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CFH 7: Burns v Ronaldo PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isa Musa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Isa Musa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gerald Walsh!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musa lands a jab to the head.
Walsh with a poor takedown
and Musa counters with a right hand to the body.
Musa drives through and clinches with Walsh against the cage.
Walsh pushes off an throws an elbow but Musa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Musa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Musa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Musa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Musa is looking to pass into half guard but Walsh pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Walsh is in guard.
Walsh being controlled here momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musa wants to stand up but Walsh is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musa keeping moving, preventing Walsh from controlling successfully.
Walsh prevents Musa from getting back to his feet.
We're going to have a standup here because Isa Musa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Walsh shoots in but Musa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Musa is looking to clinch.
Walsh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Musa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circle momentarily. Musa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Walsh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Musa.
Musa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walsh at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walsh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Musa smiles and moves away.
Isa Musa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald Walsh.
Musa closes the distance and pushes Walsh back into the cage.
Musa gets underhooks to prevent Walsh's takedown attempt.
Musa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Musa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Musa closes the distance and pushes Walsh back into the cage.
Musa has hold of one of Walsh's legs. Walsh is fighting the takedown attempt but Musa gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Walsh has a closed guard, preventing Musa from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walsh looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musa content to stall in guard here.
Musa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Musa wants to stand but Walsh is controlling his posture from full guard.
Musa stays in close to Walsh's body and controls the position.
Musa lands a couple of digs.
Musa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Musa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Walsh's guard.
Walsh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Musa with a nice head shot there.
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!
Musa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Musa wants to stand but Walsh is controlling his posture from full guard.
Musa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Isa Musa.
Musa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Musa is looking to take a break and control but Walsh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isa Musa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Musa lands a really nice looking cross but Walsh seems unphased.
Musa stuffs the takedown.
A slow jab from Walsh misses its intended target.
Musa works the jab nicely.
Musa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Walsh quickly recovers to half guard.
Musa working Walsh over with strikes.
Musa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walsh is looking to escape.
Musa wants to stand up but Walsh has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Musa working the head and body with strikes.
Musa 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.
Musa working over Walsh with some ground and pound. Walsh looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musa working over Walsh with some ground and pound. Walsh looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Musa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Walsh defending well though.
Musa winds up and cracks Walsh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Musa slows the pace down in half guard.
Musa passes to full mount!
Musa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Musa lands a nice shot to the head.
Musa punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walsh wants to hold on but Musa pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musa content just to control the position here.
Musa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Walsh looks a forlorn figure.
Musa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Musa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns Walsh that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Musa controlling from the full mount.
Musa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Walsh is bucking up trying to escape but Musa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh is in a horrible position here. Musa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Walsh is breathing heavily.
Musa with the ground and pound from mount.
Walsh is rocked!
Musa postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Walsh out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Musa goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Isa Musa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Karpinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaska Juntta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karpinski comes to the cage accompanied by Type O Negative "Christian Woman". Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pawel Karpinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaska Juntta!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juntta looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Juntta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Juntta.
Juntta is looking to take a break and control but Karpinski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karpinski wants to control but Juntta is keeping busy.
Karpinski wants to get back to his feet.
Karpinski tries to roll over but Juntta keeps him under control.
Karpinski is trying to control but can't.
Juntta passes the guard and advances to mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karpinski tries to hold on but Juntta postures up.
Juntta unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karpinski is in a horrible position here. Juntta smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpinski is desperately trying to improve his position but Juntta has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Juntta.
Juntta with shots to the head and body - Karpinski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Karpinski is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juntta is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Karpinski goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Juntta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jaska Juntta!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnnie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Era Ojdanic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnnie Walker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Era Ojdanic's chin.
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnnie Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Era Ojdanic!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker looks to clinch
and Ojdanic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Walker's guard now.
Ojdanic trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Walker pushes Ojdanic off and gets back to his feet.
Johnnie Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ojdanic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Walker as he jumps to the side.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Ojdanic circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker tries to clinch but Ojdanic moves out of range.
Ojdanic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees to the body from Walker.
Ojdanic is trying to break free.
Ojdanic has Walker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Walker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ojdanic has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Walker clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Walker wants to get back to his feet.
Ojdanic is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Walker knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Walker for a finish.
Walker holding both Ojdanic 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Walker is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojdanic is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Walker knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Walker for a finish.
Ojdanic has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Walker! Can he survive? No! He's out! Ojdanic gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Era Ojdanic!
Era Ojdanic took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Hinderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Souza could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daniel Hinderson's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Hinderson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza throws a nice looking combination but Hinderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hinderson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Souza counters with a low kick, right behind Hinderson 's knee.
Hinderson throws a sloppy head kick and Souza moves out of range easily.
Hinderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Horrible takedown by Souza or perhaps it was just good defense by Hinderson which made him look bad.
Souza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hinderson prevents the takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Hinderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Souza tries for a takedown but Hinderson manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hinderson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hinderson wants to stand up but Souza has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Souza is refusing to be controlled, as Hinderson sits in half guard.
Hinderson stops Souza from getting back to his feet.
Souza wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinderson decides to stand up.
Souza moves out of range as Hinderson throws a body kick.
Hinderson throws a hook but Souza blocks it.
Souza shoots in and gets a takedown into Hinderson's guard.
Hinderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Souza not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Souza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hinderson is keeping the position for now.
Souza gets to his feet. Hinderson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Souza is breathing heavily.
Souza with a poor takedown
and Hinderson counters with a series of strikes. Souza will be more careful next time no doubt.
Daniel Hinderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hinderson.
Souza has his takedown stuffed
and Hinderson moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinderson has Souza pressed against the cage.
Souza is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hinderson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Souza to the mat. Souza regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hinderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hinderson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Souza, up you get!
Souza throws a right hand that Hinderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Hinderson also avoids with ease.
Souza shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hinderson defends it nicely.
Hinderson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hinderson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hinderson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Souza, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hinderson is predictable there
and Souza counters with a good low kick that Hinderson was not able to check.
Hinderson lands with a good body shot.
A big left from Hinderson misses.
Hinderson looks to land a combination but Souza avoids it well.
Souza misses with a takedown attempt
and Hinderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Souza's guard.
Hinderson tries to stand but Souza is controlling from the bottom.
Hinderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hinderson stands up and waves to Souza to follow him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza shoots in for a takedown but Hinderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hinderson throws a sloppy head kick and Souza moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Hinderson. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza misses with a double jab.
Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hinderson.
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Hinderson circles away.
Souza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Souza tries for a takedown but Hinderson circles away easily
and Hinderson counters with a three punch combo that has Souza backing up. Souza nods at Hinderson to acknowledge the strikes.
Hinderson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Souza on his heels. He'll look to pass Souza's guard now, I'm sure.
Hinderson tries to stand but Souza is controlling from the bottom.
Souza is working an open guard so Hinderson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hinderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Souza throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hinderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Hinderson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hinderson darts in and clinches Souza up against the cage.
Souza wants a takedown but no success here.
Souza drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hinderson has hold of one of Souza's legs. Souza is fighting the takedown attempt but Hinderson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hinderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Souza is keeping the position for now.
Hinderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Souza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Souza trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hinderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hinderson stands up and waves to Souza to follow him.
Hinderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Souza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hinderson. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Souza.
Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Souza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hinderson drops Souza with a beautiful combination! Souza stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hinderson is looking for the KO!
Souza is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hinderson lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Souza - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Hinderson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Hinderson!
A victorious Daniel Hinderson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Rommel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeSean Mccoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erwin Rommel has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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184 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Erwin Rommel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, LeSean Mccoy!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mccoy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rommel swivels and escapes.
Mccoy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rommel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rommel gets caught napping as Mccoy dives in and scores a takedown. Rommel manages to retain guard.
Rommel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rommel has his foot on Mccoy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mccoy works his way back into a safe position though.
Rommel is looking for a triangle but Mccoy pushes his legs off easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mccoy 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.
Mccoy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rommel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rommel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mccoy lands a couple of elbows.
Rommel is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Mccoy has his hands clasped together but Rommel extends an breaks Mccoy's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Rommel.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Erwin Rommel!
A determined Erwin Rommel didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sova Borgia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnathan Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sova Borgia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnathan Kang!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kang looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A punch combination from Borgia misses.
Kang stuffs the takedown attempt from Borgia. Borgia gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick from Borgia lands but Kang takes it in his stride.
It looks like Johnathan Kang has been cut.
Kang keeps the fight on the outside.
Borgia shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kang eats them both and turns towards Borgia to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borgia fails with a takedown attempt.
Kang stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sova Borgia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Borgia shoots in and gets a takedown into Kang's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Borgia trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kang's guard.
Borgia wants to pass the guard but Kang is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Borgia advances to half guard.
Borgia content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borgia's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Borgia is working for a kimura but Kang is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Borgia.
Borgia wants to stand but Kang has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Borgia throwing shots but Kang is blocking nicely.
Borgia wants to take a breather but Kang is having none of it.
It looks like Borgia is going to stand back up.
Borgia scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia 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.
Borgia not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borgia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Borgia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kang sees it coming and defends easily.
Borgia trying to control the action but Kang is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Borgia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Borgia scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kang is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice strikes from Borgia there.
Kang is still in real trouble! Can Borgia finish him?
Borgia looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borgia controlling the action here.
