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CEC 346 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Evurts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Lipponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evurts comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Lipponen has chosen Rainbow - Man on the Silver Mountain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephan Evurts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Lipponen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evurts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lipponen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Evurts is able to avoid easily.
Evurts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lipponen.
Evurts misses with a hook
and Lipponen counters with a nice uppercut.
Lipponen misses with a low kick.
Evurts staying out of range there.
Lipponen just misses with a punch to the body.
Evurts cracks Lipponen with an open hand slap.
It looks like Pekka Lipponen has been cut.
Evurts misses with a body shot.
Evurts misses with the combination.
Evurts darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lipponen throws a body punch but Evurts moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lipponen misses with a body kick.
Evurts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Evurts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lipponen circles away quickly and effectively.
Lipponen scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lipponen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evurts misses with a hook.
Evurts misses with a double jab
and Lipponen counters with a left to the body.
Evurts misses with a double jab.
Evurts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lipponen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Evurts fails to land with a series of punches.
Evurts has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pahuyuth Muay Thai 12 elite coaches in the buildup to the fight.
Lipponen looks to score with a jab to the body but Evurts is just out of range.
Lipponen misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Evurts.
Lipponen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evurts.
Lipponen thows a leg kick but Evurts checks it
and Evurts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Evurts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Evurts misses with a double jab
and Lipponen counters with a left to the body.
Stephan Evurts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evurts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lipponen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lipponen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lipponen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Evurts blocks the body kick.
Evurts staying out of range there.
Evurts misses with a two punch combination.
Lipponen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Evurts.
Lipponen loads up on a big right hand but Evurts slips the punch.
Evurts connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lipponen avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Evurts.
Evurts slips a jab from Lipponen.
Lipponen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lipponen scores with a nice head shot.
Evurts fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Evurts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lipponen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lipponen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Evurts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Evurts falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lipponen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lipponen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Evurts is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Evurts takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lipponen avoids the body shot from Evurts.
Lipponen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evurts.
Lipponen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Evurts crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lipponen - the referee stops the clock and Evurts gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lipponen. Evurts manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lipponen connects with a jab.
Lipponen lands a nice looking body kick.
Evurts is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evurts. Lipponen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evurts.
Lipponen throws a hook to the side of Evurts's head but Evurts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lipponen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evurts was well out of range. Poor timing from Lipponen.
Evurts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lipponen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A solid body kick from Lipponen.
Lipponen looks to score with a jab to the body but Evurts is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Evurts blocks the low kick.
Lipponen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lipponen lands with a nice body punch.
Evurts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lipponen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Evurts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Evurts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Evurts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Lipponen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Lipponen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Evurts blocks a head kick by Lipponen.
Lipponen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Evurts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lipponen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Evurts on the side of the head.
Evurts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lipponen.
Lipponen just misses with a punch to the body.
Lipponen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Evurts rather than just go for the knockout.
Lipponen misses with a leg kick.
Lipponen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Evurts on his heels. He'll look to pass Evurts's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lipponen tries to free his leg and advance position but Evurts is retaining full guard.
Evurts manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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!
Evurts thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipponen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lipponen is trying to get back to full guard.
Lipponen won't allow Evurts to pass to mount.
Lipponen wants to control but Evurts is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lipponen keeping hold of Evurts's head, controlling as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lipponen actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen is looking for a sweep. Evurts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Evurts is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lipponen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lipponen is trying to maintain the position but Evurts is very close to passing his half guard.
Lipponen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lipponen gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evurts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Evurts has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Lipponen to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Evurts is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Lipponen pulls down on the head and he's put Evurts to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pekka Lipponen!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Pekka Lipponen waved his t-shirt featuring Perkele!'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Kastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
17 - 12 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksi Vihtala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Kastinen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihtala throws a lazy uppercut
and Vihtala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vihtala tries to sprawl but Kastinen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kastinen working the head and body with strikes.
Kastinen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vihtala doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kastinen.
Vihtala has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kastinen is working away from the top position though.
Kastinen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Vihtala to regain full guard.
Kastinen preventing the sweep.
Vihtala has Kastinen pulled in close to control his posture.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kastinen stands and throws Vihtala's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vihtala wants to control but Kastinen postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastinen lands a few punches from side control.
Vihtala wants to control but Kastinen postures up.
Kastinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kastinen working the ground and pound but Vihtala is defending the strikes.
Kastinen has hold of Vihtala's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Vihtala seems comfortable defending it but Kastinen has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Vihtala is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Vihtala is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Kastinen couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Seppo Kastinen!
During a confident post fight interview, Seppo Kastinen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiri Brodski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brodski comes to the cage accompanied by Cold Blue Coma- Downset. Jiri Brodski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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258 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jiri Brodski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Larry Heart!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brodski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brodski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brodski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brodski has Heart pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Heart manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brodski breaks from the clinch.
Heart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brodski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heart stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Heart wants it to stay on the feet.
Brodski tries to keep at a distance but Heart has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brodski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brodski blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brodski.
Heart misses with a punch on the inside.
Brodski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice straight punches there by Brodski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brodski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Brodski.
Brodski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CEC Underdark in the buildup to the fight.
A cross from Brodski lands.
Brodski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brodski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heart was well out of range. Poor timing from Brodski.
Brodski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heart was well out of range. Poor timing from Brodski.
Brodski shoots in for a double leg but Heart sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiri Brodski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Brodski misses.
Brodski tries a head kick but it misses.
Brodski throws a head kick that misses.
Brodski closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heart.
Heart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heart as Brodski tries to tie him up.
Brodski blocking some punches.
Brodski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brodski trying to control the position but instead, Heart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brodski into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart misses with the head strike.
Heart working aggressively here.
Brodski lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brodski tries to score a body lock takedown but Heart shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brodski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brodski has closed the distance and engaged Heart in a clinch.
Heart keeps control of Brodski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Brodski.
Brodski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Larry Heart has been cut.
