas manages to avoid it.
Perez fails to land the takedown.
Perez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Perez avoids the head kick by Suokas.
Perez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perez connects with a right hand. Suokas shakes it off.
Suokas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perez.
Perez is looking to slow Suokas down with leg kicks.
Suokas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Perez just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Perez - just one landing.
Domingo Perez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perez shoots in for a takedown but Suokas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Viljo Suokas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Domingo Perez.
Perez is looking to chop away at Suokas's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suokas wants to clinch.
Perez cracks the inside of Suokas's front leg.
Perez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Suokas's hands.
A big right from Perez misses.
Perez lands a nice shot to the body.
Perez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Suokas scoring well with a low kick there.
Perez swats away the attempt to clinch by Suokas.
Suokas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Viljo Suokas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses with a hook to the body
and Suokas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Perez keeps the fight on the outside.
Perez thows a body shot but no joy.
Suokas has managed to clinch.
Perez is trying to drag Suokas to the mat but Suokas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Suokas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Perez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Perez thows a huge punch but Suokas dodges it nicely.
Suokas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Domingo Perez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Suokas has managed to free his arm - good work.
Perez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Perez tries to pass to full mount but Suokas defends it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez thows a huge punch but Suokas dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Domingo Perez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Perez 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 18:20
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 18:20
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domingo Perez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rmarkas Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fletcher's choice of entrance music: Keep on Lovin Me Baby by Colin James. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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29
168 lbs
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146 lbs
34 - 21 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Rmarkas Fletcher!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fletcher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andersson throws a low kick but Fletcher avoids it.
Andersson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fletcher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andersson motions for Fletcher to come forward. Andersson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fletcher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andersson.
Andersson thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Andersson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fletcher.
No joy there for Andersson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andersson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Andersson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fletcher fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher blocks a jab.
Frank Andersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fletcher shoots in but no luck this time.
Frank Andersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rmarkas Fletcher.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fletcher is defended easily by Andersson.
Fletcher throws out a powerful jab.
Fletcher misses with a body shot.
Andersson misses with a hook.
Fletcher shoots in but Andersson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Andersson stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fletcher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Andersson swings widly with a right hand
and Fletcher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Andersson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Andersson. Beautiful body shot.
Andersson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fletcher.
Fletcher checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Andersson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andersson wants it to stay on the feet.
Andersson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Andersson misses with an uppercut.
Andersson misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher is trying hard to land a takedown here. Andersson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fletcher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andersson.
Fletcher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fletcher fails with a takedown attempt.
Andersson works over Fletcher's head and body with a nice combination.
Fletcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fletcher throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Andersson was covering up waiting for the punch and Fletcher finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fletcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Andersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson keeping full guard, as Fletcher tries to pass.
Fletcher throws a big elbow that misses.
Fletcher throws a big right hand that misses.
Fletcher looking to pass the guard.
Andersson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fletcher is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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!
Andersson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fletcher's guard.
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 Frank Andersson will probably get the nod.
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!
Fletcher fails to land the takedown.
Fletcher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andersson throws a lazy uppercut
and Fletcher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Andersson thinking.
Fletcher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andersson.
Andersson scores with a jab. Fletcher acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Andersson swings for the body but Fletcher moves out of range.
Fletcher will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andersson misses with a jab to the body
and Fletcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Andersson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andersson throws a series of punches but Fletcher avoids them all with ease.
Fletcher changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Andersson tries to avoid it but Fletcher manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Andersson to the ground. Andersson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Frank Andersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rmarkas Fletcher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Andersson's guard.
Fletcher passes Andersson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fletcher wants to control but Andersson is keeping him busy.
Fletcher working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Andersson's thigh. Andersson counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Andersson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fletcher is one step ahead there.
Fletcher throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fletcher content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Andersson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Andersson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fletcher stands and throws Andersson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fletcher trying to control the position but Andersson is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher working away.
The ground and pound from Fletcher seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fletcher misses with the ground and pound.
Andersson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rmarkas Fletcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andersson parries the strikes from Fletcher easily there. Fletcher is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Andersson to escape.
Fletcher tries to advance to mount but can't.
Fletcher laying and praying for a moment but Andersson takes advantage and regains half guard.
Fletcher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher throwing shots but Andersson is blocking nicely.
Fletcher wants to advance to full mount but Andersson doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Fletcher wants to pass the guard but Andersson is keeping the position.
