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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincente Quiroga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hippo Potamus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quiroga comes into the arena with Until the Break of Dawn - Upon A Burning Body blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vincente Quiroga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hippo Potamus!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potamus tries to clinch there but Quiroga circles away.
Potamus keeps the fight on the outside.
Potamus counters with a body kick.
Quiroga misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hippo Potamus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Quiroga as he checks the leg kick.
Potamus looks to clinch
and Quiroga counters with a stiff right hand.
Quiroga clinches up against the cage.
Quiroga jumps into guard, dragging Potamus to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Potamus wanted to stand there but Quiroga had control of the position.
Potamus gets to his feet - Quiroga follows without any prompting.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potamus scores with a jab to the head.
Quiroga shoots in for a double leg but Potamus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Potamus closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quiroga wants to take the fight to the mat but Potamus manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincente Quiroga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potamus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quiroga avoids it.
Potamus lands an uppercut.
Quiroga has Potamus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Potamus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Quiroga being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Potamus.
Potamus is pushing Quiroga up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Quiroga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Potamus blocks it with crossed arms.
Potamus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Quiroga is defending well for now.
Quiroga is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Potamus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Potamus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quiroga connects with a solid leg kick.
Quiroga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Potamus throws out a counter right but Quiroga avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quiroga blocks a head kick by Potamus.
Potamus slaps away a takedown attempt from Quiroga, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Potamus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Vincente Quiroga has been cut.
Quiroga shoots in and drives through. Potamus sprawls well.
Potamus flicks out a counter leg kick but Quiroga steps away.
Quiroga is breathing heavily.
Quiroga walks into a straight right hand from Potamus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potamus is looking to clinch.
It looked like Quiroga was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Potamus.
Quiroga could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Potamus has closed the distance and engaged Quiroga in a clinch.
Potamus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Potamus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Potamus tries to keep at a distance but Quiroga has taken the fight into the clinch.
Quiroga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Potamus is looking to land body kicks.
Quiroga misses with a combination
and Potamus finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potamus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Quiroga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Potamus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Potamus rushes Quiroga and presses him up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Potamus.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Quiroga tries to break the clinch but Potamus is controlling the position.
Potamus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quiroga.
Potamus has Quiroga pressed against the cage, preventing Quiroga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Potamus lands with a light punch inside.
Potamus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quiroga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Potamus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Potamus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potamus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Potamus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Potamus has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Potamus stalls.
Potamus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quiroga wants to clinch up but Potamus keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potamus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Potamus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quiroga feinted with a counter takedown.
Hippo Potamus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quiroga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Potamus.
Potamus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quiroga.
Potamus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quiroga tries to clinch up.
Quiroga avoids the head kick by Potamus.
Potamus is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hippo Potamus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincente Quiroga's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Potamus closes the distance and clinches.
Quiroga pulls guard effortlessly.
Potamus decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Quiroga, up you get!
Potamus slips a jab and a cross from Quiroga.
Potamus pushes Quiroga up against the cage in a clinch.
Potamus breaks the clinch.
Quiroga shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Potamus as he avoids it easily.
Quiroga shoots in but no luck this time.
Quiroga moves out of range of the body kick from Potamus.
It looked like Quiroga was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Quiroga wants to clinch up but Potamus keeps it at a distance.
Quiroga shoots for a double leg takedown but Potamus sprawls well. He's pushed Quiroga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincente Quiroga. 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.
Quiroga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Potamus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Potamus has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Potamus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potamus throws a punch but it's blocked by Quiroga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quiroga avoids the elbow strike from Potamus, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Potamus.
Potamus misses with some punches.
Potamus working aggressively here.
Potamus looking to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Potamus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Potamus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quiroga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Potamus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Quiroga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quiroga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Potamus breaks the clinch.
Potamus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Quiroga half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Quiroga takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vincente Quiroga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potamus takes a swing at Quiroga's ribcage but misses.