Heart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brodski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heart throws a head punch that misses.
Heart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brodski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heart misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart swings wildly with an uppercut but Brodski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heart misses with a punch on the inside.
Brodski tries to break free but Heart pushes him back against the cage.
Heart has a couple of punches blocked by Brodski.
Brodski is looking to break free of the clinch but Heart has double underhooks.
Brodski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heart blocks the body kick.
Heart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brodski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brodski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heart.
Brodski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brodski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Brodski as he connects with a hook.
Brodski gets tackled into the cage by Heart. Heart maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brodski.
Brodski manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brodski throws the kick towards the body but Heart avoids it.
Heart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brodski circles away quickly and effectively.
Heart takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brodski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brodski throws a sloppy head kick and Heart moves out of range easily.
Heart takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Heart shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Heart lands strikes from half guard.
Heart lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Heart throwing shots but Brodski is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiri Brodski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larry Heart's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Heart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brodski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brodski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brodski blocks an uppercut.
Brodski blocks an uppercut.
Brodski gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Brodski prevents Heart from improving his position.
Brodski throwing shots but Heart is blocking nicely.
Heart blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brodski.
Brodski controlling the action here.
Brodski trying to pass the guard but Heart defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brodski is trying to control the action in half guard but Heart is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Heart manages to get to full guard.
Heart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart is looking to stand up but Brodski isn't so interested in that idea.
Heart keeping moving, preventing Brodski from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Heart wants to stand but Brodski is controlling the position.
Brodski stands and throws Heart's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Brodski landing a few strikes.
Brodski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Heart tries to buck Brodski off but Brodski is having none of it.
Heart wants to get back to his feet.
Brodski works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That has opened up Larry Heart's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heart is looking for a sweep.
Heart is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Brodski asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Brodski cracks Heart with a big right hand but Heart just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Heart is rocked!
The cut above Larry Heart's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brodski takes a little break here. Heart wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Heart is still in real trouble! Can Brodski finish him?
Brodski trying to control the position but Heart is working away.
Heart is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Brodski has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Brodski in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Heart looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Brodski turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jiri Brodski!
Jiri Brodski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justice's entrance music is Blackalicious / Sky Is Falling . A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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192 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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34
190 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Justice.
Justice throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands with a shot to the body.
Oudomphonephaivanh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Justice counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Oudomphonephaivanh.
Justice moves out of range of the body kick from Oudomphonephaivanh.
Oudomphonephaivanh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a nice looking kick to the body. Justice takes a step back to recover.
Justice explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Oudomphonephaivanh looks to land a right hand but Justice moved out of range.
Justice scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oudomphonephaivanh in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oudomphonephaivanh. Oudomphonephaivanh obviously looking to wear him down.
Justice scores with a hook.
Justice goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oudomphonephaivanh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oudomphonephaivanh cracks the inside of Justice's front leg.
Oudomphonephaivanh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oudomphonephaivanh tries to throw a body punch but Justice avoids it by throwing Oudomphonephaivanh back against the cage.
Justice is looking to break free of the clinch but Oudomphonephaivanh has double underhooks.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a left hand.
Justice breaks from the clinch.
Oudomphonephaivanh scores with a kick to the body.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a hook to the side of Justice's head but Justice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Justice looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oudomphonephaivanh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Justice is looking to land body kicks.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a leg kick but Justice sees it coming and moves out of range.
Justice dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oudomphonephaivanh. That did some damage!
Oudomphonephaivanh cracks Justice with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oudomphonephaivanh works the jab nicely.
A low kick from Oudomphonephaivanh is predictable there
and Justice finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oudomphonephaivanh scores with a jab.
Oudomphonephaivanh moves out of range as Justice throws a body kick.
Oudomphonephaivanh takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Oudomphonephaivanh takes a swing at Justice's ribcage but misses.
Justice tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oudomphonephaivanh.
Justice throws a leg kick but Oudomphonephaivanh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Justice cracks Oudomphonephaivanh with a good jab.
Oudomphonephaivanh moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Oudomphonephaivanh walks into a stiff left hand from Justice.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oudomphonephaivanh.
Justice fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Oudomphonephaivanh is out of range.
Oudomphonephaivanh just misses with a punch to the body.
Oudomphonephaivanh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oudomphonephaivanh moves forwards but Justice connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by Oudomphonephaivanh.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Justice's sensitive parts.
Oudomphonephaivanh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Justice moves out of range of the body kick from Oudomphonephaivanh.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a leg kick but Justice moved away.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a leg kick that knocks Justice off balance momentarily.
Justice takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Justice.
Oudomphonephaivanh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oudomphonephaivanh misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Justice misses its intended target.
Justice misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Justice throws out a loose jab but Oudomphonephaivanh uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oudomphonephaivanh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oudomphonephaivanh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Oudomphonephaivanh - that landed with a thud.
Oudomphonephaivanh misses with a punch to the body.
Justice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oudomphonephaivanh feints and then cracks Justice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Justice down.
Justice scores with a jab. Oudomphonephaivanh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Justice slips under a jab from Oudomphonephaivanh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Oudomphonephaivanh.
A lazy left from Oudomphonephaivanh finds it's target.
Justice misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Justice throws a body punch but Oudomphonephaivanh moves out of range.
Oudomphonephaivanh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Justice.
Oudomphonephaivanh connects with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oudomphonephaivanh.
That kick from Justice tenderised Oudomphonephaivanh's leg. Oudomphonephaivanh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Justice on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Justice on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oudomphonephaivanh cracks the inside of Justice's front leg.
Justice connects with an inside leg kick.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oudomphonephaivanh looks for the body kick but Justice saw that one coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Oudomphonephaivanh!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oudomphonephaivanh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oudomphonephaivanh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justice circles away from the clinch attempt
and Justice counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Justice takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oudomphonephaivanh lands with a nice body kick.
Oudomphonephaivanh misses with an uppercut. Justice saw that one coming.
