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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iso Valo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now. Muhammad Ali has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muhammad Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Valo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valo stalks Ali and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ali's face. Ali staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Muhammad Ali has been cut.
Valo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Valo misses with the combination.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valo scores with a shot to the body.
Valo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ali doesn't seem bothered though.
Iso Valo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valo misses with a few strikes there.
Valo swinging wildly here.
Valo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ali counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ali circles away quickly and effectively.
Valo swinging wildly here.
Ali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Valo breaks the clinch.
Valo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Valo punishes Ali's body with a nice straight punch.
Valo misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ali counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ali.
Valo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ali is trying to force a seperation but Valo has the dominant position.
Valo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ali takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ali is breathing heavily.
Ali wants to clinch.
Valo lands a nice looking body shot.
Iso Valo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Valo! Ali is backing up but he can't get away as Valo lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Ali and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Iso Valo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Dyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kylla Ei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kylla Ei has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Dyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kylla Ei!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyer's corner calls for a 1-2. Dyer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ei fails to land with a series of punches.
Dyer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dyer loads up on a big right hand but Ei slips the punch.
Dyer drops Ei with a beautiful combination! Ei stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dyer is looking for the KO!
It looks like Kylla Ei has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Dyer misses.
Dyer connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Ei to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Dyer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stephen Dyer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isa Musa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeSean Mccoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Isa Musa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, LeSean Mccoy!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Musa. Mccoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mccoy throws a head kick that misses.
Musa tests Mccoy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mccoy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Musa counters with a three punch combo that has Mccoy backing up. Mccoy nods at Musa to acknowledge the strikes.
Mccoy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Musa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Musa misses with a body shot.
Mccoy misses with an uppercut. Musa saw that one coming.
LeSean Mccoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Musa wants it to stay on the feet.
A big left from Musa misses.
The fighters circling - Mccoy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mccoy drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Musa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Musa is pulling down on Mccoy's head. It's preventing any offense from Mccoy, at least for the moment.
Musa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mccoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Musa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccoy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Musa haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Musa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mccoy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Musa is keeping the position for now.
Mccoy preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Musa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mccoy prevents Musa from getting back to his feet.
Musa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Musa tries to get out of the position.
Mccoy trying to control but Musa is working from the bottom.
Mccoy preventing the sweep.
Musa has control of Mccoy's left arm, preventing Mccoy from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Musa slips a jab and a cross from Mccoy.
Mccoy fails with a takedown attempt.
Isa Musa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LeSean Mccoy.
Mccoy tries to land a front kick but Musa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Musa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mccoy eats them both and turns towards Musa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like LeSean Mccoy has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mccoy shoots in but Musa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Musa connects with the punch.
Musa blocks the body kick.
Musa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mccoy misses with a wild combination.
Musa lands a jab to the nose.
Mccoy shoots in looking for a takedown. Musa tries to sprawl out of it but Mccoy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Musa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy shoots for a double leg takedown but Musa sprawls well. He's pushed Mccoy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mccoy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Musa but Musa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mccoy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mccoy just misses with a punch to the body.
Musa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Musa working the head with strikes.
Mccoy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Musa connects with a decent elbow.
Mccoy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musa 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.
Musa working the body and head with strikes.
Musa with the ground and pound but Mccoy regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy manages to get to full guard.
Musa chips away with some ground and pound.
Mccoy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Musa throws a big elbow that misses.
Musa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Musa is looking to stand up but Mccoy won't let him.
Mccoy wants to stand and escape but Musa is having none of it.
Musa lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Musa is in close to Mccoy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Musa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Musa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isa Musa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on LeSean Mccoy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mccoy throws out a leg kick but Musa moves out of range and Mccoy only half commits.
Musa lands with a straight right. Mccoy didn't see that one coming.
Musa misses with a wild combination.
LeSean Mccoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mccoy has his takedown stuffed
letting Musa counter with a right hand.
