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EPL 6: Event Nine PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between IP Freely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pippy Poker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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140 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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25
140 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, IP Freely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pippy Poker!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Poker misses the target.
Poker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Freely tries to avoid it but Poker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Freely to the ground. Freely escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Freely tries to sprawl but Poker drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freely is defending against the submission attempts here by Poker.
Freely missing with punches from the bottom.
Freely keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Poker prevents Freely from improving his position.
Freely has his hands clasped together around Poker's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Freely manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Freely works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Freely keeping full guard, as Poker tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Poker prevents Freely from getting back to his feet.
Poker throwing strikes from guard but Freely blocks nicely.
Freely looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Poker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Poker landing some decent shots from guard.
Poker throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poker landing with the ground and pound.
Freely is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Poker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Freely is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Poker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freely is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Freely thows a huge punch but Poker dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Freely.
Poker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Freely not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Freely working the head and body with strikes.
Poker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Freely tries to pass to full mount but Poker defends it.
Poker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Poker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Poker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freely stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Freely accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Freely is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Freely with a nice head shot there.
Freely stands and throws Poker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poker tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Freely presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Freely scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Poker?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that IP Freely will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Poker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Poker throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Freely to regain full guard.
Freely avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Poker tries to free his leg and advance position but Freely is retaining full guard.
Poker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Freely preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Freely avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Poker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Freely wants to sweep but no luck.
Poker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Poker drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Freely dives on top into guard.
Poker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freely lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Freely scoring with some ground and pound.
Poker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Freely.
Freely trying to control the position from guard on top but Poker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Freely gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Poker trying to strike off his back.
Freely throwing strikes from guard but Poker blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freely missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Freely scoring with some ground and pound.
Freely trying to control but Poker is working from the bottom.
Freely pushing down on Poker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Poker is refusing to be controlled, as Freely sits in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freely is just content to waste time from the top position. Poker takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Freely scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Freely drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Poker manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Freely has Poker in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Poker throwing strikes from guard but Freely blocks nicely.
Poker trying to control the position from guard on top but Freely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freely is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Freely has his hands on Poker's head, controlling the position.
Freely wants to sweep here but Poker controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poker landing some decent shots from guard.
Freely utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Freely keeping moving, preventing Poker from controlling successfully.
Freely is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freely wants to stand up but Poker is controlling him.
Freely wants to improve his position but instead Poker has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that IP Freely will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Poker looks for a takedown but Freely sprawls well.
Poker shoots and misses
and Freely counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Poker shoots in for a takedown but Freely shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
IP Freely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pippy Poker.
Poker tries for a takedown but Freely circles away easily
and Freely counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Freely looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Freely slips a nice elbow through Poker's hands, connecting with Poker's forehead.
Freely looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Poker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Poker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Poker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Freely is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freely wants to pass the guard but Poker is defending well.
Freely works his way into full mount!
Poker is in all sorts of trouble here.
Freely lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Freely working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Freely raining down shots from the mount!
Freely lands a big elbow.
Poker is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freely lands a big elbow - Poker is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Poker is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). IP Freely!
An out of breath IP Freely 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Carlyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rad comes to the cage accompanied by Liberation Frequency. Frank Carlyle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
142 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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23
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Rad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Carlyle!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rad closes the distance and clinches.
Rad controlling the action here for a moment.
Carlyle tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rad trying to control the position but instead, Carlyle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rad into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Rad.
Carlyle is working for takedown but Rad is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carlyle closes the distance and clinches up with Rad, looking for a takedown. Carlyle pushes Rad against the cage but Rad circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kyle Rad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Carlyle.
Rad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carlyle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carlyle throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rad tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Carlyle is in Rad's guard.
Carlyle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad keeping full guard, as Carlyle tries to pass.
Rad looking to control.
Carlyle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rad is keeping the position for now.
Rad not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kyle Rad has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carlyle is defended easily by Rad.
Rad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rad lands with a cross.
Rad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rad clinches up with Carlyle and pushes him back against the cage.
Rad dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carlyles head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carlyle's brow.
Rad is stalling here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carlyle is working for takedown but Rad is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rad gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Carlyle.
Rad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carlyle backwards.
Carlyle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rad pulls his leg out and moves away.
