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Infinity: LW Title Tourny Rd 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Conlon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack McKuchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Conlon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mack McKuchi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKuchi cracks Conlon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McKuchi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Conlon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McKuchi to the mat! McKuchi manages to get full guard.
Conlon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McKuchi's head.
McKuchi keeping full guard, as Conlon tries to pass.
Conlon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Conlon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Conlon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Conlon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Conlon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Conlon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McKuchi's head.
Conlon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Conlon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McKuchi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Conlon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Conlon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McKuchi wants to get back to his feet but Conlon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McKuchi looks winded!
Conlon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conlon tries to free his leg and advance position but McKuchi is retaining full guard.
Conlon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McKuchi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Conlon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Conlon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Conlon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Conlon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McKuchi has momentary wrist control but Conlon slips an elbow through the middle.
Conlon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Conlon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Conlon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McKuchi can't keep his opponent in guard - Conlon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Conlon wants to work for an arm triangle but McKuchi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Conlon 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conlon works his foot free and advances to mount.
Conlon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Conlon is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Conlon extends the arm and McKuchi is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tommy Conlon!
A less than humble Tommy Conlon misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rusev Hungary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cream Pie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rusev Hungary has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rusev Hungary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cream Pie!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pie tries a low kick but Hungary avoids it.
Pie has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hungary looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Pie feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hungary can't keep his opponent in guard - Pie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pie moves nicely into side control.
Pie is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hungary looks calm but he's in trouble here. Pie gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hungary is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Pie lets go of the hold and Hungary can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cream Pie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Taslim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasi Pulkannaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taslim kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is La Coka Nostra - . Pulkannaru has chosen Judas Priest - Pain Killer as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Taslim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasi Pulkannaru!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taslim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pulkannaru defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Taslim.
Taslim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been hearing reports that Taslim has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pulkannaru showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taslim.
Taslim clinches with his opponent.
Taslim has Pulkannaru pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pulkannaru manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Taslim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pulkannaru tries to circle away but Taslim has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkannaru lands a nice knee to the body.
Taslim gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Pulkannaru avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pulkannaru is controlling Taslim's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taslim won't allow Pulkannaru to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkannaru is controlling Taslim's posture.
Pulkannaru uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pulkannaru.
Pulkannaru blocks a head kick by Taslim.
Taslim pushes Pulkannaru up against the cage in a clinch.
Pulkannaru breaks the clinch.
Taslim misses with a combination
and Pulkannaru counters with a series of strikes. Taslim will be more careful next time no doubt.
Taslim with a poor takedown
and Pulkannaru counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taslim misses with a lunging right hand
and Pulkannaru counters with a nice body shot.
Taslim with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taslim fails with the takedown.
Taslim takes one to the side of the head.
Taslim throws a right hand that Pulkannaru ducks under and follows up with a left that Pulkannaru also avoids with ease.
Pulkannaru displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taslim.
Jab from Pulkannaru.
Pulkannaru pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Taslim back to the cage. Pulkannaru follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Taslim shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pulkannaru is trying to stand up here but Taslim is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkannaru regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pulkannaru working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Taslim has passed into half guard!
Taslim prevents Pulkannaru from improving his position.
Pulkannaru is controlling Taslim's trapped leg to prevent Taslim from advancing to side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pulkannaru can do anything to dispel that myth.
Taslim throwing shots but Pulkannaru is blocking nicely.
Taslim looks to land a strike but Pulkannaru avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Taslim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taslim trying to control but Pulkannaru is working from the bottom.
Taslim controlling from the top position.
Taslim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taslim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taslim is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Taslim won't allow Pulkannaru to get back to his feet.
Taslim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pulkannaru is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pulkannaru shoots in for a takedown but Taslim shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Pulkannaru dominated that round.
That's time! Taslim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pulkannaru misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pulkannaru throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pulkannaru.
Taslim tries to clinch but Pulkannaru is having none of it.
Taslim throws a head kick but Pulkannaru moves out of range.
Taslim throws a right hand that Pulkannaru ducks under and follows up with a left that Pulkannaru also avoids with ease.
Pulkannaru looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pulkannaru or perhaps it was just good defense by Taslim, which made it look bad.
Pulkannaru throws a wild body kick that Taslim sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taslim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pulkannaru.
Taslim throws a head kick that misses.
Pulkannaru swats away the attempt to clinch by Taslim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkannaru has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pulkannaru's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pulkannaru.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pulkannaru.
Pulkannaru fakes the leg kick and cracks Taslim in the body.
Pulkannaru throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taslim on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Taslim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pulkannaru misses with a two punch combination.
