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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Smith!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith feints and as Hill raises his hands in defense, Smith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hill will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Hill's brow.
Hill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hill trying to strike off his back.
Hill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Smith lands a couple of digs.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hill throws his legs up looking for a submission but Smith uses it to pass to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith lands a decent elbow from side control.
Smith landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Smith trying to control the position but Hill is working away.
Hill is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
Hill throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Hill throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hill keeps working.
Hill sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Smith is nestled in close to Hill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hill gets back to full guard.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Hill.
Smith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hill's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Hill looking to control.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hill doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Smith stands up over Hill, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hill thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Smith wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Hill throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hill on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hill tries to get out of the position.
Hill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hill's head.
Smith distracts Hill with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hill tries to strike from the bottom.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hill's head.
Hill will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hill wants to improve his position but instead Smith has moved into half guard.
Hill flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hill misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill missing with punches from the bottom.
Smith wants to take a breather but Hill is having none of it.
Hill is looking to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hill.
Smith works over Hill with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith won't allow Hill to sweep him here.
Hill has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Hill is rocked!
Hill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hill striking off his back but it's not causing Smith any problems.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Hill.
Smith works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hill is trying to control but can't.
Hill keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hill is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Hill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hill checks it well.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hill wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hill's head.
Smith winds up and cracks Hill with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hill is looking to improve his position.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hill is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jimmy Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hill manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hill trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hill's head.
Hill punching to the body, from the bottom.
Hill is striking off his back. Smith thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Hill wants to control but Smith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hill strikes from the bottom but Smith uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Smith scores with punches from side control.
The referee asks Smith politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Smith prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith is putting a hurting on Hill here, landing some big shots from side control.
Smith scoring with punches and elbows.
Smith working the ground and pound from side control.
Oh Hill is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hill is trying to work for a sweep but Smith has mounted him!
Hill is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hill seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hill in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Smith avoids the attempt from Hill to control.
Smith tries to control but Hill wriggling away.
Smith drops a big elbow. That's hurt Hill! More shots from Smith and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Smith!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Errol Jitani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Canadian Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jitani's entrance music is El Condor Pasa. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Errol Jitani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Canadian Hero!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jitani misses with a body shot.
Jitani throws a good cross that connects.
Hero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jitani.
Good work by Jitani as he checks the leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Jitani. No joy for Hero on that attempt.
Hero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hero looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hero perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hero moves nicely into side control.
Hero taking a breather here.
Hero wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jitani, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitani trying to remain calm as Hero controls from the top position.
Hero is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jitani knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitani is trying to get back to half guard.
Hero has hold of Jitani's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Jitani seems comfortable defending it but Hero has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Jitani is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Jitani is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Hero couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Canadian Hero!
An out of breath Canadian Hero thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Ostrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Bukowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukowski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Donatan, Gural, Sheller, Kaczor, Ry23, Rafi - Słowiańska krew. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Ostrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piotr Bukowski!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ostrowski throws a good cross that connects.
Ostrowski missing with a left hand there. Bukowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bukowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ostrowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ostrowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bukowski momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Bukowski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bukowski.
Bukowski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ostrowski lands a lovely overhand right.
Ostrowski misses the shot to the body.
Ostrowski looks to throw the jab but Bukowski is out of range.
Bukowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bukowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ostrowski takes a swing at Bukowski's ribcage but misses.
Bukowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bukowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ostrowski tries to clinch
and Bukowski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski blocks a jab.
Ostrowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bukowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Ostrowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bukowski cracks Ostrowski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ostrowski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bukowski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ostrowski finds it's way round the side to connect with Bukowski's head.
Bukowski is rocked!
Ostrowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bukowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Ostrowski finish him?
Ostrowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bukowski looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ostrowski drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Bukowski's head, knocking him out cold! Ostrowski is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Ostrowski!
Chris Ostrowski 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jari Litmanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrycy Szczerbiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jari Litmanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrycy Szczerbiec!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczerbiec with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Szczerbiec scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Litmanen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Szczerbiec stalling.
Litmanen tries to get to full guard but Szczerbiec has control of the leg.