Carlyle shoots in for a takedown but Rad shows good takedown defense.
Rad closes the distance and pushes Carlyle back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rad smiles and moves away.
Carlyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Rad.
Rad is looking to clinch but Carlyle is avoiding it.
Rad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carlyle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rad lunges at Carlyle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carlyle's hand.
Rad is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carlyle shoots for a double leg takedown but Rad sprawls well. He's pushed Carlyle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlyle throws a looping overhand right but Rad ducks down to avoid it.
Rad cracks Carlyle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carlyle drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rad looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rad is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlyle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rad.
Rad postures up.
Rad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carlyle wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rad avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Carlyle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rad is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlyle has his hands on Rad's head, controlling the position.
Carlyle working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Rad 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.
Rad slaps away a takedown attempt from Carlyle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Carlyle misses with an uppercut.
Rad changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Carlyle looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Carlyle is looking for a sweep.
Rad has control of an arm but Carlyle manages to advance to Rad's back!
Carlyle keeps control of the position as Rad tries to break free.
Rad trying to control the action but Carlyle just sinks the hooks in.
Rad covering up well and avoiding damage.
Carlyle tries to get the hooks in deep but Rad pushed the leg off.
Rad covering up well under a barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlyle keeps control of the position as Rad tries to break free.
Carlyle is not going to allow Rad to sit and survive in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlyle is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Carlyle's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Rad trying to control the position but Carlyle manages to sink in the hooks.
Carlyle has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Rad has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Frank Carlyle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carlyle looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Rad is controlling Carlyle 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle keeping moving, preventing Rad from controlling successfully.
Carlyle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rad defends well.
Carlyle wants to improve his position but instead Rad has moved into half guard.
Rad seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carlyle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rad is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Carlyle sees it coming and defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad is working for a kimura but Carlyle is defending it quite comfortably.
Carlyle slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Carlyle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carlyle looking for a sweep. Not yet Carlyle, not yet.
Rad pushes down on Carlyle's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carlyle is looking for a sweep. Rad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Carlyle wants to control but Rad is keeping busy.
Carlyle tries to get to full guard but Rad has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carlyle manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rad has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Carlyle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rad defends it easily.
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!
Rad wants to control from the top but Carlyle keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rad looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Carlyle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carlyle. Carlyle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Carlyle loads up on a big right hand but Rad slips the punch.
Rad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rad throws a head kick that half lands.
Rad wants to clinch.
Rad connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carlyle momentarily.
Carlyle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carlyle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlyle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rad tries to buck Carlyle off but Carlyle is having none of it.
Carlyle tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Carlyle trying to control the position but Rad is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlyle working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Carlyle is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rad has escaped the position, nice work there.
Carlyle tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rad's legs.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Rad is trying to control Carlyle's posture but Carlyle avoids it.
Carlyle goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Rad has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Carlyle but great work by Rad.
Carlyle is not content to let Rad control the position.
Carlyle tries to bench press Rad off him but Rad keeps the position.
Rad will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad tries for a kimura but Carlyle is defending well.
Rad is looking to take a break and control but Carlyle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rad tries to move into full mount but can't pass Carlyle's legs.
Carlyle struggling a bit here.
Rad tries for a kimura but Carlyle is defending well.
Rad misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle lands an elbow from the bottom.
Carlyle throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Carlyle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rad sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carlyle somewhat.
Rad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rad lands a leg kick that knocks Carlyle off balance momentarily.
Rad tries to clinch but Carlyle is having none of it.
Carlyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rad is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carlyle has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rad after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle dodges an elbow strike from Rad.
Rad slowing the pace effectively.
Rad lands a nice uppercut.
Rad will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carlyle up against the cage.
Rad trying to stall but Carlyle improves his position.
Rad stalling against the cage.
Rad gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kyle Rad.
Rad has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlyle is working for takedown but Rad is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kyle Rad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Carlyle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Rad clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rad tries a head kick but it misses.
Carlyle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rad defends it nicely.
Rad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carlyle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carlyle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rad tries to clinch but Carlyle is having none of it.
Carlyle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carlyle is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rad scores with a nice right hand.
Rad connects with an inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rad moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlyle is working for takedown but Rad is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kyle Rad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Carlyle.
Carlyle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rad pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rad lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rad has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rad.