Quiroga swats away the attempt to clinch by Potamus.
Potamus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quiroga gets tackled into the cage by Potamus. Potamus maintains the clinch.
Potamus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Quiroga is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Potamus.
Quiroga changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Potamus fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Potamus forces Quiroga back against the cage and clinches.
Potamus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Potamus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quiroga shoots in and drives through. Potamus sprawls well.
Despite the aggression on Potamus's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
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!
Potamus wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quiroga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Potamus tries to close the distance and clinch but Quiroga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quiroga appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Potamus wants to clinch.
Quiroga swats away the attempt to clinch by Potamus.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Potamus tries to land knees in the clinch but Quiroga avoids the damage to the body.
Potamus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Potamus throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potamus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quiroga moves into range and clinches up with Potamus.
Quiroga manages to pull guard.
Potamus stands and steps away. Quiroga gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Quiroga shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Potamus manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potamus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quiroga appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Potamus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Potamus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Quiroga tries to keep at a distance but Potamus has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Potamus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hippo Potamus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vincente Quiroga's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Potamus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quiroga looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Potamus tries to clinch there but Quiroga circles away.
Potamus wants to clinch.
Potamus misses with a body kick.
Potamus tries to clinch but Quiroga moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quiroga closes the distance and clinches.
Potamus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Potamus tries to land knees in the clinch but Quiroga avoids the damage to the body.
Potamus is pressed up against the cage. Quiroga has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Potamus down to the mat. Potamus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Potamus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Potamus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quiroga backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potamus lands a nice uppercut.
Potamus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Potamus closes the distance and clinches.
Potamus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Potamus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Potamus darts in and clinches Quiroga up against the cage.
Potamus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hippo Potamus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Potamus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quiroga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quiroga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Potamus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Potamus is looking to clinch.
Potamus throws a series of punches but Quiroga moves out of range.
Potamus instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potamus misses with a punch on the inside.
Quiroga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Potamus lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potamus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quiroga's elbow.
Quiroga takes a shot to the head.
Potamus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Quiroga.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincente Quiroga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potamus has managed to clinch.
Quiroga is working for takedown but Potamus is calmly controlling the position for now.
The referee calls for Potamus to work.
Potamus breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potamus gets a clinch.
Quiroga blocks an uppercut.
Potamus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Potamus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quiroga avoids it.
Potamus throws an elbow but it misses.
Potamus tries to stall but Quiroga uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Potamus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quiroga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Quiroga goes for a takedown in the clinch but Potamus prevents it.
Potamus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Potamus pushes Quiroga up against the cage in a clinch.
Quiroga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quiroga avoiding damage.
Quiroga misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potamus tries to stall but Quiroga uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Potamus tries to land knees in the clinch but Quiroga avoids the damage to the body.
Potamus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quiroga tries to keep at a distance but Potamus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Quiroga is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Potamus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Potamus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Potamus is looking to clinch.
Potamus instigates a clinch.
Quiroga fails to pull guard.
Hippo Potamus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Potamus swings wildly with an uppercut but Quiroga uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quiroga blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hippo Potamus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Potamus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hippo Potamus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Niklasson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Estaban Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Niklasson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Estaban Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niklasson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Niklasson tries to clinch but Chavez moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Niklasson.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niklasson moves away.
A clash of legs there as Niklasson blocks the low kick.
Niklasson tries for a takedown but Chavez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Niklasson goes for a double leg but Chavez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chavez continues to drive forward.
Chavez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chavez scores with a jab. Niklasson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chavez feints with a jab and clips Niklasson right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Niklasson is sent crashing into the canvas and Chavez leaps in for the kill! Niklasson tries to get to his feet but Chavez is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Niklasson is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Estaban Chavez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Galgulaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joost Van Buren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Galgulaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joost Van Buren!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galgulaid scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Van Buren there.
A punch combination from Galgulaid misses.
Sloppy strikes from Galgulaid. Those never looked like landing.