Szczerbiec controlling the action here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Patrycy Szczerbiec hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Litmanen throws a head kick but Szczerbiec moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Szczerbiec.
Litmanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Litmanen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Litmanen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Litmanen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Szczerbiec.
Litmanen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Litmanen throws a head kick that misses.
Szczerbiec scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Szczerbiec trying to control the action but Litmanen is working from the bottom.
Szczerbiec taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec working the ground and pound but Litmanen is defending the strikes.
Litmanen is looking for a sweep.
Litmanen sneaks back into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Litmanen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Litmanen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Litmanen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Szczerbiec defends well.
Szczerbiec must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Szczerbiec sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Szczerbiec postures up and lands a big shot to Litmanen's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Litmanen is looking for a triangle but Szczerbiec pushes his legs off easily.
Szczerbiec sitting in guard here, content to control.
Litmanen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Szczerbiec can do anything to dispel that myth.
Litmanen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Szczerbiec manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec wants to sweep but no luck.
Litmanen drops back looking for a leg! Szczerbiec is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Szczerbiec manages to kick Litmanen off! Litmanen jumps back into Szczerbiec's guard.
Litmanen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Szczerbiec is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Szczerbiec has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrycy Szczerbiec will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Litmanen throws a leg kick but Szczerbiec sees it coming and moves out of range.
Szczerbiec takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Litmanen thumps Szczerbiec with a low kick.
Litmanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Szczerbiec works Litmanen's body with a nice hook.
Litmanen lands a head kick!
Litmanen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Litmanen throws a leg kick which misses Szczerbiec's front leg but catches the back leg as Szczerbiec tries to avoid it.
Szczerbiec dives in and scores a takedown into Litmanen's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szczerbiec content to stall in guard here.
Szczerbiec preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litmanen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Szczerbiec doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Szczerbiec manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Szczerbiec not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Szczerbiec wants to control from the top but Litmanen keeps moving.
Szczerbiec preventing the sweep.
Szczerbiec controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Litmanen wants to sweep but no luck.
Szczerbiec really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Litmanen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Szczerbiec is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Patrycy Szczerbiec hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Litmanen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Szczerbiec was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szczerbiec tries to move to mount but Litmanen blocks the move with his legs.
Litmanen tries to improve position but can't.
Szczerbiec trying to control the action but Litmanen is working from the bottom.
Szczerbiec staying calm.
Szczerbiec tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Litmanen tries to bench press Szczerbiec off him but Szczerbiec keeps the position.
Szczerbiec controls the position.
Szczerbiec advances to full mount.
Szczerbiec tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Patrycy Szczerbiec has got the better of the ground game so far.
Szczerbiec trying to control but Litmanen is having none of it.
Szczerbiec tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Litmanen regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Szczerbiec not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Szczerbiec with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Szczerbiec is keen to just control but Litmanen is a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Patrycy Szczerbiec was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A head kick misses from Litmanen.
Litmanen scores with a head kick. Szczerbiec tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice inside leg kick there by Litmanen. That's going to slow Szczerbiec down.
Litmanen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Litmanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Litmanen tries to work over Szczerbiec's front leg with a kick but Szczerbiec checks it.
Jari Litmanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Litmanen throws a push kick but Szczerbiec slaps the foot to one side.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Litmanen enables Szczerbiec to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Litmanen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Patrycy Szczerbiec will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Litmanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Litmanen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Szczerbiec checks it well.
Szczerbiec moves out of range as Litmanen throws a body kick.
Szczerbiec missing with a left hand there. Litmanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Litmanen is looking to chop away at Szczerbiec's legs.
Szczerbiec fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Litmanen sprawls well initially but Szczerbiec persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Litmanen is trying to get back to full guard.
Litmanen is working hard here to advance position.
Szczerbiec looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Szczerbiec sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Litmanen defending well though.
Szczerbiec takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczerbiec is controlling the pace.
Litmanen is refusing to be controlled, as Szczerbiec sits in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Patrycy Szczerbiec wasn't active enough on the ground.
Litmanen throws a head kick that misses.
Litmanen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Szczerbiec if he has to take too many more of those.
Litmanen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Szczerbiec to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Litmanen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Szczerbiec is aware though and is defending well.
Litmanen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Szczerbiec defends well.
