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WFL 18- Mambo vs Skalinskas PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Jarvela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Very Magnum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarvela's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Real American. Very Magnum struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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200 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
17 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Jarvela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Very Magnum!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarvela connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jarvela works over Magnum's head and body with a nice combination.
Magnum is looking to clinch.
Magnum throws a body kick that misses.
Magnum clinches up with Jarvela and pushes him back against the cage.
Jarvela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magnum misses with a takedown attempt
and Jarvela counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Jarvela lands.
Magnum is rocked!
Jarvela misses with a body shot.
Jarvela lands a jab to Magnum's midsection.
Jarvela clobbers Magnum with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Magnum is still on wobbly legs! Can Jarvela finish him?
Jarvela connects with a stiff jab that staggers Magnum - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Juhani Jarvela!
In his post fight interview, Juhani Jarvela gave a big smile as he said 'I fight anyman, any animal.. And if Jesus were here i'd fight him too.. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Pichushkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erasmo Trout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Pichushkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erasmo Trout!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trout on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pichushkin misses with a left hand
and Trout counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Trout.
Pichushkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Trout.
Pichushkin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trout has him pressed against the cage.
Trout breaks from the clinch.
Pichushkin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Trout closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pichushkin quickly recovers to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Pichushkin's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Trout seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pichushkin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Trout wants to free his trapped foot but Pichushkin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pichushkin is trying to stand up here but Trout is controlling him well.
Pichushkin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trout prevents Pichushkin from standing back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Erasmo Trout wasn't active enough on the ground.
Trout uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pichushkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trout keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trout moves into the clinch successfully.
Pichushkin tries to break the clinch but Trout is controlling the position.
Trout fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A frustrated look appears on Pichushkin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pichushkin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Trout has picked Pichushkin up - he's going for a ride! Trout dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Pichushkin is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trout is trying to control the action in half guard but Pichushkin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Trout prevents Pichushkin from standing back up.
Trout is pressing down on Pichushkin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pichushkin is holding on for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Erasmo Trout wasn't active enough on the ground.
Trout fails to land the takedown.
Pichushkin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trout.
Alexander Pichushkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erasmo Trout.
Trout rushes Pichushkin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pichushkin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trout has him pressed against the cage.
Pichushkin is pressed up against the cage. Trout has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pichushkin down to the mat. Pichushkin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trout dives in for a single leg takedown but Pichushkin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pichushkin wants to break free but Trout has control.
Pichushkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Trout.
Trout has Pichushkin pressed against the cage, preventing Pichushkin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trout escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trout fails with the takedown.
Pichushkin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Trout wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin misses with a looping left.
Trout doesn't manage to clinch there - Pichushkin circles away.
Trout lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pichushkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trout forces Pichushkin back against the cage and clinches.
Trout decides to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trout wants to stand up but Pichushkin is controlling him.
Trout is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pichushkin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pichushkin wanted to stand there but Trout had control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trout closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erasmo Trout dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pichushkin lands a jab.
Trout has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pichushkin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Erasmo Trout is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pichushkin misses with a two punch combination.
Trout takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice cross by Pichushkin.
Trout is rocked!
Pichushkin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Trout looks up at the clock. Bad move! Pichushkin lands a right hand from hell, dropping Trout. Pichushkin pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Pichushkin!
A very excited looking Alexander Pichushkin 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Waligora (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trent Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcin Waligora!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock takes a swing at Waligora's ribcage but misses.
Trent Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Waligora uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rock.
Waligora avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Waligora drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rock throws a nice looking combination but Waligora bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rock connects with a right hand. Waligora shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waligora uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rock.
Rock throws a hook to the side of Waligora's head but Waligora sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Waligora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rock gets tackled into the cage by Waligora. Waligora maintains the clinch.
Waligora breaks the clinch.
Rock throws out a loose jab but Waligora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waligora showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock looks to land a left hand but Waligora moved out of range nicely.
Rock throws a head kick that misses
and Waligora counters by clinching up.
Come on Waligora - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Waligora breaks the clinch.
Rock throws a combination that misses
and Waligora moves into the clinch.
Waligora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rock. Waligora does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock instigates a clinch.
Waligora escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Waligora.
Waligora slips under a jab.
Waligora slips a straight right by Rock.
Rock feints a jab promting Waligora to slip. Rock then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Waligora slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Waligora counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rock wants to get back to his feet but Waligora is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Waligora is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Waligora circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the body from Rock misses
and Waligora counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rock won't be happy with that.
