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SPI: Helsinki - 29 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Costner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Lindblom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Markus Lindblom enters the cage!
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170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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177 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Costner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markus Lindblom!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costner lands a nice looking body shot.
Lindblom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Costner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lindblom clinches up with Costner and pushes him back against the cage.
Costner's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Costner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lindblom dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Costner takes an elbow to the temple.
Lindblom tries to work over Costner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lindblom misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lindblom keeps control of Costner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Costner is trying to break free.
Lindblom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lindblom struggles to land a body shot inside as Costner controls his hands.
Costner blocks a body shot from Lindblom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costner is trying to force a seperation but Lindblom has the dominant position.
Lindblom misses with a knee to the head.
Lindblom misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lindblom.
Costner misses with an elbow strike.
Costner blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Costner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lindblom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Costner's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Costner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Costner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lindblom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Costner misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Lindblom fails to land.
Lindblom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lindblom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lindblom wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lindblom can't find room to land a body shot as Costner controls the action.
Lindblom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Costner backwards.
Lindblom misses with a punch to the body.
Lindblom manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lindblom slowing the pace effectively.
Costner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lindblom taking a breather.
Costner managing to block the knees to the body from Lindblom.
Costner is trying to push Lindblom away but Lindblom has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lindblom struggles to land a body shot inside as Costner controls his hands.
Lindblom landing knees to the body.
Lindblom throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindblom pressing his opponent against the cage.
Costner is trying to force a seperation but Lindblom has the dominant position.
Lindblom leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lindblom has Costner pressed against the cage, preventing Costner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Costner is trying to break the clinch but Lindblom has him pressed against the cage.
Lindblom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Costner tries to break the clinch but Lindblom is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindblom.
Costner blocks an uppercut.
Costner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lindblom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindblom has Costner pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Lindblom.
Lindblom pushes off an throws an elbow but Costner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lindblom taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lindblom.
Lindblom looking to stall.
Costner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Costner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lindblom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Costner is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lindblom wants to stall.
Costner can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Lindblom dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lindblom takes one to the chin there.
A big right from Lindblom misses.
Lindblom has managed to clinch.
Lindblom tries to land knees in the clinch but Costner avoids the damage to the body.
Lindblom trying to stall but Costner improves his position.
Lindblom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lindblom wants to stall.
Lindblom lands an elbow inside.
Lindblom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Costner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costner is trying to force a seperation but Lindblom has the dominant position.
Costner is trying to break the clinch but Lindblom is controlling him.
Costner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Costner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Markus Lindblom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Costner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lindblom tries to clinch there but Costner circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lindblom.
Costner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lindblom.
Lindblom clinches.
Costner stalling in the clinch.
Lindblom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Costner working hard to break the clinch.
Costner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Costner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lindblom lands an elbow just above Costner 's eye.
Lindblom misses with the head strike.
Lindblom tries to land knees in the clinch but Costner avoids the damage to the body.
Lindblom misses with a punch on the inside.
Costner is looking to break free of the clinch but Lindblom has double underhooks.
Lindblom misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Lindblom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindblom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lindblom blocks a body shot from Costner.
Costner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lindblom throws a punch but it's blocked by Costner.
Costner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lindblom has him pressed against the cage.
Costner letting Lindblom take a breather here.
Lindblom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costner is trying to push Lindblom away but Lindblom has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lindblom prevents Costner from breaking the clinch.
Lindblom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Costner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Costner as Lindblom tries to tie him up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Costner.
Lindblom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Costner tries to stall but Lindblom uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Costner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lindblom keeps control of Costner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Costner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lindblom misses with a knee to the head.
Lindblom wants to stall.
Costner blocking some punches.
Lindblom prevents Costner from breaking the clinch.
Lindblom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lindblom keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Costner's efforts to push away.
Costner managing to block the knees to the body from Lindblom.
That's four 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.
Lindblom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Costner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lindblom's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lindblom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Costner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Costner can't break the clinch.
Costner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lindblom tries to land a knee to the head but Costner blocks with his arms.
Costner is trying to push Lindblom away but Lindblom has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lindblom lands with a left to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lindblom looking to slow down the pace here.
Lindblom prevents Costner from breaking the clinch.
Lindblom blocks a body shot from Costner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Lindblom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Costner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Costner fails to land with a series of punches.
Costner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Costner moves out of range of the strikes.
Lindblom wants to clinch up but Costner keeps it at a distance.
Costner is looking for a counter combo.
Costner gets tackled into the cage by Lindblom. Lindblom maintains the clinch.
