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Infinity 87: Winter is Coming PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cream Pie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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134 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cream Pie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pie slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.
Griffin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Griffin misses with a double jab.
Griffin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd cheers as Griffin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pie doesn't seem phased though.
Griffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pie needs to keep his hands up - Griffin had a free shot at his head there.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffin swinging wildly here.
Pie slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.
Griffin shoots in and gets a takedown into Pie's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Pie has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Griffin manages to get his head free but now Pie has transitioned to an armbar! Griffin grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Pie! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cream Pie!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brady Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magic Magic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barnes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Young Buck, TI, The Game, & Ludacris - Stomp. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brady Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magic Magic!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magic.
Magic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Barnes!
Barnes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Barnes is holding on to half guard well.
Barnes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barnes is pressing down on Magic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magic is posturing up here but Barnes has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Magic tries to roll out but it's too tight and Magic has to tap! Slick submission there by Barnes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brady Barnes!
Brady Barnes took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, The Empire Clothing and Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olaf Dagens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Shopionus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shopionus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Truck stop - Baja maja. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olaf Dagens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Shopionus!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dagens shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shopionus has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dagens fails with a takedown attempt.
Shopionus connects with a jab.
It looks like Olaf Dagens has been cut.
Shopionus stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olaf Dagens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shopionus jabs at Dagens's body.
Dagens throws a head kick that misses.
Shopionus scores with a nice right hand.
Dagens takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dagens darts in looking for a takedown but Shopionus gets double underhooks and turns Dagens into the cage.
Shopionus has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dagens after a bit of a struggle.
Dagens taking a breather.
Dagens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shopionus digs a right hand into Dagens's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dagens's gas tank.
Dagens is breathing heavily.
Dagens looking to stall.
Shopionus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dagens misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shopionus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ricky Shopionus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dagens is aggressively charging in as Shopionus backs up avoiding any damage. Shopionus tosses out a jab and Dagens runs right into it face first! Dagens is out cold! Shopionus dropped down on all fours and is barking in Dagens's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricky Shopionus!
An out of breath Ricky Shopionus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Altair Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed comes to the cage accompanied by Can't be touched . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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150 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Altair Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randall Reed!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Creed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Creed.
Creed avoids the body shot from Reed.
Reed misses with a body shot
and Creed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Creed throws a body punch but Reed moves out of range.
Reed throws a sloppy body shot
and Creed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Reed finds it's target.
Reed misses with a lunging right hand
and Creed counters with a nice uppercut.
Reed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Creed is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Reed misses the body punch
and Creed counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reed is rocked!
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!
Reed throws a body shot but no joy.
Reed throws out a loose jab but Creed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Creed misses with a double jab.
Creed misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Creed counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Creed on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reed misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Reed misses.
Reed's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Creed connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reed scrambles back to his feet.
Reed misses with a two punch combination.
Creed connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reed's hands.
Reed is still on wobbly legs! Can Creed finish him?
Reed misses with a jab to the body
and Creed counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Reed out cold! What a finish! Creed is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Altair Creed!
Our winner, Altair Creed, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johny Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holy Diver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diver has chosen Holy Diver by Dio as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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174 lbs
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johny Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Holy Diver!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker closes the distance and clinches.
Diver goes for a takedown in the clinch but Baker prevents it.
Diver is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Baker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Diver tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johny Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Holy Diver.
Diver has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Baker clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Baker is trying to break free.
Good control from Diver.
Diver misses with a punch to the head.
Diver is looking to control Baker but Baker is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Baker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diver on the ground.
Diver is landing with strikes. Baker can't take much more of this.
Baker can't escape the position.
Diver struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diver is working for a rear naked choke. Baker is not defending it well and Diver has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Baker refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Baker's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Holy Diver!
