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Mayhem 34 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bart Van Gool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Madman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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188 lbs
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Decent elbows
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bart Van Gool!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Madman!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Madman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Van Gool avoids the head kick by Madman.
Van Gool rushes Madman and presses him up against the cage.
Van Gool throws an elbow but it misses.
Madman blocks an elbow strike.
Madman is trying to break the clinch but Van Gool has him pressed against the cage.
Madman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van Gool smiles and moves away.
Van Gool moves into the clinch successfully.
Madman fails to pull guard.
Van Gool creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Madman dodges an elbow strike from Van Gool.
Madman is trying to break free.
Madman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Gool leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gool throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Gool misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Madman.
Madman dodges an elbow strike from Van Gool.
Van Gool throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Madman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Van Gool walks away with a smile on his face. Madman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bart Van Gool has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Madman.
Madman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Madman working hard to break the clinch.
Madman blocks an elbow strike.
Van Gool throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Madman jumps guard but Van Gool turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Van Gool effectively controlling the action here.
Van Gool looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Madman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Gool avoids a wild elbow strike from Madman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A bit of stalling here from Van Gool.
Madman avoiding damage as Van Gool throws knees to the body.
Madman lands a body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Gool just misses with a elbow thrown towards Madman's brow.
Madman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Gool chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Madman can pounce on him.
Van Gool gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madman is trying to break the clinch but Van Gool has him pressed against the cage.
Van Gool gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Madman.
Van Gool has Madman pressed against the cage, preventing Madman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Gool tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Madman's elbow.
Van Gool is stalling here.
Madman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Van Gool avoids the head kick by Madman.
Madman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Madman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Gool just misses with a elbow thrown towards Madman's brow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Madman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Madman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van Gool smiles and moves away.
Madman takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gool blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Madman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Van Gool avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Gool.
Madman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Gool is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Madman is defending well for now.
Madman is trying to pull guard but Van Gool turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Van Gool throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Gool throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Madman trying to stall but Van Gool improves his position.
Van Gool has Madman pressed against the cage, preventing Madman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Gool trying to land knees to the body.
Van Gool tries to work over Madman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Gool throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Madman will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Madman clinches.
Van Gool looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bart Van Gool has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Madman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Gool has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The referee is keeping an eye on Van Gool - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Madman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Gool misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Madman jumps guard and drags Van Gool to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Gool forces his way into half guard.
Van Gool slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gool tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Van Gool not doing much here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bart Van Gool.
Madman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Gool at a distance.
Madman moves into the clinch.
Madman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Gool swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Madman working hard to break the clinch.
Madman is trying to pull guard but Van Gool has him pressed against the cage.
Van Gool misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Madman trying to control the position but instead, Van Gool has worked for underhooks and has pushed Madman into the cage.
Madman missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Gool.
Madman is trying to break free.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Gool throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madman jumps guard but Van Gool stands there with Madman around his waist. Madman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Madman is trying to push Van Gool away but Van Gool has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van Gool pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Gool throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Gool creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Madman jumps guard but Van Gool stands there with Madman around his waist. Madman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bart Van Gool has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Madman.
Madman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Gool just stands there and leans against the cage.
Van Gool pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Madman throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Gool pushes off an throws an elbow but Madman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Madman is trying to pull guard but Van Gool turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Madman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Gool.
Van Gool lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madman dodges an elbow strike from Van Gool.
Madman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Gool avoids it.
Van Gool lands a shoulder strike.
Madman tries to circle away but Van Gool has him pinned against the cage.
Van Gool creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Madman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Gool creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Madman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Madman misses with a head kick.
Madman misses with a wild body shot.
Madman clinches up with Van Gool and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madman wants to take the fight to the mat but Van Gool manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Madman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Madman tries to circle away but Van Gool has him pinned against the cage.
Madman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Madman blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Madman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Madman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Gool circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Gool has taken the fight to the clinch.
Come on Madman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Van Gool is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Madman is defending well for now.
Madman drags the fight down to the ground.
Van Gool not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bart Van Gool has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Van Gool lands a right hook to the body.
Van Gool clinches up against the cage.
Van Gool effectively controlling the action here.
Van Gool blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Madman is trying to force a seperation but Van Gool has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gool throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Madman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Madman lands with a kick to the temple. Van Gool shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Madman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Madman. That's going to slow Van Gool down.
Bart Van Gool is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Madman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mike Madman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Gool gets a clinch.
Van Gool trying to land knees to the body.
Van Gool throws an elbow that misses.
Madman is trying to force a seperation but Van Gool has the dominant position.
Van Gool lands a body shot.
Madman takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Gool swings wildly with an uppercut but Madman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madman is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Gool gets an underhook and turns Madman into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madman fails to pull guard.
Madman avoids the elbow strike from Van Gool, against the cage.
Van Gool misses with an elbow strike.
Van Gool lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice elbow from Van Gool.
It looks like Mike Madman has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madman avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Gool.
Madman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Madman managing to block the knees to the body from Van Gool.
Madman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Madman is trying to break free.
Van Gool leaning against his opponent.