Borgia lands a big elbow - Kang is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Borgia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sova Borgia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Pistoletov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timor Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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167 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Pistoletov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timor Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pistoletov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bradley swivels and escapes.
Pistoletov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pistoletov.
Pistoletov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bradley.
Pistoletov fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Pistoletov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pistoletov fails with a takedown attempt.
Bradley takes the fight into the clinch.
Pistoletov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bradley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pistoletov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pistoletov fails with a takedown attempt.
Bradley misses with a few strikes there.
Pistoletov drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bradley wants to stand up but Pistoletov is controlling him.
Bradley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pistoletov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pistoletov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pistoletov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bradley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pistoletov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pistoletov is controlling him.
Pistoletov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pistoletov throws a big elbow that misses.
Pistoletov scoring with some ground and pound.
Pistoletov postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pistoletov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pistoletov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bradley's head.
Pistoletov postures up and lands a big shot to Bradley's brow.
Bradley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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!
Pistoletov connects with a couple of short punches.
Bradley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pistoletov throws a big right hand that misses.
Pistoletov is looking to work some ground and pound but Bradley has wrist control.
Pistoletov throwing strikes from guard but Bradley blocks nicely.
Pistoletov throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pistoletov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bradley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pistoletov.
Pistoletov 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.
Pistoletov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bradley wants to get back to his feet but Pistoletov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pistoletov landing some decent shots from guard.
Bradley looks winded!
Pistoletov throws a big elbow that misses.
Pistoletov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pistoletov distracts Bradley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pistoletov with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pistoletov throwing strikes but missing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pistoletov works over Bradley with some ground and pound from guard.
Pistoletov throwing strikes but missing.
Pistoletov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pistoletov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bradley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pistoletov lands a couple of digs.
Pistoletov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pistoletov is looking to work some ground and pound but Bradley has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Pistoletov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bradley fails to land with a series of punches.
Bradley misses with a double jab.
Aleksandr Pistoletov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pistoletov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pistoletov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bradley wants to get back to his feet.
Bradley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pistoletov scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pistoletov connects with a nice short shot to Bradley's temple.
Pistoletov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bradley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pistoletov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bradley is breathing heavily.
Bradley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pistoletov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pistoletov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pistoletov with the ground and pound but Bradley uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pistoletov postures up in Bradley's guard and throws a big left but Bradley blocks it.
Pistoletov postures up in Bradley's guard and throws a big left but Bradley blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pistoletov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pistoletov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pistoletov is working Bradley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pistoletov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pistoletov cracks Bradley with a solid left hand.
Aleksandr Pistoletov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bradley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pistoletov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pistoletov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pistoletov throws a strike but Bradley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pistoletov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bradley!
Pistoletov lands a heavy elbow.
Pistoletov scoring with strikes but Bradley is staying in there.
Pistoletov working the ground and pound effectively.
It looks like Timor Bradley has been cut.
Pistoletov lands a couple of good shots and Bradley has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bradley grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Bradley is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pistoletov is landing with strikes. Bradley can't take much more of this.
Bradley is still in real trouble! Can Pistoletov finish him?
Pistoletov lands a shot to the body.
Pistoletov is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Bradley. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Pistoletov lands a series of strikes from the back and Bradley goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksandr Pistoletov!
Our winner, Aleksandr Pistoletov, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luis Garavito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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175 lbs
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177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Garavito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Saari!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saari misses with a looping right.
Saari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garavito avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Garavito.
A big right from Garavito misses.
Garavito really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Garavito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saari.
Saari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garavito.
Garavito is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Saari throws a shot from downtown. Garavito moves away and avoids it.
Garavito connects with a nice looking jab.
Saari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Saari. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Saari.
Saari moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garavito throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saari counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saari lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garavito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saari was well out of range. Poor timing from Garavito.
Saari throws a hook but Garavito avoids it easily.
Saari throws the left hand but Garavito avoids the punch easily.
Sami Saari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saari throws out a loose jab but Garavito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garavito gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Saari.
Garavito walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garavito moves out of range of the strikes.
Garavito's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saari connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garavito scrambles back to his feet.
Garavito is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saari wobbles Garavito with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Saari dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Garavito to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sami Saari!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Carl Alexander Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Ronaldo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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224 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eugene Carl Alexander Burns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo misses with a low kick.
Burns closes the distance and clinches up with Ronaldo, looking for a takedown. Burns pushes Ronaldo against the cage but Ronaldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Burns is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ronaldo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Eugene Carl Alexander Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronaldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burns gets the takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Burns has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Ronaldo is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Burns yanks on the arm and Ronaldo is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Burns.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eugene Carl Alexander Burns!
Eugene Carl Alexander Burns is the new light heavyweight champion!
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