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MMAHelsinki - 118 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Marcus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Ardal (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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186 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Marcus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kane Ardal!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ardal.
Ardal misses with a body shot.
Marcus tries to clinch up but Ardal circles away and keeps his distance.
Ardal fails to land with a series of punches.
Ardal rushes Marcus and presses him up against the cage.
Ardal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ardal can't break the clinch.
Marcus is trying to drag Ardal to the mat but Ardal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ardal gets underhooks to prevent Marcus's takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ardal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marcus lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ardal manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Marcus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ardal circles away.
Ardal unleashes a big counter combination but Marcus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Marcus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcus shoots in looking for a takedown but Ardal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marcus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kane Ardal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marcus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ardal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marcus fails with the takedown.
Ardal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ardal misses with the body kick
and Marcus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ardal kicks Marcus off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcus moves into range and clinches up with Ardal.
Ardal prevents the takedown attempt.
Marcus lands a takedown into guard.
Ardal wants to get back to his feet but Marcus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marcus is stalling in the full guard.
Marcus trying to control but Ardal is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus stops Ardal from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcus wants to control from the top but Ardal keeps moving.
Ardal controlling the position.
Marcus looking to pass the guard.
Ardal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Marcus is striking off his back. Ardal thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Marcus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus looking for a sweep. Not yet Marcus, not yet.
Marcus has a closed guard, preventing Ardal from standing up.
Marcus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ardal is one step ahead there.
Marcus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marcus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ardal stands and steps away. Marcus gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Ardal 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.
Marcus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ardal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ardal works over Marcus's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Simon Marcus has been cut.
Ardal throws a nice head kick!
Ardal lands a jab.
Ardal throws a right and a left that Marcus avoids nicely.
Ardal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marcus is looking to counter the offense by Ardal and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ardal tries to close the distance and clinch but Marcus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marcus drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ardal sprawls and moves away.
Ardal throws a head kick that misses
and Marcus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ardal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marcus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ardal throws a sloppy head kick and Marcus moves out of range easily.
Ardal cracks Marcus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marcus fails with the takedown
and Ardal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ardal tries a head kick but it misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ardal, as that shot connected.
Marcus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ardal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Marcus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Ardal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ardal digs a good hook to Marcus's body.
Ardal has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Marcus avoids the head kick by Ardal.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marcus is defended easily by Ardal.
Ardal raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ardal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ardal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus goes for a double leg but Ardal avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ardal continues to drive forward.
Marcus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Marcus blocks a head kick by Ardal.
Marcus staying out of range there.
Marcus attempts a counter takedown but Ardal avoids it well and moves away.
Ardal throws a body shot but no joy.
Ardal tries to bum rush Marcus with a series of wild strikes but Marcus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ardal throws a head kick that half lands.
Kane Ardal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ardal goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ardal's waist but Ardal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marcus off to one side.
Ardal cracks Marcus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ardal throws a body kick that misses
and Marcus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcus sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ardal is looking to stand up but Marcus isn't so interested in that idea.
Ardal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marcus.
Marcus wants to control from the top but Ardal keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Ardal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Simon Marcus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Marcus tries for a takedown but Ardal circles away easily
and Ardal counters with a left to the body.
Simon Marcus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ardal tries to clinch but Marcus is having none of it.
Marcus shoots in for a takedown but Ardal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ardal connects with a solid leg kick.
Ardal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcus gets a clinch.
Ardal breaks from the clinch.
Ardal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marcus's hands.
Ardal throws a hook to the side of Marcus's head but Marcus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Ardal.
Ardal tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marcus shoots in for a takedown but Ardal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Marcus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ardal tries to clinch but Marcus moves out of range.
Ardal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ardal stuffs the takedown.
Ardal lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ardal tries to clinch but Marcus moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ardal moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ardal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marcus misses with a takedown attempt
and Marcus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marcus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ardal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ardal!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horrible takedown attempt by Marcus or perhaps it was just good defense by Ardal, which made it look bad.