Pulkannaru tries a head kick but it misses.
Taslim looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taslim throws out a leg kick but Pulkannaru moves out of range and Taslim only half commits.
Pasi Pulkannaru seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taslim goes for a double leg but Pulkannaru avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pulkannaru continues to drive forward.
John Taslim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taslim tries to clinch up
letting Pulkannaru counter with a right hand.
Taslim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulkannaru moves away.
Taslim fails to land with a series of punches.
Pulkannaru tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taslim looks to score with a jab to the body but Pulkannaru is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Taslim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taslim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taslim goes for a double leg but Pulkannaru avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pulkannaru continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Taslim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taslim fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Taslim with that takedown attempt.
Pulkannaru misses with a body kick.
Taslim lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pulkannaru. Taslim shrugs it off though.
Taslim tries to sprawl but Pulkannaru drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Taslim kicks Pulkannaru off and gets back to his feet.
Pulkannaru is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Taslim fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Taslim moves to clinch but Pulkannaru breaks away
and Pulkannaru counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pulkannaru.
Taslim blocks a head kick by Pulkannaru.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taslim looks to land a combination but Pulkannaru avoids it well.
Pulkannaru throws a head kick that misses
and Taslim counters with a three punch combo that has Pulkannaru backing up. Pulkannaru nods at Taslim to acknowledge the strikes.
Pulkannaru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taslim.
Taslim fails with the takedown
and Pulkannaru counters with a stiff right hand.
Pulkannaru fakes the leg kick and cracks Taslim in the body.
Pulkannaru throws a head kick that misses.
Taslim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pulkannaru replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Taslim blocks it well.
Pulkannaru scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pulkannaru with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Pulkannaru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pulkannaru throws a front kick that sends Taslim stumbling back into the cage.
Pulkannaru jabs at Taslim's body.
Pulkannaru gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Taslim to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pulkannaru is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pulkannaru is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pulkannaru holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taslim trying to control the position from guard on top but Pulkannaru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pulkannaru working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taslim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taslim stops Pulkannaru from standing up.
Taslim trying to control the position from guard on top but Pulkannaru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taslim lands a couple of digs.
Pulkannaru is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pulkannaru is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
John Taslim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pulkannaru avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Taslim misses with a takedown attempt - Pulkannaru sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pulkannaru misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Taslim tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taslim misses with a few strikes there.
Taslim tries to clinch but Pulkannaru is having none of it.
Pulkannaru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taslim throws the kick towards the body but Pulkannaru avoids it.
Taslim takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pulkannaru tries to clinch but Taslim moves out of range.
Pulkannaru has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Taslim will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Taslim misses with a lunging right hand
and Pulkannaru counters with a one-two to the body.
Taslim swats away the attempt to clinch by Pulkannaru.
Pulkannaru misses with a double jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Taslim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkannaru slips a jab and a cross from Taslim.
Taslim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pulkannaru counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Taslim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taslim has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taslim blocks a head kick by Pulkannaru.
Taslim swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pulkannaru closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Taslim regains half guard there - taking advantage of Pulkannaru's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Taslim missing with punches from the bottom.
Pasi Pulkannaru is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkannaru escapes and gets back to his feet.
Pulkannaru misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taslim thinks about countering with a body kick.
Pulkannaru lands a two punch combo.
John Taslim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pulkannaru. Taslim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pulkannaru defending well as Taslim loads up on a big left hand.
Nice sprawl there from Pulkannaru as Taslim shoots in.
Pulkannaru is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Taslim is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pulkannaru's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Taslim moves out of range of the body kick.
Taslim wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Taslim clinches with his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pulkannaru lands a nice knee to the body.
Pulkannaru jumps guard and drags Taslim to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pasi Pulkannaru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pulkannaru 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pasi Pulkannaru!
An out of breath Pasi Pulkannaru thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brodie Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rollo Lothbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brodie Grundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rollo Lothbrok!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lothbrok throws a hook but Grundy blocks it.
Lothbrok fails with a takedown attempt.
Grundy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White Lotus in the buildup to the fight.
Grundy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lothbrok throws the left hand but Grundy avoids the punch easily.
Lothbrok avoids the body shot from Grundy.
Lothbrok closes the distance and pushes Grundy back into the cage.
Grundy effectively controlling the action here.
Lothbrok tries to break free but Grundy pushes him back against the cage.
Grundy misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grundy stops a takedown attempt from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok breaks from the clinch.
Grundy looks to land a body kick but Lothbrok moved away.
Lothbrok forces Grundy back against the cage and clinches.