A relieved looking Holy Diver 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Trzcinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bocco Badz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trzcinski's entrance music is Ice Cube - Do Ya Thang. A fine choice. Daniel Trzcinski had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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170 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Basic striking
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Trzcinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bocco Badz!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Trzcinski is fending him off so far but Badz persists. Nope, Trzcinski circles away and we're back to standing.
Badz shoots in but no luck this time.
Badz has closed the distance and engaged Trzcinski in a clinch.
Badz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Daniel Trzcinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bocco Badz.
Trzcinski manages to break the clinch.
Badz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Trzcinski manages to break the clinch.
Badz gets a clinch.
Trzcinski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trzcinski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Trzcinski missing with a left hand there. Badz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Badz fails with a takedown attempt.
Badz throws a body punch but Trzcinski moves out of range.
No luck for Badz with that takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trzcinski gets underhooks to prevent Badz's takedown attempt.
Trzcinski prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Trzcinski on the inside.
Badz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Trzcinski after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from Trzcinski on the inside.
Badz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trzcinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trzcinski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Trzcinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trzcinski has managed to clinch.
Trzcinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trzcinski connects with a crisp jab.
Trzcinski throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trzcinski takes the fight into the clinch.
Badz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Trzcinski prevents it.
Trzcinski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badz goes for a double leg but Trzcinski avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Trzcinski continues to drive forward.
Trzcinski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut there from Trzcinski.
Trzcinski drops Badz with a left right combo! Trzcinski follows him down to the ground into side control.
Badz is rocked!
Badz throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Badz is still in real trouble! Can Trzcinski finish him?
You can see the frustration on Badz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Trzcinski decides to stand back up.
Badz darts in looking for a takedown but Trzcinski gets double underhooks and turns Badz into the cage.
Badz wants a takedown but no success here.
Badz seems to have recovered his senses.
Badz wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badz is working for takedown but Trzcinski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Trzcinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Badz fails with the takedown.
Badz moves out of range of the body kick from Trzcinski.
Badz dives in for a single leg takedown but Trzcinski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Badz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Trzcinski manages to break the clinch.
Badz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daniel Trzcinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badz is looking to score with low kicks.
A combination from Trzcinski does no damage.
Trzcinski lands a high kick!
Trzcinski lands a big shot that drops Badz! Can he finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Trzcinski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Trzcinski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Badz on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trzcinski wants to get up but he can't break Badz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Trzcinski preventing the sweep.
Trzcinski tries to stand but Badz is controlling from the bottom.
Badz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Trzcinski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Trzcinski 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.
Trzcinski throws a right and a left that Badz avoids nicely.
Trzcinski tries to keep at a distance but Badz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Trzcinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trzcinski scores with a three punch combo!
Badz slips under a jab.
Daniel Trzcinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trzcinski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Badz slips under a jab.
Badz misses with a series of wild punches.
Badz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trzcinski.
Trzcinski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Badz can do to turn this around?
Trzcinski stuffs the takedown attempt from Badz. Badz gets slowly back to his feet.
Trzcinski fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badz slips a jab from Trzcinski.
Badz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trzcinski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Badz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Trzcinski is trying to buck Badz off.
Badz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Trzcinski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Badz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Trzcinski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Trzcinski tries to get out of the position.
Badz in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Trzcinski is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bocco Badz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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170 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Black had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Escobar defends it easily.
Escobar content to stall in guard here.
Black is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Escobar is aware though and is defending well.
Black can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Escobar controls the pace.
Black has his foot on Escobar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Escobar works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar looking to pass the guard.
Black looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Black is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Escobar controls the pace.
Black isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Escobar stacks Black on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Escobar!
Escobar is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Black is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Black is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Escobar pulls his head out easily.
Escobar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Black is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Black trying to control but Escobar postures up.
Black wants to get back to full guard.
Black looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Black looking for submissions off his back.
Black is refusing to be controlled, as Escobar sits in half guard.
Black looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Black actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Escobar seems content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Black is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Escobar pulls his head out easily.
Escobar wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Black enables Escobar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Black manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Black working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Escobar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Escobar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Black is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Escobar defends well.