Justice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oudomphonephaivanh pushes Justice up against the cage in a clinch.
Justice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oudomphonephaivanh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justice throws out the jab.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oudomphonephaivanh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Justice misses.
Justice fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Oudomphonephaivanh is out of range.
Oudomphonephaivanh pushes Justice away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Justice.
Justice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oudomphonephaivanh.
Justice blocks a head kick by Oudomphonephaivanh.
Donk. Oudomphonephaivanh catches Justice right on the button with a cross.
Oudomphonephaivanh is looking to land body kicks.
Oudomphonephaivanh slips a jab from Justice.
Oudomphonephaivanh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Justice. That did some damage!
Justice connects with a looping right hand.
Justice is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice misses with a straight right.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a body kick that misses.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oudomphonephaivanh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justice.
Oudomphonephaivanh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Oudomphonephaivanh jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Justice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Justice.
Oudomphonephaivanh misses with a body kick.
Oudomphonephaivanh will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oudomphonephaivanh is looking to chop away at Justice's legs.
A good leg kick by Oudomphonephaivanh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Oudomphonephaivanh tenderised Justice's leg. Justice is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oudomphonephaivanh checks a low kick from Justice.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Justice with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oudomphonephaivanh lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Justice blocks the leg kick.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oudomphonephaivanh tries to close the distance and clinch but Justice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That kick from Oudomphonephaivanh tenderised Justice's leg. Justice is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oudomphonephaivanh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a leg kick that is checked
and Justice counters with a nice body kick.
Oudomphonephaivanh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justice.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Justice moves out of range as Oudomphonephaivanh strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Justice swings for the body but Oudomphonephaivanh moves out of range.
Justice takes a swing at Oudomphonephaivanh's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oudomphonephaivanh 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 Justice has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Justice and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A thudding body kick lands there by Oudomphonephaivanh!
Justice throws a leg kick but Oudomphonephaivanh checks it.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a nice shot that snaps Justice's head back.
Justice lands a right hook to the body.
Justice checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Justice throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Oudomphonephaivanh's head.
Oudomphonephaivanh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Justice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oudomphonephaivanh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Justice blocks a head kick by Oudomphonephaivanh.
Justice checks a low kick from Oudomphonephaivanh.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a solid leg kick but Justice takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Oudomphonephaivanh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Justice finds it's way through Oudomphonephaivanh's defenses.
Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oudomphonephaivanh misses with a kick to the body
and Justice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Justice swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oudomphonephaivanh holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Justice has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oudomphonephaivanh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Justice's elbow.
Oudomphonephaivanh is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Justice to keep the fight standing.
Oudomphonephaivanh is trying to pull guard but Justice has him pressed against the cage.
Justice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oudomphonephaivanh lets loose with a powerful body kick. Justice will feel that in the morning.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oudomphonephaivanh.
Oudomphonephaivanh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Justice pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oudomphonephaivanh is out of range and Justice settles back down.
Oudomphonephaivanh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oudomphonephaivanh misses with a low kick as Justice jumps back.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Oudomphonephaivanh. Justice shrugs it off though.
Oudomphonephaivanh thumps Justice with a low kick.
Oudomphonephaivanh misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Oudomphonephaivanh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oudomphonephaivanh connects with an inside leg kick.
Oudomphonephaivanh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good exchange - Justice coming out on top.
Oudomphonephaivanh thows a leg kick but Justice checks it
and Justice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oudomphonephaivanh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Justice's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oudomphonephaivanh has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Justice.
Oudomphonephaivanh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Justice.
Justice thumps Oudomphonephaivanh with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Justice.
Oudomphonephaivanh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oudomphonephaivanh misses the shot to the body.
Oudomphonephaivanh is looking to land body kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Oudomphonephaivanh!
Justice pushes Oudomphonephaivanh away with a front kick.
Oudomphonephaivanh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a leg kick
and Justice counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Justice scoring well with a low kick there.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a predictable looking body shot
and Justice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oudomphonephaivanh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oudomphonephaivanh misses with a leg kick.
Justice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnny Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oudomphonephaivanh throws the kick towards the body but Justice avoids it.
Justice takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oudomphonephaivanh takes one to the side of the head.
Justice avoids a kick to the body.
Justice scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Justice checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Justice throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oudomphonephaivanh tries to close the distance and clinch but Justice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Justice misses the target.
Justice looking to land some kicks to the body here.
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 Johnny Justice.
Well Oudomphonephaivanh 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh!
Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Danneskjöld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Rubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timur Rubin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ragnar Danneskjöld's chin.
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206 lbs
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256 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ragnar Danneskjöld!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timur Rubin!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danneskjöld shoots in looking for a takedown. Rubin tries to sprawl out of it but Danneskjöld keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rubin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rubin misses with a body shot.
Danneskjöld shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rubin but Rubin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rubin moves away from the strike by Danneskjöld.
Ragnar Danneskjöld seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danneskjöld throws out a loose jab but Rubin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danneskjöld misses with a lunging right hand
and Rubin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rubin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rubin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubin with the ground and pound but Danneskjöld uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rubin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rubin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubin won't allow Danneskjöld to sweep him here.
Rubin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rubin tries to free his leg and advance position but Danneskjöld is retaining full guard.
Danneskjöld controls Rubin momentarily but Rubin frees himself.
Rubin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rubin won't allow Danneskjöld to sweep him here.
Rubin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rubin looking to sit in guard and control but Danneskjöld gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rubin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Danneskjöld. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Danneskjöld trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rubin has Danneskjöld pulled in close to control his posture.
Rubin looking to control.
Danneskjöld with a flurry of punches that miss.
Danneskjöld connects with a couple of short punches.
Danneskjöld throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rubin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Danneskjöld won't allow Rubin to sweep him here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubin is controlling Danneskjöld's posture.
Danneskjöld throwing strikes but missing.
Danneskjöld has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Danneskjöld scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danneskjöld drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Danneskjöld jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubin is controlling Danneskjöld's posture.
