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ABW 87 Athanas - Wiliams PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between ee ee (ranked 22857 p4p, 696 weight class) and Danny Meechum (ranked 22867 p4p, 725 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that ee ee has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily ee ee seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Good wrestling
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Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, ee ee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Meechum!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
ee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
ee looks to land a combination. Meechum sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Meechum takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
ee slips a jab from Meechum.
Some wild striking there from Meechum.
Meechum takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
ee avoids the head kick by Meechum.
ee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
ee lands a body shot.
ee connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ee lands a head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Meechum. Those never looked like landing.
A nice combination there by ee.
ee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice shot lands for ee.
A shot to the liver by ee. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by ee.
A quick step to the side and ee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
ee moves away from the strike by Meechum.
Meechum throws a leg kick which misses ee's front leg but catches the back leg as ee tries to avoid it.
ee lands with an overhand left.
ee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Meechum on the side of the head.
ee lands with a cross.
A cross from ee lands.
Meechum walks into a stiff left hand from ee.
ee blocks a leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from ee.
A left lands for ee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ee scores with a jab to the head.
ee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
ee checks a low kick from Meechum.
ee is looking for a counter combo.
Meechum tries to score with a low kick but ee moves his leg out of the way.
ee lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ee throws a one two combo.
ee connects with a jab.
ee with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for ee.
A punch combination from ee misses.
ee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by ee.
ee's corner calls for a 1-2. ee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
ee dodges the punch combination from Meechum.
Meechum on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
ee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Meechum backs up against the cage.
ee cracks Meechum with a good jab.
ee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ee works Meechum's body with a nice hook.
Meechum misses with a low kick.
It looks like ee has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by ee!
A shot to the body from Meechum misses
and ee counters with a left to the body.
ee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
ee dips to his left and cracks Meechum with an uppercut!
Meechum takes one on the chin but seems OK.
ee defending well as Meechum loads up on a big left hand.
Meechum walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Meechum walks into a left hand.
A combination from Meechum does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meechum throws a leg kick
and Meechum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meechum walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Meechum tries to move into range but ee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Meechum takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
ee lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ee lands an overhand right.
ee thuds a left hand into Meechum's body.
ee lands with a nice combination. Meechum backs away looking to recover.
ee with a hook.
ee is working the combinations to good effect here.
ee lands with a right hand.
ee throws out a powerful jab.
ee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by ee.
Meechum swings for the body but ee moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meechum 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 ee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from ee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Meechum throws a poor cross that misses
and ee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meechum shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
ee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meechum looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
ee scores with a decent looking hook.
ee cracks a nice hook into Meechum's ribs.
ee lands with a hook. Meechum tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ee ee dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Meechum looks to land a left hand but ee moved out of range nicely.
ee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meechum can do to turn this around?
ee works the jab nicely.
ee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Meechum on the side of the head.
Meechum's hands are dropping dangerously low here and ee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Meechum scrambles back to his feet.
ee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Danny Meechum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ee scores with a hook.
Meechum throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
ee throws a big counter combination but Meechum scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
No joy there for Meechum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
ee is looking to counter punch.
ee swinging wildly here.
ee lands with a shot to the body.
ee connects with the punch.
Meechum with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling ee to score with a decent 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!
Meechum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
ee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meechum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Meechum's head backwards.
Sloppy strikes from Meechum. Those never looked like landing.
ee lands a right hook to the body.
Meechum takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
ee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
ee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
ee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
ee clobbers Meechum with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
ee lands with a cross.
ee tests Meechum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Meechum. ee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meechum looks to throw a body kick
and ee counters with a nice uppercut.
Meechum on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ee connects with a jab.
Meechum takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Meechum walks into a straight right hand from ee.
ee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Meechum misses with a two punch combination.
Meechum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Meechum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and ee counters with a straight right hand.
Good shot there by ee.
Good exchange - ee coming out on top.
ee lands a nice shot to the body.
Meechum is breathing heavily.
ee lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for ee. That snapped Meechum's head back.
Meechum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but ee moves away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Meechum might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, ee has got the better of the exchanges.
ee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ee scores with a three punch combo!
ee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
ee checks the leg kick nicely there.
ee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from ee does it's job there.
ee ee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ee's corner calls for a 1-2. ee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Meechum shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
ee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
ee avoids a punch combination nicely.
ee connects with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for ee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ee scores with a decent looking hook.
ee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Meechum is predictable there
enabling ee to counter with a crisp jab.
ee jabs Meechum right on the nose. Meechum blinks but takes it well.
Meechum does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
ee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
ee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Meechum under the eye.
Nice cross by ee.
ee dodges the punch combination from Meechum.
Meechum has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from ee finds it's way round the side to connect with Meechum's head.
Meechum takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ee staying out of range there.
ee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Meechum drops his hands momentarily and ee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ee ee dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
ee works the jab nicely.
ee works the jab nicely.
ee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
ee connects with a right hand. Meechum shakes it off.
ee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Meechum is rocked!
Meechum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meechum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by ee.
Nice shot by ee.
ee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Meechum is still on wobbly legs! Can ee finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meechum takes one to the chin there.
Meechum throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
ee checks the leg kick.
ee throwing a counter right hand but Meechum manages to avoid it.
ee lands with a good body shot.
