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REZDOG 2: Naughty Dog PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gilbourne Colan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krisn Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gilbourne Colan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krisn Khan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan moves into range and clinches up with Colan.
Khan controlling the action here for a moment.
Colan decides to pull guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Colan manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Khan has Colan pressed against the cage.
Colan avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
Khan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Colan blocks it.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Colan blocks it.
Khan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Colan's face.
Knees to the body from Khan.
Colan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Khan obliges.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Colan is trying to pull guard but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Khan obliges.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Colan avoids the damage to the body.
Colan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbourne Colan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Khan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Colan is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Colan wants to break free but Khan has control.
Colan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Khan digs a right hand into Colan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Colan's gas tank.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Colan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Colan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Khan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Colan avoids the damage to the body.
Khan connects with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Khan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Khan avoiding damage.
Colan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Khan landing knees to the body.
Colan is trying to break free.
Khan is stalling here.
Colan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Khan working Colan over with knees to the body.
Khan avoiding damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan working Colan over with knees to the body.
Colan tries to pull guard but Khan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Colan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Colan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Colan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Colan managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Krisn Khan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Khan clinches.
Colan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Come on Khan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Colan is trying to break free.
Khan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Khan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Colan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Colan blocks with his arms.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Colans head.
Colan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Khan.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Colan blocks it.
Colan drags the fight down to the ground.
Colan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colan has his hands on Khan's head, controlling the position.
Khan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Colan's guard.
Colan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Colan is trying to control the position but Khan postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gilbourne Colan just wasn't active enough.
Khan is looking to clinch.
Jab, jab by Colan - just one landing.
Colan misses with a body shot.
Khan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khan instigates a clinch.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Colan backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan avoiding damage.
Khan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Khan obliges.
Colan managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've been informed that Khan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Colan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Khan.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colan avoids the elbow strike from Khan, against the cage.
Khan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Colan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Khan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Khan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Colan is trying to break the clinch but Khan is controlling him.
Colan jumps guard but Khan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbourne Colan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Colan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Khan lands a knee to the body.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Colan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Khan.
Khan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Colan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Khan lands a knee to the head.
Khan is pushing Colan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Colan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Krisn Khan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan landing knees to the head.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Colan is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan taking a breather.
Khan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Khan connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krisn Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Khan scores with a jab to the body.
Colan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Colan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Colan tries to land a front kick but Khan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Colan swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Colan misses with a hook.
Khan takes a swing at Colan's ribcage but misses.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colan was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Colan misses with a takedown attempt - Khan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice defenses there by Colan.
Khan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Colan's hands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Colan.
Colan connects with a body shot.
Khan takes a swing at Colan's ribcage but misses.
Krisn Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Colan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khan momentarily.
Colan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Colan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Colan throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Colan moves forwards but Khan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Colan looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan throws a head kick that misses.
Gilbourne Colan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colan was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Krisn Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Colan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan misses with a double jab.
Colan cracks the inside of Khan's front leg.
Colan throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
Colan fails with the takedown.
Krisn Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Colan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Colan misses.
Khan throws an off balance right hand
and Colan counters with a right hand to the body.
Khan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Colan scores with a body shot.
Colan cracks the inside of Khan's front leg.
Colan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Khan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Colan managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Colan is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Colan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Colan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khan walks away with a smile on his face. Colan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbourne Colan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colan circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Colan.
Colan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Colan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Colan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Colan looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan swings widly with a right hand
and Colan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khan scores with a jab to the head.
Gilbourne Colan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krisn Khan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Colan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Colan scores with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khan.
Colan throws a body kick that misses.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Colan misses with a double jab.
Colan misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan slips a jab from Colan.
Colan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Colan throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Colan.
Khan checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Colan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Colan throws a leg kick that misses.
Colan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Colan staying out of range there.
Colan misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
Colan punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gilbourne Colan.
I think Khan 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krisn Khan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Janis Ozolins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graush Grimshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graush Grimshaw has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janis Ozolins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Graush Grimshaw!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimshaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grimshaw throws a jab when Ozolins was well out of range.
Ozolins gets a double leg takedown into Grimshaw's guard.
Ozolins distracts Grimshaw with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grimshaw escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ozolins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Grimshaw is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ozolins distracts Grimshaw with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ozolins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ozolins is in close to Grimshaw's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Grimshaw preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ozolins landing some decent shots from guard.