Jari Litmanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szczerbiec slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Szczerbiec trying to control but Litmanen is working from the bottom.
Szczerbiec is in close to Litmanen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Litmanen being controlled here, momentarily.
Szczerbiec lying in Litmanen's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Litmanen decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Szczerbiec taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jari Litmanen!
A very excited looking Jari Litmanen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter North!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Parker!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker misses with a low kick.
Parker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Parker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Parker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
North throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker manages to get an easy takedown there - catching North on his heels. He'll look to pass North's guard now, I'm sure.
Parker is working North over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Parker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Parker scoring with some ground and pound.
Parker wants to control from the top but North keeps moving.
North is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
North looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parker is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Parker wants to control from the top but North keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bob Parker hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
North drops his hands momentarily and Parker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
North throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts North as he jumps to the side.
North scoring well with a low kick there.
North dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Parker 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.
Parker gets the takedown into side control.
The referee asks Parker politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Parker prefers to stall for the moment though.
North is looking to regain half guard here but Parker keeps moving and retains side control.
North is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Parker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker fails to land a wild elbow strike.
North knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parker on the ground.
Parker lands a nice forearm strike.
Parker is looking to take a break and control but North is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Parker working the ground and pound from side control.
Parker trying to control the action but North is working from the bottom.
Parker throws a strike aimed at the side of North's head but North avoids it well.
North managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Parker.
North is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Parker tries to score with some ground and pound. North controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Parker scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and North works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
North wants to control but Parker is keeping busy.
Parker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Parker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Parker thows a huge punch but North dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker thows a huge punch but North dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Parker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Parker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before North has time to react.
Parker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from North.
North misses with a low kick.
North thows a body shot but no joy.
Parker throws a body kick that misses.
Parker fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. North sprawls well initially but Parker persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Parker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Parker works his way into side control.
North is trying to improve his position.
Parker throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Parker tries to move to mount but North blocks the move with his legs.
Parker working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Parker working away.
Parker throws an elbow but North slips to the side and avoids it well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
North taking a bit of punishment here - Parker scoring with strikes.
Parker advances nicely into full mount.
Parker looking to control but North is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Parker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Parker with shots to the head and body - North looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. North looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker is landing with some decent strikes but North is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Parker working the ground and pound effectively.
Parker working the ground and pound effectively.
North is bucking up trying to escape but Parker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
North is rocked!
Parker is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and North goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Parker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bob Parker!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Velli Kulho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Miauczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulho comes to the cage accompanied by My Bitches Working Out!. Adam Miauczynski has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Velli Kulho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Miauczynski!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miauczynski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miauczynski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Miauczynski cracks Kulho with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Kulho misses the target.
Miauczynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kulho.
Kulho jabs Miauczynski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Miauczynski. Kulho shrugs it off though.
Miauczynski connects with a looping right hand.
Kulho tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miauczynski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kulho.
Kulho throws a right and a left that Miauczynski avoids nicely.
Nice body kick from Miauczynski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miauczynski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miauczynski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miauczynski slips a jab from Kulho.
Miauczynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kulho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miauczynski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miauczynski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kulho if he has to take too many more of those.
Kulho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miauczynski.
Miauczynski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miauczynski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kulho is able to avoid easily.
Kulho lands a lovely overhand right.
Kulho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kulho misses the jab.
Miauczynski throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Kulho.
Kulho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kulho just misses with a punch to the body.
Kulho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Miauczynski darts in trying to clinch
and Kulho counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miauczynski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kulho lands a nice shot to the body.
Miauczynski avoids the body shot from Kulho.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miauczynski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miauczynski tries to clinch there but Kulho circles away.
Kulho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kulho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miauczynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kulho thows a body shot but no joy.
Kulho throws a body punch but Miauczynski moves out of range.
Miauczynski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Miauczynski throws a head kick that misses.
Kulho takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miauczynski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kulho. Miauczynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kulho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miauczynski.
Miauczynski misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Kulho misses its intended target.
Kulho lands with a straight right. Miauczynski didn't see that one coming.
Miauczynski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kulho. Miauczynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kulho misses with a looping left.