Mccoy shoots in but Musa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A jab from Musa finds it's way through Mccoy's defenses.
Musa tests Mccoy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Musa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mccoy moves away.
Mccoy closes the distance and clinches up with Musa, looking for a takedown. Mccoy pushes Musa against the cage but Musa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Isa Musa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LeSean Mccoy.
Mccoy looks to land a left hand but Musa moved out of range nicely.
Musa slaps away a takedown attempt from Mccoy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musa tests Mccoy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musa throws the left hand but Mccoy avoids the punch easily.
Mccoy moves out of range of the strikes.
Musa lands a nice hook to Mccoy's body. Mccoy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mccoy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Musa tries to avoid it but Mccoy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Musa to the ground. Musa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Musa cracks a nice hook into Mccoy's ribs.
Mccoy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mccoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Musa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Musa thows a left - swing and a miss!
No luck for Mccoy with that takedown attempt.
Mccoy is breathing heavily.
Musa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mccoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Musa.
Mccoy misses with a takedown attempt - Musa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mccoy fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mccoy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Musa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musa works over Mccoy's head and body with a nice combination.
Musa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Musa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Musa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mccoy is rocked!
That has opened up LeSean Mccoy's cut even more.
Mccoy shoots for a double leg takedown but Musa sprawls well. He's pushed Mccoy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mccoy is still on wobbly legs! Can Musa finish him?
Good exchange - Musa coming out on top.
Mccoy shoots in for a double leg but Musa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mccoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Musa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mccoy has time to react.
A decent looking cross lands there for Musa.
Mccoy throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy moves forwards but Musa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mccoy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Musa to score with a decent uppercut.
Musa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Musa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Musa is trying to control. Mccoy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mccoy seems to have recovered his senses.
Mccoy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Musa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mccoy!
Musa unloads with some shots from mount but Mccoy bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Musa scoring with strikes but Mccoy is staying in there.
Musa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mccoy's face.
Mccoy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Musa raining down shots from the mount!
Musa with a couple of short strikes.
Musa lands a couple of good shots and Mccoy has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Musa keeps control of the position as Mccoy tries to break free.
Musa has good solid back control here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Musa wants to control but Mccoy is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isa Musa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on LeSean Mccoy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mccoy lands a jab-cross combination.
Musa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Musa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Musa does no damage.
Mccoy moves out of range of the strikes.
Mccoy shoots for a takedown but Musa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mccoy shoots and misses
and Musa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mccoy.
Isa Musa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LeSean Mccoy.
The fighters circling - Musa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mccoy cracks Musa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mccoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mccoy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Musa on his heels. He'll look to pass Musa's guard now, I'm sure.
Mccoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musa wants to sweep but no luck.
Musa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mccoy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mccoy is looking to advance position but Musa has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Musa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Musa dominating with strikes here.
Musa raining down shots from the mount!
Musa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mccoy working to try and regain half guard.
Mccoy regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Musa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mccoy defending well though.
Musa wants to stand up but Mccoy has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mccoy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mccoy wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Musa in particular looking to stall.
Mccoy tries to kick Musa off but Musa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mccoy is not content to let Musa control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musa tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Mccoy.
Musa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Musa with the ground and pound but Mccoy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Musa landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Musa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mccoy is trying to keep Musa in close.
Musa stands up from Mccoy's guard - Musa perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy misses with a wild combination.
Musa lands an overhand right.
Isa Musa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The cut above LeSean Mccoy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mccoy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Musa tries to bum rush Mccoy with a series of wild strikes but Mccoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Musa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
LeSean Mccoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mccoy moves forwards but Musa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mccoy shoots in and drives through. Musa sprawls well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Musa throws out a powerful jab.
Musa scores with a hook to the body. Mccoy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Musa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mccoy tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Mccoy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isa Musa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Musa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isa Musa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Bertuccio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Reigns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bertuccio kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother. Reigns has chosen john as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giovanni Bertuccio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Reigns!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reigns.