Lothbrok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grundy breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundy scores with a jab to the head.
Lothbrok's coach down at Wreckshop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lothbrok's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A head kick misses from Grundy.
A little jabbing left from Lothbrok on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grundy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lothbrok's calf.
Lothbrok throws a jab but it's blocked by Grundy.
Grundy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lothbrok misses with a takedown attempt - Grundy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brodie Grundy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Lothbrok.
Grundy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lothbrok, pushing him back against the cage.
Lothbrok has had enough of the clinch but Grundy keeps him there for the moment.
Grundy working aggressively here.
Lothbrok breaks the clinch.
Lothbrok fails with the takedown.
Lothbrok forces Grundy back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lothbrok.
Lothbrok wants to break free but Grundy has control.
Grundy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grundy has a couple of punches blocked by Lothbrok.
Grundy tries to work over Lothbrok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grundy lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grundy misses with some punches.
Grundy throws a head punch that misses.
Grundy manages to break the clinch.
Grundy looks to land a left hand but Lothbrok moved out of range nicely.
Grundy throws a nice head kick!
Lothbrok lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grundy tries to land a leg kick but Lothbrok saw it coming and moves away.
Lothbrok moves out of range of the body kick from Grundy.
Grundy throws a chopping leg kick but Lothbrok manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Grundy misses
and Lothbrok counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundy throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Lothbrok to counter with a crisp jab.
Lothbrok misses with a series of wild punches.
Grundy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lothbrok stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grundy connects with a looping right hand.
Lothbrok bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grundy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brodie Grundy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lothbrok shoots in and drives through. Grundy sprawls well.
Lothbrok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lothbrok avoids the head kick by Grundy.
Grundy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grundy slips under a jab.
Grundy just misses with a punch to the body.
Lothbrok shoots in looking for a takedown. Grundy tries to sprawl out of it but Lothbrok keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grundy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok swats away the attempt to clinch by Grundy.
Lothbrok scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grundy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Grundy stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Lothbrok drops his hands momentarily and Grundy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grundy lands a nice looking body kick.
Grundy connects with a leg kick. Lothbrok looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grundy throws a series of punches but Lothbrok moves out of range.
Grundy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Grundy misses its intended target.
Grundy looks to throw the jab but Lothbrok is out of range.
Lothbrok wants to counter the offense by Grundy and move into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brodie Grundy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A cross from Lothbrok lands.
A low kick from Grundy misses
and Lothbrok counters with a nice uppercut.
Grundy throws a jab when Lothbrok was well out of range.
Lothbrok takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Grundy throws a head kick that misses.
Grundy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grundy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lothbrok! But no joy.
Grundy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lothbrok checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lothbrok 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.
Lothbrok doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grundy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grundy lands a big head kick that sends Lothbrok tumbling to the mat! Grundy takes a step backwards and waves Lothbrok back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lothbrok is rocked!
It looks like Rollo Lothbrok has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grundy throws a head kick that misses.
Lothbrok is still on wobbly legs! Can Grundy finish him?
Lothbrok punishes Grundy's body with a nice straight punch.
Lothbrok gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Grundy gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brodie Grundy!
Brodie Grundy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iswan Dono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Iswan Dono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hideo Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dono misses with a wild combination.
Sakurai throws out a counter right but Dono avoids it with no problem.
Sakurai moves out of range of the body kick.
Dono ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sakurai throws a jab when Dono was well out of range.
Hideo Sakurai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakurai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dono throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A slow jab from Dono misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakurai misses the target.
Sakurai throws a hook to the side of Dono's head but Dono sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakurai throws a jab but it's blocked by Dono.
Sakurai misses with a hook
and Dono counters with a nice leg kick.
Dono tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakurai was well out of range. Poor timing from Dono.
Sakurai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sakurai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dono really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dono scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dono throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dono lands a body shot.
Dono moves away from the strike by Sakurai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai loads up on a big right hand but Dono slips the punch.
Dono moves out of range as Sakurai strikes.
Sakurai slips a jab and a cross from Dono.
Dono moves out of range of the strikes.
Sakurai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dono looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sakurai blocks the body kick.
Sakurai connects with a looping right hand.
Sakurai throws a jab when Dono was well out of range.
Sakurai misses with a looping left.
Dono takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sakurai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dono's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dono duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakurai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sakurai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakurai misses the target.
Sakurai is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sakurai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dono.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dono throws a series of punches but Sakurai avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Sakurai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sakurai throws the left hand but Dono avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Dono there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sakurai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sakurai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sakurai throws a looping overhand right but Dono ducks down to avoid it.