Fletcher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frank Andersson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fletcher pushing down on Andersson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Andersson keeping hold of Fletcher's head, controlling as best he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rmarkas Fletcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 19:20
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 19:19
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 19:20
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rmarkas Fletcher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dat Sik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blu Pisa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pisa has chosen Party Rock Anthem as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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32
168 lbs
14 - 11 - 3 |
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180 lbs
14 - 3 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dat Sik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Blu Pisa!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sik has a takedown stuffed.
Sik throws a chopping leg kick but Pisa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pisa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pisa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sik.
Pisa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pisa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sik takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sik throws a push kick but Pisa slaps the foot to one side.
Pisa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sik is out of range and Pisa settles back down.
Sik throws out a loose jab but Pisa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pisa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sik throws a leg kick but Pisa checks it.
Pisa throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sik scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pisa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sik on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pisa. Pisa obviously looking to wear him down.
Pisa throws a body kick that misses
and Sik counters with a slapping leg kick.
Blu Pisa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sik lands a jab to Pisa's midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pisa.
Pisa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sik lands a lovely overhand right.
Pisa scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pisa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sik.
Pisa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pisa throws a wild body kick that Sik sees coming a mile off.
Pisa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sik.
Pisa throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pisa lands with a slapping head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pisa.
Pisa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sik.
Sik misses with a few strikes there.
Sik blocks a head kick by Pisa.
Sik misses with a series of wild punches.
Sik misses with a hook.
Pisa misses with a head kick.
Sik throws a right and a left that Pisa avoids nicely.
Pisa throws a leg kick but Sik moved away.
Pisa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pisa throws a front kick that sends Sik stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sik avoids the head kick by Pisa.
Sik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pisa can pounce on him.
Sik misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Pisa.
Pisa throws a sloppy head kick and Sik moves out of range easily.
Pisa throws a leg kick but Sik sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pisa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sik.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pisa. Sik shrugs it off though.
Pisa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sik throws a leg kick but Pisa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blu Pisa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pisa walks into a left hand.
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!
A head kick misses from Pisa.
Sik throws a body kick that misses.
Pisa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pisa throws a body kick that misses
and Sik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sik attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sik avoids the head kick by Pisa.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pisa.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sik, right into the meat.
Sik misses with a hook. Pisa ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pisa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sik throws the left hand but Pisa avoids the punch easily.
Pisa gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pisa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blu Pisa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sik connects with a nice cross there... Pisa is looking wobbly and Sik recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Pisa to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Sik jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dat Sik!
Dat Sik very nearly forgot to thank Reaper Combatwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Geoly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Fire It Up. Roy Bull had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Geoly!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geoly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
An inside leg kick from Geoly misses.
Bull avoids the head kick by Geoly.
Geoly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bull's calf.
Bull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bull throws a sloppy head kick and Geoly moves out of range easily.
Bull comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Geoly misses the target.
Geoly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Geoly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bull.
Bull throws a lazy right hand but Geoly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bull misses with a head kick.
Bull connects with a high kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bull misses with an uppercut. Geoly saw that one coming.
Geoly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bull slips a straight right by Geoly.
Bull walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Geoly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bull.
Roy Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoly is looking to land body kicks.
Geoly jabs Bull to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Bull misses.
Bull drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bull is looking to work some ground and pound but Geoly has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bull accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bull stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Geoly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Geoly trying to control the position here.
Bull connects with a couple of short punches.
Geoly seems keen to control Bull's posture.
Bull working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bull is fighting to break Geoly's control of his arms but Geoly is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geoly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alexander Geoly.
Bull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Geoly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bull throws a sloppy head kick and Geoly moves out of range easily.
Bull takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Geoly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Bull.
Bull avoids a kick to the body.
Geoly moves out of range of the strikes.
Bull thumps Geoly with a low kick.
Geoly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bull avoids a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bull.
Geoly throws a wild body kick that Bull sees coming a mile off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Geoly.
Bull throws a lazy right hand but Geoly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geoly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bull jabs at Geoly's body.
Bull misses with a body shot.
Bull throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Geoly on the side of the head.
Geoly tries to score with a low kick but Bull moves his leg out of the way.
Bull swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Geoly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bull throws a big shot that misses.
Geoly 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.
Bull misses with a leg kick.
Bull misses with a straight left.
Bull throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Geoly.
Bull fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Geoly sprawls well initially but Bull persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bull throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bull thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Geoly's head.
Geoly holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geoly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bull.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Geoly is refusing to be controlled, as Bull sits in half guard.
Geoly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bull.
Bull is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bull scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bull has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Geoly moves into full guard.
Bull postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bull thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Geoly pulls Bull in close to his closed guard and prevents Bull from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Bull 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. This is the final round!