Rad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carlyle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carlyle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rad pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rad sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Carlyle to the ground! Rad dives into full mount looking to finish!
Carlyle is rocked!
It looks like Frank Carlyle has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rad jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Carlyle manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Carlyle is still in real trouble! Can Rad finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad tries to score with some ground and pound. Carlyle controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Carlyle seems to have recovered his senses.
Carlyle is trying to control Rad's posture but Rad avoids it.
Rad throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rad wants to control but Carlyle is keeping him busy.
Rad thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rad looks up at the clock and then as Carlyle takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rad smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rad in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Carlyle manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rad's best efforts.
Carlyle gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rad has passed into side control.
Rad misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Carlyle is looking to reverse the position.
Rad wants to control but Carlyle is keeping him busy.
Carlyle stops Rad from passing to mount.
Rad tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Carlyle tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rad wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rad lands a few punches from side control.
Rad taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle holds on to Rad's head and controls the position momentarily.
Carlyle tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rad wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rad trying to control the action but Carlyle is working from the bottom.
Carlyle struggling a bit here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rad wants to control but Carlyle is keeping him busy.
Rad tries for a kimura but Carlyle is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Rad had his way with Frank Carlyle in that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Carlyle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Carlyle shoots in for a double leg but Rad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rad lands a jab to the head.
A lazy left from Carlyle finds it's target.
Frank Carlyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carlyle.
A head kick misses from Rad.
Carlyle misses with a takedown attempt - Rad sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Rad. No joy for Carlyle on that attempt.
Kyle Rad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Carlyle.
Carlyle swings for the body but Rad moves out of range.
Carlyle is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A slapping leg kick lands for Rad.
Carlyle misses with a combination
and Rad counters with a low kick, right behind Carlyle 's knee.
Rad scores with a nice head shot.
Carlyle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlyle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kyle Rad is winning the standup battle so far.
Rad sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Carlyle to the ground! Rad dives into full mount looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlyle looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Rad keeps control of the position as Carlyle tries to break free.
Rad lands a shot to the head.
Rad wants to control but Carlyle is keeping busy.
Carlyle is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Rad is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Carlyle is defending well though. Rad let's go of the attempt for now.
Carlyle trying to control the action but Rad just sinks the hooks in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle rolls, trying to escape but Rad keeps control of the position.
Carlyle prevents Rad from getting a body triangle.
Rad is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Carlyle has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Carlyle is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Carlyle trying to control the hands but Rad won't let him.
Kyle Rad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad looking for the choke from the back.
Carlyle is keeping busy.
Rad missing with punches from the back.
Carlyle covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Rad is hanging on to Carlyle's back as he tries to escape.
Carlyle controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Carlyle is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Carlyle is in bad spot here.
Rad is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Carlyle staying busy and making it hard for Rad to control.
Rad is persistently looking for the submission but Carlyle is defending it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlyle turns into Rad and is now in his guard.
Frank Carlyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rad is trying to keep Carlyle in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Rad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rad 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Rad!
Kyle Rad retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Kyle Rad thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stelios Raptis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryszard Duch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raptis comes to the cage accompanied by Deviser - Threnody. Duch has chosen John Cage's 4'33" as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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191 lbs
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29
191 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stelios Raptis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryszard Duch!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raptis tries for a takedown but Duch circles away easily
and Duch counters with a nice double leg into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Raptis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Raptis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Duch 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.
Duch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Raptis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raptis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Duch is aware though and is defending well.
Duch drops back looking for a leg! Raptis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Raptis manages to kick Duch off! Duch jumps back into Raptis's guard.
Raptis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Duch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Duch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Raptis is breathing heavily.
Duch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duch drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Duch jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duch drops back looking for a leg! Raptis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Raptis manages to kick Duch off! Duch jumps back into Raptis's guard.
Duch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Duch drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Duch jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Raptis is looking to sinch up a triangle. Duch throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Raptis's body to avoid the submission. Raptis has instead reached around Duch's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Raptis arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Stelios Raptis!
A very excited looking Stelios Raptis 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Deja Vu kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
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165 lbs
23 - 12 - 5 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 5, fighting out of London, Humberto Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cruz throws a head kick but Andersson moves out of range.
Andersson lands with a hook. Cruz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Andersson misses with a hook.