Danneskjöld trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rubin wants to sweep but no luck.
Danneskjöld throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rubin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Danneskjöld stopping the sweep attempt from Rubin.
Rubin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Danneskjöld passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rubin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Rubin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Danneskjöld.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Danneskjöld connects with a decent elbow.
Danneskjöld scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rubin to see if he's OK.
Rubin is looking for a sweep.
Danneskjöld is looking to take a break and control but Rubin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rubin tries to improve position but can't.
Rubin manages to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danneskjöld looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rubin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rubin is trying to control but can't.
Danneskjöld looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rubin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld misses with a head shot. Rubin uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rubin is trying to keep Danneskjöld in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ragnar Danneskjöld will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Danneskjöld misses with a body kick.
Danneskjöld looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rubin is fending him off so far but Danneskjöld persists. Nope, Rubin circles away and we're back to standing.
Danneskjöld looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Danneskjöld wants to control from the top but Rubin keeps moving.
Danneskjöld postures up in Rubin's guard and throws a big left but Rubin blocks it.
Danneskjöld trying to control but Rubin is working from the bottom.
Danneskjöld is pushing down on Rubin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rubin is fighting to maintain full guard but Danneskjöld has managed to sneak the leg through.
Danneskjöld is keen to just control but Rubin is a slippery customer.
Danneskjöld tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rubin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjöld scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rubin tries to roll over but Danneskjöld keeps him under control.
Rubin missing with punches from the bottom.
Danneskjöld missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rubin is trying to get back to full guard.
Rubin trying to control from the bottom.
Danneskjöld thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rubin moves into full guard.
Danneskjöld postures up in Rubin's guard and throws a big left but Rubin blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld postures up in Rubin's guard and throws a big left but Rubin blocks it.
Danneskjöld landing some decent shots from guard.
Danneskjöld stands up over Rubin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danneskjöld preventing the sweep.
Danneskjöld stands up over Rubin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Danneskjöld preventing the sweep.
Rubin pulls Danneskjöld in to control the position.
Danneskjöld thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Danneskjöld loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Danneskjöld throwing strikes from guard but Rubin blocks nicely.
Danneskjöld lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld preventing the sweep.
Danneskjöld with a flurry of punches that miss.
Danneskjöld is fighting to break Rubin's control of his arms but Rubin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Danneskjöld scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rubin wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Danneskjöld is now in half guard.
Danneskjöld is looking to advance position but Rubin won't allow it.
Rubin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Danneskjöld is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ragnar Danneskjöld overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Danneskjöld is keen to just control but Rubin is a slippery customer.
Danneskjöld throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rubin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rubin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rubin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Danneskjöld is one step ahead there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danneskjöld lands a couple of digs.
Danneskjöld trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rubin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Danneskjöld distracts Rubin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Danneskjöld dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rubin misses with a body shot.
Rubin checks a low kick from Danneskjöld.
Rubin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Danneskjöld finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rubin ducks under a wild hook from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld throws a lazy right hand but Rubin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rubin ducks under a wild hook from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld gets a takedown into half guard.
Rubin tries to roll over but Danneskjöld keeps him under control.
Danneskjöld missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Danneskjöld is keen to just control but Rubin is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjöld throwing shots but Rubin is blocking nicely.
Rubin keeping control of the position.
Rubin tries to roll over but Danneskjöld keeps him under control.
Danneskjöld trying to pass the guard but Rubin defending well.
Rubin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rubin.
Danneskjöld is looking to work some ground and pound but Rubin has wrist control.
Rubin controlling Danneskjöld's posture.
Danneskjöld throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Danneskjöld accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Danneskjöld lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Danneskjöld keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rubin's head.
Danneskjöld trying to control but Rubin is working from the bottom.
Rubin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Danneskjöld throwing strikes but missing.
Danneskjöld trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danneskjöld cracks Rubin with a solid left hand.
Danneskjöld looking to sit in guard and control but Rubin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Danneskjöld looking for a sweep. Not yet Danneskjöld, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rubin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rubin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rubin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Danneskjöld slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rubin throws a big elbow that misses.
Rubin preventing the sweep.
Danneskjöld is working hard here to advance position.
Danneskjöld preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rubin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danneskjöld is trying to control the position but Rubin postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubin wants to control from the top but Danneskjöld keeps moving.
Rubin throws a sloppy strike and Danneskjöld has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Rubin is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Danneskjöld!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ragnar Danneskjöld!
Ragnar Danneskjöld is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Ragnar Danneskjöld 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Gillespie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maguire comes to the cage accompanied by THE REAL MUTHAFUCKIN G,ComptonEazy-E feat. B.G. Knocc Out & Dresta's Real M. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Maguire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Gillespie!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Maguire catches Gillespie right on the button with a cross.
Maguire throws the left hand but Gillespie avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maguire. Gillespie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maguire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gillespie.
Maguire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gillespie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maguire checks a leg kick.
Gillespie looks for the body kick but Maguire saw that one coming.
Gillespie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maguire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gillespie thumps Maguire with a low kick.
Maguire lands a body shot.
Gillespie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gillespie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maguire.
Maguire moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maguire connects with the punch.
Gillespie's corner calls for a 1-2. Gillespie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gillespie throws a series of punches but Maguire avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillespie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gillespie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gillespie checks a leg kick.
Maguire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maguire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gillespie manages to avoid it.
Gillespie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maguire makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gillespie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maguire throws a low kick, looking for Gillespie's leg but Gillespie calmly moves out of range.
Gillespie tries to work over Maguire's front leg with a kick but Maguire checks it.
Gillespie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gillespie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gillespie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good work by Maguire as he checks the leg kick.
Gillespie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maguire. That did some damage!
Gillespie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maguire checks a leg kick.
Maguire misses with a low kick.
Maguire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maguire checks the leg kick.