Rock is breathing heavily.
Rock pushes Waligora away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Waligora gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Waligora controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waligora's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marcin Waligora wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rock looks to clinch
and Waligora counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rock keeping full guard, as Waligora tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waligora is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcin Waligora will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Rock.
Marcin Waligora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rock misses with a jab to the body
and Waligora counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rock working a defensive guard but Waligora passes into half guard.
Waligora sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Waligora 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Trent Rock wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waligora takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Waligora looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rock throws a wild body kick that Waligora sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Waligora slips a jab from Rock.
Rock tries to clinch up but Waligora circles away and keeps his distance.
Rock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Waligora counters with a shoot takedown. Rock fights it but they end up in guard.
Marcin Waligora has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Waligora content to stall in guard here.
We're going to have a standup here because Trent Rock wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rock. Waligora does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waligora lands a two punch combo.
Waligora keeps the fight on the outside.
Rock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Waligora tries to avoid it but Rock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Waligora to the ground. Waligora escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Waligora lands a jab-cross combination.
Rock thows a body shot but no joy.
Rock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Waligora counters with a series of strikes. Rock will be more careful next time no doubt.
Waligora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Rock.
Rock misses with a shot to the body
and Waligora counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waligora prevents Rock from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waligora is controlling the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Waligora lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Waligora.
Waligora lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waligora misses with a series of wild punches.
Waligora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Waligora showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Waligora stalks Rock and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rock's face. Rock staggers backwards, shaken.
Rock swings for the body but Waligora moves out of range.
Trent Rock is winning the standup battle so far.
Waligora fails to land with a series of punches.
Rock scores with a head kick. Waligora tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Waligora moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rock tries to clinch up
and Waligora counters with a one-two to the body.
Rock is rocked!
Waligora connects with a stiff jab that staggers Rock - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcin Waligora!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anzhor Azhiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesys Kazlauskas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anzhor Azhiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cesys Kazlauskas!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azhiev fails with the takedown
and Kazlauskas counters with a takedown into side control.
Kazlauskas is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Azhiev is trying to escape and Kazlauskas transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Azhiev is forced to tap! Nice work there by Kazlauskas! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cesys Kazlauskas!
Anzhor Azhiev spoke after the fight, saying 'I still want that title shot. Im the most experienced fighter here and everyday wants to see me smash the champ so lets do it whenever he starts ducking me.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Revengedanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Revengedanger!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon tries to bum rush Revengedanger with a series of wild strikes but Revengedanger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Revengedanger feints and then cracks Gordon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gordon down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Revengedanger!
Gordon throws a head kick but Revengedanger moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Revengedanger.
Gordon has a takedown stuffed.
Revengedanger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Revengedanger drives through and clinches with Gordon against the cage.
Revengedanger landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Revengedanger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gordon is breathing heavily.
Revengedanger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gordon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Revengedanger.
It looks like Derek Gordon has been cut.
Gordon takes an elbow to the temple.
Gordon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon is looking for a takedown.
Revengedanger landing knees to the body.
Revengedanger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Revengedanger lands a good knee to the midsection. Gordon won't want to take too many of those.
Revengedanger lands a nice knee to the body.
Revengedanger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Revengedanger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Revengedanger lands a knee to the head.
Derek Gordon's cut is getting worse.
Nice body punch from Revengedanger - that landed with a thud.
Revengedanger working Gordon over with knees to the body.
Revengedanger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Revengedanger working Gordon over with knees to the body.
Revengedanger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gordon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Revengedanger connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revengedanger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gordon's defenses.
Revengedanger landing knees to the head.
Revengedanger lands an elbow inside that Gordon shrugs off.
Revengedanger connects with a knee to the head.
Revengedanger connects with a knee to the head.
Revengedanger landing knees to the head.
Revengedanger lands a knee to the head.
Gordon is rocked!
Revengedanger connects with a knee to the head.
Oh Gordon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Derek Gordon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Revengedanger.
Revengedanger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Revengedanger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Revengedanger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Revengedanger lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gordon to his knees! Revengedanger keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin Revengedanger!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Renato Otis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kia Turunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turunen has chosen Requiem for a Dream as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Renato Otis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kia Turunen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Otis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Turunen's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Otis is working Turunen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Otis wants to pass the guard but Turunen is keeping the position.
Otis 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.
Otis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Turunen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Otis stays in close to Turunen's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Renato Otis wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Otis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Turunen is in trouble now - Otis has advanced to mount!