Sakurai moves out of range of the body kick from Dono.
Sakurai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sakurai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sakurai throws the left hand but Dono avoids the punch easily.
Dono digs a good body shot into Sakurai's ribs.
Sakurai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dono.
Dono thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sakurai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dono. Dono obviously looking to wear him down.
Dono swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dono's corner calls for a 1-2. Dono obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai throws a shot from downtown. Dono moves away and avoids it.
Dono takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sakurai misses the jab.
Sakurai throws out a loose jab but Dono uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dono swings for the body but Sakurai moves out of range.
Dono displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakurai throws out the jab.
Dono buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dono throws a half hearted mid kick.
It seemed like Sakurai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dono wants to slow Sakurai down by chopping away at his legs.
Dono on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dono tries to work over Sakurai's front leg with a kick but Sakurai checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sakurai! But no joy.
Sakurai missing with a left hand there. Dono was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sakurai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dono slips a jab from Sakurai.
As Sakurai backs away, Dono returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dono throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakurai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dono throws out a leg kick but Sakurai moves out of range and Dono only half commits.
Dono is looking to wear down Sakurai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big left from Sakurai misses.
A head kick misses from Dono.
Sakurai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dono.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakurai misses with a hook.
Dono moves away from the strike by Sakurai.
Nice uppercut lands for Dono. That snapped Sakurai's head back.
Dono ducks under a wild hook from Sakurai.
Dono half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dono cracks the inside of Sakurai's front leg.
Dono lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dono throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sakurai cracks Dono with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dono throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sakurai looks to land a right hand but Dono moved out of range.
Sakurai moves out of range of the body kick from Dono.
Sakurai throws a shot from downtown. Dono moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iswan Dono dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dono steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakurai.
Dono fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sakurai just manages to avoid it.
Dono just misses with a punch to the body.
Dono bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sakurai's head backwards.
Sakurai takes a kick to the side of the head.
A jab from Sakurai misses.
Dono lands with a straight right. Sakurai didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dono. Sakurai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakurai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sakurai scores with a sloppy right hand. Dono should have avoided that one.
Dono keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakurai.
Dono has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dono slips a jab from Sakurai.
Dono with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Sakurai.
Sakurai misses with a right hand
and Dono counters with a left to the body.
Dono scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dono takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sakurai throws out a powerful jab.
Dono is rocked!
Sakurai thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Dono on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oh Dono is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sakurai misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Dono misses the target.
Dono seems to have got his legs back now.
A combination from Dono does no damage.
Sakurai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dono.
Sakurai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dono counters with a stiff right hand.
Sakurai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dono moves out of range of the strikes.
Sakurai looks to land a right hand but Dono moved out of range.
Dono shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sakurai takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sakurai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakurai checks the leg kick.
Dono throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakurai.
Sakurai throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Dono.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dono paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dono takes a swing at Sakurai's ribcage but misses.
Dono slips a straight right by Sakurai.
Dono swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sakurai.
Dono misses with a low kick.
Sakurai ducks right into an uppercut from Dono.
Sakurai throws a hook but Dono avoids it easily.
Dono cracks the inside of Sakurai's front leg.
A bone on bone clash there as Sakurai blocks the leg kick.
Dono slips under a jab from Sakurai.
Dono fakes the leg kick and cracks Sakurai in the body.
A combination from Dono does no damage.
Dono lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dono is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakurai can do to turn this around?
Sakurai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dono. Dono obviously looking to wear him down.
Sakurai throws a looping overhand right but Dono ducks down to avoid it.
Sakurai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dono throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dono jabs at Sakurai's body.
Sakurai misses with a straight left.
Crunch! Dono slams his shin into Sakurai's torso.
The fighters circling - Sakurai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dono blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Sakurai misses its intended target.
Dono is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sakurai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dono dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sakurai. That did some damage!
Dono lands a head kick. Sakurai smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dono displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakurai throws out the jab.
Sakurai avoids the body shot from Dono.
Dono throws a jab when Sakurai was well out of range.
Sakurai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sakurai 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.
Sakurai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dono.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dono goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dono throws a series of punches but Sakurai avoids them all with ease.
Sakurai throws a lazy uppercut
and Dono counters with an inside leg kick.
Dono moves out of range as Sakurai strikes.
Dono moves out of range as Sakurai strikes.
Sakurai misses the jab.
Sakurai takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dono lands a two punch combo.
Sakurai misses with a hook. Dono ducked under it nicely.
Sakurai misses with a hook
and Dono counters with a leg kick.