Andersson missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Andersson scores with the left hand. Cruz knows he should have avoided that one.
Cruz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Andersson.
Andersson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cruz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Andersson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Andersson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cruz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Andersson does no damage.
A low kick from Andersson is predictable there
and Cruz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cruz wants to take a breather but Andersson is having none of it.
Andersson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz seems to be working for a kimura but Andersson defends the submission attempt.
Andersson is refusing to be controlled, as Cruz sits in half guard.
Cruz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Andersson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control the action but Andersson is working from the bottom.
Cruz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Cruz seems content to control.
Andersson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Andersson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Andersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Andersson is retaining full guard.
Andersson controlling the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Humberto Cruz hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cruz scores with a leg kick.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andersson lands with a straight right. Cruz didn't see that one coming.
Andersson takes one to the chin there.
Cruz slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Cruz.
Cruz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Cruz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Andersson doesn't seem phased though.
Andersson loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Donk. Andersson catches Cruz right on the button with a cross.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Andersson cracks Cruz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cruz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Andersson just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Andersson does no damage.
Andersson feints and then cracks Cruz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruz down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Cruz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andersson works the jab nicely.
Andersson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cruz momentarily.
Cruz works the jab nicely.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cruz moves out of range as Andersson strikes.
Andersson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Andersson throws a push kick but Cruz slaps the foot to one side.
A leg kick checked by Cruz.
Andersson throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Cruz lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cruz throws a low kick but Andersson moves out of range easily.
Andersson darts in and clinches Cruz up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruz presses Andersson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Andersson looking to stall.
Andersson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruz is working for takedown but Andersson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Andersson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cruz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Andersson has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Andersson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A solid body kick from Cruz.
Andersson scores with a nice strike.
Donk. Cruz catches Andersson right on the button with a cross.
Andersson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cruz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Andersson is predictable there
and Cruz counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Andersson!
Cruz misses with the ground and pound.
Cruz wants to control but Andersson is keeping him busy.
Andersson is being controlled here.
Cruz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cruz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The strikes coming from Cruz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andersson keeps working.
Andersson is looking to reverse the position.
Humberto Cruz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cruz happy to just control the position for now.
Cruz trying to control the position but Andersson is working away.
Andersson is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cruz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Andersson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Frank Andersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andersson is looking to regain half guard here but Cruz keeps moving and retains side control.
Cruz goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Andersson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Cruz but great work by Andersson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz wants to control but Andersson postures up.
Cruz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Andersson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Humberto Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cruz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 18:20
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 18:20
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humberto Cruz!
Humberto Cruz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Herzog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viljo Suokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herzog comes to the cage accompanied by Takida - Curly Sue. Suokas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Limp Bizkit - Break stuff. Chris Herzog is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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36
166 lbs
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26
165 lbs
11 - 17 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Herzog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Viljo Suokas!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herzog lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suokas circles away quickly and effectively.
Suokas misses with a hook.
Herzog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Suokas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Herzog can pounce on him.
Suokas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Suokas throws a lazy body kick
and Herzog counters with a takedown into side control.
Suokas wants to control but Herzog postures up.
Herzog controls the position.
Herzog wants to control but Suokas is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Herzog.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Herzog looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Suokas is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suokas dodges the ground and pound from Herzog.
Herzog passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Suokas!
Suokas manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Herzog looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Suokas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Suokas is staying active underneath Herzog, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Herzog takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Herzog is trying to control the action in half guard but Suokas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Suokas is looking for a sweep. Herzog is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Herzog thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Herzog uses his free foot to push down on Suokas's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Suokas.
Suokas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Herzog. 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Suokas holds on to Herzog as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herzog lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Herzog lands a heavy elbow.
Herzog is working for a guillotine from mount but Suokas frees his head quite easily.
Suokas holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Herzog tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Herzog dominating with strikes here.
It looks like Viljo Suokas has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog raining down hammerfists from mount.
Suokas is rocked!
Suokas tries to hold on but Herzog pushes him away.
Herzog looking to finish Suokas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Suokas!
Herzog with shots to the head and body - Suokas looks very uncomfortable down there.
Suokas is still in real trouble! Can Herzog finish him?
Herzog postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Suokas out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Herzog goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chris Herzog!