Ardal unleashes a big counter combination but Marcus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ardal lands a high kick!
Marcus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ardal is trying to defend but Marcus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marcus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ardal tries to kick Marcus off but Marcus keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Marcus lands with a punch from half guard.
Ardal looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus passes to full mount!
Marcus controlling from mount.
Kane Ardal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marcus jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ardal is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ardal and Marcus has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Marcus grinds an elbow into Ardal's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kane Ardal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ardal 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kane Ardal!
Kane Ardal bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Von Peon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent 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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Duffy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Von Peon!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peon throws a looping overhand right but Duffy ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Duffy.
Von Peon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peon slips a jab and a cross from Duffy.
Peon looks to score with a jab to the body but Duffy is just out of range.
Duffy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch combination from Duffy misses.
Peon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duffy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peon stuns Duffy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Peon lands a nice shot that snaps Duffy's head back.
It looks like Phil Duffy has been cut.
Peon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peon sends Duffy crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Peon is motioning to the referee to let Duffy up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Peon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duffy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Peon's hands.
Duffy misses with a combination
and Peon counters with a nice body shot.
Duffy is breathing heavily.
Peon lands a big right hand that sends Duffy crashing to the mat! Peon stays standing though and waves Duffy back to his feet!
Duffy is rocked!
Duffy bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Peon comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Duffy falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Duffy was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Von Peon!
A victorious Von Peon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ahzek Ahiriman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahiriman comes to the cage accompanied by The Exiled. West comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Roy Jones - Can't be touched kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ahzek Ahiriman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ahzek Ahiriman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrew West!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West throws a right hand that Ahiriman ducks under and follows up with a left that Ahiriman also avoids with ease.
Ahiriman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ahiriman closes the distance and pushes West back into the cage.
West stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ahiriman lands with a right to the head.
Ahiriman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ahiriman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Andrew West has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ahiriman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Ahiriman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ahiriman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ahiriman unloads a knee to the mid-section. West lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ahiriman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ahiriman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Ahiriman.
West misses with an elbow strike.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Ahiriman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ahiriman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ahiriman lands a damaging elbow.
Ahiriman blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahiriman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ahiriman circles away quickly and effectively.
Ahiriman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
West throws a hook to the side of Ahiriman's head but Ahiriman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
West throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ahiriman.
West throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ahiriman.
Ahiriman closes the distance and clinches.
Ahiriman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ahiriman tries to land a knee to the head but West blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ahiriman.
Ahiriman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
West looking to slow down the pace here.
Ahiriman dodges an elbow strike from West.
Ahiriman lands with a right to the head.
Ahiriman avoiding damage as West throws knees to the body.
West throws an elbow but it misses.
West has had enough of the clinch but Ahiriman keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahiriman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ahiriman lands an elbow inside.
Ahiriman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ahiriman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ahiriman misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from West.
Ahiriman lands with a short shot to the head.
Ahiriman throws a head punch that misses.
Ahiriman lands with a light punch inside.
Ahiriman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ahiriman gets through West's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ahiriman drops West with a big knee straight up the middle! West is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
West is rocked!
West gets tackled into the cage by Ahiriman. Ahiriman maintains the clinch.
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Ahiriman finish him?
West can't find room to land a body shot as Ahiriman controls the action.
Ahiriman is leaning against West and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ahiriman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
West seems to have recovered his senses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ahiriman.
West looks winded!
Ahiriman digs a right hand into West's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on West's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Ahiriman.
Ahiriman connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahiriman lands a right hand that snaps the head of West backwards.
Ahiriman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ahiriman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ahiriman lands an uppercut.
Ahiriman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ahiriman lands a hook that snaps the head of West backwards.
Ahiriman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ahiriman pushes West back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ahiriman lands a right hand.
A short left from Ahiriman.