Geoly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the body from Geoly misses
and Bull counters with a straight right hand.
Geoly checks a leg kick.
Geoly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bull here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bull's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Geoly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bull scrambles back to his feet.
Geoly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bull misses with a wild combination.
Geoly avoids the body shot from Bull.
Geoly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bull.
Geoly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bull.
Bull scores with a leg kick.
Bull misses with a looping left.
Geoly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bull's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoly lands a right hook to the body.
Geoly looks to land a body kick but Bull moved away.
Geoly lands a leg kick that knocks Bull off balance momentarily.
Bull looks to land a right hand but Geoly moved out of range.
Geoly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bull avoids the body shot from Geoly.
A big right from Bull misses.
Geoly scores with a hook.
Bull lands a nice shot that snaps Geoly's head back.
Bull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bull loads up on a big right hand but Geoly slips the punch.
Geoly throws out a leg kick but Bull moves out of range and Geoly only half commits.
Bull slips under a jab.
Geoly throws a big shot that misses.
Bull pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bull fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alexander Geoly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bull.
Bull throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Geoly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bull swinging wildly here.
Geoly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bull momentarily.
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!
Geoly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Geoly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bull under the eye.
Geoly cracks Bull with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Geoly ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Donk. Geoly catches Bull right on the button with a cross.
Geoly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bull manages to avoid it.
Bull shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bull checks a leg kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Geoly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Geoly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bull walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a leg kick that misses.
Geoly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Geoly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bull scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Geoly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bull is looking to chop away at Geoly's legs.
Geoly throws a push kick but Bull slaps the foot to one side.
Geoly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alexander Geoly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Geoly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bull scores with a hook to the body. Geoly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Geoly.
Geoly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Geoly misses with a low kick.
Geoly throws a wild body kick that Bull sees coming a mile off.
Bull thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Geoly lands with a hook. Bull tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Roy Bull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bull scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bull on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bull is rocked!
Geoly blocks a jab.
Oh Bull is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bull throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Geoly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Bull blocks the low kick.
A jab from Geoly finds it's way through Bull's defenses.
Geoly is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Geoly cracks Bull with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Bull tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Geoly pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Bull is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Geoly!
After the fight, Alexander Geoly 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nic Ola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldi comes to the cage accompanied by Loituma TECHNO!. Ola has chosen Disorder by Ice T&Slayer as his entrance music. Nic Ola has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Malvin Maldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Nic Ola!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldi thows a body shot but no joy.
Ola scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ola moves away.
Maldi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ola bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Maldi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maldi throws a body punch but Ola moves out of range.
A jab from Maldi does it's job there.
Maldi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ola wants to clinch.
Ola motions for Maldi to come forward. Ola throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ola is looking to score with low kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maldi.
Maldi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ola tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maldi.
Ola defending well as Maldi loads up on a big left hand.
Ola shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ola takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ola fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maldi.
Maldi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ola under the eye.
Ola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maldi.
Maldi cracks Ola with an open hand slap.
Maldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ola throws a low kick, looking for Maldi's leg but Maldi calmly moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maldi's corner calls for a 1-2. Maldi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ola throws a body punch but Maldi moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ola throws a low kick but Maldi avoids it.
Ola throws a leg kick but Maldi checks it.
Maldi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maldi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ola is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Maldi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Maldi working the ground and pound but Ola is defending the strikes.
Maldi working the head and body with strikes.
Maldi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Maldi is looking to take a break and control but Ola is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ola wants to control but Maldi postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ola is looking to reverse the position.
Ola struggling a bit here.
Ola is trying to buck Maldi off.
Maldi is trying to get an arm triangle but Ola is defending well.
Ola tries to bench press Maldi off him but Maldi keeps the position.
Maldi working the ground and pound but Ola is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Ola's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ola is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Maldi off and has taken his back!
Maldi preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ola gets his hands free as Maldi looks to control.
Ola punishes Maldi with strikes from the back mount.
Maldi tries to roll but Ola sticks to his back.
Ola has Maldi flattened out and is raining down punches.
Maldi turns into Ola and is now in his guard.
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!
Ola keeping moving, preventing Maldi from controlling successfully.
Maldi 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maldi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ola trying to control the position.
Ola has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maldi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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 Malvin Maldi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Maldi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ola circles away.
Maldi scores with a takedown into Ola's guard.
Ola wants to stand but Maldi is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maldi passes into half guard.
Ola wants to improve his position but Maldi is controlling well.
Maldi slips a nice elbow through Ola's hands, connecting with Ola's forehead.
Ola is trying to stand up here but Maldi is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maldi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi seems to be looking for submissions.