Lindblom tries to work over Costner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lindblom can't find room to land a body shot as Costner controls the action.
Costner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Costner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindblom is looking to clinch.
Lindblom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Costner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lindblom.
Lindblom rushes Costner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Costner.
Lindblom throws a punch but it's blocked by Costner.
Lindblom works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Lindblom.
Costner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lindblom lands an uppercut.
Lindblom is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lindblom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lindblom letting Costner take a breather here.
Lindblom keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Costner's efforts to push away.
Lindblom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindblom misses with the head strike.
Lindblom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Costner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lindblom lands an elbow inside that Costner shrugs off.
Costner has had enough of the clinch but Lindblom keeps him there for the moment.
Costner wants to break free but Lindblom has control.
Lindblom lands a left hand.
Lindblom misses with the head strike.
Come on Lindblom - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lindblom up against the cage.
Costner seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Costner being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Costner.
Lindblom tries to throw a body punch but Costner avoids it by throwing Lindblom back against the cage.
Lindblom lands a good knee to the midsection. Costner won't want to take too many of those.
Lindblom keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Costner's efforts to push away.
Lindblom tries a body shot but Costner blocks it.
Lindblom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Lindblom.
Costner is trying to force a seperation but Lindblom has the dominant position.
Lindblom pushes Costner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lindblom lands with a left to the head.
Costner trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Costner tries to circle away but Lindblom has him pinned against the cage.
Lindblom taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lindblom - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lindblom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Costner tries to circle away but Lindblom has him pinned against the cage.
Lindblom controlling the action here for a moment.
Costner has had enough of the clinch but Lindblom keeps him there for the moment.
Lindblom slowing the pace effectively.
Lindblom managing to block the knees to the body from Costner.
Kevin Costner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Markus Lindblom is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Costner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lindblom has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Markus Lindblom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lindblom winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Lindblom!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wiley McCoist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Putri Natsir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natsir has chosen Wayan Loceng as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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210 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wiley McCoist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Putri Natsir!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoist moves in looking to clinch but Natsir pushes him off.
McCoist closes the distance and clinches up with Natsir, looking for a takedown. McCoist pushes Natsir against the cage but Natsir circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McCoist blocks a head kick by Natsir.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCoist.
McCoist has closed the distance and engaged Natsir in a clinch.
McCoist is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wiley McCoist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Natsir struggles to land a body shot inside as McCoist controls his hands.
Natsir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natsir moves into the clinch.
Natsir keeps control of McCoist as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McCoist throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Natsir blocks it with crossed arms.
Natsir manages to pull guard.
McCoist would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Natsir managing to control the position.
McCoist wants to control from the top but Natsir keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCoist stops Natsir from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Natsir can do anything to dispel that myth.
McCoist postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McCoist trying to control the position from guard on top but Natsir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Natsir is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
A left lands for McCoist.
Natsir shoots in for a takedown but McCoist shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McCoist is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
McCoist is looking to clinch.
No luck for Natsir with that takedown attempt.
McCoist turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McCoist fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Natsir avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoist tries to close the distance and clinch but Natsir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McCoist.
Natsir closes the distance and clinches up with McCoist, looking for a takedown. Natsir pushes McCoist against the cage but McCoist circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Natsir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCoist closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McCoist lands in his opponent's guard.
Natsir wants to get back to his feet but McCoist passes into half guard.
Natsir tries to roll over but McCoist keeps him under control.
McCoist throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Natsir really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McCoist. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoist seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
McCoist thows a huge punch but Natsir dodges it nicely.
McCoist has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McCoist wants to control the pace but Natsir is squirming around nicely.
Natsir is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Natsir tries to hold on but McCoist pushes him away.
McCoist wants to control the pace but Natsir is squirming around nicely.
Natsir can't escape the position.
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 Wiley McCoist will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McCoist tries to clinch but Natsir moves out of range.
Natsir with the counter takedown but McCoist avoids it easily.
Natsir closes the distance and pushes McCoist back into the cage.
McCoist working hard to break the clinch.
Natsir is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Natsir drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McCoist gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McCoist is looking to take this one to the mat.
Natsir stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Natsir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natsir is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McCoist is defending well.
McCoist jumps guard.
Natsir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoist lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
McCoist throwing strikes from guard but Natsir blocks nicely.
McCoist is looking to work some ground and pound but Natsir has wrist control.
Natsir pulls McCoist in close to his closed guard and prevents McCoist from doing any damage or advancing position.