Ozolins is sitting in close to Grimshaw's body. Grimshaw has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ozolins is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ozolins is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Grimshaw.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Graush Grimshaw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Chico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Hunter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cristiano Chico's chin.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cristiano Chico!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Hunter as Chico shoots in.
Hunter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chico changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hunter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hunter throws a shot to the body.
Hunter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hunter showed some decent athleticism there.
Hunter is looking to advance position but Chico won't allow it.
Chico is looking to control Hunter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chico avoid being mounted?
Hunter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chico on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter not doing much here.
Chico looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hunter throws a strike but Chico avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Chico escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hunter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hunter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chico is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hunter is aware though and is defending well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hunter wants to stand but Chico has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Chico has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hunter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hunter is stalling in the full guard.
Chico is looking to cinch up a triangle. Hunter throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Chico's body to avoid the submission. Chico has instead reached around Hunter's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Chico arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cristiano Chico!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Josh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberte Kontador (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Josh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alberte Kontador!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Josh moves out of range as Kontador strikes.
Josh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Josh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kontador sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Kontador misses.
Kontador misses with a few strikes there.
Kontador thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Kontador.
Josh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kontador cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kontador gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Josh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kontador misses with an uppercut. Josh saw that one coming.
Kontador swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Kontador - just one landing.
Kontador shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Josh defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Josh both land. Nice combination.
Josh moves out of range as Kontador strikes.
Kontador misses with a body shot.
Kontador throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Kontador misses.
Josh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Josh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kontadors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Josh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kontador throws a body punch but Josh moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kontador scores with a body shot.
Kontador on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Josh lands with an uppercut that bounces Kontador off the cage and back into range.
Kontador defending well as Josh loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Josh misses.
A jab from Josh misses.
Josh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kontador's head backwards.
Josh avoids the body shot from Kontador.
Kontador slips under a jab from Josh.
Alberte Kontador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kontador rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Josh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kontador swings for the body but Josh moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kontador lands a jab.
Kontador is trying hard to land a takedown here. Josh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alexander Josh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberte Kontador.
Josh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kontador throws a hook but Josh blocks it.
Josh is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kontador misses with a hook. Josh ducked under it nicely.
Kontador shoots in but Josh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Josh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kontador missing with a left hand there. Josh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kontador throws a head kick but Josh moves out of range.
Josh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kontador digs a good hook to Josh's body.
Josh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kontador.
Kontador tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Josh defends well and Kontador ends up having to push Josh into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Josh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Kontador misses with a hook.
Josh throws a series of strikes that have Kontador backpedaling.
Kontador cracks Josh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kontador ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kontador just misses with a punch to the body.
Kontador defending well as Josh loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Josh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Josh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kontador throws a jab when Josh was well out of range.
Alexander Josh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kontador misses with a body punch
and Josh counters with a right hand to the body.
Kontador has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kontador takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kontador throws a jab but it's blocked by Josh.
Kontador is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Josh.
Josh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Josh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kontador counters with a right hand to the body.
Alexander Josh is winning the standup battle so far.
Kontador misses with a hook
and Josh counters with a straight right hand.
Josh takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Josh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Josh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kontador throws the left hand but Josh avoids the punch easily.
Josh digs a good hook to Kontador's body.
Kontador pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Josh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kontador moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Josh slaps away a takedown attempt from Kontador, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Josh blocks a jab.
Kontador just misses with a punch to the body.
Josh misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kontador uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Josh.
Josh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kontador.
A big right from Kontador misses.
Josh slips a straight right by Kontador.
Kontador fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Josh manages to avoid it.
Kontador just misses with a punch to the body.
Josh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kontador swings for the body but Josh moves out of range.
Kontador takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kontador misses with a hook. Josh ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kontador misses the jab.
Kontador's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Josh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kontador scrambles back to his feet.
Kontador cracks a nice hook into Josh's ribs.
Kontador showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Josh.
Nice straight punches there by Kontador. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kontador.
Kontador jabs Josh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kontador throws a lazy right hand but Josh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kontador listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Josh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kontador.
Kontador fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Josh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Kontador does no damage.
Kontador shoots in looking for a takedown. Josh tries to sprawl out of it but Kontador keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Josh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alexander Josh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberte Kontador.