Gillespie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maguire looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Andy Gillespie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gillespie throws the left hand but Maguire avoids the punch easily.
Maguire lands a leg kick that knocks Gillespie off balance momentarily.
Maguire finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gillespie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maguire is able to avoid easily.
Maguire lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maguire wants to slow Gillespie down by chopping away at his legs.
Maguire takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maguire doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gillespie checks a low kick from Maguire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie cracks Maguire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gillespie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gillespie throws a leg kick but Maguire moved away.
Maguire scores with a body shot.
Maguire fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gillespie checks it well.
Gillespie is looking to score with low kicks.
Gillespie wants to land a leg kick but Maguire is out of range.
Gillespie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maguire checks it well.
Gillespie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maguire blocks a head kick by Gillespie.
Maguire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gillespie was well out of range. Poor timing from Maguire.
Maguire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maguire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maguire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gillespie slips a jab from Maguire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie tried to score with a low kick but Maguire checks it.
Gillespie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maguire throws a jab when Gillespie was well out of range.
Maguire checks a leg kick.
Maguire connects with a right hand. Gillespie shakes it off.
Maguire defending well as Gillespie loads up on a big left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maguire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gillespie checks the leg kick.
Maguire throws a hook but Gillespie avoids it easily.
Gillespie misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gillespie connects with a looping right hand.
Gillespie tries to score with a low kick but Maguire moves his leg out of the way.
Gillespie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maguire manages to avoid it.
Maguire missing with a left hand there. Gillespie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andy Gillespie will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maguire cracks the inside of Gillespie's front leg.
Gillespie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maguire counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gillespie fakes the leg kick and cracks Maguire in the body.
A good leg kick by Maguire.
Maguire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maguire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maguire misses with an uppercut.
Maguire fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gillespie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gillespie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maguire works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gillespie keeps Maguire at a distance using the push kick.
Gillespie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maguire walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gillespie.
Gillespie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gillespie throws a head kick but Maguire moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maguire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gillespie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillespie tries to work over Maguire's front leg with a kick but Maguire checks it.
Gillespie throws a leg kick but Maguire sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gillespie misses with an uppercut. Maguire saw that one coming.
Cormac Maguire is winning the standup battle so far.
Gillespie motions for Maguire to come forward. Gillespie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maguire. Gillespie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maguire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Maguire. Beautiful body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gillespie.
Maguire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maguire checks the leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gillespie in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Maguire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gillespie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maguire listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Gillespie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire blocks a head kick by Gillespie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maguire. Gillespie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maguire feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gillespies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maguire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gillespie.
A telegraphed right hand from Gillespie misses the target.
Gillespie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maguire's sensitive parts.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gillespie!
Gillespie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maguire. That's going to slow Gillespie down.
Gillespie just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Gillespie misses.
Gillespie looks to score with a jab to the body but Maguire is just out of range.
Gillespie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maguire.
Gillespie is looking to land body kicks.
Maguire is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Maguire throws a good cross that connects.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gillespie, right into the meat.
Gillespie throws a low kick, looking for Maguire's leg but Maguire calmly moves out of range.
Gillespie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maguire looks to land a right hand but Gillespie moved out of range.
Gillespie throws a front kick aimed at Maguire's knee but Maguire avoids it well.
Gillespie looks to score with a jab to the body but Maguire is just out of range.
A big left from Maguire misses.
Maguire throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gillespie.
Gillespie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maguire tries a low kick but Gillespie avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Maguire misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire misses with the combination.
Gillespie throws a jab when Maguire was well out of range.
Maguire looks for the body kick but Gillespie saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gillespie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Maguire catches Gillespie right on the button with a cross.
Maguire misses the jab.
Maguire misses the shot to the body.
Gillespie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maguire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gillespie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Maguire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Some bone on bone action there as Maguire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maguire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maguire misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cormac Maguire will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gillespie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gillespie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gillespie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maguire.
Gillespie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gillespie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gillespie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maguire moves away.
Gillespie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gillespie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
No joy there for Gillespie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gillespie.
Maguire moves out of range as Gillespie throws a body kick.
Maguire tries a head kick but it misses.
Gillespie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maguire. That did some damage!
Maguire on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillespie takes one on the button.
Maguire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gillespie is able to avoid easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maguire.
Gillespie wants to slow Maguire down by chopping away at his legs.
Gillespie avoids the body shot from Maguire.
Maguire throws a leg kick which misses Gillespie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gillespie tries to avoid it.
Good work by Maguire as he checks the leg kick.
Maguire blocks the body kick.
Maguire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maguire slips under a jab.
Gillespie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gillespie.
Maguire lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maguire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gillespie moves away.
Maguire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maguire throws a leg kick but Gillespie sees it coming and moves out of range.
A head kick by Gillespie misses
and Gillespie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maguire scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gillespie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gillespie misses with a leg kick
and Maguire counters with a stiff right hand.
Maguire is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maguire.
Maguire blocks a leg kick.
Gillespie throws a leg kick but Maguire moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gillespie.
Gillespie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gillespie throws a wild body kick that Maguire sees coming a mile off.
Gillespie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire throws out a leg kick but Gillespie moves out of range and Maguire only half commits.
Maguire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gillespie.
Gillespie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gillespie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maguire scores with a nice right hand.
Gillespie throws a front kick that sends Maguire stumbling back into the cage.
Maguire checks a leg kick nicely.
Maguire works the jab nicely.
Gillespie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gillespie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gillespie avoids the body shot from Maguire.
Maguire defending well as Gillespie loads up on a big left hand.
Maguire throws a series of punches but Gillespie avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gillespie avoids a kick to the body.
Maguire throws a solid leg kick but Gillespie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maguire.
A clash of legs there as Maguire blocks the low kick.
Gillespie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maguire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maguire misses with a straight left.
Gillespie throws a leg kick that misses.
Gillespie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gillespie scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gillespie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gillespie cracks Maguire with a good jab.
A jab from Maguire misses.