A big right from Sakurai misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dono scores with the left hand. Sakurai knows he should have avoided that one.
Sakurai misses with an uppercut
and Dono cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Dono misses.
Dono chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iswan Dono dominated that second round.
That's time! Dono's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dono cracks Sakurai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sakurai misses with a hook.
Dono fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sakurai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dono slips under a jab from Sakurai.
Dono drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sakurai sprawls and moves away.
Dono lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sakurai's sensitive parts.
Sakurai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Dono. Beautiful body shot.
Dono moves out of range of the strikes.
Sakurai lands a glancing blow to the side of Dono's head.
Dono looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakurai is just out of range.
Dono lands a right hook to the body.
Iswan Dono is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dono, right into the meat.
Sakurai throws out a loose jab but Dono uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dono throws a counter high kick but Sakurai was just alert enough to avoid it.
Dono tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dono connects with a right hand. Sakurai shakes it off.
Sakurai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakurai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dono throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Dono misses.
Dono is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sakurai throws a hook but Dono blocks it.
Dono slips under a jab from Sakurai.
Sakurai misses with a hook.
Dono throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sakurai throws a lazy right hand but Dono sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dono lands with a shot to the body.
Sakurai moves out of range of the strikes.
Sakurai throws a lazy right hand but Dono sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sakurai throws the left hand but Dono avoids the punch easily.
Dono slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dono blocks a jab.
Dono throws a front kick aimed at Sakurai's knee but Sakurai avoids it well.
Dono moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dono throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dono misses with an uppercut. Sakurai saw that one coming.
Dono ducks under a wild hook from Sakurai.
Dono misses with a shot to the body
and Sakurai counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dono displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakurai throws out the jab.
Dono looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dono ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dono lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sakurai's sensitive parts.
Sakurai throws a hook but Dono avoids it easily.
Sakurai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dono.
Dono scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sakurai takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Iswan Dono is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot to the body from Dono misses
and Sakurai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sakurai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dono looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sakurai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dono.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dono lands a jab to the head.
Sakurai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dono catches Sakurai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dono scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sakurai throws a jab but it's blocked by Dono.
Sakurai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dono moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dono walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sakurai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dono throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dono plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sakurai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dono misses with a body kick.
Dono takes a swing at Sakurai's ribcage but misses.
Dono swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sakurai.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dono keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakurai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Sakurai misses.
Sakurai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dono sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hideo Sakurai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dono tests Sakurai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dono does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dono.
Dono scores with a body shot.
Sakurai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dono thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sakurai misses with a looping right.
Sakurai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good leg kick by Dono there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dono misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iswan Dono showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dono 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iswan Dono!
An out of breath Iswan Dono thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Maanpohja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arman Shaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johannes Maanpohja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arman Shaker!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shaker has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Johannes Maanpohja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaker stuffs the takedown attempt from Maanpohja. Maanpohja gets slowly back to his feet.
Shaker with the counter takedown but Maanpohja avoids it easily.
Maanpohja looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shaker is fending him off so far but Maanpohja persists. Nope, Shaker circles away and we're back to standing.
Shaker is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Shaker scores with a jab to the body.
Shaker forces Maanpohja back against the cage and clinches.
Shaker with a knee to the head.
Shaker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maanpohja wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johannes Maanpohja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maanpohja is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shaker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shaker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maanpohjas head.
Shaker scores with a shot to the side of Maanpohja's head.
Maanpohja wants to take the fight to the mat but Shaker manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Shaker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shaker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maanpohja backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaker prevents the takedown attempt.
Shaker has clasped his hands together around Maanpohja's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Maanpohja tries to improve position but can't.
Maanpohja is working hard here to advance position.
Maanpohja's coaches at Holding Cell have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaker is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Maanpohja will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Maanpohja is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaker is looking to take a break and control but Maanpohja is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maanpohja is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Maanpohja is trying to work for a sweep but Shaker has mounted him!
Shaker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shaker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Shaker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shaker wants to control the pace but Maanpohja is squirming around nicely.
Shaker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maanpohja is trying to escape the mount.
Maanpohja bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Shaker controls Maanpohja momentarily but Maanpohja frees himself.
Shaker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shaker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maanpohja landing some decent shots from guard.
Shaker pulls Maanpohja in to control the position.
Maanpohja postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maanpohja with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shaker seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maanpohja preventing the sweep.
Shaker controlling Maanpohja's posture.
Maanpohja trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maanpohja not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shaker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Shaker wants to sweep here but Maanpohja controlling him for the moment.
Shaker trying to control the position.