Madman is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Gool has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Gool throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Gool just misses with a elbow thrown towards Madman's brow.
Madman wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Madman tries to pull guard but Van Gool forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bart Van Gool has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Madman.
Madman working hard to break the clinch.
Madman misses with a knee strike.
Madman misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Gool throws an elbow that misses.
Van Gool throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Gool has Madman pressed against the cage, preventing Madman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Gool managing to block the knees to the body from Madman.
Madman trying to stall but Van Gool improves his position.
Madman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Van Gool gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Madman wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Gool won't allow it.
Bart Van Gool has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Madman 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.
Van Gool misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Van Gool to work.
Van Gool throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Madman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van Gool smiles and moves away.
Van Gool drives through and clinches with Madman against the cage.
Van Gool pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Gool lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Gool managing to block the knees to the body from Madman.
Madman avoiding damage as Van Gool throws knees to the body.
Van Gool looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Gool pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bart Van Gool showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Madman 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Nastula Gadzilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pawel Nastula Gadzilla has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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295 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pawel Nastula Gadzilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chong Li!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gadzilla is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Li gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gadzilla takes a shot to the head.
Li lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gadzilla backwards.
Gadzilla tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Li smiles and moves away.
Li drops Gadzilla with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gadzilla looks back up at him and smiles so Li waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li pushes Gadzilla up against the cage in a clinch.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Li keeps control of Gadzilla as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Li decides to pull guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gadzilla won't allow Li to get back to his feet.
Gadzilla is pushing down on Li's leg trying to pass to half guard. Li is fighting to maintain full guard but Gadzilla has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gadzilla prevents Li from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Li moves into the clinch.
Li should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gadzilla is defending well for now.
Gadzilla takes an elbow to the temple.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chong Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Li.
Gadzilla trying to stall but Li improves his position.
Li lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gadzilla is breathing heavily.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gadzilla is defending well for now.
Li lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li drives through and clinches with Gadzilla against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a right hand.
Li is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li clinches.
A short uppercut from Li.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Li as Gadzilla tries to tie him up.
Li lands a body shot.
Li lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li looking to score a takedown here. Gadzilla is defending well but Li drives through and ends up in Gadzilla's guard.
Li trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Li lands a leg kick that knocks Gadzilla off balance momentarily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Li.
Li throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Li has taken the fight to the clinch.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li has taken the fight to the clinch.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li lands a damaging elbow.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li clinches up with Gadzilla and pushes him back against the cage.
Li lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Li.
Li pressing his opponent against the cage.
Li lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gadzilla.
Li lands a damaging elbow.
Li pushes Gadzilla back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Li successfully pulls guard.
Gadzilla won't allow Li to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chong Li dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Li has managed to clinch.
Gadzilla stalling in the clinch but Li improves position.
A right handed body shot lands from Li.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gadzilla walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Li moves into range and clinches up with Gadzilla.
Good body shot from Li.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li breaks from the clinch.
Li lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Gadzilla out cold! Gadzilla is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chong Li!
Chong Li 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikeldi Pallardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikeldi Pallardi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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287 lbs
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265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikeldi Pallardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodney Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pallardi misses with a straight right.
Pallardi moves into the clinch.
Pallardi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wallaces head.
It looks like Rodney Wallace has been cut.
Pallardi manages to break the clinch.
Pallardi looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
Pallardi just misses with a punch to the body.
Pallardi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wallace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wallace pulls guard effortlessly.
Pallardi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pallardi 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.
Pallardi sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pallardi preventing the sweep.
Pallardi is in close to Wallace's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pallardi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wallace working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pallardi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pallardi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wallace can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pallardi controls the pace.
Pallardi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Pallardi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pallardi sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikeldi Pallardi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wallace takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pallardi gets caught napping as Wallace dives in and scores a takedown. Pallardi manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pallardi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pallardi keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Wallace throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pallardi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pallardi has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Wallace doesn't defend quickly enough and Pallardi has managed to lock this one up! Can Wallace escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Pallardi on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mikeldi Pallardi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chael Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Falichov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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265 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chael Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Falichov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks tries to clinch up.
Hendricks scores with a decent looking hook.
Hendricks plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Falichov swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Falichov face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chael Hendricks!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pat Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caio The Python (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pat Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Caio The Python!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Barry.
The Python closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barry circles away.
Barry connects with the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barry. That's going to slow The Python down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barry connects with a right that clearly hurt The Python. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Barry proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till The Python collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pat Barry!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ground N Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera comes to the cage accompanied by LBP ost - Cornman. Ground N Pound has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ground N Pound!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed N Pound momentarily.
Rivera clobbers N Pound with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Ground N Pound has been cut.
N Pound fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rivera sprawls well initially but N Pound persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rivera makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rivera.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivera is trying to control the position but N Pound postures up.
Rivera is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
N Pound slips nicely into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera trying to control from the bottom.
N Pound takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rivera is looking for a sweep. N Pound is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rivera has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. N Pound is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Antonio Rivera wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rivera misses with a wild body shot.
Rivera stuffs the takedown attempt from N Pound. N Pound gets slowly back to his feet.