Miauczynski misses with a straight left.
Jab from Kulho.
Miauczynski connects with a looping right hand.
Kulho misses with a hook to the body
and Miauczynski makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kulho really felt that one!
Miauczynski throws a front kick aimed at Kulho's knee but Kulho avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulho swings for the body but Miauczynski moves out of range.
Kulho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miauczynski throws a low kick but Kulho avoids it.
Miauczynski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kulho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Miauczynski.
Miauczynski throws a body kick that misses.
Miauczynski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kulho misses with a looping right.
Miauczynski rushes Kulho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kulho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kulho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Miauczynski's efforts to push away.
Kulho blocks an uppercut.
Kulho lands a good knee to the midsection. Miauczynski won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Miauczynski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Kulho.
Miauczynski throws the left hand but Kulho avoids the punch easily.
Kulho scores with a three punch combo!
Kulho doesn't manage to clinch there - Miauczynski circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miauczynski.
Kulho throws a body punch but Miauczynski moves out of range.
Kulho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kulho throws a jab when Miauczynski was well out of range.
Kulho moves out of range of the body kick from Miauczynski.
Miauczynski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kulho was well out of range. Poor timing from Miauczynski.
Kulho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miauczynski.
Kulho tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab by Kulho.
Miauczynski scores with a jab. Kulho acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Miauczynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Miauczynski tries a low kick but Kulho avoids it.
Kulho jabs Miauczynski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Miauczynski looks to land a body kick but Kulho moved away.
Kulho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kulho tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miauczynski.
Some bone on bone action there as Kulho checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Miauczynski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kulho checks a leg kick.
Miauczynski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Miauczynski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kulho tries to close the distance and clinch but Miauczynski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adam Miauczynski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kulho tries to bum rush Miauczynski with a series of wild strikes but Miauczynski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kulho checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Kulho. Beautiful body shot.
Kulho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Miauczynski gets tackled into the cage by Kulho. Kulho maintains the clinch.
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!
Miauczynski lands a hook that snaps the head of Kulho backwards.
Kulho lands a left hand.
Kulho lands a shoulder strike.
Kulho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kulho lands a right hand.
Kulho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miauczynski wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Kulho.
Kulho misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kulho throws an elbow but misses.
Kulho misses with a body punch.
Kulho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miauczynski backwards.
Miauczynski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulho misses with the head strike.
Kulho has a couple of punches blocked by Miauczynski.
A hook to the body from Kulho.
Kulho tries to work over Miauczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kulho throws a punch but it's blocked by Miauczynski.
Kulho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miauczynski backwards.
Miauczynski tries to break free but Kulho pushes him back against the cage.
Kulho tries to work over Miauczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kulho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kulho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Kulho.
Miauczynski is rocked!
Miauczynski working aggressively here.
Miauczynski is still on wobbly legs! Can Kulho finish him?
Kulho blocks an uppercut.
Miauczynski misses with a punch on the inside.
Miauczynski seems to have recovered his senses.
Miauczynski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulho manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kulho has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kulho can't find room to land a body shot as Miauczynski controls the action.
Miauczynski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miauczynski breaks from the clinch.
Kulho looks to land a right hand but Miauczynski moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Miauczynski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Kulho.
A head kick from Miauczynski lands but Kulho takes it in his stride.
Kulho throws a right hand that Miauczynski ducks under and follows up with a left that Miauczynski also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miauczynski defending well as Kulho loads up on a big left hand.
Miauczynski connects with an inside leg kick.
Kulho misses with an uppercut. Miauczynski saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Velli Kulho dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kulho moves out of range as Miauczynski strikes.
Miauczynski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kulho misses with an uppercut. Miauczynski saw that one coming.
Miauczynski with a nice cross.
Miauczynski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kulho misses with a looping left.
Miauczynski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A clash of legs there as Kulho blocks the low kick.
Kulho lands a head shot.
Kulho blocks the body kick.
Kulho tries to clinch there but Miauczynski circles away.
Kulho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Miauczynski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miauczynski throws a lazy right hand but Kulho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kulho lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miauczynski throws a leg kick
and Kulho counters with a right hand to the body.
Kulho looks to score with a jab to the body but Miauczynski is just out of range.
