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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Monument Obelix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Sobiesky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obelix's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, i'm stupid. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Monument Obelix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Louis Sobiesky!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obelix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Obelix tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sobiesky sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Obelix somewhat.
Sobiesky looks for the body kick but Obelix saw that one coming.
Obelix tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sobiesky sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Obelix somewhat.
Sobiesky closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Obelix to the mat! Obelix manages to get full guard.
Sobiesky lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sobiesky trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Obelix manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Sobiesky has a closed guard, preventing Obelix from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obelix being controlled here momentarily.
Sobiesky is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Obelix would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Monument Obelix wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sobiesky connects with a body shot that sends Obelix's belly button to the back.
Sobiesky looks to score with a jab to the body but Obelix is just out of range.
Sobiesky throws a hook but Obelix avoids it easily.
Sobiesky closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Obelix's guard.
Sobiesky pushing down on Obelix's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sobiesky thows a huge punch but Obelix dodges it nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sobiesky connects with a nice short shot to Obelix's temple.
Obelix taking some punishment here, with Sobiesky in his half guard.
Sobiesky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Obelix defending well though.
Sobiesky seems to be working for a kimura but Obelix defends the submission attempt.
Sobiesky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobiesky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Obelix keeps working.
Sobiesky throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sobiesky trying to control the action but Obelix is working from the bottom.
Obelix tries to kick Sobiesky off but Sobiesky keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Obelix is trying to get back to full guard.
Sobiesky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sobiesky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Obelix defending well though.
Sobiesky lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobiesky is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sobiesky lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Obelix wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobiesky is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sobiesky is looking for a kimura but Obelix is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sobiesky to get the leverage.
Sobiesky looks winded!
Sobiesky wants to control but Obelix is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Sobiesky there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobiesky throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Obelix connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Obelix moves into full guard.
Sobiesky tries to free his leg and advance position but Obelix is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Sobiesky dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Obelix fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sobiesky lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sobiesky shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Obelix is trying to defend but Sobiesky finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sobiesky is keen to just control but Obelix is a slippery customer.
Obelix trying to hold on to Sobiesky's head to control him but Sobiesky postures up.
Sobiesky seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Obelix tries to roll over but Sobiesky keeps him under control.
Sobiesky scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sobiesky is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Obelix sees it coming and defends easily.
Sobiesky working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obelix tries to get to full guard but Sobiesky has control of the leg.
Obelix actively working from the bottom here.
Obelix is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sobiesky's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sobiesky's back!
Sobiesky is in bad spot here.
Obelix struggling to keep hold of the position.
Sobiesky tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobiesky looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Sobiesky is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Obelix is staying active.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sobiesky turns into Obelix and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobiesky throwing strikes but missing.
Sobiesky landing with the ground and pound.
Sobiesky throws a big right hand that misses.
Sobiesky postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sobiesky looking to sit in guard and control but Obelix gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sobiesky is adopting a defensive guard.
Louis Sobiesky has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Louis Sobiesky has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sobiesky misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Sobiesky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sobiesky thuds a left hand into Obelix's body.
Obelix looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Obelix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sobiesky.
Sobiesky connects with a body shot that sends Obelix's belly button to the back.
Sobiesky throws a front kick aimed at Obelix's knee but Obelix avoids it well.
Sobiesky works the jab nicely.
Obelix moves in looking to clinch but Sobiesky pushes him off.
A combination from Sobiesky does no damage.
Sobiesky thumps Obelix with a low kick.
Sobiesky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sobiesky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Obelix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sobiesky fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Obelix sprawls well initially but Sobiesky persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sobiesky working the head and body with strikes.
Sobiesky seems to be working for a kimura but Obelix defends the submission attempt.
Sobiesky trying to mount his opponent but Obelix defends it.
Sobiesky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obelix is refusing to be controlled, as Sobiesky sits in half guard.
Obelix trying to control from the bottom.
Sobiesky throws a strike but Obelix avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Obelix is looking to stand up but Sobiesky isn't so interested in that idea.
Sobiesky wants to control from the top but Obelix keeps moving.
Sobiesky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Obelix keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Sobiesky cracks Obelix with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obelix looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sobiesky content to stall in guard here.
Sobiesky scoring with some ground and pound.
Obelix not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sobiesky trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Obelix manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Obelix stopping the sweep attempt from Sobiesky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Monument Obelix.
Obelix fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sobiesky checks it well.
Sobiesky closes the distance and clinches.
Sobiesky prevents Obelix from breaking the clinch.