Rivera misses with a looping left.
That kick from Rivera tenderised N Pound's leg. N Pound is trying to keep his angry face on.
N Pound tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Antonio Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Antonio Rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
N Pound gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rivera.
N Pound showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivera.
Rivera looks to land a combination. N Pound sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
N Pound changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rivera tries to avoid it but N Pound manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rivera to the ground. Rivera escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
N Pound staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a double jab.
Rivera could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rivera misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Rivera.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt N Pound.
N Pound displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivera throws out the jab.
Rivera loads up on a big right hand but N Pound slips the punch.
N Pound drives through with a takedown into Rivera's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
N Pound is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rivera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rivera has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but N Pound has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rivera trying to control but N Pound flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
N Pound is working the ground and pound. Can Rivera escape?
N Pound controls the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivera defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
N Pound slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
N Pound is landing with strikes. Rivera can't take much more of this.
I really don't envy Rivera right now.
N Pound controls the action.
Rivera turns into N Pound and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera stopping the sweep attempt from N Pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
N Pound is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
N Pound has a closed guard, preventing Rivera from standing up.
N Pound throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
N Pound controls Rivera momentarily but Rivera frees himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
N Pound punching from the bottom - just letting Rivera know he's still in a fight.
Rivera stopping the sweep attempt from N Pound.
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 Antonio Rivera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ground N Pound's cut.
That's time! Rivera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
N Pound changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rivera tries to avoid it but N Pound manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rivera to the ground. Rivera escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
N Pound feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rivera trying to control the position.
N Pound trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rivera's guard.
N Pound preventing the sweep.
N Pound landing some decent shots from guard.
N Pound postures up.
Rivera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rivera is trying to control the position but N Pound postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera looking to hit a scissor sweep but N Pound is one step ahead there.
N Pound slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rivera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
You can see the frustration on Rivera's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rivera is looking for a sweep.
N Pound cracks Rivera with a big right hand but Rivera just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Rivera's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
N Pound taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
N Pound is putting a hurting on Rivera here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rivera is looking for a sweep.
Rivera is trying to work for a sweep but N Pound has mounted him!
Rivera is working to get back to half guard.
Ground N Pound has got the better of the ground game so far.
N Pound looking to finish Rivera with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rivera!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
N Pound is working for a guillotine from mount but Rivera frees his head quite easily.
N Pound wants to control the pace but Rivera is squirming around nicely.
N Pound takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
N Pound is looking to stand but N Pound has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
N Pound has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rivera's face.
N Pound lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rivera working to try and regain half guard.
N Pound controlling from mount.
Rivera tries to lock up and control but N Pound gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
N Pound sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
N Pound working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
N Pound landing strikes from the mount.
N Pound takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera tries to lock up and control but N Pound gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
N Pound cracks Rivera with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
N Pound controlling from mount.
N Pound landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera wants to hold on but N Pound pushes him away.
N Pound working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Rivera wants to control but N Pound is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ground N Pound showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ground N Pound's cut.
That's time! Rivera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rivera moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rivera misses with a wild combination.
Rivera throws a big shot that misses.
No luck for N Pound with that takedown attempt.
Rivera misses with a hook. N Pound ducked under it nicely.
Rivera throws a looping overhand right but N Pound ducks down to avoid it.
N Pound tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick by N Pound misses
and Rivera counters with a left and a right that stings N Pound.
Rivera lands a nice shot to the body.
N Pound throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
N Pound tries to move into range but Rivera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
N Pound feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera has a closed guard, preventing N Pound from standing up.
Rivera controls N Pound momentarily but N Pound frees himself.
Rivera wants to sweep but no luck.
Rivera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
N Pound won't allow Rivera to sweep him here.
N Pound stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rivera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
N Pound content to stall in guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rivera looks to land a combination but N Pound avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Rivera.
N Pound moves forwards but Rivera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rivera misses with a low kick as N Pound jumps back.
Rivera leaves N Pound with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Rivera misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Rivera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
N Pound looking to score a takedown here. Rivera is defending well but N Pound drives through and ends up in Rivera's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
N Pound stays in close to Rivera's body and controls the position.
Rivera looking to hit a scissor sweep but N Pound is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivera trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera wants to sweep but no luck.
Rivera working a defensive guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
N Pound closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rivera circles away.
Antonio Rivera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ground N Pound.
N Pound fails with a takedown attempt.
N Pound looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
N Pound defending well as Rivera loads up on a big left hand.
N Pound ducks under a wild hook from Rivera.
N Pound keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from N Pound.
N Pound moves out of range as Rivera strikes.
Rivera throws a good cross that connects.
Rivera throws the left hand but N Pound avoids the punch easily.
Rivera swings for the body but N Pound moves out of range.
N Pound keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivera.
Good standup being displayed there by Rivera as he connects with a hook.
Rivera tries to bum rush N Pound with a series of wild strikes but N Pound uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rivera swinging wildly here.
N Pound wants to clinch up but Rivera keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
N Pound tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivera scores with a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Rivera showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rivera has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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