Ahiriman unloads with a big right hand that wobbles West! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ahiriman is unloading with more strikes now! West drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahzek Ahiriman!
Ahzek Ahiriman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elias Lyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Elias Lyon has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Elias Lyon seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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142 lbs
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elias Lyon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Jr!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr misses with a looping right.
Jr shoots in for a takedown but Lyon shows good takedown defense.
Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lyon as he jumps to the side.
Lyon drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jr is wriggling around but Lyon manages to pass to half guard.
Lyon passes to full mount!
Jr is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jr sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lyon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lyon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyon wants to free his trapped foot but Jr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lyon is just content to waste time from the top position. Jr takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jr trying to strike off his back.
We've been hearing that Lyon has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lyon 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.
Lyon postures up in Jr's guard and throws a big left but Jr blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lyon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lyon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lyon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jr wants to control the position but Lyon says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Jr wants to improve his position but Lyon is controlling well.
Jr taking some punishment here, with Lyon in his half guard.
Lyon blocks the strikes from Jr.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lyon lands a nice short elbow.
Lyon trying to control the action but Jr is working from the bottom.
Lyon uses his free foot to push down on Jr's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jr.
Lyon lands a couple of good shots and Jr has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Lyon just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyon looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Lyon lands with a hammerfist to the side of Jr's head.
Lyon lands strikes to the head.
What can Jr do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Lyon has the hooks in. Jr is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jr covers up after that shot from Lyon.
Jr is covering up but some of the strikes from Lyon are getting through and doing damage.
Lyon throwing damaging strikes from the back! Jr could be in trouble here!
Jr covers up after that shot from Lyon.
Lyon lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lyon scores with punches from the back.
Jr is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyon looking to hold on to the position here but Jr rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Lyon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lyon stands up over Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jr keeping moving, preventing Lyon from controlling successfully.
Lyon advances to half guard.
Lyon blocks the strikes from Jr.
Jr wants to get back to full guard but Lyon has passed into side control.
Lyon is chipping away with strikes.
Lyon scores with punches from side control.
Lyon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jr some visible discomfort.
Lyon lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Lyon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lyon scores with a takedown into Jr's guard.
Jr looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lyon puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Lyon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lyon working over Jr with some ground and pound. Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lyon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lyon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jr can do to turn this around?
Jr tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jr throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lyon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lyon's back!
Lyon tries to roll but Jr sticks to his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyon controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Jr misses with a punch to the head.
Lyon takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Jr throwing damaging strikes from the back! Lyon could be in trouble here!
Jr scores with strikes from the back.
Jr controlling well, preventing Lyon from escaping the position.
Lyon has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Jr.
Lyon is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Lyon avoids the strikes from Jr.
Lyon has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Jr.
Lyon trying to control the hands but Jr breaks the grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr scores with punches from the back.
Jr throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Jr is punishing Lyon with strikes - can he finish him?!
Lyon tries to break free.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lyon manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jr's guard. Nice work there by Lyon.
Lyon postures up and lands a big shot to Jr's brow.
Lyon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lyon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Elias Lyon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jr trying to strike off his back.
Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lyon's guard.
Lyon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lyon working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyon looking for a sweep. Not yet Lyon, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lyon wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lyon is on top in guard.
Lyon lands a couple of elbows.
Lyon 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.
Jr throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jr wants to control but Lyon passes easily into half guard.
Lyon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr wants to control but Lyon is keeping busy.
Jr wants to improve his position but Lyon is controlling well.
Jr is not content to let Lyon control the position.
Lyon is working for a submission of some sort.
Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andy Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Lyon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lyon is looking for a counter combo.
Lyon closes the distance and clinches up with Jr, looking for a takedown. Lyon pushes Jr against the cage but Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jr throws a right hand that Lyon ducks under and follows up with a left that Lyon also avoids with ease.
Lyon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lyon content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jr tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lyon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lyon's back!
Lyon grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Lyon wants to escape the position.