Sobiesky tightens his grip and picks Obelix up, before dumping him to the ground. Obelix manages to land in guard.
Sobiesky postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Obelix is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sobiesky, into his guard.
Obelix advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obelix tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Sobiesky is refusing to be controlled, as Obelix sits in half guard.
Sobiesky is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Sobiesky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sobiesky has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Sobiesky!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dorofes Orlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rony Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorofes Orlov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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182 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dorofes Orlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rony Moraes!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moraes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orlov tries to clinch up.
Orlov tries to clinch there but Moraes circles away.
Moraes misses with a body shot
and Orlov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Orlov pushes Moraes up against the cage in a clinch.
Orlov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Orlov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Moraes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Orlov smiles and moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Orlov - that will leave a mark!
Orlov fails in his attempt to clinch.
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!
A thudding body kick lands there by Orlov!
Orlov avoids the body shot from Moraes.
Orlov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moraes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Moraes takes a swing at Orlov's ribcage but misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Orlov.
A left hand lands to the body for Orlov.
Moraes looks winded!
A shot in the inside from Orlov.
Orlov breaks the clinch.
Moraes keeps the fight on the outside.
Orlov is looking to clinch.
Moraes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Orlov tries to close the distance and clinch but Moraes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Orlov.
Orlov closes the distance and pushes Moraes back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moraes backwards.
Moraes is trying to pull guard but Orlov has him pressed against the cage.
Orlov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moraes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Orlov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dorofes Orlov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rony Moraes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Orlov slowing the pace effectively.
Moraes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Orlov walks away with a smile on his face. Moraes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Orlov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moraes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Orlov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moraes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Orlov tries to clinch but Moraes is having none of it.
Moraes tries to keep at a distance but Orlov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Orlov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Orlov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Moraes lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Orlov is refusing to be controlled, as Moraes sits in half guard.
Orlov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moraes is working away from the top position though.
Moraes is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moraes is working for a kimura but Orlov is defending it quite comfortably.
Orlov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moraes on the ground.
Moraes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've been informed that Moraes has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Moraes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Orlov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Moraes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orlov's head.
Moraes is working for a kimura but Orlov is defending it quite comfortably.
Moraes prevents Orlov from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moraes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Orlov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Orlov tries to roll over but Moraes keeps him under control.
Moraes seems to be looking for submissions.
Orlov keeping control of the position.
Moraes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Orlov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Moraes.
Orlov is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moraes wants to pass the guard but Orlov is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dorofes Orlov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Orlov pushes Moraes up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Orlov on the inside.
Orlov gets through Moraes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Orlov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Orlov.
Moraes has Orlov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Orlov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Moraes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Orlov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Moraes has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Orlov uses from the top position.
Orlov wants to stand but Moraes is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moraes is on top in guard.
Moraes advances to half guard.
Orlov is looking to improve his position.
Orlov trying to control here.
Moraes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Orlov sees it coming and defends easily.
Moraes is looking for a kimura but Orlov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Moraes to get the leverage.
Moraes wants to free his trapped foot but Orlov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Orlov wants to control but Moraes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Moraes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Orlov sees it coming and defends easily.
Orlov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moraes seems to be looking for submissions.
Orlov wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moraes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Orlov defends it well.
Orlov won't allow Moraes to pass to mount.
Orlov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Moraes tries to pass to full mount but Orlov defends it.
Moraes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Orlov defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moraes is looking to take a break and control but Orlov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Orlov wants to improve his position but Moraes is controlling well.
Moraes working over Orlov with some ground and pound. Orlov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Orlov wants to control but Moraes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Moraes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rony Moraes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moraes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Moraes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Orlov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Moraes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov wants to get back to full guard.
Moraes is trying for a kimura here. Orlov looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Moraes wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rony Moraes!
After the big win, Rony Moraes made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fred Kosinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Dupres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dupres comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Taio Cruz - Dynamite kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fred Kosinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Dupres!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupres drives through and clinches with Kosinski against the cage.
Dupres lands a left hand.
Kosinski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dupres.
Dupres stops a takedown attempt from Kosinski.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dupres.
Kosinski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dupres is defending well.
Dupres lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kosinski backwards.
Kosinski takes an elbow to the temple.
Kosinski takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dupres.
Dupres lands an elbow that stopped Kosinski in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Fred Kosinski has been cut.
Kosinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Kosinski.
Dupres scores with a hook to the body. Kosinski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dupres catches Kosinski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dupres cracks Kosinski with a hook to the temple - Kosinski is on wobbly legs here! Dupres swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kosinski falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Dupres wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jamie Dupres!