Otis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Otis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Otis swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Turunen is now in Otis's guard. A big mistake from Otis there, giving up the dominant position!
Otis working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turunen wants to control from the top but Otis keeps moving.
Otis is pulling down on Turunen's head to control his posture.
Otis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Turunen looking to sit in guard and control but Otis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Otis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otis wants to control from the top but Turunen keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Otis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Renato Otis.
Turunen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Otis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Turunen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Turunen is trying to keep Otis in close.
Otis postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Turunen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Otis, into his guard.
Otis keeping moving, preventing Turunen from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Otis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Otis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Otis has clasped his hands together around Turunen's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Turunen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Otis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here.
Otis throws a strike aimed at the side of Turunen's head but Turunen avoids it well.
Renato Otis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Otis is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Turunen's shoulder. That is not cool.
Turunen is looking to regain half guard here but Otis keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Turunen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Otis wants to stand but Turunen is controlling his arm.
Otis is trying to get an arm triangle but Turunen is defending well.
Otis is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Turunen will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Otis working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turunen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Turunen is looking to regain half guard here but Otis keeps moving and retains side control.
Otis wants to stand but Turunen has his arm trapped.
Otis is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Otis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Turunen for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've been hearing good reports from Otis's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Otis wants to stand but Turunen is controlling his arm.
Turunen prevents Otis from improving position.
Otis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Turunen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Otis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Turunen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Turunen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Check out the look on Otis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Otis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Turunen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Otis tries to advance to mount but Turunen denies him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Otis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Otis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Otis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Turunen, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Otis dominated that second round.
That's time! Otis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Otis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Turunen.
Turunen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Otis sprawls well. Otis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Turunen gets slowly back to his feet.
Otis clinches with his opponent.
Otis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turunen can do to turn this around?
Otis has clasped his hands together around Turunen's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Turunen struggling a bit here.
Otis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turunen parries the strikes from Otis easily there. Otis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Turunen to escape.
Turunen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Turunen's face as Otis controls the position.
Otis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Otis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otis is working Turunen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Turunen struggling a bit here.
Otis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Turunen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Turunen keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Otis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Otis is working to tighten his grip on Turunen's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Turunen has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Otis is really squeezing tight and eventually Turunen passes out! Otis breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Renato Otis!
A victorious Renato Otis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Slate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Slate has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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183 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Slate!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho connects with a jab.
Carvalho has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Slate walks into a stiff left hand from Carvalho.
Carvalho connects with a right hand. Slate shakes it off.
Carvalho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slate throws out the jab.
Slate has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Slate tries to land a leg kick but Carvalho saw it coming and moves away.
Carvalho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carvalho swinging wildly here.
Carvalho misses with a hook. Slate ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Carvalho.
Carvalho tries to bum rush Slate with a series of wild strikes but Slate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carvalho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slate.
Carvalho connects with a crisp jab.
Slate tries to clinch there but Carvalho circles away.
Carvalho misses with a looping right.
Carvalho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carvalho darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carvalho swats away the attempt to clinch by Slate.
A jab from Carvalho misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carvalho lands with a good body shot.
Slate is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Slate takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Slate fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick from Slate lands but Carvalho takes it in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Carvalho.
Slate has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Slate there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Nice jab there from Carvalho.
Carvalho lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carvalho misses with a left hand
and Slate counters with a nice double leg into side control. Carvalho won't be happy with that.
Carvalho tries to buck Slate off but Slate is having none of it.
Carvalho is trying to work for a sweep but Slate has mounted him!
Carvalho is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho trying desperately to get to his feet.
Carvalho really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Carvalho is breathing heavily.
Slate lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Carvalho really wants to buck Slate off and get back to his feet.
Slate with shots to the head and body - Carvalho looks very uncomfortable down there.
Carvalho might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Slate looking to control and managing it successfully.
Slate won't let Carvalho get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho tries to reverse the position but Slate maintains control.
Slate landing strikes, looking to finish!
Carvalho bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Slate has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Carvalho off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Luiz Carvalho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slate blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carvalho.
Slate throws a head kick but Carvalho moves out of range.
Slate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carvalho.
Carvalho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carvalho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carvalho takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Slate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carvalho stuffs the takedown attempt from Slate. Slate gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carvalho misses the shot to the body.
Slate misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slate tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carvalho is able to avoid easily.
Slate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carvalho.
Carvalho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slate fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
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 Luiz Carvalho will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Slate moves into the clinch.