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 Cormac Maguire.
Well Maguire 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac Maguire!
A victorious Cormac Maguire thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Andy Gillespie was interviewed post fight and said 'Taxi for Gillespie eh?'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stan Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Blade!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marsh misses with a body shot.
Marsh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marsh checks a leg kick.
Blade throws a wild body kick that Marsh sees coming a mile off.
Blade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blade scores with a jab to the body.
Marsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blade finds it's way round the side to connect with Marsh's head.
Marsh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blade throws a hook but Marsh blocks it.
Blade lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blade throws the kick towards the body but Marsh avoids it.
A jab lands there for Marsh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Blade is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Blade misses.
Marsh throws a head kick that misses.
Blade misses with a wild body shot.
Eric Blade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marsh.
Nice shot by Blade.
Blade walks into a straight right hand from Marsh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blade misses with a body shot.
Blade looks to land a right hand but Marsh moved out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Blade.
Blade is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marsh is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade tries to break free but Marsh pushes him back against the cage.
Blade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marsh working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blade is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marsh is pushing Blade up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blade backwards.
Marsh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blade's efforts to push away.
Marsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blade.
Marsh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marsh lands a left hand.
Marsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsh working aggressively here.
Blade breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marsh.
Donk. Blade catches Marsh right on the button with a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Marsh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blade wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blade cracks the inside of Marsh's front leg.
Blade tries a head kick but it misses.
Marsh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marsh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blade's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marsh under the eye.
Marsh scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marsh walks into a straight right hand from Blade.
Marsh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marsh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Blade 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.
Blade takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marsh doesn't manage to clinch there - Blade circles away.
Blade throws a chopping leg kick but Marsh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marsh looks to land a left hand but Blade moved out of range nicely.
Blade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Blade.
Blade misses with a low kick.
Blade connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blade avoids a kick to the body.
Marsh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marsh!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blade checks a leg kick.
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!
Blade tried to score with a low kick but Marsh checks it.
Marsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blade.
Blade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade looks to land a right hand but Marsh moved out of range.
Marsh throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Eric Blade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blade. That's going to slow Marsh down.
Marsh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blade.
Blade missing with a left hand there. Marsh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marsh lands a right hook to the body.
Blade throws a body punch but Marsh moves out of range.
Blade takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marsh defending well as Blade loads up on a big left hand.
Blade throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marsh misses the shot to the body.
Blade avoids the head kick by Marsh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blade cracks Marsh with an open hand slap.
Nice straight punches there by Marsh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marsh.
Marsh misses the body punch
and Blade counters with a slapping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Blade misses the target.
Blade throws a lazy right hand but Marsh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsh throws a head kick that misses
and Marsh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blade is looking to slow Marsh down with leg kicks.
Blade blocks a head kick by Marsh.
Marsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blade.
Marsh avoids the body shot from Blade.
Marsh lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Marsh.
Blade throws a wild body kick that Marsh sees coming a mile off.
Blade looks to land a left hand but Marsh moved out of range nicely.
Blade throws a lazy uppercut
and Marsh counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Blade throws a jab but it's blocked by Marsh.
Blade looks to land a body kick but Marsh moved away.
Blade connects with a body shot.
Marsh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blade.
Marsh misses with a right hand
and Blade counters with an inside leg kick.
Marsh is looking to slow Blade down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsh.
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blade lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Blade moves away from the strike by Marsh.
Marsh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blade getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marsh blocks a low kick nicely.
Blade lands a leg kick that knocks Marsh off balance momentarily.
Marsh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blade.
Marsh slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Blade. That snapped Marsh's head back.
Marsh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blade.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marsh blocks a head kick by Blade.
Blade misses with a left hand
and Marsh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Donk. Blade catches Marsh right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Blade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Marsh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Blade misses with a wild body shot.
Marsh thows a leg kick but Blade checks it
and Blade counters with a nice uppercut.
Blade throws a front kick aimed at Marsh's knee but Marsh avoids it well.
A jab from Marsh misses.
Blade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsh.
Marsh misses with a wild body shot.
Marsh moves out of range as Blade strikes.
Blade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marsh can pounce on him.
Marsh closes the distance and pushes Blade back into the cage.
Marsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Blade controls his hands.
Blade is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Blade controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsh.
Marsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marsh looking to stall.
Marsh misses with some punches.
Marsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marsh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blade is trying to stall.
Blade stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Eric Blade is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marsh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blade dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blade trying to control the position but instead, Marsh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blade into the cage.
Blade breaks the clinch.
Marsh has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blade.
Stan Marsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Marsh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marsh moves in looking to clinch but Blade pushes him off.
Marsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blade.
Marsh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Marsh as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blade throws a leg kick
and Marsh counters with a stiff right hand.
Blade avoids the head kick by Marsh.
Marsh is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blade 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 Marsh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marsh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blade connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marsh. Marsh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blade looks to land a left hand but Marsh moved out of range nicely.
Marsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blade moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blade throws a lazy right hand but Marsh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marsh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blade counters with an outside leg kick.
Blade looks to score with a jab to the body but Marsh is just out of range.
Marsh misses with a body kick.
Marsh throws a leg kick but Blade sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marsh throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blade throws a front kick aimed at Marsh's knee but Marsh avoids it well.
Marsh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blade's head backwards.
Good shot there by Marsh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blade is looking to slow Marsh down with leg kicks.
Marsh throws a head kick that misses
and Blade counters with a straight right hand.
Blade lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Marsh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blade 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Blade!
A very excited looking Eric Blade made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Slopey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Jawga Boyz - Rollin Like A Redneck. Henderson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jay Z- Big Pimpin 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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36
159 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
34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slopey Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 4, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Henderson lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Smith 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.
Smith slips a straight right by Henderson.
Henderson moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Henderson saw that one coming.
Henderson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Henderson passes into half guard.
Henderson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Henderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henderson wants to stand up but Smith has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Henderson has control of the leg.