Lyon manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jr's guard. Nice work there by Lyon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lyon wants to pass the guard but Jr is keeping the position.
Lyon trying to control the position from guard on top but Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jr is trying to keep Lyon in close.
Lyon with a nice head shot there.
Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lyon stopping the sweep attempt from Jr.
Jr is still trying to improve position.
Lyon postures up and lands a big shot to Jr's brow.
Lyon landing some decent shots from guard.
Lyon pushes down on Jr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr punching from the bottom.
Lyon controlling the action here.
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. Lyon connects with a nice short shot to Jr's temple.
Lyon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lyon wants to take a breather but Jr is having none of it.
Jr has hold of Lyon's hands but Lyon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jr trying to control here.
Lyon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jr defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr wants to control but Lyon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lyon lands strikes from half guard.
Lyon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lyon is trying to control the action in half guard but Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lyon is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jr strikes from the bottom but Lyon uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyon working the head and body with strikes.
Jr misses with a strike from the bottom.
Jr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jr is looking for a sweep.
Lyon working away.
Jr is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Lyon is staying active.
Lyon gets to mount! Jr was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Lyon unloading with bombs!
Lyon lands a big shot there that rocks Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jr tries to reverse the position but Lyon maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elias Lyon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lyon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Lyon!
A victorious Elias Lyon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thom Epicosuarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bickle comes into the arena with Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Travis Bickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thom Epicosuarez!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle throws a head kick that misses.
Bickle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bickle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Epicosuarez on the side of the head.
Bickle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Epicosuarez.
Bickle tries to land a leg kick but Epicosuarez saw it coming and moves away.
Good work by Epicosuarez as he checks the leg kick.
Bickle walks into a left hand.
Bickle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Epicosuarez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bickle.
Bickle misses the jab.
Bickle throws a jab but it's blocked by Epicosuarez.
Epicosuarez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bickle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bickle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Epicosuarez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bickle throws a poor cross that misses
and Bickle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bickle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bickle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicosuarez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bickle moves in looking to clinch but Epicosuarez pushes him off.
Bickle scores with a push kick.
Bickle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bickle misses with a low kick.
Epicosuarez checks a leg kick.
Bickle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Epicosuarez blocks the low kick.
Bickle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Epicosuarez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Epicosuarez looks to land a combination but Bickle avoids it well.
Bickle looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bickle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Epicosuarez throws a looping overhand right but Bickle ducks down to avoid it.
As Epicosuarez tries to get set, Bickle tries to push him back and clinch up but Epicosuarez manages to avoid the attempt.
Travis Bickle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bickle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Epicosuarez misses with a body shot.
Epicosuarez tries to clinch up
and Bickle counters with a series of strikes. Epicosuarez will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bickle circles away from the clinch attempt
and Epicosuarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Epicosuarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bickle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bickle slips under a jab from Epicosuarez.
Bickle connects with a single shot there.
Bickle lands a jab to Epicosuarez's midsection.
Bickle throws a low kick but Epicosuarez avoids it.
Bickle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bickle connects with a solid leg kick.
Bickle tries to clinch there but Epicosuarez circles away.
Epicosuarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bickle misses with a low kick as Epicosuarez jumps back.
Epicosuarez is looking for the big counter here.
Bickle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Epicosuarez throws an overhand right that lands on Bickle's shoulder, as Bickle tries to avoid the shot.
Bickle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bickle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bickle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Epicosuarez.
Epicosuarez moves out of range as Bickle throws a body kick.
Bickle throws a jab when Epicosuarez was well out of range.
Epicosuarez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bickle throws a leg kick but Epicosuarez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bickle throws an off balance right hand
and Epicosuarez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bickle thinking.
Bickle cracks Epicosuarez with a good jab.
Bickle cracks Epicosuarez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bickle throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Epicosuarez crashing down! Epicosuarez tries to stagger back to his feet but Bickle just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Epicosuarez asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Bickle!