An out of breath Chris Herzog 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Dat Sik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Firus Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Fuel-Hemorrhage as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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32
168 lbs
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165 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 4, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dat Sik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Firus Williams!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters with a takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sik tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Williams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sik defending against the ground and pound.
Williams cracks Sik with a big right hand but Sik just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Williams working the head with strikes.
Williams tries to advance to mount but can't.
Williams tries to advance to mount but Sik instead regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams trying to control the action but Sik is working from the bottom.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williams wants to take a breather but Sik is having none of it.
Sik keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sik's head.
Sik has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Williams is working away from the top position though.
Sik gets full guard.
Williams slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sik on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Williams wants to control but Sik is keeping him busy.
Williams is working Sik over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sik manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sik is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is doing well to control the position and prevent Sik from advancing to side control.
Sik not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sik is pressing down on Williams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.
Williams is concentrating on defense, preventing Sik from advancing position.
Williams is not content to let Sik control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Dat Sik wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sik checks a leg kick nicely.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sik throws out the jab.
Sik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Dat Sik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sik defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Sik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sik!
Sik is trying to control Williams's posture but Williams avoids it.
Sik tries to buck Williams off but Williams is having none of it.
Sik can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to ground and pound but Sik uses the momentary lack of control by Williams to regain half guard.
Williams winds up and cracks Sik with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Williams is thwarting Sik's attempts to control the position.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sik's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams trying to control the action but Sik is working from the bottom.
Williams trying to mount his opponent but Sik defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sik has his hands clasped together around Williams's back. He's all about the action.
Sik tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Firus Williams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sik pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dat Sik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Sik throws a sloppy head kick
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. Sik fights it but they end up in guard.
Sik is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
Firus Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams chips away with some ground and pound.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Sik wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sik is keeping the position for now.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sik wants to hit a switch here but Williams passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sik there!
Sik is looking to get to half guard.
Sik tries to lock up and control but Williams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Williams landing strikes from the mount and Sik is in trouble!
Sik taking shots to the head.
Williams putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Williams landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sik is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sik bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Sik wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams wants to sweep here but Sik controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sik manages to get himself to full guard.
Williams trying to control but Sik is working from the bottom.
Sik controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Williams trying to control but Sik is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sik not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sik lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williams!
Sik trying to control but Williams is having none of it.
Firus Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sik thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sik throwing strikes here but Williams is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Firus Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 18:20
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 18:20
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Firus Williams!
Firus Williams decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldi comes to the cage accompanied by Loituma TECHNO!. Bull has chosen Black Label Society - Fire It Up as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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34
161 lbs
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37
157 lbs
36 - 27 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Malvin Maldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 27 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Bull!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull throws a hook but Maldi blocks it.
Bull tries to score with a low kick but Maldi moves his leg out of the way.
Maldi lands a nice shot to the body.
Maldi avoids the body shot from Bull.
Maldi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maldi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bull throws out a loose jab but Maldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull lunges at Maldi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maldi's hand.
Maldi shoots in looking for a takedown but Bull manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maldi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A slow jab from Maldi misses its intended target.
Maldi tests Bull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maldi.
Bull shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maldi sprawls well. Maldi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bull gets slowly back to his feet.
Maldi blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bull. Maldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bull moves away from the strike by Maldi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull throws a leg kick which misses Maldi's front leg but catches the back leg as Maldi tries to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Bull as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Maldi misses the target.
Maldi throws a leg kick but Bull moved away.
Maldi misses with a straight left.
A big right from Maldi misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maldi.
Maldi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maldi misses with an uppercut. Bull saw that one coming.
Maldi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bull checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bull throws a hook to the side of Maldi's head but Maldi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maldi throws the left hand but Bull avoids the punch easily.
Maldi cracks a nice hook into Bull's ribs.
Bull takes one to the chin there.
Maldi throws a hook to the side of Bull's head but Bull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi throws the left hand but Bull avoids the punch easily.
Maldi leaves Bull with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Maldi misses the target.
Bull throws a series of punches but Maldi avoids them all with ease.
Bull throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maldi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Maldi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maldi cracks Bull with a solid left hand.
Maldi preventing the sweep.
Maldi 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.
Maldi tries to free his leg and advance position but Bull is retaining full guard.