Smith is looking to control Henderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henderson pulls his head out easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Henderson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slopey Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Henderson is out of range.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Henderson avoids a kick to the body.
Henderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A cross from Smith lands.
Henderson checks a low kick from Smith.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Henderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith thumps Henderson with a low kick.
A low kick from Smith misses
and Henderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith dives in for a single leg takedown but Henderson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henderson lands a shoulder strike.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Henderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Henderson down.
Henderson walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Some bone on bone action there as Henderson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith jabs at Henderson's body.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Henderson's head.
Henderson works Smith's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson takes one on the button.
Henderson tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith throws a front kick aimed at Henderson's knee but Henderson avoids it well.
Henderson misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown. Henderson fights it but they end up in guard.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henderson 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.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Henderson is retaining full guard.
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Henderson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Smith's best efforts.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Smith passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson working to try and regain half guard.
Henderson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Henderson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smith prevents Henderson from improving his position.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henderson keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith is looking to stall here but Henderson recovers full guard.
Henderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slopey Smith dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Smith.
Henderson throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab from Henderson.
Henderson lands a head shot.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith lunges at Henderson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Henderson's hand.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Henderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Henderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Henderson moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
Slopey Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
Henderson jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Henderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Henderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Henderson counter with a right hand.
Henderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith moves out of range as Henderson throws a body kick.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henderson.
Smith tries a low kick but Henderson avoids it.
Slopey Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson's elbow.
Henderson breaks from the clinch.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Henderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Henderson throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mike Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
A jab from Henderson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Henderson feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Henderson lands with a cross.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Henderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith misses with a leg kick.
Mike Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henderson has time to react.
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith tries to work over Henderson's front leg with a kick but Henderson checks it.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Henderson lands a head shot.
Henderson is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith throws the left hand but Henderson avoids the punch easily.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith throws a hook but Henderson blocks it.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Henderson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Henderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slopey Smith!
An out of breath Slopey Smith thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Mike Henderson was interviewed post fight and said 'I knew he was going to try and just wrestle me. Just hold me down and hold on to me. Oh well maybe next he will want to fight instead of just hug me.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelius kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2pac ft.Trick Daddy-Still Ballin. Freedom has chosen Johnny Freedom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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39
122 lbs
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194 lbs
20 - 6 - 1 |
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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
36 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigvard Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Johnny Freedom!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freedom bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aurelius just misses with a punch to the body.
Freedom throws a leg kick
and Aurelius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Freedom scores with a shot to the body.
Aurelius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Freedom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aurelius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aurelius has a takedown stuffed.
Aurelius takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnny Freedom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelius cracks a nice hook into Freedom's ribs.
Aurelius throws a body shot but no joy.
Aurelius takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelius scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Aurelius has been working on his balance at GreatWall MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Freedom.
Freedom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aurelius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Freedom. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Freedom.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aurelius is defended easily by Freedom.
Aurelius just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom throws a nice outside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Aurelius.
Freedom takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aurelius is looking to wear down Freedom with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Freedom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aurelius moves out of range as Freedom strikes.
Aurelius takes one on the button.
Freedom cracks Aurelius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Aurelius throws a looping overhand right but Freedom ducks down to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aurelius.
Aurelius blocks a low kick nicely.
Freedom lands a nice shot to the body.
Aurelius drops his hands momentarily and Freedom takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Aurelius walks into a straight right hand from Freedom.
Aurelius throws out a leg kick but Freedom moves out of range and Aurelius only half commits.
Freedom throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius tries to land a front kick but Freedom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aurelius misses with a low kick.
Freedom avoids a kick to the body.
Aurelius throws a lazy right hand but Freedom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Freedom closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Freedom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aurelius is trying to force a seperation but Freedom has the dominant position.
Aurelius has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aurelius wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Freedom.
Aurelius manages to break the clinch.
Aurelius thumps Freedom with a low kick.
Aurelius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Freedom throws a body punch but Aurelius moves out of range.
Aurelius misses the shot to the body.
Freedom tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom clinches up with Aurelius and pushes him back against the cage.
Aurelius lands a right hand.
Aurelius tries to break the clinch but Freedom is controlling the position.
Aurelius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aurelius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aurelius on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Freedom lands a head shot.
Freedom is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Aurelius throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Freedom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aurelius circles away quickly and effectively.
Aurelius feints and then cracks Freedom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Freedom down.
Aurelius throws a shot from downtown. Freedom moves away and avoids it.
Johnny Freedom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Freedom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aurelius.
Freedom has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Freedom.
Freedom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Freedom is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Aurelius had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Freedom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Freedom lunges at Aurelius with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aurelius's hand.
Freedom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aurelius. Aurelius obviously looking to wear him down.
Freedom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aurelius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aurelius checks a low kick from Freedom.
Aurelius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Freedom just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Freedom, right into the meat.
Aurelius connects with a leg kick. Freedom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aurelius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aurelius avoids a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Freedom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freedom takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A clash of legs there as Aurelius blocks the low kick.
Aurelius avoids the head kick by Freedom.
Freedom has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aurelius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Freedom will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aurelius.
Aurelius lands the left hand.
Freedom moves in looking to clinch but Aurelius pushes him off.
Freedom throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aurelius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Freedom.
Johnny Freedom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aurelius.
Freedom takes one to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Aurelius misses.
Aurelius tries for a takedown but Freedom sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Freedom blocks a jab.
Freedom is looking to slow Aurelius down with leg kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Freedom checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freedom scores with a sloppy right hand. Aurelius should have avoided that one.
Aurelius checks a low kick from Freedom.
Freedom moves in looking to clinch but Aurelius pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius moves out of range as Freedom throws a body kick.
Freedom swinging wildly here.
Freedom misses with a kick to the body.
Freedom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aurelius throws out the jab.
Aurelius blocks the body kick.
Freedom misses with a low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Freedom as Aurelius shoots in.
Freedom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aurelius scoring well with a low kick there.