Van Buren thinks about the counter body kick.
Van Buren's jab looks to have found its range, popping Galgulaid under the eye.
Galgulaid chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Buren can pounce on him.
Van Buren lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Van Buren paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnny Galgulaid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galgulaid throws a series of punches but Van Buren avoids them all with ease.
Galgulaid walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Buren.
Van Buren lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Galgulaid falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joost Van Buren!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vang Poulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vang Poulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dwayne Howard!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Poulsen's waist but Poulsen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Howard off to one side.
Howard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Poulsen to score with a decent uppercut.
Howard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Poulsen pinned against the cage. Poulsen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Howard tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Poulsen defends well and Howard ends up having to push Poulsen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Poulsen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vang Poulsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Howard.
Poulsen lands with a shot to the body.
Howard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Poulsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Howard with the counter takedown but Poulsen avoids it easily.
Howard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot by Poulsen.
It looks like Dwayne Howard has been cut.
Poulsen jabs Howard right on the nose. Howard blinks but takes it well.
Howard is rocked!
Poulsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Howard is still on wobbly legs! Can Poulsen finish him?
Howard looks winded!
Poulsen 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Poulsen swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vang Poulsen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matteus Oxadus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sturgis (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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matteus Oxadus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Sturgis!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oxadus punishes Sturgis's body with a nice straight punch.
Sturgis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Oxadus defends well and Sturgis ends up having to push Oxadus into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sturgis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oxadus.
Sturgis looks for a takedown but Oxadus sprawls well.
Sturgis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sturgis looks winded!
Oxadus lands with a nice body punch.
Oxadus lands a body shot.
Sturgis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oxadus has closed the distance and engaged Sturgis in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Oxadus.
Oxadus lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oxadus lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Michael Sturgis has been cut.
A short right from Oxadus.
Oxadus lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oxadus.
Oxadus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sturgis.
Oxadus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sturgis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oxadus lands a hook that snaps the head of Sturgis backwards.
Oxadus digs a right hand into Sturgis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sturgis's gas tank.
A short left from Oxadus.
Oxadus scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Oxadus.
Oxadus lands with a left to the head.
The referee calls for Oxadus to work.
Oxadus drops Sturgis onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Sturgis is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Sturgis is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Sturgis pressed against the cage. Oxadus frees himself up and cracks Sturgis with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Sturgis crumples to the floor, out cold! Oxadus jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matteus Oxadus!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heimo Haba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mee Vattalles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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21
169 lbs
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181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heimo Haba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mee Vattalles!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heimo Haba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haba has managed to clinch.
Haba tries to throw a body punch but Vattalles avoids it by throwing Haba back against the cage.
Haba works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vattalles takes an elbow to the temple.
Haba misses with a knee strike.
Haba leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vattalles ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vattalles no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haba wants to get up but he can't break Vattalles's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Vattalles pulls Haba in to control the position.
Vattalles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Haba manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vattalles is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vattalles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vattalles controlling from the top position.
Vattalles has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vattalles stops Haba from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vattalles sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vattalles trying to control the position from guard on top but Haba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Vattalles slips nicely into half guard.
Haba has hold of Vattalles's hands but Vattalles slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haba pushes Vattalles off looking to stand but Vattalles dives back in and keeps control.
Vattalles is looking for a kimura but Haba is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vattalles to get the leverage.
Haba is trying to stand back up but Vattalles is controlling him
Vattalles missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haba is breathing heavily.
Vattalles is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vattalles is taking a breather. Haba says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vattalles trying to mount his opponent but Haba defends it.
Vattalles is looking for a kimura but Haba is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vattalles to get the leverage.
Vattalles is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Haba has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vattalles in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Haba tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Vattalles!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mee Vattalles!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Conor Mcgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Pierce has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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25
150 lbs
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conor Mcgregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mcgregor!
It looks like Tim Pierce has been cut.
A punch combination from Mcgregor misses.