Travis Bickle decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thatcher Halverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halverson comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. White has chosen Schatten as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Thatcher Halverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas White!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halverson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Halverson misses with a body shot.
Halverson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White ducks under a wild hook from Halverson.
White doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
White leaves Halverson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A cross from Halverson lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
White slips a jab from Halverson.
Halverson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halverson.
A countering left hand to the body from White misses.
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White lands a leg kick that knocks Halverson off balance momentarily.
Halverson fails with the takedown
and White counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thatcher Halverson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halverson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halverson gets a takedown into half guard.
Halverson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for White!
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Halverson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Halverson lands a big shot there that rocks White but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halverson landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halverson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force White to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so White shrugs it off.
Halverson looking to control but White is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
White taking shots to the head.
Halverson goes for an armbar but White turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from White.
Halverson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halverson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Halverson keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
Halverson working for a triangle but White defends it easily.
White's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Halverson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Halverson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
White avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
White must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Halverson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Halverson is trying to keep White in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thatcher Halverson dominated that round.
That's time! Halverson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Halverson shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
White shapes to counter with a head kick.
White avoids the body shot from Halverson.
A chopping leg kick lands by White.
Halverson swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Halverson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Halverson moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
White moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halverson was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halverson.
Halverson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halverson misses with a looping right.
Halverson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Thomas White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Halverson shoots in but no luck this time.
Halverson fails with the takedown
and White counters with a low kick, right behind Halverson 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thatcher Halverson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halverson shoots in looking for a takedown. White tries to sprawl out of it but Halverson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. White manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Halverson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with White but White pushes him off and we're back to square one.
White swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halverson gets a takedown into half guard.
White is trying to escape back to his feet but Halverson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Halverson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Halverson working away.
Halverson is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halverson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but White is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
White is trying to control Halverson's posture but Halverson avoids it.
Halverson wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
White parries the strikes from Halverson easily there. Halverson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable White to escape.
Halverson cracks White with a big elbow.
Halverson wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
Halverson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Halverson advances nicely into full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White wants to hold on but Halverson pushes him away.
White tries to improve his position but Halverson has taken his back! Halverson has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will White tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Halverson pushes White away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thatcher Halverson!
Post fight, Thatcher Halverson took to the microphone: 'I want a title fight. Show me any other fighter that has won 7 fights on the bounce. Time for the promoter to take his thumb out of his ass and book the match. There is nobody in this division that can beat me!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob Holley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Beer - Ou its good. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Bob Holley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Holley's head coaches at HAWK Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Holmes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holley is fending him off so far but Holmes persists. Nope, Holley circles away and we're back to standing.
Holley throws a series of punches but Holmes moves out of range.
Hank Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Holmes to score with a decent uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Holmes.
It looks like Billy Bob Holley has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Holmes.
Holmes drops Holley with a huge uppercut! Holley drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Holmes is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Holmes!
Our winner, Hank Holmes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Morueco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trenton Funkhouser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morueco comes to the cage accompanied by Hive - Earl Sweatshirt & Vince Staples & Casey Veggies. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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24
204 lbs
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222 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Morueco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trenton Funkhouser!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkhouser lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Funkhouser scores with a one two! Morueco had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Morueco gets caught napping as Funkhouser dives in and scores a takedown. Morueco manages to retain guard.
Morueco seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Funkhouser throws a big right hand that misses.
Funkhouser postures up in Morueco's guard and throws a big left but Morueco blocks it.
Funkhouser is looking to work some ground and pound but Morueco has wrist control.
Funkhouser slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Funkhouser trying to control the position but Morueco is working away.
Morueco parries the strikes from Funkhouser easily there. Funkhouser is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Morueco to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funkhouser trying to control the action but Morueco is working from the bottom.
Funkhouser working away.
Funkhouser tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morueco is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Funkhouser throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morueco is looking to reverse the position.
Morueco is letting Funkhouser control him for a moment.
An elbow from Funkhouser crashes against the mat.
Morueco is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sloppy strikes there by Funkhouser.