Bull is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bull keeping full guard, as Maldi tries to pass.
Maldi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bull's guard.
Maldi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bull with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi is looking to take a break and control but Bull is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maldi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bull slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bull tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bull is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bull lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Maldi!
Maldi working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bull throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi is bucking up trying to escape but Bull cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bull sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Maldi tries to lock up and control but Bull gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maldi tries to reverse the position but Bull maintains control.
Bull is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maldi can't escape the position.
Bull throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bull thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bull lands a big shot there that rocks Maldi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bull avoids the attempt from Maldi to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bull punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bull lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Maldi wants to hold on but Bull pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roy Bull will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Maldi avoids the body shot from Bull.
Bull ducks right into an uppercut from Maldi.
Bull throws a solid leg kick but Maldi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bull.
Good leg kick by Bull there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bull takes a swing at Maldi's ribcage but misses.
Bull misses with a leg kick
and Maldi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bull throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Maldi counters with a stiff right hand.
Maldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bull was well out of range. Poor timing from Maldi.
Bull misses the shot to the body.
Maldi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bull tries to clinch there but Maldi circles away.
Maldi loads up on a big right hand but Bull slips the punch.
Maldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Maldi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maldi.
Maldi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bull blocks a head kick by Maldi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull throws a lazy right hand but Maldi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Maldi misses.
Maldi fails to land with a series of punches.
Bull takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maldi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bull is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bull takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bull moves in looking to clinch but Maldi pushes him off.
Bull attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maldi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Malvin Maldi is winning the standup battle so far.
Bull throws a front kick aimed at Maldi's knee but Maldi avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Maldi.
Bull lands an overhand right.
Maldi throws a hook but Bull blocks it.
Malvin Maldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bull misses its intended target.
Maldi scores with a nice strike.
Bull misses with a two punch combination.
Maldi missing with a left hand there. Bull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roy Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bull shoots in and drives through. Maldi sprawls well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maldi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maldi.
Maldi scores with a sloppy right hand. Bull should have avoided that one.
Maldi throws a jab when Bull was well out of range.
Maldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bull moves away.
A slow jab from Bull misses its intended target.
Bull throws a leg kick but Maldi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maldi misses with a two punch combination.
Maldi misses with a combination
and Bull counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Bull.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bull does no damage.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bull enables Maldi to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bull manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Maldi lands a couple of elbows.
Bull had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Maldi defends it easily.
Maldi controlling from the top position.
Bull is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maldi defends well.
Bull looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Maldi has picked Bull up and slammed him! Bull can't keep hold of the triangle and Maldi manages to pass to side control!
Bull is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bull is looking to regain half guard here but Maldi keeps moving and retains side control.
Roy Bull is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four 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!
Maldi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bull is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maldi is working Bull over with some ground and pound from side control.
Maldi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bull, who protects the arm well.
Bull is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malvin Maldi showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 19:19
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 19:19
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 20:19
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rmarkas Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fletcher's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Keep on Lovin Me Baby by Colin James. McCall has chosen Biffy Clyro - Living Is A Problem Because Everything Dies as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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38
146 lbs
38 - 22 - 0 |
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33
154 lbs
21 - 8 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Rmarkas Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy McCall!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fletcher looks to score with a jab to the body but McCall is just out of range.
Fletcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fletcher cracks McCall with an open hand slap.
Fletcher shoots in for a takedown but McCall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McCall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fletcher.
McCall wants to land a leg kick but Fletcher is out of range.
Fletcher takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fletcher manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McCall on his heels. He'll look to pass McCall's guard now, I'm sure.
Fletcher throwing strikes from guard but McCall blocks nicely.
McCall controls Fletcher momentarily but Fletcher frees himself.
Fletcher throwing strikes from guard but McCall blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fletcher wants to pass the guard but McCall is keeping the position.
Fletcher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fletcher trying to control but McCall is working from the bottom.
Fletcher connects with a couple of short punches.
Fletcher tries to free his leg and advance position but McCall is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fletcher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fletcher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher throwing strikes but missing.
Fletcher keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McCall's head.
McCall is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fletcher looking to pass the guard.
McCall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fletcher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher passes McCall's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McCall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fletcher.
Fletcher wants to pass the guard but McCall is defending well.
Fletcher works his foot free and advances to mount.