Kulho closes the distance and clinches.
Kulho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miauczynski's elbow.
Miauczynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kulho.
Miauczynski tries to break free but Kulho pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Kulho.
Miauczynski working hard to break the clinch.
Miauczynski wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Kulho.
Kulho misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miauczynski backwards.
Kulho lands a shot to the body.
Kulho working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Kulho.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Miauczynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miauczynski is trying to push Kulho away but Kulho has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kulho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miauczynski throws a punch but it's blocked by Kulho.
Kulho throws an elbow that misses.
Miauczynski takes a shot to the head.
Miauczynski prevents a body shot from Kulho.
Miauczynski prevents a body shot from Kulho.
Nice body punch from Kulho - that landed with a thud.
Miauczynski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Kulho.
Velli Kulho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miauczynski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kulho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kulho is leaning against Miauczynski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kulho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miauczynski wants to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kulho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kulho scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kulho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miauczynski's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miauczynski.
A short uppercut from Kulho.
Kulho digs a right hand into Miauczynski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Miauczynski's gas tank.
Kulho lands a right hand.
Miauczynski is trying to push Kulho away but Kulho has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Kulho - that landed with a thud.
Kulho lands with a light punch inside.
Miauczynski working aggressively here.
A short left from Kulho.
Kulho tries to work over Miauczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miauczynski throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miauczynski tries to break free but Kulho pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kulho.
Kulho throws a head punch that misses.
Kulho has a couple of punches blocked by Miauczynski.
Kulho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kulho tries to work over Miauczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Miauczynski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kulho presses Miauczynski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kulho blocking some punches.
Kulho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kulho working aggressively here.
Kulho scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miauczynski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kulho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kulho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miauczynski backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Velli Kulho showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kulho has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Velli Kulho!
A very excited looking Velli Kulho made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aslak Aas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Petrycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aas comes to the cage accompanied by Nunnuka Nunnuka. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aslak Aas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bogdan Petrycki!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrycki walks into a left hand.
Petrycki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aas misses with a wild combination.
Aas throws a body punch but Petrycki moves out of range.
Petrycki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrycki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Aas.
Petrycki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Aas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Petrycki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrycki.
No joy there for Petrycki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Petrycki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrycki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrycki misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki misses with a low kick.
Petrycki blocks a jab.
Petrycki lands a slapping body shot.
Aas connects with a body shot.
Aas lands a jab.
Petrycki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrycki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Petrycki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aas just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrycki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Petrycki connects with a jab.
Aas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Petrycki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aas tests Petrycki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrycki scores with a jab. Aas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Petrycki ducks under a wild hook from Aas.
Aas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrycki.
Petrycki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aas throws out a powerful jab.
Petrycki drops his hands momentarily and Aas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrycki.
Aas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki lands with a shot to the body.
Petrycki lands a body shot.
Aas throws a series of punches but Petrycki moves out of range.
Petrycki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aas rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice straight punches there by Aas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aas.
Aas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrycki.
Good exchange - Petrycki coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aas. Petrycki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrycki with a jab.
Petrycki ducks under a wild hook from Aas.
Petrycki throws out a loose jab but Aas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrycki moves into range and clinches up with Aas.
Aas effectively controlling the action here.
Petrycki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki blocks a body shot from Aas.
The referee is keeping an eye on Aas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Petrycki works on Aas's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aas tries a body shot but Petrycki blocks it.
Aas tries a knee to the head but Petrycki blocks it.
Aas swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrycki uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Petrycki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aas's brow.
Petrycki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Petrycki can't find room to land a body shot as Aas controls the action.
Aas has Petrycki pushed against the cage.
Petrycki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petrycki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Aas.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslak Aas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aas scores with a jab to the jaw.
A cross from Petrycki lands.
Aas misses with a straight right.
Petrycki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aas.
Aas scores with a nice head shot.
Petrycki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Petrycki misses.
Petrycki swats away the attempt to clinch by Aas.
Aas just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrycki misses with a body shot.
Aas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrycki moves away.
A slow jab from Petrycki misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki throws a right and a left that Aas avoids nicely.
Aas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Petrycki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrycki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aas swings for the body but Petrycki moves out of range.