McCoist throws a big right hand that misses.
McCoist working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McCoist trying to control the position from guard on top but Natsir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Natsir has a closed guard, preventing McCoist from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoist stands and throws Natsir's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McCoist wants to stand but Natsir has his arm trapped.
Natsir tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McCoist is looking to take a break and control but Natsir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Natsir tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McCoist wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wiley McCoist overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoist tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Natsir struggling a bit here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wiley McCoist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCoist changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Natsir tries to avoid it but McCoist manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Natsir to the ground. Natsir escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wiley McCoist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Natsir is trying to pull guard but McCoist turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Natsir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Natsir throws a lazy head kick
and Natsir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCoist moves in looking to clinch but Natsir pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCoist darts in and clinches Natsir up against the cage.
McCoist can't break the clinch.
Natsir tries to pull guard but McCoist forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Natsir breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Natsir.
McCoist throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Natsir takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Natsir closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCoist gets underhooks to prevent Natsir's takedown attempt.
McCoist wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Natsir has him pressed against the cage.
Natsir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Natsir shoots in but no luck this time.
McCoist went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wiley McCoist dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McCoist takes the fight into the clinch.
Natsir tries for a takedown. No joy.
McCoist swings wildly with an uppercut but Natsir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Natsir breaks the clinch.
McCoist is looking to clinch but Natsir is avoiding it.
Natsir throws a nice looking combination but McCoist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCoist throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Natsir's waist but Natsir gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCoist off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoist pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCoist.
McCoist doesn't manage to clinch there - Natsir circles away.
Natsir misses with a combination
and McCoist counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Natsir lands but McCoist takes it in his stride.
McCoist moves in looking to clinch but Natsir pushes him off.
McCoist will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from McCoist. No joy for Natsir on that attempt.
As Natsir looks to move away, McCoist throws a big counter combo bu Natsir just gets out of the way.
Putri Natsir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCoist takes the fight into the clinch.
McCoist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Natsir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCoist tries a head kick but it misses.
Natsir shoots in for a takedown but McCoist shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wiley McCoist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Putri Natsir.
McCoist avoids the body shot from Natsir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsir has managed to clinch.
Natsir is working for takedown but McCoist is calmly controlling the position for now.
McCoist looking to throw knees to the head but Natsir is blocking nicely.
Natsir looking for a takedown.
McCoist wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Natsir is trying to pull guard but McCoist turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Natsir jumps guard and drags McCoist to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
McCoist trying to control but Natsir is working from the bottom.
Natsir wants to sweep but no luck.
Natsir keeping moving, preventing McCoist from controlling successfully.
Natsir can't keep his opponent in guard - McCoist advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoist thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCoist blocks the strikes from Natsir.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
McCoist thows a huge punch but Natsir dodges it nicely.
McCoist sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Natsir defending well though.
Natsir is refusing to be controlled, as McCoist sits in half guard.
McCoist not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McCoist uses his free foot to push down on Natsir's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Natsir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoist avoids the attempt from Natsir to control.
McCoist can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Natsir is looking to escape.
Natsir is trying to stand.
Natsir working to try and regain half guard.
Natsir tries to hold on but McCoist pushes him away.
McCoist 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCoist is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Natsir has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Putri Natsir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wiley McCoist is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCoist content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wiley McCoist showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCoist, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wiley McCoist!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Jovanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Lemaitre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirko Jovanovic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Samir Lemaitre's chin.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mirko Jovanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samir Lemaitre!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovanovic tries to score with a low kick but Lemaitre moves his leg out of the way.
Jovanovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Lemaitre counters with a shoot takedown. Jovanovic fights it but they end up in guard.
Lemaitre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jovanovic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jovanovic tries to get out of the position.
Lemaitre is working Jovanovic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jovanovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lemaitre throwing strikes from guard but Jovanovic blocks nicely.
Jovanovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lemaitre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lemaitre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jovanovic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lemaitre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jovanovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemaitre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lemaitre working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Lemaitre slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jovanovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jovanovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jovanovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lemaitre on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemaitre chips away with some ground and pound.
Jovanovic is rocked!
Jovanovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jovanovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lemaitre.
Lemaitre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lemaitre chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lemaitre's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Jovanovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jovanovic is breathing heavily.