McCall wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fletcher.
McCall working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McCall blocking the ground and pound.
Fletcher controlling his opponent.
Fletcher raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rmarkas Fletcher dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Fletcher is trying hard to land a takedown here. McCall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McCall wants to slow Fletcher down by chopping away at his legs.
McCall misses with a leg kick
and Fletcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fletcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCall manages to avoid it.
McCall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fletcher fails with a takedown attempt.
McCall swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fletcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCall stuffs the takedown attempt from Fletcher. Fletcher gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rmarkas Fletcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fletcher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McCall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McCall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall throws a leg kick but Fletcher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fletcher is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fletcher.
Fletcher misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Fletcher works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fletcher scoring with punches and elbows.
Fletcher looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McCall is avoiding damage well.
Fletcher throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and McCall works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Fletcher is just content to waste time from the top position. McCall takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fletcher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fletcher controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fletcher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCall is keeping the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCall lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fletcher!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tommy McCall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fletcher avoids a series of strikes thrown by McCall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher wants to hold on but McCall pushes him away.
Fletcher tries to reverse the position but McCall maintains control.
Rmarkas Fletcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fletcher sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fletcher is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fletcher looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rmarkas Fletcher showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fletcher 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rmarkas Fletcher!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nic Ola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Geoly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ola comes to the cage accompanied by Disorder by Ice T&Slayer. Alexander Geoly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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183 lbs
20 - 6 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Nic Ola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Geoly!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ola checks a low kick from Geoly.
Ola fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Geoly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Geoly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Geoly throws a chopping leg kick but Ola manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ola scores with a leg kick.
Geoly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Nic Ola has been cut.
Geoly tries to work over Ola's front leg with a kick but Ola checks it.
Ola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Geoly misses with a body shot.
Geoly wants to land a leg kick but Ola is out of range.
A punch combination from Geoly misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ola misses with a wild body shot.
Geoly throws a low kick, looking for Ola's leg but Ola calmly moves out of range.
Geoly checks the leg kick.
Ola sizes up Geoly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Geoly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ola takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ola throws a body punch but Geoly moves out of range.
Good work by Geoly as he checks the leg kick.
Ola thuds his right hand into Geoly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ola misses with a hook.
Geoly throws a combination that misses
and Ola decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Geoly's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Geoly keeping full guard, as Ola tries to pass.
Ola working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Geoly's head.
Ola trying to control but Geoly is working from the bottom.
Geoly working a defensive guard here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geoly keeping moving, preventing Ola from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ola avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ola drops back looking for a leg! Geoly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Geoly manages to kick Ola off! Ola jumps back into Geoly's guard.
Ola stands up over Geoly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Geoly looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ola passes into half guard.
Ola is looking for a kimura but Geoly is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ola to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ola trying to control the action but Geoly is working from the bottom.
Ola wants to work for an arm triangle but Geoly is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Geoly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Geoly.
Ola throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ola is looking to work some ground and pound but Geoly has wrist control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Geoly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ola scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ola throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geoly is looking for a triangle but Ola pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Geoly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ola 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.
Ola missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ola throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Geoly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ola throwing strikes but missing.
Ola wants to control from the top but Geoly keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Geoly trying to control the position.
Geoly is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nic Ola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nic Ola's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ola has Geoly up against the cage in a clinch.
Geoly stalling in the clinch.
Ola blocks a body shot from Geoly.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Geoly.
Geoly trying to stall but Ola improves his position.
Ola displaying some good clinch control by pressing Geoly up against the cage.
Geoly is working for takedown but Ola is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ola is looking to control Geoly's arms but Geoly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ola has his back to the cage.
Ola tries for a takedown but Geoly manages to get underhooks.
Geoly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Geoly gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ola won't allow Geoly to pass to mount.
Ola slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ola is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoly is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Geoly stopping the sweep attempt from Ola.
Geoly stays in close to Ola's body and controls the position.
Let's hope that Geoly has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Geoly trying to control the position from guard on top but Ola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alexander Geoly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ola is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ola is working for a kimura but Geoly is defending it quite comfortably.
Geoly trying to control here.
Ola not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ola throwing shots but Geoly is blocking nicely.
Ola is looking for a kimura here.