Ola is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maldi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ola is looking to escape.
Maldi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ola's head.
Maldi seems to be working for a kimura but Ola defends the submission attempt.
Maldi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ola's head.
Ola wants to control but Maldi is keeping busy.
Ola wants to control the action here but instead Maldi manages to pass to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ola is trying desperately to improve position.
Maldi looking for a guillotine from mount but Ola is having none of it.
Maldi wants to control the pace but Ola is squirming around nicely.
Maldi landing punches.
Maldi controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! Maldi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ola is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Maldi trying to control but Ola is having none of it.
Maldi with a couple of short strikes.
Ola is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi landing shots from mount.
Ola is still in real trouble! Can Maldi finish him?
Malvin Maldi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ola is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Maldi landing punches.
Maldi lands a big elbow - Ola is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Ola is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Malvin Maldi!
Our winner, Malvin Maldi, 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Herzog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herzog comes to the cage accompanied by Takida - Curly Sue. Cruz has chosen Deja Vu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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166 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Herzog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Humberto Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz throws a leg kick
and Herzog counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Herzog.
Herzog looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cruz.
Cruz takes a swing at Herzog's ribcage but misses.
Herzog takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Herzog sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Herzog takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cruz's corner calls for a 1-2. Cruz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Herzog misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Herzog.
Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Herzog.
Herzog throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Herzog throws a low kick but Cruz moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz misses with a hook to the body
and Herzog counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cruz's guard now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cruz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Herzog wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz has his hands on Herzog's head, controlling the position.
Cruz wants to stand and escape but Herzog is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Herzog accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herzog is working Cruz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cruz can't keep his opponent in guard - Herzog advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Herzog is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Herzog looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Herzog with the ground and pound but Cruz uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herzog working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Herzog controlling him for the moment.
Herzog with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!
Herzog pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Herzog preventing the sweep.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Herzog from controlling successfully.
Herzog landing with the ground and pound.
Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Herzog gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Herzog wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Herzog loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cruz's head.
Herzog throwing strikes but missing.
Herzog loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Herzog trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Herzog is working hard here to advance position.
Herzog preventing the sweep.
Herzog trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz is pulling down on Herzog's head. It's preventing any offense from Herzog, at least for the moment.
Herzog throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herzog wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
Herzog throwing strikes but missing.
Herzog connects with a couple of short punches.
Herzog is stalling in the full guard.
Herzog lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Herzog postures up.
Herzog cracks Cruz with a solid left hand.
Herzog pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Cruz looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Herzog dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Herzog gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Herzog lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cruz scores with a nice strike.
Herzog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Herzog fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
A jab from Herzog misses.
Herzog is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cruz.
Herzog misses with a kick to the body.
Herzog jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Herzog.
Herzog just misses with a punch to the body.
Herzog avoids the body shot from Cruz.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cruz.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Herzog swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Herzog rather than just go for the knockout.
Herzog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Herzog.
Nice shot lands for Herzog.
Herzog fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cruz checks it well.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Herzog misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Herzog takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Herzog misses its intended target.
A clash of legs there as Herzog blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick from Cruz misses.
Cruz blocks a low kick nicely.
Herzog changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cruz tries to avoid it but Herzog manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cruz to the ground. Cruz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Herzog connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cruz scrambles back to his feet.
No luck for Cruz with that takedown attempt.
Cruz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Humberto Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Herzog.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Herzog, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz thumps Herzog with a low kick.
Cruz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cruz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Herzog pinned against the cage. Herzog gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cruz is looking to clinch but Herzog is avoiding it.
Herzog swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Herzog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Herzog takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cruz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Herzog is out of range.
Cruz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chris Herzog is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Herzog moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Herzog misses with a straight left.
Cruz slips under a jab from Herzog.
Herzog ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Herzog throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Herzog circles away.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Herzog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Herzog misses with a wild combination.
Herzog misses with a two punch combination.
A left lands for Cruz.
Herzog chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cruz can pounce on him.
Herzog displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cruz.
Chris Herzog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Humberto Cruz.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herzog misses with a wild body shot.
Herzog dives in and grabs Cruz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cruz pushes down on Herzog's head and hops out.
Herzog looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Herzog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Herzog dives in and scores a takedown into Cruz's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Herzog!
Humberto Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz wants to control the pace but Herzog is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Herzog is looking to improve his position but Cruz isn't that keen on the idea.
Cruz goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Herzog turns into him and now he's in Cruz's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Humberto Cruz.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 19:19
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 19:19
The fight is ruled a draw!
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