Lemaitre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jovanovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Lemaitre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lemaitre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lemaitre postures up in Jovanovic's guard and throws a big left but Jovanovic blocks it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lemaitre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lemaitre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lemaitre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lemaitre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lemaitre throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemaitre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lemaitre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lemaitre postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Jovanovic's head off the mat! Jovanovic is out! He's out! Lemaitre jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Samir Lemaitre!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Svenn Sigfreud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bob Holley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holley has chosen Beer - Ou its good as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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285 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Svenn Sigfreud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Bob Holley!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigfreud with a poor takedown
and Holley counters with a nice uppercut.
Sigfreud takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Svenn Sigfreud has been cut.
Sigfreud closes this distance looking for a takedown but Holley circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Holley. No joy for Sigfreud on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Svenn Sigfreud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sigfreud gets a takedown into half guard.
Sigfreud throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Holley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sigfreud is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sigfreud throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sigfreud seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Holley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sigfreud lands with a punch from half guard.
Sigfreud lands with a punch from half guard.
Holley trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sigfreud is controlling the pace.
Sigfreud is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigfreud trying to mount his opponent but Holley defends it.
Holley trying to control here.
Holley is refusing to be controlled, as Sigfreud sits in half guard.
Holley is trying to get back to full guard.
Sigfreud working the head and body with strikes.
Sigfreud not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sigfreud keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nice strikes from Sigfreud there.
Holley trying to control but Sigfreud postures up.
Sigfreud lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holley wants to control but Sigfreud is keeping busy.
Holley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Well, if Sigfreud is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sigfreud sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Holley defending well though.
Sigfreud missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sigfreud scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sigfreud prevents Holley from improving his position.
Holley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sigfreud is working away from the top position though.
Sigfreud is nestled in close to Holley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sigfreud looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sigfreud is nestled in close to Holley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigfreud lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Holley trying to control here.
Sigfreud looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sigfreud is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sigfreud lands strikes from half guard.
Holley is not content to let Sigfreud control the position.
Sigfreud is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Holley is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sigfreud frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sigfreud in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sigfreud lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sigfreud is landing with some decent strikes but Holley is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sigfreud has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Holley's face.
Sigfreud trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Svenn Sigfreud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Svenn Sigfreud's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Holley misses with a wild combination.
Holley lands with a shot to the body.
Sigfreud looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sigfreud tries to pass the half guard into mount. Holley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Holley trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigfreud wants to take a breather but Holley is having none of it.
Holley is trying to get back to full guard.
Holley is looking to control Sigfreud's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Holley avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigfreud looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Holley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sigfreud. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nice strikes from Sigfreud there.
Sigfreud is trying to control the action in half guard but Holley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sigfreud is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Svenn Sigfreud overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sigfreud trying to mount his opponent but Holley defends it.
Sigfreud thows a huge punch but Holley dodges it nicely.
Sigfreud is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Holley is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Svenn Sigfreud!
Svenn Sigfreud 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Bessarion Alexius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachary Abrams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexius comes to the cage accompanied by A Country Boy Can Survive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bessarion Alexius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zachary Abrams!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexius drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Alexius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Abrams's head.
Alexius has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alexius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've been hearing that Alexius has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Abrams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Our spies down at at Sanitarium inform us that Abrams has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Alexius sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Alexius trying to control but Abrams is working from the bottom.
Alexius throwing strikes from guard but Abrams blocks nicely.
Abrams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abrams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alexius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Abrams's head.
Abrams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alexius defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexius engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alexius sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Abrams's guard.
Abrams tries to roll over but Alexius keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexius looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Abrams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alexius landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Alexius.
Ground and pound from Alexius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Alexius working over Abrams with some ground and pound. Abrams looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Abrams regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alexius wants to control from the top but Abrams keeps moving.
Alexius is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Abrams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alexius sitting in guard here, content to control.
Abrams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alexius is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexius throws a big elbow that misses.
Abrams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alexius defends well.
Alexius stays in close to Abrams's body and controls the position.
Alexius is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Abrams keeping moving, preventing Alexius from controlling successfully.
Alexius working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Alexius distracts Abrams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Abrams looking for a sweep. Not yet Abrams, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexius sitting in guard here, content to control.
Abrams is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alexius knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Abrams on the ground.
Abrams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alexius gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alexius cracks Abrams with a solid left hand.
Alexius postures up and lands a big shot to Abrams's brow.
Alexius sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abrams can't keep his opponent in guard - Alexius advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bessarion Alexius dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Abrams tries to sprawl but Alexius drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Abrams tries to get to full guard but Alexius has control of the leg.
Alexius working the head and body with strikes.