Shaker wants to sweep here but Maanpohja controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maanpohja cracks Shaker with a solid left hand.
Maanpohja throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maanpohja working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maanpohja postures up in Shaker's guard and throws a big left but Shaker blocks it.
Maanpohja trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shaker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maanpohja trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Maanpohja scoring with punches to the head and body.
Maanpohja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shaker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shaker trying to control the position here.
Maanpohja trying to control but Shaker is working from the bottom.
Shaker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maanpohja is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arman Shaker dominated that round.
That's time! Maanpohja's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good leg kick by Shaker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shaker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shaker scoring well with a low kick there.
Maanpohja fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Shaker.
Maanpohja shoots in for a takedown but Shaker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shaker is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Shaker moves into the clinch successfully.
Shaker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maanpohja in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shaker lands a nice knee to the body.
Maanpohja tries to score a body lock takedown but Shaker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johannes Maanpohja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maanpohja goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shaker prevents it.
Shaker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shaker gets through Maanpohja's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shaker tries to throw a body punch but Maanpohja avoids it by throwing Shaker back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maanpohja.
A nice left hand lands by Shaker.
Shaker taking a breather.
Shaker is pressed up against the cage. Maanpohja has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shaker down to the mat. Shaker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Maanpohja looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maanpohja gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shaker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shaker pushes Maanpohja away with a front kick.
A cross from Shaker lands.
Johannes Maanpohja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maanpohja shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shaker counters with a low kick, right behind Maanpohja 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shaker scores with a jab. Maanpohja acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maanpohja takes one to the side of the head.
Maanpohja swinging wildly here.
Shaker takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maanpohja misses with the head strike.
Shaker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shaker working Maanpohja over with knees to the body.
Maanpohja is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Arman Shaker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maanpohja tries to break the clinch but Shaker is controlling the position.
Shaker gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Shaker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Maanpohja looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shaker wants to take a breather but Maanpohja is having none of it.
Shaker is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shaker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maanpohja won't allow Shaker to pass to mount.
Shaker not doing much here.
Shaker is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Maanpohja!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maanpohja can't escape the position.
Shaker controlling the pace for now.
Maanpohja manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Maanpohja is trying to get back to full guard.
Shaker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maanpohja keeps working.
Shaker prevents Maanpohja from improving his position.
Maanpohja looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shaker lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaker trying to control the pace.
Maanpohja is trying to get back to full guard.
Shaker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shaker frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Shaker raining down shots from the mount!
Shaker looking to finish Maanpohja with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maanpohja!
Shaker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Maanpohja?
Maanpohja is looking to get to half guard.
Shaker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arman Shaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Shaker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shaker lands with a shot to the body.
Maanpohja steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shaker.
Shaker gets a takedown into half guard.
Maanpohja wants to get back to full guard.
Shaker wants to pass to mount but Maanpohja is defending the position.
Shaker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shaker wants to control but Maanpohja is keeping him busy.
Arman Shaker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shaker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maanpohja actively working from the bottom here.
Maanpohja wants to get back to full guard.
Maanpohja is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shaker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Maanpohja looking for submissions off his back.
Shaker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ground and pound from Shaker.
Maanpohja looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shaker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Maanpohja is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shaker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shaker lands with a punch from half guard.
Shaker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maanpohja with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shaker is trying to control the action in half guard but Maanpohja is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maanpohja actively working from the bottom here.
Shaker moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maanpohja is being controlled here.
Maanpohja is looking to reverse the position.
Maanpohja takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Shaker trying to control the action but Maanpohja is working from the bottom.
Maanpohja tries to bench press Shaker off him but Shaker keeps the position.
Maanpohja takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Maanpohja is trying to get back to half guard.
Shaker cracks Maanpohja with a big right hand but Maanpohja just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Shaker is looking to take a break and control but Maanpohja is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaker has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Shaker raining down hammerfists from mount.
Maanpohja is squirming around, avoiding Shaker's attempts to control the action.
Shaker controlling the position easily from mount.
Maanpohja tries to reverse the position but Shaker maintains control.
Arman Shaker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shaker controlling the position easily from mount.
Maanpohja gets back to half guard.
Shaker is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maanpohja tries to get to full guard but Shaker has control of the leg.
Shaker working the head and body with strikes.
Shaker wants to pass the guard but Maanpohja is defending well.
Maanpohja is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shaker controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arman Shaker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shaker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arman Shaker!
Arman Shaker decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edu Fola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Nogueira had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuck Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edu Fola!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira just misses with a punch to the body.
Nogueira throws a hook to the side of Fola's head but Fola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nogueira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fola.