Petrycki throws a leg kick but Aas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters circling - Aas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrycki misses the jab.
Aas just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrycki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrycki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petrycki moves away from the strike by Aas.
Petrycki tries to land a leg kick but Aas saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki swinging wildly here.
Aas scores with a punch to the head.
Aas ducks under a wild hook from Petrycki.
Aas throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrycki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Petrycki.
A hook to the body from Petrycki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrycki misses with the head strike.
Aas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petrycki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Aas works on Petrycki's body with a couple of short punches.
Aas tries to land a knee to the head but Petrycki blocks with his arms.
Aas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aas blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aas.
Petrycki blocks a body shot from Aas.
Petrycki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrycki misses with an uppercut. Aas saw that one coming.
Aas throws out a loose jab but Petrycki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aslak Aas is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrycki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Petrycki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Aas.
Petrycki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Petrycki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Petrycki wants to clinch up but Aas keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Aas.
Petrycki tries to clinch there but Aas circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aas darts in and clinches Petrycki up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrycki.
Petrycki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Petrycki managing to block the knees to the body from Aas.
Petrycki tries to throw a body punch but Aas avoids it by throwing Petrycki back against the cage.
Petrycki trying to land knees to the body.
Aas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Petrycki tries to throw a body punch but Aas avoids it by throwing Petrycki back against the cage.
Petrycki lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Petrycki lands a left hand.
Petrycki working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petrycki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrycki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petrycki blocks it with crossed arms.
Aas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bogdan Petrycki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Petrycki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Petrycki slips under a jab.
Aas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petrycki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrycki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Petrycki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aas throws a jab when Petrycki was well out of range.
Aas slips a jab from Petrycki.
Aas darts in trying to clinch
and Petrycki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki walks into a stiff left hand from Aas.
Aas takes a swing at Petrycki's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Petrycki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aas. Petrycki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrycki lands the left hand.
Aas misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrycki moves into the clinch.
Petrycki struggles to land a body shot inside as Aas controls his hands.
A short right from Aas on the inside.
Petrycki is looking to control Aas's arms but Aas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Petrycki has his back to the cage.
Aas lands a left hand.
Aas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Aas.
Aas lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aas lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Petrycki.
Petrycki blocks a body shot from Aas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aas avoids a wild elbow strike from Petrycki.
Aas tries to land a knee to the head but Petrycki blocks with his arms.
Petrycki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aas backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Petrycki.
Aas is trying to stall.
Petrycki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bogdan Petrycki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petrycki blocks it with crossed arms.
Aas missing with knees to the body.
Petrycki takes a shot to the head.
Aas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aas can't find room to land a body shot as Petrycki controls the action.
Aas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petrycki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrycki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aas lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrycki throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Petrycki.
Aas lands a body shot.
Petrycki tries to stall but Aas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petrycki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aas is keeping busy.
Aas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petrycki backwards.
Petrycki lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Aas as the two fighters clinch.
Petrycki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrycki.
Petrycki lands with a light punch inside.
Petrycki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aas tries a knee to the head but Petrycki blocks it.
Aas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrycki throws an elbow but it misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Aas.
Petrycki blocks an uppercut.
Aas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aas is pushing Petrycki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Petrycki takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch on the inside from Petrycki fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrycki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aas connects with a knee to the head.
Aas tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrycki avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aslak Aas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aslak Aas!
A very excited looking Aslak Aas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Christian Evansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markku Ilkka Naalinkieli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Evansen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christian Evansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markku Ilkka Naalinkieli!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evansen gets a takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Evansen is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Naalinkieli as he works his way to full guard.
Evansen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Naalinkieli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Evansen 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.
Evansen looking to pass the guard.
Evansen is working hard here to advance position.
Evansen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evansen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Evansen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Naalinkieli, who protects the arm well.
Evansen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Evansen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Evansen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Evansen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Naalinkieli knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naalinkieli tries to buck Evansen off but Evansen is having none of it.
Evansen tries for a kimura but Naalinkieli is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evansen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Naalinkieli can do anything to dispel that myth.
Evansen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Evansen in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Naalinkieli is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Christian Evansen!
Christian Evansen spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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