Reigns moves out of range as Bertuccio strikes.
Bertuccio lands a body shot.
Reigns shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bertuccio but Bertuccio pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bertuccio clobbers Reigns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bertuccio drops Reigns with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Reigns looks back up at him and smiles so Bertuccio waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Reigns is rocked!
Reigns looks winded!
Reigns doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reigns is still on wobbly legs! Can Bertuccio finish him?
Bertuccio lands with a big right hook that stumbles Reigns - he's out on his feet here! Bertuccio follows up with another monster hook that separates Reigns from consciousness! Reigns falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Bertuccio stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Giovanni Bertuccio!
An out of breath Giovanni Bertuccio thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Zangiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaska Juntta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrei Zangiev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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250 lbs
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Zangiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaska Juntta!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juntta looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Juntta wants to pass to mount but Zangiev is defending the position.
Zangiev trying to control from the bottom.
Zangiev is looking to improve his position.
Juntta scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zangiev pushes Juntta off looking to stand but Juntta dives back in and keeps control.
Juntta throwing shots but Zangiev is blocking nicely.
Juntta is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zangiev trying to control here.
Zangiev is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juntta wants to pass to mount but Zangiev is defending the position.
Zangiev is in trouble now - Juntta has advanced to mount!
Juntta breaks from Zangiev's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta with a couple of short strikes.
Juntta working Zangiev over with strikes here.
Zangiev is desperately trying to improve his position but Juntta has a good base and remains in mount.
Zangiev is trying to stand.
Juntta is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juntta is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Zangiev goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Juntta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jaska Juntta!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Muana Shylo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pope Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muana Shylo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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182 lbs
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muana Shylo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pope Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shylo circles away.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Shylo counters by moving into the clinch.
Shylo pulls Gracie into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gracie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shylo is proving hard to escape from.
Shylo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
Shylo wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie wanted to stand there but Shylo had control of the position.
Shylo has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
Shylo looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Gracie is defending well. Shylo quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Gracie has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Shylo celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Muana Shylo!
A relieved looking Muana Shylo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksim Mazurov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Mazurov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reggie Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazurov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Coleman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mazurov's guard now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Coleman gets to his feet. Mazurov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mazurov looks to clinch
and Coleman counters with a shoot takedown. Mazurov fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coleman lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman prevents Mazurov from getting back to his feet.
Mazurov keeping full guard, as Coleman tries to pass.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Mazurov keeps moving.
Coleman won't allow Mazurov to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Reggie Coleman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Coleman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mazurov was covering up waiting for the punch and Coleman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Coleman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Mazurov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Coleman with a nice head shot there.
Mazurov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mazurov tries to get out of the position.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Mazurov keeps moving.
Coleman stops Mazurov from standing up.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Mazurov keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mazurov wants to get back to his feet but Coleman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reggie Coleman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Coleman thuds his right hand into Mazurov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mazurov wants to clinch
and Coleman counters with a shoot takedown. Mazurov fights it but they end up in guard.
Coleman stops Mazurov from standing up.
Mazurov keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Coleman is pushing down on Mazurov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mazurov is fighting to maintain full guard but Coleman has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mazurov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman.
Coleman wants to take a breather but Mazurov is having none of it.
Mazurov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Coleman on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Reggie Coleman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mazurov tries to clinch up
and Coleman moves into the clinch.
Coleman lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Coleman 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.
Coleman throws a low kick but Mazurov moves out of range easily.
Mazurov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coleman swats away the attempt to clinch by Mazurov.
Maksim Mazurov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coleman keeps the fight on the outside.
Coleman gets a takedown into half guard.
Coleman wants to free his trapped foot but Mazurov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Coleman is trying to control. Mazurov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Coleman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Coleman looks to land a strike but Mazurov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Reggie Coleman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Coleman trying to control but Mazurov is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Reggie Coleman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Coleman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Coleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mazurov keeps working.
Mazurov prevents Coleman from moving into mount.