Nogueira throws a front kick aimed at Fola's knee but Fola avoids it well.
Nogueira misses with a looping left.
Fola lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fola throws a hook to the side of Nogueira's head but Nogueira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nogueira throwing a counter right hand but Fola manages to avoid it.
Fola has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nogueira lands a lovely overhand right.
Nogueira just misses with a punch to the body.
Fola is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Nogueira throws a sloppy head kick and Fola moves out of range easily.
Nogueira seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fola lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick from Fola lands but Nogueira takes it in his stride.
Nogueira moves out of range of the body kick.
Nogueira blocks the body kick.
Nogueira went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A big left from Fola misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Nogueira misses the target.
Fola misses with the body kick
and Nogueira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nogueira takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fola throws a push kick but Nogueira slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fola throws a series of punches but Nogueira avoids them all with ease.
Fola slips a straight right by Nogueira.
Nogueira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nogueira moves out of range as Fola strikes.
Nogueira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nogueira throws a head kick but Fola moves out of range.
Nogueira looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fola looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nogueira lands a nice shot that snaps Fola's head back.
Fola throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nogueira connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fola. Fola circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fola is rocked!
Nogueira cracks Fola with a hook to the temple - Fola is on wobbly legs here! Nogueira swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Fola falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Nogueira wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chuck Nogueira!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clint Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micah Hays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright comes to the cage accompanied by Total Domination. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clint Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Micah Hays!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hays lands a high kick!
Hays tries to clinch but Cartwright moves away
and Cartwright decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hays's guard.
Cartwright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cartwright throwing strikes but missing.
Cartwright distracts Hays with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hays is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hays utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cartwright definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cartwright preventing the sweep.
Cartwright trying to control the position from guard on top but Hays is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hays works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cartwright pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hays is keeping the position for now.
Hays has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cartwright can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hays is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cartwright postures up in Hays's guard and throws a big left but Hays blocks it.
Cartwright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cartwright trying to control the position from guard on top but Hays is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cartwright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cartwright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hays working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cartwright.
Cartwright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hays preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cartwright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hays has momentary wrist control but Cartwright slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cartwright postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cartwright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hays preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hays has his hands on Cartwright's head, controlling the position.
Cartwright throws a big right hand that misses.
Hays is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cartwright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hays working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cartwright.
Hays is adopting a defensive guard.
Cartwright controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cartwright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cartwright trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hays looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cartwright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hays wants to sweep but no luck.
Cartwright landing with the ground and pound.
Cartwright drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hays looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hays looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hays!
Hays gets to mount! Cartwright was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Hays sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hays takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hays trying to control but Cartwright is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cartwright slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Cartwright 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.
Cartwright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown but Hays shows good takedown defense.
Hays throws a head kick that half lands.
Hays has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hays stuns Cartwright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cartwright swats away the attempt to clinch by Hays.
Hays leaves Cartwright with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hays closes the distance and pushes Cartwright back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hays just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clint Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hays misses with a body punch.
Hays lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Cartwright changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hays fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A head kick misses from Hays.
Cartwright thinks about countering with a head kick.
Cartwright tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hays defends well and Cartwright ends up having to push Hays into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hays scores with a jab.
Cartwright fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hays avoids it really well and circles away.
Hays now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hays misses with a head kick.
Cartwright takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cartwright avoids the head kick by Hays.
Cartwright is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cartwright tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hays paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Micah Hays seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hays throws a head kick but Cartwright moves out of range.
Hays catches Cartwright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hays clinches up against the cage.
Hays misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hays breaks from the clinch.
Hays throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cartwright closes the distance and clinches up with Hays, looking for a takedown. Cartwright pushes Hays against the cage but Hays circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hays gets caught flat footed, as Cartwright shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cartwright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cartwright drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hays dives on top into guard.
Cartwright looking for a guillotine here but Hays defends easily.
Hays with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cartwright keeping moving, preventing Hays from controlling successfully.
Hays postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright keeping moving, preventing Hays from controlling successfully.
Cartwright has his foot on Hays's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hays works his way back into a safe position though.
Hays wants to control from the top but Cartwright keeps moving.
Cartwright lands a decent shot there.
Hays trying to control but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
Cartwright is looking for a triangle but Hays pushes his legs off easily.
Cartwright looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hays is stalling in the full guard.
Cartwright is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hays is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hays 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.
Cartwright isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hays stacks Cartwright on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hays!
Cartwright is looking to regain half guard here but Hays keeps moving and retains side control.
Cartwright gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hays wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cartwright keeps working.