Alexius is trying to control. Abrams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexius lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Abrams wants to control but Alexius is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Alexius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexius with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Abrams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alexius is working away from the top position though.
Alexius is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Alexius working Abrams over with strikes.
Alexius content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Alexius'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.
Abrams wants to control but Alexius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ground and pound from Alexius.
Alexius prevents Abrams from improving his position.
Alexius lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Abrams taking some punishment here, with Alexius in his half guard.
Alexius slips a nice elbow through Abrams's hands, connecting with Abrams's forehead.
Ground and pound from Alexius.
Alexius takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Alexius seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Abrams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alexius winds up and cracks Abrams with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alexius is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alexius sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Alexius working over Abrams with some ground and pound. Abrams looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrams is trying to get back to full guard.
Alexius keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Abrams trying to control from the bottom.
Alexius controlling the action here.
Alexius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abrams keeps working.
Abrams has hold of Alexius's hands but Alexius slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Abrams actively working from the bottom here.
Alexius is taking a breather. Abrams says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Abrams gets back to full guard.
Alexius landing some decent shots from guard.
Abrams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abrams can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alexius controls the pace.
Alexius trying to control the position from guard on top but Abrams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alexius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bessarion Alexius 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!
Alexius plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Alexius throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexius drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Abrams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alexius is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alexius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abrams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alexius is one step ahead there.
Alexius sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius trying to control but Abrams is working from the bottom.
Alexius sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrams wants to sweep here but Alexius controlling him for the moment.
Alexius controls from within his opponent's guard.
Abrams throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Abrams gets a double leg takedown into Alexius's guard.
Abrams wants to pass the guard but Alexius is keeping the position.
Alexius seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Abrams stopping the sweep attempt from Alexius.
Zachary Abrams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bessarion Alexius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius keeping full guard, as Abrams tries to pass.
Abrams trying to control but Alexius is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Abrams wants to pass the guard but Alexius is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Abrams is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Alexius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abrams can do to turn this around?
Abrams takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Alexius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alexius closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Abrams quickly recovers to half guard.
Well, if Alexius is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Alexius is trying to control. Abrams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexius takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Abrams is trying to control but can't.
Alexius is looking to take a break and control but Abrams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alexius looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Alexius drops an elbow to the side of Abrams's head.
Alexius sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Alexius 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.
Bessarion Alexius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alexius stalling.
Further stalling from Alexius.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bessarion Alexius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alexius 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 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bessarion Alexius!
Bessarion Alexius seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Pawlak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris's entrance music is White Zombie - Thunder Kiss '65. A fine choice. Pawlak is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by O.S.T.R. & KASTA - Dziś idę walczyć. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Pawlak!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pawlak misses with an uppercut. Morris saw that one coming.
Morris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch combination from Morris misses.
Pawlak throws the left hand but Morris avoids the punch easily.
Morris misses with a few strikes there.
Morris misses with a body shot.
Pawlak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pawlak.
Morris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morris dodges the punch combination from Pawlak.
Morris misses with a two punch combination.
Pawlak moves away from the strike by Morris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pawlak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morris.
Morris tries to clinch there but Pawlak circles away.
Morris staying out of range there.
Pawlak misses with a looping left.
Pawlak misses with a looping left.
A jab from Pawlak misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Pawlak.
Pawlak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Morris loads up on a big right hand but Pawlak slips the punch.
Morris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheers as Morris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pawlak doesn't seem phased though.
Pawlak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pawlak.
Pawlak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pawlak throws a hook but Morris avoids it easily.
Morris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morris misses with a straight right.
Morris throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pawlak counters with a stiff right hand.
Morris motions for Pawlak to come forward. Morris throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pawlak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Morris cracks Pawlak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pawlak looks to land a left hand but Morris moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris throws a sloppy head kick and Pawlak moves out of range easily.
Pawlak might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris misses with an uppercut.
Pawlak connects with a single shot there.
Morris throws a looping overhand right but Pawlak ducks down to avoid it.
Morris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morris throws a head kick that misses.
Pawlak connects with a nice looking jab.
Pawlak throws a body punch but Morris moves out of range.
Morris wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pawlak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morris manages to avoid it.
Pawlak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pawlak throws a hook but Morris blocks it.
Nice uppercut there from Pawlak.
Pawlak looks to land a right hand but Morris moved out of range.
Morris misses with a low kick.
Morris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pawlak.
As Pawlak backs away, Morris returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pawlak misses with a straight left.
A clash of legs there as Pawlak blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawlak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morris throws a series of punches but Pawlak avoids them all with ease.