Mcgregor looks to land a combination but Pierce avoids it well.
Mcgregor misses with the combination.
Mcgregor throws a right hand that Pierce ducks under and follows up with a left that Pierce also avoids with ease.
Mcgregor misses with a two punch combination.
Pierce drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mcgregor defends it well.
Mcgregor misses with a wild combination.
Mcgregor misses with a few strikes there.
Pierce is looking to slow Mcgregor down with leg kicks.
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!
Mcgregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcgregor misses with a series of wild punches.
Mcgregor fails to land with a series of punches.
Pierce tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcgregor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierce has managed to clinch.
Mcgregor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pierce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mcgregor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pierce has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mcgregor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pierce has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mcgregor uses from the top position.
Mcgregor stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mcgregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mcgregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mcgregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pierce.
Mcgregor is breathing heavily.
Pierce shoots in and drives through. Mcgregor sprawls well.
Conor Mcgregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Pierce.
Mcgregor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pierce wants to clinch.
Mcgregor looks to land a combination but Pierce avoids it well.
Pierce raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Some wild striking there from Mcgregor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pierce looks for a takedown but Mcgregor sprawls well.
Mcgregor throws a series of punches but Pierce moves out of range.
Pierce scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcgregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Mcgregor as Pierce shoots in.
Conor Mcgregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgregor throws a right hand that Pierce ducks under and follows up with a left that Pierce also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Mcgregor.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pierce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mcgregor swats away the attempt to clinch by Pierce.
A punch combination from Mcgregor misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mcgregor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pierce unleashes a big counter combination but Mcgregor bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pierce darts in looking for a takedown but Mcgregor gets double underhooks and turns Pierce into the cage.
Mcgregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pierce darts in looking for a takedown but Mcgregor gets double underhooks and turns Pierce into the cage.
Mcgregor seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pierce slips a jab and a cross from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor misses with a double jab.
Pierce wants to clinch.
Mcgregor seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mcgregor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pierce fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mcgregor avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor misses with the combination.
Pierce counters with a body kick.
Mcgregor looks to land a combination but Pierce avoids it well.
Mcgregor stuffs the takedown.
Mcgregor swinging wildly here.
Pierce shoots in and drives through. Mcgregor sprawls well.
Mcgregor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pierce wants to counter with a clinch but Mcgregor pushes him away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgregor keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcgregor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pierce makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mcgregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mcgregor misses with a double jab.
Conor Mcgregor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mcgregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcgregor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mcgregor seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pierce fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Mcgregor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Pierce's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mcgregor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mcgregor misses with the combination.
Pierce only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pierce throws the left hand but Mcgregor avoids the punch easily.
Mcgregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pierce can do to turn this around?
Pierce fails with a takedown attempt.
Mcgregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pierce circles away quickly and effectively.
Pierce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mcgregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pierce.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Mcgregor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mcgregor misses with a few strikes there.
Mcgregor misses with a series of wild punches.
Pierce is looking for the big counter here.
Mcgregor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pierce makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pierce looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mcgregor is fending him off so far but Pierce persists. Nope, Mcgregor circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Mcgregor.
Pierce is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mcgregor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mcgregor went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Conor Mcgregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Pierce.
Mcgregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pierce circles away quickly and effectively.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mcgregor as he avoids it easily.
Mcgregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mcgregor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Conor Mcgregor is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierce lands a high kick!
Mcgregor misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor throws a series of punches but Pierce moves out of range.
Pierce shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mcgregor defends it nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mcgregor looks to land a combination but Pierce avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierce misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mcgregor looks to land a combination but Pierce avoids it well.
Mcgregor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pierce tries for a takedown but Mcgregor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mcgregor looks to land a combination but Pierce avoids it well.
No joy there for Pierce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mcgregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcgregor looks to land a combination but Pierce avoids it well.
Pierce dodges the punch combination from Mcgregor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor throws a right and a left that Pierce avoids nicely.