Coleman is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazurov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Coleman is controlling him well.
Coleman in side control, throwing shots but Mazurov defends.
Coleman throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Mazurov works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Coleman trying to control the action but Mazurov is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Coleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mazurov's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Coleman connects with a nice short shot to Mazurov's temple.
Coleman wants to take a breather but Mazurov is having none of it.
Coleman seems to be working for a kimura but Mazurov defends the submission attempt.
Coleman thows a huge punch but Mazurov dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to pass to mount but Mazurov is defending the position.
Mazurov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman.
Coleman seems to be looking for submissions.
Mazurov is not content to let Coleman control the position.
Mazurov is trying to stand up here but Coleman is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Coleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mazurov looks to clinch
enabling Coleman to counter with a crisp jab.
Coleman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mazurov dodges the ground and pound from Coleman.
Coleman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Coleman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Coleman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Coleman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mazurov pushes Coleman away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Coleman gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mazurov is avoiding damage well.
Coleman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Coleman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mazurov sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Coleman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mazurov is avoiding damage well.
Coleman is looking to take a break and control but Mazurov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mazurov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Maksim Mazurov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman trying to control the action but Mazurov is working from the bottom.
Coleman decides to stand back up. Coleman steps back and let's Mazurov get back to his feet.
Coleman keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mazurov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maksim Mazurov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mazurov doesn't manage to clinch there - Coleman circles away.
Mazurov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Coleman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Coleman gets a takedown into half guard.
Coleman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mazurov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Coleman.
Coleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazurov is trying to stand back up but Coleman is controlling him
Coleman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Coleman not doing much here.
Reggie Coleman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reggie Coleman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Coleman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Coleman!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Man Noi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Dewaere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dewaere has chosen Mona Mona ! as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Patrick Dewaere has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
179 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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183 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Man Noi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Patrick Dewaere!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noi forces Dewaere back against the cage and clinches.
Noi tightens his grip and picks Dewaere up, before dumping him to the ground. Dewaere manages to land in guard.
Noi won't allow Dewaere to sweep him here.
Noi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Noi is pushing down on Dewaere's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dewaere is fighting to maintain full guard but Noi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dewaere wants to get back to full guard.
Noi controlling the action here.
Noi works his foot free and advances to mount.
Noi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dewaere tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Noi with shots to the head and body - Dewaere looks very uncomfortable down there.
Noi lands a big elbow.
Noi landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noi working for a guillotine from mount but Dewaere is in no mood to give up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noi landing strikes from the mount and Dewaere is in trouble!
Dewaere is in all sorts of trouble here.
Noi lands a big shot there that rocks Dewaere but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Noi working the ground and pound effectively.
Dewaere is rocked!
Noi connects with a bit shot that sees Dewaere covering up! More strikes from Noi and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Noi is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Man Noi!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Man Noi waved his t-shirt featuring Pitt Nutrition (3x158 2x159 products)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Carl Alexander Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Carlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eugene Carl Alexander Burns had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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220 lbs
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216 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eugene Carl Alexander Burns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Carlsson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws a body punch but Carlsson moves out of range.
Burns changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Carlsson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ground and pound from Burns seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Carlsson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Carlsson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Carlsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Burns is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Burns knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carlsson on the ground.
Carlsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Carlsson is defending against the submission attempts here by Burns.
Burns prevents Carlsson from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is taking a breather. Carlsson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Carlsson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Burns looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Burns is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Burns is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Carlsson reverses the position - he's now on top in Burns's guard.
Burns working for a triangle but Carlsson defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carlsson defends well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Carlsson wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Burns is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carlsson is aware though and is defending well.
Carlsson looking to pass the guard.
Burns 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burns is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carlsson defends well.
Burns looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Carlsson passes into side control.
Burns might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Carlsson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Burns is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Carlsson yanks on the arm and Burns is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Carlsson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Carlsson!
David Carlsson is the new light heavyweight champion!
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