Black has his foot on Escobar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Escobar works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black working a defensive guard here.
Escobar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Escobar postures up.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Escobar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Escobar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Escobar gets the takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Escobar working the head with strikes.
Black is trying to get back to half guard.
Black is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Zero Tolerance, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Escobar slows the pace down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black struggling a bit here.
Escobar is staying tight to Black's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar is trying to get an arm triangle but Black is defending well.
Black manages to work his way to half guard, despite Escobar's best efforts.
Black looking for submissions off his back.
Black looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Black looking for submissions off his back.
Black is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Escobar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Escobar's back!
Black has the hooks in. Escobar is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black has got his arm under Escobar's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Escobar has spun round into Black's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Escobar wants to stand but Black has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Black has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Escobar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Black had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Escobar defends it easily.
Escobar trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Escobar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Escobar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Black is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Escobar is aware though and is defending well.
Black keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.
Black escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Escobar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Escobar passes Black's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Black is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Escobar pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Black won't allow Escobar to pass to mount.
Black is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Escobar pulls his head out easily.
Escobar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Escobar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Escobar is thwarting Black's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Escobar wants to take a breather but Black is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Escobar 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Escobar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Black to the mat! Black manages to get full guard.
Black throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Escobar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Black working for a triangle but Escobar defends it easily.
Black keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black being controlled here, momentarily.
Escobar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Black's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Black is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Escobar is aware though and is defending well.
Ryan Escobar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Black looking for a guillotine here but Escobar defends easily.
Escobar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Black controls Escobar momentarily but Escobar frees himself.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Escobar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Escobar shoots in and bounces Black off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Escobar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Black looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Escobar has picked Black up and slammed him! Black can't keep hold of the triangle and Escobar manages to pass to side control!
Black manages to work his way to half guard, despite Escobar's best efforts.
Escobar looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Escobar is trying to control the action in half guard but Black is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Escobar trying to pass the guard but Black defending well.
Black is not content to let Escobar control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to get to full guard but Escobar has control of the leg.
Black actively working from the bottom here.
Black is not content to let Escobar control the position.
Black looking for subs from the bottom but Escobar mounts him!
Robert Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black is looking to get to half guard.
Escobar misses with a head shot.
Black is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries to control but Black wriggling away.
Escobar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Black slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Escobar is trying to control. Black wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Black wants to get back to full guard but Escobar has passed into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Escobar wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Escobar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Escobar 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Escobar!
A less than humble Ryan Escobar misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafinha Capoeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Dupres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dupres has chosen Taio Cruz - Dynamite as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafinha Capoeira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Dupres!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capoeira tries to clinch but Dupres is having none of it.
Capoeira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dupres loads up on a big right hand but Capoeira slips the punch.
Capoeira pushes Dupres up against the cage in a clinch.
Capoeira lands a left hand.
Capoeira trying to land knees to the body.
Capoeira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Capoeira lands a nice shot to the body.
Dupres lands a nice shot to the body.
Capoeira lands a nice knee to the body.
Capoeira avoids a wild elbow strike from Dupres.
Capoeira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Capoeira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Capoeira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dupres swings wildly with an uppercut but Capoeira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Capoeira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dupres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Still in the clinch, Dupres scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dupres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Capoeira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Capoeira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dupres struggles to land a body shot inside as Capoeira controls his hands.
Dupres avoiding damage as Capoeira throws knees to the body.
A short left from Capoeira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupres avoiding damage as Capoeira throws knees to the body.
Capoeira lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jamie Dupres has been cut.
Dupres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Capoeira connects with a knee to the head.
Capoeira missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Capoeira.
Dupres throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Capoeira tries to land knees in the clinch but Dupres avoids the damage to the body.
Dupres lands an elbow that stopped Capoeira in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Capoeira.
Dupres takes a knee to the side of the body.
Capoeira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dupres is defending well for now.