Pierce throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mcgregor's waist but Mcgregor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pierce off to one side.
Mcgregor misses with a wild combination.
Mcgregor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pierce slips a jab and a cross from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor throws a right and a left that Pierce avoids nicely.
Mcgregor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pierce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcgregor.
A nice combination there by Mcgregor.
Mcgregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcgregor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierce is looking to clinch but Mcgregor is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from Mcgregor. Those never looked like landing.
Mcgregor misses with a series of wild punches.
Mcgregor tries to bum rush Pierce with a series of wild strikes but Pierce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mcgregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pierce.
Mcgregor looks to land a combination but Pierce avoids it well.
Pierce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pierce dives in and grabs Mcgregor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mcgregor pushes down on Pierce's head and hops out.
Pierce slips a jab and a cross from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Mcgregor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Pierce's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pierce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcgregor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conor Mcgregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcgregor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pierce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pierce moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pierce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mcgregor tries to bum rush Pierce with a series of wild strikes but Pierce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pierce tries to clinch but Mcgregor is having none of it.
Mcgregor throws a big counter combination but Pierce scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pierce fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgregor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pierce unleashes a big counter combination but Mcgregor bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mcgregor throws a right and a left that Pierce avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Mcgregor. No joy for Pierce on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor fails to land with a series of punches.
Pierce is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mcgregor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pierce wants to clinch up but Mcgregor keeps it at a distance.
Mcgregor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mcgregor.
Pierce is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mcgregor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Conor Mcgregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Pierce.
Mcgregor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pierce dodges the punch combination from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor fails to land with a series of punches.
Pierce throws a series of punches but Mcgregor moves out of range.
Pierce slips a jab and a cross from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mcgregor wants it to stay on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcgregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pierce doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcgregor circles away.
Pierce tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mcgregor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pierce somewhat.
Mcgregor tries to bum rush Pierce with a series of wild strikes but Pierce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mcgregor tries to bum rush Pierce with a series of wild strikes but Pierce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mcgregor sets himself, and Pierce steps forward looking for the clinch! Mcgregor avoids it this time.
Pierce looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mcgregor is fending him off so far but Pierce persists. Nope, Mcgregor circles away and we're back to standing.
Mcgregor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mcgregor looks to land a combination but Pierce avoids it well.
Pierce doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcgregor circles away.
Mcgregor misses with a combination
and Pierce counters with a head kick. That will keep Mcgregor thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mcgregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pierce circles away quickly and effectively.
Pierce raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
No joy there for Mcgregor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Mcgregor. Those never looked like landing.
Mcgregor misses with the combination.
Mcgregor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pierce throws a counter combo.
A punch combination from Mcgregor misses.
Pierce fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mcgregor throws a nice looking combination but Pierce bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pierce closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mcgregor circles away.
Mcgregor stuffs the takedown.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mcgregor as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor misses with a two punch combination.
Mcgregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pierce circles away quickly and effectively.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mcgregor sprawls well. Mcgregor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pierce gets slowly back to his feet.
Mcgregor appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mcgregor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcgregor swinging wildly here.
Pierce tries to counter with a clinch but Mcgregor shakes him off and moves away.
Pierce fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mcgregor appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mcgregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pierce tries to counter with a clinch but Mcgregor shakes him off and moves away.
Mcgregor looks to land a combination but Pierce avoids it well.
Tim Pierce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierce slips a jab and a cross from Mcgregor.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Mcgregor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mcgregor, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Mcgregor!
Conor Mcgregor bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dunder Heed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Gero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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25
297 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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23
290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dunder Heed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Gero!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Heed takes the fight into the clinch.
Heed working Gero over with knees to the body.
Gero looks winded!
Gero is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Heed pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees to the body from Heed.
Heed putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Heed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gero backwards.
Heed crunches a lovely knee into Gero's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gero takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gero takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Heed comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Heed lands a knee to the head.