Jamie Dupres seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thvi Ekki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big J Smiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smiles has chosen Smile Like You Mean It as his entrance music. Thvi Ekki 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thvi Ekki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big J Smiles!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smiles wants to clinch.
Ekki 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.
A bone on bone clash there as Smiles blocks the leg kick.
Smiles moves into the clinch.
Smiles being controlled against the cage.
Ekki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Ekki breaks the clinch.
Ekki throws a solid leg kick but Smiles takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ekki.
Smiles tries to clinch up but Ekki circles away and keeps his distance.
Smiles pushes Ekki up against the cage in a clinch.
Ekki looking to slow down the pace here.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Ekki is blocking nicely.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Ekki is blocking nicely.
Ekki can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smiles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smiles has Ekki pressed against the cage, preventing Ekki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ekki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smiles is pushing Ekki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ekki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smiles blocks it with crossed arms.
Ekki tries to break free but Smiles pushes him back against the cage.
Ekki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ekki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smiles is looking to clinch.
Smiles keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smiles wants to clinch up but Ekki keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smiles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smiles cracks Ekki with a good jab.
Ekki swings widly with a right hand
and Smiles counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smiles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekki wants to break free but Smiles has control.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stalling in the clinch from Ekki.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ekki blocks it with crossed arms.
Smiles is stalling here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on Ekki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ekki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ekki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ekki has had enough of the clinch but Smiles keeps him there for the moment.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Smiles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from Smiles.
Ekki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ekki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ekki misses with a looping left.
Ekki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ekki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smiles up against the cage.
Smiles tries to stall but Ekki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Ekki struggles to land a body shot inside as Smiles controls his hands.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Ekki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smiles checks a low kick from Ekki.
Smiles is looking to clinch.
Big J Smiles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smiles moves out of range as Ekki throws a body kick.
Smiles doesn't manage to clinch there - Ekki circles away.
Smiles darts in trying to clinch
and Ekki counters with a right hand to the body.
Smiles avoids the body shot from Ekki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ekki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ekki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ekki throws a sloppy head kick and Smiles moves out of range easily.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch but Ekki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smiles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ekki, pushing him back against the cage.
Smiles working aggressively here.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Ekki blocks with his arms.
Smiles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ekki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smiles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smiles blocks a body shot from Ekki.
Smiles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ekki's elbow.
Smiles swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ekki is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles dominated that round.
That's time! Ekki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smiles takes a swing at Ekki's ribcage but misses.
Smiles closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ekki counters with a big head kick but Smiles shrugs it off.
Smiles is looking to clinch.
Smiles blocks a head kick by Ekki.
Smiles wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ekki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ekki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ekki keeps the fight on the outside.
Ekki scoring well with a low kick there.
Smiles tries to clinch
and Ekki counters with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smiles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smiles tries to clinch up
and Ekki counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ekki throws a chopping leg kick but Smiles manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smiles wants to clinch but Ekki slips to the side
and Ekki counters with a good low kick that Smiles was not able to check.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ekki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smiles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ekki.
Smiles is looking to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ekki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smiles is rocked!
Ekki lands a big right hook! Smiles looks hurt but is still standing! Ekki lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Smiles falls down and Ekki dives in with a huge hammer fist! Smiles's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Ekki runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thvi Ekki!
An out of breath Thvi Ekki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roro Rorowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roro Rorowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
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155 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roro Rorowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Swift!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swift tries to clinch there but Rorowski circles away.
Rorowski throws a hook but Swift avoids it easily.
Rorowski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Swift tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rorowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swift doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Swift looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rorowski!
Rorowski tries to bench press Swift off him but Swift keeps the position.
Swift is chipping away with strikes.
Rorowski is letting Swift control him for a moment.
Swift working the head with strikes.
Rorowski takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rorowski tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Swift presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Swift lands a nice shot to the head.
Swift sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Swift is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rorowski is trying desperately to improve position.
Rorowski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rorowski tries to get out of the position.
Swift landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Swift connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rorowski tries to hold on but Swift postures up.
Swift lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Swift landing strikes from the mount and Rorowski is in trouble!
Rorowski tries to hold on but Swift postures up.
Swift raining down shots from the mount!
Swift landing punches.
Rorowski tries to hold on but Swift pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rorowski is looking to get to half guard.
Swift has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Swift cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Swift trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Swift has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rorowski's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift wants to control the pace but Rorowski is squirming around nicely.
Rorowski wants to hold on but Swift pushes him away.
Swift lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rorowski wants to control but Swift is having none of it.