Funkhouser working the ground and pound but Morueco is defending the strikes.
Morueco wants to control but Funkhouser postures up.
Morueco is looking to regain half guard here but Funkhouser keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser misses with the ground and pound.
Funkhouser sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Morueco is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Funkhouser throws an elbow but Morueco slips to the side and avoids it well.
Morueco managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Funkhouser.
The strikes coming from Funkhouser are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Morueco avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Funkhouser.
Funkhouser is trying to get an arm triangle but Morueco is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morueco tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Funkhouser wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Funkhouser is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morueco is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Funkhouser throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morueco defending against the ground and pound.
Funkhouser misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Morueco struggling a bit here.
Funkhouser fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Morueco gets back to half guard.
Funkhouser wants to take a breather but Morueco is having none of it.
Funkhouser thows a huge punch but Morueco dodges it nicely.
Morueco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Funkhouser.
Morueco trying to hold on to Funkhouser's head to control him but Funkhouser postures up.
Morueco is controlling Funkhouser's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Morueco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Funkhouser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morueco avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Funkhouser.
Funkhouser missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Funkhouser throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morueco wants to control but Funkhouser is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Funkhouser throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Morueco to regain full guard.
Morueco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Funkhouser is one step ahead there.
Funkhouser with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morueco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morueco keeping moving, preventing Funkhouser from controlling successfully.
Funkhouser loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Funkhouser wants to pass the guard but Morueco is keeping the position.
Funkhouser is working Morueco over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trenton Funkhouser dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morueco misses with a kick to the body.
Morueco lands a nice hook to Funkhouser's body. Funkhouser takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Funkhouser misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Funkhouser shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morueco pinned against the cage. Morueco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Funkhouser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Funkhouser throws out a powerful jab.
Morueco throws the left hand but Funkhouser avoids the punch easily.
Trenton Funkhouser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funkhouser misses with a few strikes there.
Morueco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Funkhouser swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morueco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morueco slips a jab and a cross from Funkhouser.
Morueco misses with a low kick as Funkhouser jumps back.
Morueco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Funkhouser avoids the body shot from Morueco.
Funkhouser with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morueco to score with a decent uppercut.
Funkhouser misses with a takedown attempt - Morueco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jorge Morueco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trenton Funkhouser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkhouser looks to land a combination but Morueco avoids it well.
Funkhouser has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morueco scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Morueco. Beautiful body shot.
Funkhouser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Funkhouser was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morueco throws a chopping leg kick but Funkhouser manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd cheers as Morueco lands an impressive looking overhand right. Funkhouser doesn't seem phased though.
Morueco throws a right hand that Funkhouser ducks under and follows up with a left that Funkhouser also avoids with ease.
Morueco slips under a jab from Funkhouser.
Funkhouser misses with a body shot.
Funkhouser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Funkhouser backs away, Morueco returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Funkhouser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morueco.
Morueco throws a combination that misses
and Funkhouser counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Funkhouser checks the leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Morueco as Funkhouser shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morueco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funkhouser takes a swing at Morueco's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Morueco misses the target.
Funkhouser lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morueco lands with a straight right. Funkhouser didn't see that one coming.
Funkhouser misses the jab.
Morueco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Funkhouser swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Funkhouser takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Funkhouser takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jorge Morueco is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Morueco.
Funkhouser throws a right and a left that Morueco avoids nicely.
Morueco moves out of range as Funkhouser strikes.
Morueco connects with a nice looking jab.
Funkhouser avoids the body shot from Morueco.
Morueco misses with a body shot.
Morueco fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Funkhouser on the side of the head.
Funkhouser gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morueco keeps working.
Morueco managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Funkhouser.
The strikes coming from Funkhouser are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Funkhouser throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Morueco works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Funkhouser misses with a head shot. Morueco uses the momentum to regain guard.
Morueco utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Funkhouser throwing strikes but missing.