Heed lands a vicious elbow to the side of Gero's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Heed tries to finish him with strikes but Gero still seems able to defend himself so Heed steps back and lets Gero get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Gero is rocked!
It looks like Steve Gero has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OH! Gero has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Heed smells blood and charges in for the finish! Heed unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Gero sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dunder Heed!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uber San (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Dangerous GnP
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Uber San!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San shoots in looking for a takedown but Lopez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing San's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lopez misses with the combination.
San is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
San avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
San looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
San shoots in but no luck this time.
San blocks a low kick nicely.
Lopez looks to land a combination but San avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by San or perhaps it was just good defense by Lopez, which made it look bad.
Jose Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uber San.
Nice takedown defense from Lopez. No joy for San on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from San.
Lopez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
San replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lopez blocks it well.
Lopez throws a nice looking combination but San bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
San shoots in for a double leg but Lopez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lopez throws a left and a right that both miss
and San counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lopez is breathing heavily.
San shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
San fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
San slips a jab from Lopez.
Lopez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looks to land a combination but San avoids it well.
San tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lopez defends well and San ends up having to push Lopez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
San throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lopez's waist but Lopez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing San off to one side.
Lopez is looking for a counter combo.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
San appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
San tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lopez defends well and San ends up having to push Lopez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lopez misses with a series of wild punches.
San drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lopez defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez stuffs the takedown.
Lopez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
San shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lopez stuffs the takedown attempt from San. San gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lopez misses.
San scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
San scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
San wants to free his trapped foot but Lopez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
San keeps trying to improve his position.
San seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lopez blocking the ground and pound attempt from San.
San seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
San has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lopez?
San has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lopez's face.
San landing strikes, looking to finish!
San has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
San putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
San sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
San lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Lopez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
San dives in for a single leg takedown but Lopez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
San shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lopez pinned against the cage. Lopez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
San shoots in but no luck this time.
Jose Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uber San.
Lopez throws a series of punches but San moves out of range.
Lopez is looking to clinch.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez throws a series of punches but San avoids them all with ease.
San is looking for the big counter here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lopez's waist but Lopez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing San off to one side.
Lopez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that San can do to turn this around?
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
Lopez throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from San is defended easily by Lopez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
San shoots in for a takedown but Lopez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
San shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lopez defends it nicely.
San throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lopez's waist but Lopez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing San off to one side.
Jose Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
San closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lopez circles away.
San moves into the clinch.
San jumps into guard, dragging Lopez to the mat.
San managing to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if San can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez won't allow San to sweep him here.
San is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lopez postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
San is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
San scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. San connects with a nice short shot to Lopez's temple.
San landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
San missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
San looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
San landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
San moves into full mount! Lopez won't be happy about that!
The referee warns Lopez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lopez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for San on the ground.
San lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
San raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San is in the full mount, landing strikes.
San is landing with some decent strikes but Lopez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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!
San lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lopez hang on?
Lopez is rocked!
San landing shots from mount.
Oh Lopez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
San lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
San scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lopez?
San connects with a bit shot that sees Lopez covering up! More strikes from San and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! San is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uber San!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julius Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Guilherme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caesar comes to the cage accompanied by Roman Legion March. Julius Caesar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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162 lbs
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185 cm
25
170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julius Caesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Guilherme!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caesar scores with a jab.
Guilherme on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Guilherme fails with a takedown attempt.
Caesar lands a nice shot that snaps Guilherme's head back.
Guilherme shoots in for a takedown but Caesar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guilherme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guilherme takes a jab right on the kisser.
Guilherme is rocked!
Caesar lands a jab to Guilherme's midsection.
Guilherme is still on wobbly legs! Can Caesar finish him?
Guilherme looks winded!
Guilherme gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Caesar points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Guilherme wakes up just in time to hear Caesar thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julius Caesar!
Julius Caesar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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