Dupres avoids a wild elbow strike from Capoeira.
Capoeira definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Capoeira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Capoeira scores with a knee to the head.
Dupres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Capoeira's elbow.
Capoeira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Capoeira lands a good knee to the midsection. Dupres won't want to take too many of those.
Capoeira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dupres.
Capoeira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Capoeira.
Capoeira crunches a lovely knee into Dupres's ribcage.
Dupres throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dupres throws an elbow but it misses.
Capoeira lands a nice shot to the body.
Capoeira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dupres blocks it with crossed arms.
Capoeira lands a nice uppercut.
Capoeira misses with a knee strike.
Capoeira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Capoeira digs a right hand underneath Dupres's ribcage. Dupres let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Capoeira.
Capoeira tries to land knees in the clinch but Dupres avoids the damage to the body.
Dupres lands a damaging elbow.
A shot in the inside from Dupres.
Dupres misses with a body punch.
Capoeira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dupres has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Dupres.
Capoeira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dupres is defending well for now.
Capoeira blocks an uppercut.
Dupres misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Capoeira obliges.
Capoeira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Capoeira.
Dupres blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Capoeira scores a nice knee to the body.
Capoeira tries to land a knee to the head but Dupres blocks with his arms.
Capoeira misses with a knee strike.
Capoeira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Capoeira connects with a knee to the head.
Dupres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Capoeira blocks an elbow strike from Dupres.
Capoeira working Dupres over with knees to the body.
Dupres scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dupres pushes Capoeira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Capoeira.
Dupres pushes off an throws an elbow but Capoeira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dupres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Capoeira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dupres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira missing with knees to the body.
Capoeira avoids a wild elbow strike from Dupres.
Capoeira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dupres lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Rafinha Capoeira has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Capoeira obliges.
Capoeira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dupres blocks it with crossed arms.
Dupres lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Capoeira or not.
Dupres throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Capoeira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dupres throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dupres throws a punch but it's blocked by Capoeira.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dupres throws an elbow but misses.
Capoeira lands a hook that snaps the head of Dupres backwards.
Capoeira blocks an elbow strike.
Capoeira missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capoeira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Capoeira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dupres.
Dupres managing to block the knees to the body from Capoeira.
Capoeira tries to land knees in the clinch but Dupres avoids the damage to the body.
Dupres blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafinha Capoeira dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Capoeira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dupres paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dupres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Capoeira manages to avoid it.
Capoeira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dupres can do to turn this around?
Dupres throws a hook to the side of Capoeira's head but Capoeira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dupres tries to clinch but Capoeira moves out of range.
Capoeira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dupres misses with a jab to the body
and Capoeira counters with a stiff right hand.
Dupres misses with a straight left.
Dupres tries to close the distance and clinch up but Capoeira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Capoeira doesn't manage to clinch there - Dupres circles away.
Capoeira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dupres.
Capoeira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jamie Dupres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capoeira gets tackled into the cage by Dupres. Dupres maintains the clinch.
Dupres avoiding damage as Capoeira throws knees to the body.
Dupres lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Capoeira trying to land knees to the body.
Dupres throws a head punch that misses.
Capoeira blocks a body shot from Dupres.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capoeira avoids the elbow strike from Dupres, against the cage.
Capoeira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Capoeira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dupres has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Capoeira lands with a left to the head.
Capoeira throws an elbow but it misses.
Capoeira blocks a body shot from Dupres.
Capoeira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Capoeira blocks a body shot from Dupres.
Capoeira lands an elbow inside.
Dupres takes an elbow to the temple.
Capoeira blocks an elbow strike.
Dupres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Capoeira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Capoeira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dupres in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Capoeira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Capoeira looking to throw knees to the head but Dupres is blocking nicely.
Capoeira lands an elbow just above Dupres 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Capoeira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dupres's defenses.
Capoeira avoids the elbow strike from Dupres, against the cage.