Funkhouser with a flurry of punches that miss.
Funkhouser throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morueco wants to sweep but no luck.
Funkhouser trying to control the position from guard on top but Morueco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morueco is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Funkhouser with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morueco keeping moving, preventing Funkhouser from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Funkhouser's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morueco holds on and takes a little breather.
Funkhouser slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morueco is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jorge Morueco will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Morueco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morueco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morueco lands a nice shot to the body.
Morueco struggles to land a body shot inside as Funkhouser controls his hands.
Funkhouser pushes Morueco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morueco lands a knee to the body.
Morueco digs a right hand into Funkhouser's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Funkhouser's gas tank.
Funkhouser prevents a body shot from Morueco.
A nice left hand lands by Morueco.
Morueco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morueco lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Morueco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morueco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morueco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morueco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funkhouser's elbow.
Funkhouser is looking to break free of the clinch but Morueco has double underhooks.
Funkhouser tries for a takedown. No joy.
Funkhouser wants a takedown but no success here.
Funkhouser takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morueco misses with a body punch.
Morueco softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morueco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morueco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morueco struggles to land a body shot inside as Funkhouser controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Morueco.
Morueco tries to throw a body punch but Funkhouser avoids it by throwing Morueco back against the cage.
Funkhouser working hard to break the clinch.
Funkhouser breaks from the clinch.
Morueco throws a body punch but Funkhouser moves out of range.
Morueco throws a body punch but Funkhouser moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morueco.
Funkhouser stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Funkhouser has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morueco. Funkhouser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morueco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Trenton Funkhouser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Funkhouser takes a swing at Morueco's ribcage but misses.
Morueco sizes up Funkhouser with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Morueco napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morueco is trying to control Funkhouser's posture but Funkhouser avoids it.
Morueco is holding Funkhouser down, trying to stall.
Morueco is not content to let Funkhouser control the position.
Morueco managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Funkhouser.
Funkhouser tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Funkhouser throws an elbow but Morueco slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Funkhouser.
Morueco is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Funkhouser goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Morueco rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Funkhouser's guard! Nice work there by Morueco!
Funkhouser working for a triangle but Morueco defends it easily.
Funkhouser looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Funkhouser can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morueco controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morueco avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Funkhouser looking to control.
Funkhouser being controlled here, momentarily.
Trenton Funkhouser has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morueco passes into half guard.
Funkhouser is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Morueco showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morueco has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jorge Morueco!
An out of breath Jorge Morueco 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 Slavko Pakula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ysengrin's choice of entrance music: Cheeky Nandos. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slavko Pakula!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Ysengrin!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ysengrin lands with a shot to the body.
Ysengrin throws a body shot but no joy.
Pakula on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pakula uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ysengrin.
Pakula throwing a counter right hand but Ysengrin manages to avoid it.
Pakula misses with a leg kick
and Ysengrin counters with a straight right hand.
Ysengrin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ysengrin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pakula wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ysengrin looks for the body kick but Pakula saw that one coming.
Pakula looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Pakula misses the target.
Pakula ducks right into an uppercut from Ysengrin.
Nice body kick there by Pakula.
Pakula misses with a looping right.
Pakula jabs Ysengrin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ysengrin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Slavko Pakula has been cut.
Pakula chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Pakula misses.
Pakula throws a hook but Ysengrin blocks it.
Ysengrin 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.
Ysengrin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin lands a jab to Pakula's midsection.
Ysengrin takes a swing at Pakula's ribcage but misses.
Ysengrin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pakula rather than just go for the knockout.
Ysengrin missing with a left hand there. Pakula was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pakula scores with a jab. Ysengrin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pakula keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ysengrin.
Pakula takes one to the side of the head.
Pakula throws a hook but Ysengrin blocks it.
Ysengrin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pakula fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ysengrin checks it well.
Ysengrin feints a counter leg kick.
Ysengrin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pakula is looking to counter the offense by Ysengrin and move into the clinch.