Pawlak tests Morris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morris throws a right and a left that Pawlak avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Morris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pawlak.
Pawlak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morris has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pawlak. Morris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morris. Pawlak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Pawlak.
Pawlak connects with a right hand. Morris shakes it off.
Pawlak lands with an uppercut that bounces Morris off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pawlak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pawlak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Pawlak misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris wants to clinch.
Pawlak is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Morris had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pawlak connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pawlak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pawlak throws an overhand right that lands on Morris's shoulder, as Morris tries to avoid the shot.
Pawlak throws a hook but Morris blocks it.
Pawlak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morris.
Morris misses with a low kick.
Pawlak blocks a head kick by Morris.
Jan Pawlak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pawlak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A punch combination from Morris misses.
Morris defending well as Pawlak loads up on a big left hand.
Morris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morris throws a series of punches but Pawlak moves out of range.
Pawlak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Pawlak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pawlak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pawlak throws the left hand but Morris avoids the punch easily.
Morris is looking to counter the offense by Pawlak and move into the clinch.
Pawlak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pawlak looks to land a right hand but Morris moved out of range.
Morris half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pawlak throws a hook to the side of Morris's head but Morris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pawlak scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morris ducks under a wild hook from Pawlak.
Pawlak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab lands there for Morris.
It looks like Jan Pawlak has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Morris might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Morris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pawlak swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morris.
Morris misses with a wild body shot.
Pawlak takes a swing at Morris's ribcage but misses.
Morris ducks under a wild hook from Pawlak.
Morris drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pawlak sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pawlak blocks a head kick by Morris.
Tim Morris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morris tries to close the distance and clinch but Pawlak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pawlak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pawlak takes one on the button.
Morris throws a right and a left that both miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pawlak.
Morris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morris is looking to counter punch.
Pawlak misses with a straight left.
Morris throwing a counter right hand but Pawlak manages to avoid it.
Morris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pawlak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morris moves out of range as Pawlak strikes.
Pawlak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morris manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pawlak jabs at Morris's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris slips a straight right by Pawlak.
Pawlak throws a hook but Morris blocks it.
Pawlak throws a body shot but no joy.
Morris wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Morris ducks right into an uppercut from Pawlak.
Pawlak connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Morris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pawlak doesn't seem phased though.
Morris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morris misses with a straight left.
Pawlak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pawlak throws out a counter right but Morris avoids it with no problem.
Pawlak swats away the attempt to clinch by Morris.
Pawlak keeps the fight on the outside.
Pawlak misses with a looping left.
Pawlak scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morris doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pawlak. Morris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pawlak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morris half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Morris moves out of range as Pawlak strikes.
Pawlak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pawlak connects with a nice looking jab.
Pawlak misses the shot to the body.
Morris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pawlak fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morris on the side of the head.
Pawlak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morris misses with a low kick.
Morris takes a swing at Pawlak's ribcage but misses.
Pawlak staying out of range there.
Morris lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morris.
Morris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pawlak misses with a looping right.
Pawlak lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four 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!
A left and a right from Morris both land. Nice combination.
Pawlak staying out of range there.
Pawlak throws a hook to the side of Morris's head but Morris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pawlak just misses with a punch to the body.
Morris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pawlak throws out the jab.
Morris throws a leg kick but Pawlak moved away.
Morris misses the shot to the body.
Morris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pawlak's head.
Morris avoids the body shot from Pawlak.
Morris takes a swing at Pawlak's ribcage but misses.
Pawlak throws out a loose jab but Morris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pawlak.
A little jabbing left from Pawlak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morris ducks under a wild hook from Pawlak.
Pawlak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Pawlak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jan Pawlak's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Morris moves out of range of the strikes.
Pawlak scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morris doesn't seem bothered though.
Morris slips a jab from Pawlak.
Pawlak throws a jab but it's blocked by Morris.
Morris wants to clinch.
Morris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pawlak stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pawlak avoids the head kick by Morris.
Morris throws out a leg kick but Pawlak moves out of range and Morris only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pawlak throws a series of punches but Morris avoids them all with ease.
Morris takes one to the chin there.
Pawlak's corner calls for a 1-2. Pawlak obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pawlak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pawlak looks to land a right hand but Morris moved out of range.
Morris fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawlak blocks a head kick by Morris.
Pawlak tests Morris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pawlak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morris.
Morris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morris staying out of range there.
Pawlak misses with a looping left.
Morris connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pawlak. Pawlak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Pawlak misses.