Cartwright lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Cartwright trying to control but Hays postures up.
Cartwright is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hays is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Hays showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cartwright gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hays counters with a nice body shot.
Hays swinging wildly here.
Hays misses with a head kick.
Cartwright is looking to clinch but Hays is avoiding it.
Hays swats away the attempt to clinch by Cartwright.
Hays scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hays has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cartwright tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hays sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cartwright somewhat.
Hays lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hays misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hays tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cartwright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hays.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cartwright jumps guard but Hays stands there with Cartwright around his waist. Cartwright gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clint Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hays lands a hook that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Cartwright is trying to pull guard but Hays has him pressed against the cage.
Cartwright is trying to drag Hays to the mat but Hays just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hays manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hays moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hays lands a high kick!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cartwright pulls Hays into guard.
Hays must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hays controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cartwright working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hays doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Cartwright is tightening it up a little... Hays has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Hays reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Hays taps out! Nice BJJ there by Cartwright!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Clint Cartwright!
An out of breath Clint Cartwright thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brady Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chico Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Young Buck, TI, The Game, & Ludacris - Stomp. Chico Sanchez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Dangerous knees
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brady Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chico Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sanchez darts in looking for a takedown but Barnes gets double underhooks and turns Sanchez into the cage.
Sanchez has Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez is struggling to control the position.
Sanchez crunches a lovely knee into Barnes's ribcage.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Sanchez moves to clinch but Barnes breaks away
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with an overhand left.
Barnes shoots in but Sanchez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barnes gets caught flat footed, as Sanchez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barnes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barnes pulls Sanchez in close to his closed guard and prevents Sanchez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnes is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Holding Cell that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sanchez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Barnes can't keep his opponent in guard - Sanchez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Barnes trying to control but Sanchez postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barnes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanchez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barnes gets back to full guard.
Barnes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Barnes is keeping the position.
Sanchez is looking to advance position but Barnes has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Barnes unloads with some shots from mount but Sanchez bucks and avoids them well.
Barnes looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barnes is really struggling to control Sanchez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sanchez is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to control but Barnes is having none of it.
Sanchez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barnes throwing strikes here but Sanchez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Barnes looking to finish with strikes here!
Barnes misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Barnes is landing with some decent strikes but Sanchez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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 Brady Barnes will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice cross by Barnes.
Barnes moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barnes as he jumps to the side.
Barnes connects with the punch.
Sanchez takes the fight into the clinch.
Barnes blocks an elbow strike.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Barnes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Chico Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Barnes.
Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Sanchez looking to stall.
Barnes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
Barnes is looking to land body kicks.
Sanchez clinches with his opponent.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike.
Sanchez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barnes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sanchez can turn it around.
A left hand lands to the body for Barnes.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Barnes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Sanchez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Brady Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chico Sanchez.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnes as he avoids it easily.
As Sanchez backs away, Barnes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Barnes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes misses with a body kick.
Brady Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez clinches up against the cage.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes lands a right hand.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez feints a jab promting Barnes to slip. Sanchez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barnes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Brady Barnes has been cut.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Barnes crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage.
A short left from Barnes.
Sanchez is trying to maintain a safe position but Barnes gets an underhook and turns Sanchez into the cage.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sanchez or perhaps it was just good defense by Barnes, which made it look bad.
Barnes throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnes but Barnes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barnes duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Barnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brady Barnes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez shoots for a double leg takedown but Barnes sprawls well. He's pushed Sanchez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barnes throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sanchez avoids it.
Barnes stuffs the takedown.
Sanchez clinches.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Barnes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Brady Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chico Sanchez.
No luck for Sanchez with that takedown attempt.
Chico Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez lands a jab.
Barnes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanchez shoots in but Barnes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barnes swivels and escapes.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes scores with a hook.
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barnes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Barnes slips a jab from Sanchez.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sanchez drops his hands momentarily and Barnes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Barnes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barnes throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes throws a wild body kick that Sanchez sees coming a mile off.
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnes as he avoids it easily.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks the body kick.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Sanchez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanchez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barnes.
Barnes throws a front kick that sends Sanchez stumbling back into the cage.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
A left lands for Barnes.
Barnes stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanchez defends it nicely.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Barnes's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chico Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez winds up and cracks Barnes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brady Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barnes, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brady Barnes!
Brady Barnes made sure to mention his sponsor, The Empire Clothing and Laundry in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raven Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arne Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raven Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Riseman!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris avoids the head kick by Riseman.
Riseman misses with a jab to the body
and Harris counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Harris looks at the referee who does nothing so Harris lands a crushing right that sends Riseman to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raven Harris!
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