Geoly is trying to maintain the position but Ola is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ola is trying to control the action in half guard but Geoly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nic Ola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ola is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Geoly sees it coming and defends easily.
Geoly looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ola 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.
Geoly manages to get to full guard.
Ola slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ola wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Geoly, who protects the arm well.
Ola trying to control the action but Geoly is working from the bottom.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ola here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ola advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ola throwing strikes here but Geoly is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nic Ola showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ola 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nic Ola!
Post fight, an emotional Nic Ola said 'Thanks for a fine fight,now....Sun Ra will get you one day but now..hmm...well you are better... Puska thats a diffrent story ,hope will have a chance to show you how it meant to end up,hehehe.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domingo Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Garnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 2, fighting out of London, Domingo Perez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garnett throws a low kick but Perez avoids it.
Garnett throws a shot from downtown. Perez moves away and avoids it.
Perez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Domingo Perez has been cut.
Perez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garnett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garnett misses with an uppercut
and Perez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Perez is trying to work for a kimura but Garnett is defending well.
Perez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garnett's head.
Garnett looks like he's trying to stand up.
Perez not doing much here.
Garnett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Perez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garnett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perez.
Garnett kicks Perez off and gets back to his feet.
Perez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garnett.
Garnett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Garnett throws a head kick but Perez moves out of range.
Domingo Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perez thumps Garnett with a low kick.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Garnett slips the punch.
A big left from Garnett misses.
Perez throws a jab but it's blocked by Garnett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garnett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garnett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garnett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Perez throws a low kick but Garnett moves out of range easily.
Perez throws a shot from downtown. Garnett moves away and avoids it.
Garnett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perez can pounce on him.
Garnett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garnett as he jumps to the side.
Perez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Perez. That one must have hurt.
Garnett checks a low kick from Perez.
Perez throws a leg kick but Garnett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garnett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garnett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Perez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garnett. That did some damage!
A left lands for Perez.
Perez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kevin Garnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Perez.
Perez blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett swings widly with a right hand
and Perez counters with a shoot takedown. Garnett fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garnett wants to stand up but Perez is controlling him.
Perez 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.
Perez wants to control from the top but Garnett keeps moving.
Perez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Perez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Perez wanted to stand there but Garnett had control of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garnett uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Good work by Garnett as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domingo Perez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Domingo Perez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Perez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garnett's calf.
Garnett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perez throws a chopping leg kick but Garnett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garnett.
Perez connects with a body shot.
A low kick from Perez is predictable there
enabling Garnett to counter with a crisp jab.
Perez misses with a body shot.
Perez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perez misses with a hook. Garnett ducked under it nicely.
Garnett is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Perez tries to clinch but Garnett moves away
and Garnett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A clash of legs there as Garnett blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Garnett.
Perez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garnett as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perez throws a leg kick but Garnett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Perez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Garnett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Perez.
Perez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perez thuds a left hand into Garnett's body.
A jab from Perez does it's job there.
Perez swats away the attempt to clinch by Garnett.
Perez is looking to slow Garnett down with leg kicks.
A lazy left from Garnett finds it's target.
Garnett slips under a jab from Perez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez scores with a nice body kick.
Garnett slips a straight right by Perez.
Perez misses the jab.
Perez throws a shot from downtown. Garnett moves away and avoids it.
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!
Garnett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perez.
Crunch! Garnett slams his shin into Perez's torso.
Perez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Perez lands with a good body shot.
Garnett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garnett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Garnett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garnett just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez swings widly with a right hand
and Garnett counters with a nice uppercut.
Perez misses with a lunging right hand
and Garnett counters with a nice body shot.
Perez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garnett's corner calls for a 1-2. Garnett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kevin Garnett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perez is rocked!
Perez thuds his right hand into Garnett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Perez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garnett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perez with a nice cross.
Perez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez slips a straight right by Garnett.
Garnett throws a looping overhand right but Perez ducks down to avoid it.
Perez cracks Garnett with a good jab.
Garnett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perez throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez blocks a head kick by Garnett.
A jab from Garnett misses.
Perez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garnett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perez. Perez obviously looking to wear him down.
Perez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Perez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garnett.
Garnett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garnett slips a jab from Perez.
Perez misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Perez swings for the body but Garnett moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Domingo Perez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Perez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 18:20
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 18:20
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domingo Perez!
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