Pawlak connects with a nice looking jab.
Pawlak throws an overhand right that lands on Morris's shoulder, as Morris tries to avoid the shot.
Pawlak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pawlak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morris tries to counter with a takedown but Pawlak is quick to defend against it.
Morris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pawlak.
Morris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pawlak is able to avoid easily.
Morris misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris has a takedown stuffed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pawlak! But no joy.
Morris throws a nice looking combination but Pawlak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris misses with a looping left.
Pawlak throws a jab when Morris was well out of range.
Morris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pawlak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pawlak getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pawlak throws a body shot but no joy.
Morris looks to throw the jab but Pawlak is out of range.
Pawlak misses with a hook.
Pawlak on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pawlak lands a nice looking body shot.
Good work by Pawlak as he checks the leg kick.
Morris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pawlak looks to throw the jab but Morris is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pawlak connects with a body shot that sends Morris's belly button to the back.
A big right from Pawlak misses.
Morris tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pawlak manages to circle out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Morris misses the target.
Pawlak misses with an uppercut.
Morris throws a combination that misses
enabling Pawlak to counter with a crisp jab.
Morris misses with a head kick.
Morris wants to clinch up but Pawlak keeps it at a distance.
Pawlak misses with an uppercut.
Morris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pawlak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pawlak misses.
Pawlak misses with a wild body shot.
Morris looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Morris walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pawlak checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pawlak throws a hook to the side of Morris's head but Morris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morris changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pawlak looks to land a right hand but Morris moved out of range.
Morris tries to counter with a takedown but Pawlak is quick to defend against it.
Pawlak just misses with a punch to the body.
Morris is looking for a counter combo.
Morris fails to land with a series of punches.
Pawlak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Morris fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pawlak is out of range.
Tim Morris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morris slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pawlak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pawlak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pawlak with a hook.
Morris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morris thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Pawlak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pawlak 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Pawlak!
In defeat, Tim Morris stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm very disappointed in my performance. I'll be back'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Altair Brain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ratimir Yenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brain kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 300 Violin. Yenin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Apocalyptica - Enter Sand Man 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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162 lbs
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140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Altair Brain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ratimir Yenin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yenin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yenin has time to react.
Yenin tries for a takedown but Brain circles away easily
and Brain counters with a big head kick but Yenin shrugs it off.
Brain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yenin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yenin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Yenin tries for a takedown but Brain circles away easily
and Brain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brain lands a nice shot to the body.
Brain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yenin in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brain connects with a solid leg kick.
Brain is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yenin dives in for a single leg takedown but Brain sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Altair Brain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ratimir Yenin.
A cross from Brain lands.
Yenin loads up on a big right hand but Brain slips the punch.
Brain moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yenin. That did some damage!
Yenin 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.
Brain thuds a left hand into Yenin's body.
Brain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yenin.
Brain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yenin on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brain throws a sloppy head kick and Yenin moves out of range easily.
Yenin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Brain connects with a nice looking jab.
Brain is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yenin is rocked!
Brain moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yenin is still on wobbly legs! Can Brain finish him?
Altair Brain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brain throws a right hand that Yenin ducks under and follows up with a left that Yenin also avoids with ease.
The fighters circle, before Brain throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Yenin's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Brain lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Altair Brain!
During a confident post fight interview, Altair Brain thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Ratimir Yenin had this to say: 'I would like to thank my fans for the support. As well as my fight camp, trainers and my manager. I take this loss but promise all of you I will be back to bring it!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Munny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Munny has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, William Munny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, JJ Bush!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush shoots in but Munny avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Munny misses with a looping left.
Munny slaps away a takedown attempt from Bush, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bush has his takedown stuffed
and Munny counters with a stiff right hand.
William Munny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JJ Bush.
Bush changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Munny looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bush looks up at the clock and then as Munny takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bush smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bush is looking to take a break and control but Munny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bush fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Munny is trying to get back to half guard.
Munny struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munny is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bush has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Munny tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bush wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bush controls the position.
Munny is not content to let Bush control the position.
Munny parries the strikes from Bush easily there. Bush is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Munny to escape.
Bush wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Munny, who protects the arm well.
Munny regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Munny tries to get to full guard but Bush has control of the leg.
Bush not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Munny on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Munny tries to get out of the position.
Bush lands strikes from half guard.
Bush trying to control from half guard but Munny is working away.
Munny tries to kick Bush off but Bush keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bush missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Munny makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Munny.