Kontador is breathing heavily.
Kontador takes a swing at Josh's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kontador swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kontador swings widly with a right hand
and Josh counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Josh dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A big right from Kontador misses.
Josh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Josh misses with a straight left.
A shot to the liver by Kontador. Beautiful body shot.
Josh misses with a straight right.
Kontador looks to land a left hand but Josh moved out of range nicely.
Josh throws a series of punches but Kontador avoids them all with ease.
Kontador misses the shot to the body.
Josh throws a big shot that misses.
Kontador is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Josh.
Josh blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Josh.
Kontador throws a body punch but Josh moves out of range.
Josh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kontador.
Josh slips a jab from Kontador.
Kontador looks to score with a jab to the body but Josh is just out of range.
Josh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Josh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Josh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Kontador misses its intended target.
Josh swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kontador looks to score with a jab to the body but Josh is just out of range.
Kontador is trying desperately to land a takedown but Josh is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kontador.
Josh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Kontador does it's job there.
Kontador tries for a takedown but Josh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kontador takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kontador closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kontador misses with a straight right.
Kontador cracks Josh with an open hand slap.
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!
Josh blocks a jab.
Kontador misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Josh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Josh moves away from the strike by Kontador.
Kontador slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kontador throws a body punch but Josh moves out of range.
Kontador uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Josh.
Alexander Josh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kontador avoids the body shot from Josh.
Josh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kontador moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Josh scores with a one two! Kontador had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Josh moves out of range as Kontador strikes.
Kontador throws a looping overhand right but Josh ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Josh cracks Kontador with a good jab.
Josh staying out of range there.
Josh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kontador with a poor takedown
and Josh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kontador throws a lazy uppercut
and Josh counters with a nice uppercut.
Kontador throws a jab but it's blocked by Josh.
Kontador throws a poor cross that misses
and Josh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Josh throws out a powerful jab.
Kontador is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Josh misses with a hook.
Kontador is still on wobbly legs! Can Josh finish him?
Kontador scores with a decent looking hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alexander Josh.
Well Josh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Josh!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Domingos Eto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Admir Stephan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Admir Stephan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Domingos Eto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Admir Stephan!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eto tries to clinch there but Stephan circles away.
Eto pushes Stephan up against the cage in a clinch.
Eto can't find room to land a body shot as Stephan controls the action.
Eto misses with a punch to the body.
Stephan wants to break free but Eto has control.
Eto controlling the action here for a moment.
Eto missing with knees to the body.
Stephan takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Admir Stephan has been cut.
Stephan avoiding damage as Eto throws knees to the body.
Eto stalls.
Eto pushes off an throws an elbow but Stephan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eto has Stephan pressed against the cage.
Eto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stephan is defending well for now.
Eto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stephan tries to break free but Eto pushes him back against the cage.
Eto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stephan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Eto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stephan up against the cage.
Eto tries a knee to the head but Stephan blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephan managing to block the knees to the body from Eto.
Eto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stephan.
Eto misses with an elbow strike.
Eto trying to land knees to the body.
Eto lands an elbow that stopped Stephan in his tracks for a moment.
Stephan avoiding damage as Eto throws knees to the body.
Eto lands an elbow inside.
Stephan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Eto has him pressed against the cage.
Eto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stephan avoids the elbow strike from Eto, against the cage.
Eto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stephan blocks an elbow strike.
Stephan tries to break the clinch but Eto is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stephan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stephan managing to block the knees to the body from Eto.
Eto trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Eto.
Eto crunches a lovely knee into Stephan's ribcage.
Stephan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Eto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stephan avoids a wild elbow strike from Eto.
Eto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Eto slowing the pace effectively.
Eto lands an elbow just above Stephan 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Eto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stephan's brow.
Eto tries a body shot but Stephan blocks it.
Eto trying to land knees to the body.
Stephan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eto trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Eto.
Eto lands an elbow that stopped Stephan in his tracks for a moment.
Eto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stephan's defenses.
Stephan is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stephan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stephan is trying to force a seperation but Eto has the dominant position.
Nice elbow from Eto.
Stephan is still on wobbly legs! Can Eto finish him?
Eto creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Stephan! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Eto.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Domingos Eto!
Domingos Eto is the new heavyweight champion!
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