Ysengrin misses with a looping right.
Ysengrin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pakula's head.
Pakula tries to score with a low kick but Ysengrin moves his leg out of the way.
Ysengrin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ysengrin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pakula throws a leg kick that misses.
Pakula smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pakula tried to score with a low kick but Ysengrin checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pakula sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pakula checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pakula misses with a hook.
Ysengrin throws a head kick but Pakula moves out of range.
Ysengrin scores with a nice strike.
Ysengrin takes a swing at Pakula's ribcage but misses.
Pakula fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ysengrin just manages to avoid it.
Ysengrin scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from Ysengrin misses its intended target.
Ysengrin throws a leg kick that misses.
Ysengrin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pakula. Pakula circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ysengrin lands a lovely overhand right.
Dave Ysengrin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pakula waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ysengrin.
Ysengrin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pakula.
Ysengrin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ysengrin thumps Pakula with a low kick.
Pakula misses with a right hand
enabling Ysengrin to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pakula has time to react.
Ysengrin sizes up Pakula with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ysengrin.
Pakula throws a hook but Ysengrin avoids it easily.
Pakula tries to work over Ysengrin's front leg with a kick but Ysengrin checks it.
Ysengrin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pakula takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ysengrin throws a lazy uppercut
letting Pakula counter with a right hand.
A big right from Pakula misses.
Ysengrin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pakula scores with a jab. Ysengrin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ysengrin motions for Pakula to come forward. Ysengrin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pakula tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ysengrin manages to circle out of the way.
Ysengrin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pakula just misses with a punch to the body.
Ysengrin throws a jab but it's blocked by Pakula.
Ysengrin scores with a sloppy right hand. Pakula should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Pakula. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin misses with an uppercut. Pakula saw that one coming.
Pakula goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ysengrin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pakula. Pakula circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pakula drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pakula lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ysengrin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ysengrin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ysengrin 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.
Pakula throws a body shot but no joy.
Pakula's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ysengrin under the eye.
Ysengrin tries to land a front kick but Pakula steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pakula looks to score with a jab to the body but Ysengrin is just out of range.
Pakula scoring well with a low kick there.
Pakula closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ysengrin counters with a right hand to the body.
Ysengrin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pakula had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ysengrin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ysengrin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pakula.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Ysengrin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slavko Pakula's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pakula takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pakula clinches.
Pakula gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ysengrin working aggressively here.
Pakula blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pakula tries to throw a body punch but Ysengrin avoids it by throwing Pakula back against the cage.
Ysengrin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ysengrin avoids the elbow strike from Pakula, against the cage.
Pakula throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pakula has a couple of punches blocked by Ysengrin.
Pakula lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin tries to throw a body punch but Pakula avoids it by throwing Ysengrin back against the cage.
Ysengrin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pakula.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pakula missing with knees to the body.
Pakula throws an elbow but it misses.
Pakula blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pakula working aggressively here.
Pakula can't find room to land a body shot as Ysengrin controls the action.
Pakula digs a right hand into Ysengrin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ysengrin's gas tank.
Ysengrin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Pakula on the inside.
Pakula struggles to land a body shot inside as Ysengrin controls his hands.
Ysengrin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pakula lands an elbow inside that Ysengrin shrugs off.
Pakula lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Dave Ysengrin has been cut.
Ysengrin working aggressively here.
Pakula lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pakula blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pakula lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Pakula.
Ysengrin is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Pakula.
Ysengrin is still on wobbly legs! Can Pakula finish him?
Pakula 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.
Pakula lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ysengrin backwards.
Pakula lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ysengrin to his knees! Pakula keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slavko Pakula!
Slavko Pakula retains his heavyweight title!
Slavko Pakula managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, ON TAP 160Q Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Dave Ysengrin had this to say: 'Lads, lets gang rape this poor scum. No one cheap shots me and gets away with it.'.
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