Slate breaks from the clinch.
Carvalho scores with a jab to the body.
Carvalho misses with a hook
and Slate counters by clinching up.
Slate is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Carvalho breaks the clinch.
Carvalho misses with an uppercut. Slate saw that one coming.
Carvalho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carvalho scores with a decent looking hook.
Slate drives through with a takedown into Carvalho's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Slate decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Carvalho, up you get!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carvalho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slate clinches with his opponent.
Carvalho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carvalho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho slips a jab from Slate.
Slate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carvalho feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Slates jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carvalho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carvalho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from Carvalho. No joy for Slate on that attempt.
Slate is breathing heavily.
Carvalho works over Slate's head and body with a nice combination.
Carvalho misses with a double jab.
Luiz Carvalho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carvalho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slate shoots in but Carvalho avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carvalho throws an overhand right that lands on Slate's shoulder, as Slate tries to avoid the shot.
Slate throws a head kick that misses.
Carvalho jabs at Slate's body.
Carvalho's jab looks to have found its range, popping Slate under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carvalho!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slate. Slate circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Carvalho looks to land a combination. Slate sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Carvalho throws a jab when Slate was well out of range.
Slate shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carvalho as he jumps to the side.
Luiz Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Slate.
Carvalho cracks Slate with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carvalho throws a right hand that Slate ducks under and follows up with a left that Slate also avoids with ease.
Slate 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.
Slate gets to his feet. Carvalho looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Slate looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Slate sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho wants to stand up but Slate is controlling him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Slate postures up and lands a big shot to Carvalho's brow.
Carvalho looking to control.
Carvalho has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Slate off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slate scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slate not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slate slips a nice elbow through Carvalho's hands, connecting with Carvalho's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carvalho wants to get back to his feet.
Carvalho is trying to escape back to his feet but Slate uses the scramble to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adam Slate will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Slate fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Slate wants to clinch.
Carvalho connects with a body shot that sends Slate's belly button to the back.
Slate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carvalho throws a nice looking combination but Slate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carvalho moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Luiz Carvalho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carvalho throws a big shot that misses.
Luiz Carvalho is winning the standup battle so far.
Slate is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carvalho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carvalho throws a right and a left that Slate avoids nicely.
Slate wants to clinch up but Carvalho keeps it at a distance.
Slate drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slate decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Carvalho, up you get!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carvalho misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Carvalho misses.
Carvalho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Slate attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Slate misses with a kick to the body.
Slate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slate throws a big shot that misses.
Carvalho darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carvalho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carvalho takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Slate connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carvalho momentarily.
Slate gets a takedown into half guard.
Slate controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is trying to stand up here but Slate is controlling him well.
Carvalho trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Slate manages to pass to mount!
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!
Slate controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Slate working Carvalho over with strikes here.
Slate unloading with bombs!
Slate tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Slate is landing with some decent strikes but Carvalho is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slate unloading with bombs!
Carvalho is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Slate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Slate 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Slate!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Suliman Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artair Dostan (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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140 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suliman Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Artair Dostan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane gets tackled into the cage by Dostan. Dostan maintains the clinch.
Dostan can't find room to land a body shot as Kane controls the action.
Dostan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dostan breaks from the clinch.
Kane tries to clinch there but Dostan circles away.
Dostan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kane on his heels. He'll look to pass Kane's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dostan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dostan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dostan misses with a double jab.
Dostan throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Kane stumbling backwards into the cage! Kane bounces back off the cage towards Dostan, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Dostan lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Dostan celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Artair Dostan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Las Mambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Skalinskas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Las Mambo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomas Skalinskas!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skalinskas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skalinskas throws a wild body kick that Mambo sees coming a mile off.
Mambo punishes Skalinskas's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Skalinskas misses.
Mambo slips a jab and a cross from Skalinskas.
Mambo sizes up Skalinskas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mambo gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Skalinskas is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mambo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mambo cracks Skalinskas with a big elbow.
Mambo scoring with punches and elbows.
Mambo is chipping away with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mambo is putting a hurting on Skalinskas here, landing some big shots from side control.
Skalinskas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Skalinskas takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mambo is putting a hurting on Skalinskas here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mambo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Skalinskas seems a little lost for a moment, as Mambo dominates the positioning.
Check out the look on Mambo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mambo has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Skalinskas is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Mambo yanks on the arm and Skalinskas is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Mambo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Las Mambo!
Las Mambo is the new middleweight champion!
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