Rorowski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Swift controlling from mount.
The referee warns Rorowski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rorowski working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swift lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swift lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rorowski hang on?
Rorowski is rocked!
Swift with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Rorowski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Swift controlling from mount.
Rorowski wants to control but Swift is having none of it.
Rorowski is trying desperately to improve position.
Rorowski seems to have got his legs back now.
Swift in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swift lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Swift raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swift lands a big elbow - Rorowski is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Rorowski is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Swift!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint Eastwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oruku Saki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eastwood's entrance music is Smokie - Living Next Door To Alice. A fine choice. Saki has chosen Ninja Rap - Vanilla Ice as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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220 lbs
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220 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clint Eastwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oruku Saki!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eastwood takes a swing at Saki's ribcage but misses.
Saki has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Eastwood is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Eastwood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eastwood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Eastwood throws a poor cross that misses
and Saki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Saki.
Saki lands with a right to the head.
Saki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Saki lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Eastwood takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Clint Eastwood has been cut.
Eastwood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eastwood backwards.
Saki pushes Eastwood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eastwood avoids the elbow strike from Saki, against the cage.
Saki misses with an elbow over the top.
Saki lands an elbow that stopped Eastwood in his tracks for a moment.
Saki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saki throws an elbow but it misses.
Saki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Eastwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eastwood swings widly with a right hand
and Saki moves into the clinch.
Saki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Saki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eastwood's brow.
Saki pushes Eastwood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eastwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eastwood blocks an elbow strike.
Saki lands an elbow that stopped Eastwood in his tracks for a moment.
Clint Eastwood's cut is getting worse.
Saki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Eastwood tries to break the clinch but Saki is controlling the position.
Saki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eastwood's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saki lands an elbow inside that Eastwood shrugs off.
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!
Eastwood working hard to break the clinch.
Eastwood takes an elbow to the forehead.
Clint Eastwood's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Eastwood is trying to force a seperation but Saki has the dominant position.
Eastwood prevents a body shot from Saki.
Saki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Eastwood.
Saki pushes off an throws an elbow but Eastwood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Saki keeps control of Eastwood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eastwood misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Saki throws an elbow but misses.
Saki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Saki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eastwood's brow.
Saki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Saki lands an elbow inside.
Saki lands an elbow that stopped Eastwood in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saki.
Saki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eastwood tries to break the clinch but Saki is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Saki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eastwood's brow.
Eastwood prevents a body shot from Saki.
Eastwood avoids the elbow strike from Saki, against the cage.
Saki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Eastwood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eastwood.
Saki has a couple of punches blocked by Eastwood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eastwood dodges an elbow strike from Saki.
Eastwood takes an elbow to the temple.
Jeez, Clint Eastwood's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Saki lands an elbow inside that Eastwood shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Clint Eastwood's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oruku Saki!
In his post fight interview, Oruku Saki gave a big smile as he said 'Call me Master Shredder. I have trained in the ways of ninjustsu my entire life and I've sharpened my skills to the highest level. An old enemy of mine, Splinter, is hiding in New York City and training a peculiar band of ninjas. The time has come to pay them all a visit, and nothing will keep me f'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seymour Til Alexandros The Seventeenth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hal Tamner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Til Alexandros The Seventeenth might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to X Japan - Week End. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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25
217 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seymour Til Alexandros The Seventeenth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hal Tamner!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is trying to control the action in half guard but Tamner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth slows the pace down in half guard.
Tamner gets full guard.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tamner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Til Alexandros The Seventeenth jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tamner can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Til Alexandros The Seventeenth controls the pace.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tamner's head.
Tamner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth wants to pass the guard but Tamner is keeping the position.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth throwing strikes but missing.
Tamner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth tries to free his leg and advance position but Tamner is retaining full guard.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth throws a strike but Tamner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tamner preventing the sweep.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth wants to control but Tamner passes easily into half guard.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth wants to improve his position but Tamner is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamner is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Til Alexandros The Seventeenth doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tamner.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is trying to maintain the position but Tamner is very close to passing his half guard.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tamner is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tamner trying to control the position from guard on top but Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth wants to sweep here but Tamner controlling him for the moment.
Tamner tries to free his leg and advance position but Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is retaining full guard.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tamner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tamner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth content to control rather than advance.
Tamner tries to roll over but Til Alexandros The Seventeenth keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth controlling the pace.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is trying to control the action in half guard but Tamner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tamner won't allow Til Alexandros The Seventeenth to pass to mount.
Tamner gets full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamner keeping full guard, as Til Alexandros The Seventeenth tries to pass.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth preventing the sweep.