Bush pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Munny is keeping the position for now.
Munny keeping moving, preventing Bush from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munny is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munny keeping moving, preventing Bush from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bush fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Munny sprawls well initially but Bush persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bush sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Munny defending well though.
Munny wants to improve his position but Bush is controlling well.
Bush with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Munny is trying to maintain the position but Bush is very close to passing his half guard.
Bush looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Bush is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bush tries to pass the half guard into mount. Munny knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bush throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bush prevents Munny from standing back up.
Munny is defending against the submission attempts here by Bush.
Munny taking some punishment here, with Bush in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Bush dominated that round.
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.
Munny with a jab.
Munny scores with a sloppy right hand. Bush should have avoided that one.
Munny loads up on a big right hand but Bush slips the punch.
Bush has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Munny slips under a jab from Bush.
Munny missing with a left hand there. Bush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bush shoots in looking for a takedown but Munny manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bush's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
JJ Bush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Munny.
Munny gets caught napping as Bush dives in and scores a takedown. Munny manages to retain guard.
Bush won't allow Munny to get back to his feet.
Bush trying to control but Munny is working from the bottom.
Bush stops Munny from standing up.
Munny wants to sweep here but Bush controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munny keeping moving, preventing Bush from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bush closes this distance looking for a takedown but Munny circles away.
Munny tests Bush's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bush shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Munny comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Bush stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Munny is on him like rabid pit bull! Bush slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Munny!
William Munny is the new bantamweight champion!
William Munny thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nebojša Brynjar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Krause (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krause has chosen Heart of a Champion as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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144 lbs
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157 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nebojša Brynjar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Krause!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brynjar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krause stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to the body from Krause misses
enabling Brynjar to counter with a crisp jab.
Brynjar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brynjar has closed the distance and engaged Krause in a clinch.
Brynjar scores with a shoulder strike.
Krause tries to pull guard but Brynjar holds him up against the cage and eventually Krause drops back down to his feet.
Brynjar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brynjar pushes Krause back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krause jumps guard but Brynjar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brynjar lands a shot to the body.
Brynjar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brynjar gets through Krause's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brynjar lands a nice uppercut.
Brynjar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Krause is trying to pull guard but Brynjar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nebojša Brynjar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Krause.
Brynjar lands a right hand.
Krause tries to pull guard but Brynjar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brynjar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brynjar slowing the pace effectively.
Brynjar works on Krause's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brynjar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brynjar lands a right hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Krause has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Krause tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brynjar smiles and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brynjar. Krause does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krause changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Krause tries for a takedown but Brynjar circles away easily
and Brynjar counters with a stiff right hand.
Krause misses with a takedown
and Brynjar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krause gets a double leg takedown into Brynjar's guard.
Brynjar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krause wants to pass the guard but Brynjar is keeping the position.
Brynjar being controlled here, momentarily.
Krause drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brynjar manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Krause has Brynjar in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Krause escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brynjar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Krause working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Brynjar has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar is taking a breather. Krause says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Krause actively working from the bottom here.
Brynjar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Krause on the ground.
Krause gets back to full guard.
Krause working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Brynjar has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brynjar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Krause wants to control but Brynjar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brynjar is controlling the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Krause with a poor takedown
and Brynjar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krause throws a head kick but Brynjar moves out of range.
Brynjar scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nebojša Brynjar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brynjar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Krause.
Krause shoots and misses
and Brynjar counters with a straight right hand.
Krause shoots and misses
and Brynjar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nebojša Brynjar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Krause.
Brynjar leaves Krause with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Krause throws a sloppy head kick and Brynjar moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Brynjar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brynjar with a jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Brynjar here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The crowd cheers as Brynjar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Krause doesn't seem phased though.
Brynjar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krause, pushing him back against the cage.
Nebojša Brynjar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brynjar lands with a left to the head.
Brynjar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Brynjar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brynjar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Brynjar.
Krause is rocked!
Brynjar misses with a punch on the inside.
Brynjar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krause is still on wobbly legs! Can Brynjar finish him?
Krause blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brynjar throws a punch but it's blocked by Krause.
A head punch on the inside from Brynjar fails to land.
Brynjar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krause seems to have recovered his senses.
Brynjar lands a left hand.
Brynjar pushes Krause against the cage. Brynjar is working some dirty boxing. Brynjar pushes off with a quick right hook! Krause goes down! Krause tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Brynjar moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nebojša Brynjar!
Nebojša Brynjar retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Nebojša Brynjar 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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