Capoeira lands an elbow just above Dupres 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira lands an elbow that stopped Dupres in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Jamie Dupres's cut even more.
Capoeira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Jamie Dupres's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Capoeira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dupres.
Nice body punch from Capoeira.
Capoeira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dupres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dupres is breathing heavily.
Dupres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dupres's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Capoeira lands a knee to the head.
Capoeira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dupres avoids it.
Capoeira tries to land a knee to the head but Dupres blocks with his arms.
Capoeira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Capoeira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rafinha Capoeira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Capoeira lands a nice knee to the body.
Dupres takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dupres pushes off an throws an elbow but Capoeira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Capoeira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Capoeira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Capoeira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupres throws a punch but it's blocked by Capoeira.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dupres.
Capoeira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dupres blocks it with crossed arms.
Dupres can't find room to land a body shot as Capoeira controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dupres.
Dupres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Capoeira lands an elbow inside.
Jamie Dupres's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Capoeira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dupres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Capoeira missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dupres fails to land.
Dupres can't find room to land a body shot as Capoeira controls the action.
Capoeira lands a damaging elbow.
Capoeira blocking some punches.
Capoeira misses with a knee to the head.
Dupres takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jamie Dupres's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rafinha Capoeira!
Rafinha Capoeira retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Rafinha Capoeira thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sampo Jampo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Multtuli Margabiaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sampo Jampo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Multtuli Margabiaru!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jampo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jampo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Margabiaru manages to avoid it.
Jampo misses with a double jab
and Margabiaru counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jampo thinking.
Jampo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tres Puntos FC in the buildup to the fight.
Margabiaru ducks under a wild hook from Jampo.
Jampo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jampo blocks a jab.
Jampo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A big right from Jampo misses.
Jampo misses with an uppercut. Margabiaru saw that one coming.
Jampo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jampo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Margabiaru counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jampo thinking.
Jampo needs to keep his hands up - Margabiaru had a free shot at his head there.
Margabiaru just misses with a punch to the body.
Margabiaru takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Margabiaru throws a shot from downtown. Jampo moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margabiaru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jampo pushes Margabiaru up against the cage in a clinch.
Margabiaru is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Margabiaru is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Jampo fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Jampo.
Jampo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jampo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Jampo.
Margabiaru is trying to force a seperation but Jampo has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by Jampo.
Margabiaru wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jampo has him pressed against the cage.
Margabiaru is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Margabiaru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jampo connects with a body shot that sends Margabiaru's belly button to the back.
Margabiaru throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Jampo to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jampo. Margabiaru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jampo moves into the clinch.
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!
Jampo lands a shot to the body.
Jampo digs a right hand underneath Margabiaru's ribcage. Margabiaru let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Margabiaru looks winded!
Jampo gets through Margabiaru's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jampo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jampo scores with a hook to the body.
Jampo lands with a light punch inside.
Jampo keeps control of Margabiaru as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jampo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Margabiaru's defenses.
It looks like Multtuli Margabiaru has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Jampo.
Jampo digs a right hand underneath Margabiaru's ribcage. Margabiaru let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jampo.
Jampo lands a left hand.
Jampo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jampo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jampo digs a right hand underneath Margabiaru's ribcage. Margabiaru let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jampo.
Jampo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Margabiarus head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jampo.
Jampo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jampo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Margabiaru takes a shot to the head.
Jampo pushes Margabiaru back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jampo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jampo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jampo lands a shoulder strike.
Jampo digs a right hand into Margabiaru's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Margabiaru's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jampo.
Jampo lands with a short shot to the head.
Jampo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Margabiaru backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jampo.
Margabiaru is rocked!
Jampo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Margabiaru is still on wobbly legs! Can Jampo finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jampo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jampo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jampo creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Margabiaru's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Margabiaru drops to his knees and Jampo pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sampo Jampo!
Sampo Jampo retains his super heavyweight title!
After the fight, Sampo Jampo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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