Freedom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelius.
Freedom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That kick from Aurelius tenderised Freedom's leg. Freedom is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aurelius swings for the body but Freedom moves out of range.
Freedom stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Freedom wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sigvard Aurelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelius throws a leg kick but Freedom sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aurelius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Freedom misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Freedom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aurelius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Aurelius misses with an uppercut. Freedom saw that one coming.
Freedom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aurelius jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big right from Freedom misses.
Aurelius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freedom was well out of range. Poor timing from Aurelius.
Freedom will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Freedom gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Freedom. Aurelius shrugs it off though.
Aurelius stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom slaps away a takedown attempt from Aurelius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aurelius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freedom.
Freedom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Freedom misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Freedom misses its intended target.
Freedom drives through and clinches with Aurelius against the cage.
Aurelius avoiding damage as Freedom throws knees to the body.
Freedom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aurelius.
Aurelius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Freedom throws a leg kick which misses Aurelius's front leg but catches the back leg as Aurelius tries to avoid it.
Freedom lands a high kick!
Freedom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Freedom wants to clinch.
Freedom throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throws out a powerful jab.
Aurelius throws out a leg kick but Freedom moves out of range and Aurelius only half commits.
Aurelius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Aurelius cracks Freedom with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Freedom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aurelius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Freedom throws a combination. Aurelius tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Aurelius is rocked!
Aurelius scoring well with a low kick there.
Oh Aurelius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aurelius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Freedom sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Aurelius shoots in but Freedom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freedom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aurelius. Aurelius obviously looking to wear him down.
Freedom scores with a leg kick.
Aurelius seems to have got his legs back now.
Aurelius gets a double leg takedown into Freedom's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sigvard Aurelius will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Freedom avoids the body shot from Aurelius.
A good leg kick by Aurelius.
Aurelius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Freedom throws a jab when Aurelius was well out of range.
Freedom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aurelius at a distance.
Freedom throws a lazy head kick
enabling Aurelius to counter with a crisp jab.
Aurelius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Freedom throws a head kick that Aurelius semi-blocks.
Freedom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aurelius can pounce on him.
Aurelius motions for Freedom to come forward. Aurelius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Freedom avoids the body shot from Aurelius.
Aurelius scores with a spinning back kick!
Aurelius does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aurelius will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Freedom misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, jab by Freedom - just one landing.
Aurelius misses with a low kick.
Freedom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Aurelius catches Freedom right on the button with a cross.
Aurelius works Freedom's body with a nice hook.
Aurelius throws a body punch but Freedom moves out of range.
Freedom clinches with his opponent.
Aurelius tries to break free but Freedom pushes him back against the cage.
Freedom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Freedom manages to pull guard.
Freedom throws his legs up looking for a submission but Aurelius uses it to pass to side control.
Aurelius working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom prevents Aurelius from moving into mount.
Aurelius works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freedom tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Freedom is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Aurelius's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Freedom looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aurelius is trying to control the action in half guard but Freedom is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Freedom is looking to improve his position.
Aurelius 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Freedom defending well though.
Aurelius working over Freedom with some ground and pound. Freedom looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Aurelius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aurelius looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freedom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aurelius has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Aurelius scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Freedom wants to improve his position but Aurelius is controlling well.
Aurelius is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom is trying to get back to full guard.
Aurelius is looking to take a break and control but Freedom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Freedom has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Aurelius escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Aurelius!
Aurelius is chipping away with strikes.
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.
Freedom is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Aurelius is looking to take a break and control but Freedom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Freedom wants to get back to full guard but Aurelius has passed into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sigvard Aurelius showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aurelius has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Johnny Freedom!
After the big win, Johnny Freedom made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Sigvard Aurelius was interviewed post fight and said 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miami Vice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vice comes to the cage accompanied by The Theme. The crowd seem to be enjoying Maxwell's choice of entrance music: Sonne - Rammstein. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miami Vice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ross Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vice lands a glancing blow to the side of Maxwell's head.
Vice misses with a combination
and Maxwell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maxwell punishes Vice's body with a nice straight punch.
Vice misses with a hook.
A jab lands there for Vice.
It looks like Ross Maxwell has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vice thows a body kick. Maxwell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vice lands with a cross.
Vice pushes Maxwell up against the cage in a clinch.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but Vice blocks with his arms.
Vice lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Maxwell blocks an elbow strike from Vice.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maxwell lands with a short shot to the head.
Vice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vice takes a shot to the head.
Vice makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice pushes off an throws an elbow but Maxwell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vice lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maxwell wants the takedown. Vice is fighting it off but Maxwell persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Vice's guard against the cage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vice wants to sweep but no luck.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Maxwell working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Vice is trying to keep Maxwell in close.
Maxwell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vice keeping moving, preventing Maxwell from controlling successfully.
Vice is pulling down on Maxwell's head. It's preventing any offense from Maxwell, at least for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maxwell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vice keeping moving, preventing Maxwell from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vice looking for a sweep. Not yet Vice, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vice is pulling down on Maxwell's head to control his posture.
Vice's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Maxwell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maxwell works over Vice with some ground and pound from guard.
Maxwell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vice works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maxwell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maxwell won't allow Vice to sweep him here.
Maxwell stops Vice from standing up.
Maxwell is fighting to break Vice's control of his arms but Vice is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vice is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maxwell is controlling him.
Vice bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maxwell's guard.
Maxwell pulls Vice in to control the position.
Vice sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maxwell's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell wants to improve his position but Vice is controlling well.
Maxwell trying to hold on to Vice's head to control him but Vice postures up.
Maxwell is looking to improve his position.
Vice thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vice will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vice content to control rather than advance.
Maxwell wants to improve his position but Vice is controlling well.
Maxwell is refusing to be controlled, as Vice sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vice is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Maxwell has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Vice is looking to defend but Maxwell has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Vice! Maxwell pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Vice taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ross Maxwell!
After winning the bout, Ross Maxwell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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