We're going to have a standup here because Seymour Til Alexandros The Seventeenth wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth dodges the punch combination from Tamner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seymour Til Alexandros The Seventeenth dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Til Alexandros The Seventeenth lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tamner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tamner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Tamner finds it's way through Til Alexandros The Seventeenth's defenses.
Tamner misses with a body shot.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tamner is fending him off so far but Til Alexandros The Seventeenth persists. Nope, Tamner circles away and we're back to standing.
Tamner misses with a takedown
and Til Alexandros The Seventeenth counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Til Alexandros The Seventeenth lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth lands with a punch from half guard.
Tamner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is working for a kimura but Tamner is defending it quite comfortably.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth wants to control but Tamner is keeping him busy.
Tamner wants to get back to full guard.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tamner is rocked!
It looks like Hal Tamner has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth controlling the action here.
Tamner is still in real trouble! Can Til Alexandros The Seventeenth finish him?
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Tamner is hurt! He's hurt bad - Til Alexandros The Seventeenth fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Tamner from any more punishment! Congratulations to Til Alexandros The Seventeenth! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seymour Til Alexandros The Seventeenth!
A relieved looking Seymour Til Alexandros The Seventeenth thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmidt has chosen cult of personality as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Don Schmidt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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20
218 lbs
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26
204 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira connects with a high kick.
Schmidt misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pereira.
Schmidt throws an off balance right hand
and Pereira counters with a shoot takedown. Schmidt fights it but they end up in guard.
Schmidt has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at NGT's Elite Facility . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pereira passes Schmidt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pereira is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schmidt tries to roll over but Pereira keeps him under control.
Pereira working over Schmidt with some ground and pound. Schmidt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pereira frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Schmidt working to try and regain half guard.
Schmidt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pereira controlling the pace for now.
Schmidt wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Schmidt is squirming around, avoiding Pereira's attempts to control the action.
Schmidt is trying to escape the mount.
Pereira scoring with strikes but Schmidt is staying in there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Schmidt can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pereira wants to finish this one by submission but Schmidt is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pereira.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pereira cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pereira controlling from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira raining down hammerfists from mount.
Schmidt is bucking up trying to escape but Pereira cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira scoring with strikes but Schmidt is staying in there.
Schmidt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pereira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pereira working the ground and pound effectively.
Schmidt is rocked!
Pereira raining down shots from the mount!
Schmidt is still in real trouble! Can Pereira finish him?
Pereira avoids the attempt from Schmidt to control.
Schmidt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schmidt seems to have recovered his senses.
We've been hearing that Pereira has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Pereira with a couple of short strikes.
Pereira looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pereira postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Schmidt out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Pereira goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brian Pereira!
In his post fight interview, Brian Pereira started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sayan Sever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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286 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diego Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sayan Sever!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes lands a nice shot to the body.
Nunes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sever shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nunes counters with a straight right hand.
Sever doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nunes misses with a hook.
Sever dives in for a single leg takedown but Nunes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Diego Nunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sayan Sever.
Sever breaks the clinch.
Nunes connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sever misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Nunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Sever with a poor takedown
and Sever takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sever has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice takedown defense from Nunes. No joy for Sever on that attempt.
Sever has his takedown stuffed
and Nunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Sever is rocked!
Sever gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Nunes gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Nunes!
Diego Nunes took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andokuhle Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris comes into a darkened arena with his song building. happy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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177 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andokuhle Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aaron Morris!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo misses with a wild body shot.
Congo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morris moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Morris fails to land.
Morris can't find room to land a body shot as Congo controls the action.
I was talking to Congo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Congo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Congo blocks a body shot from Morris.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Congo.
Morris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Congo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Congo just leaning against Morris, taking a breather.
Congo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morris misses with the head strike.
Congo stalling in the clinch but Morris improves position.
Congo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morris backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Congo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morris backwards.
Congo scores with a shoulder strike.
Congo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morris backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morris.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo tries to throw a body punch but Morris avoids it by throwing Congo back against the cage.
Congo is struggling to control the position.
A short left from Congo.
Morris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Congo lands a nice shot to the body.
Congo presses Morris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Congo lands an uppercut.
Congo misses with a body punch.
Morris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Congo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morris backwards.
Morris swings wildly with an uppercut but Congo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Congo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Congo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Congo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Congo.
Morris is rocked!
Morris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morris is still on wobbly legs! Can Congo finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Congo lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Morris to his knees! Congo keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andokuhle Congo!
Andokuhle Congo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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