Meechum seems to have recovered his senses.
ee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
ee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
ee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
ee lands a really nice looking cross but Meechum seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for ee.
ee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
ee rushes Meechum with punches - Meechum moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Meechum goes down! ee follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). ee ee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devin Watkins (ranked 5457 p4p, 553 weight class) and Karey Fangbattle (ranked 8210 p4p, 668 weight class). Karey Fangbattle struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Devin Watkins had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Watkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Karey Fangbattle!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fangbattle has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fangbattle.
Watkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fangbattle told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Fangbattle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fangbattle throws an overhand right that lands on Watkins's shoulder, as Watkins tries to avoid the shot.
Fangbattle closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Watkins's guard.
Watkins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fangbattle defends well.
Watkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Watkins striking off his back but it's not causing Fangbattle any problems.
Watkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Watkins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fangbattle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watkins is looking for a triangle but Fangbattle pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangbattle won't allow Watkins to sweep him here.
Watkins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fangbattle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Watkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fangbattle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fangbattle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Watkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Watkins 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fangbattle scoring with some ground and pound.
Watkins wants to sweep here but Fangbattle controlling him for the moment.
Fangbattle trying to control but Watkins is working from the bottom.
Fangbattle won't allow Watkins to sweep him here.
Fangbattle distracts Watkins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fangbattle looks winded!
Fangbattle postures up.
Fangbattle wanted to stand there but Watkins had control of the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Watkins is on top in guard.
Fangbattle wants to stand but Watkins is controlling the position.
Watkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Fangbattle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watkins sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fangbattle's guard.
Fangbattle is trying to stand.
Watkins working Fangbattle over with strikes.
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. Watkins connects with a nice short shot to Fangbattle's temple.
Watkins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Watkins stops Fangbattle from getting back to his feet.
Watkins lands with a punch from half guard.
Fangbattle wants to get back to his feet.
Watkins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watkins lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watkins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Watkins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Watkins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Watkins dives in and grabs Fangbattle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fangbattle pushes down on Watkins's head and hops out.
Fangbattle rushes Watkins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fangbattle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Watkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fangbattle avoids it.
Fangbattle managing to block the knees to the body from Watkins.
Fangbattle is trying to break the clinch but Watkins has him pressed against the cage.
Watkins working Fangbattle over with knees to the body.
Watkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Watkins scores a nice knee to the body.
Watkins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fangbattle blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watkins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Watkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watkins missing with knees to the body.
Watkins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watkins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fangbattle.
Watkins pulls guard successfully.
Watkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watkins has his feet on Fangbattle's thighs here. He's pushed Fangbattle off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Fangbattle screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Devin Watkins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Brunatny (ranked 5299 p4p, 542 weight class) and Vincento Vega (ranked 22511 p4p, 676 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vincento Vega was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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199 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Brunatny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincento Vega!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunatny is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vega sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vega is looking for the big counter here.
Vega displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brunatny.
We've been told by Brunatny's head coaches at Holding Cell that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brunatny throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vega swings for the body but Brunatny moves out of range.
Brunatny tries to counter by clinching up but Vega breaks away and moves out of range.
Brunatny's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brunatny duly obliges.
Brunatny drops Vega with a left and a right! Oh, Vega is hurt - Brunatny dives into side control looking to finish!
Vega is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brunatny looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vega is avoiding damage well.
Vega is still in real trouble! Can Brunatny finish him?
Brunatny scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Vega is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Brunatny can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Brunatny!
Bruno Brunatny seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helmuth Tuminen (ranked 5335 p4p, 559 weight class) and Asko Asinen (ranked 5697 p4p, 586 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Helmuth Tuminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asko Asinen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuminen pushes Asinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Tuminen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Asinen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Asinen looks winded!
Asinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tuminen.
Tuminen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Asinen managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Tuminen lands a nice knee to the body.
Tuminen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Asinen.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tuminen.
Tuminen trying to land knees to the body.
Asinen avoiding damage as Tuminen throws knees to the body.
Asinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Asinen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Asinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tuminen can't find room to land a body shot as Asinen controls the action.
Asinen managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Tuminen avoiding damage as Asinen throws knees to the body.
A short left from Tuminen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Tuminen is pressed up against the cage. Asinen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tuminen down to the mat. Tuminen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tuminen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Asinen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tuminen has managed to clinch.
Tuminen lands a good knee to the midsection. Asinen won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuminen trying to land knees to the body.
Asinen managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Asinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Tuminen controls his hands.
Asinen managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Tuminen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Asinen.
Asinen misses with a body punch.
Tuminen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Helmuth Tuminen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asko Asinen.
Tuminen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Asinen is defending well for now.
Tuminen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Asinen is trying to pull guard but Tuminen has him pressed against the cage.
Tuminen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Asinen.
Asinen is looking for a takedown.
Asinen takes a knee to the side of the body.
A hook to the body from Tuminen.
Asinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Asinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tuminen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Asinen managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Tuminen lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuminen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Asinen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tuminen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tuminen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuminen lands a left hand.
Tuminen scores a nice knee to the body.
Tuminen digs a right hand underneath Asinen's ribcage. Asinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Asinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Asinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tuminen blocks a body shot from Asinen.
Tuminen working Asinen over with knees to the body.
Tuminen can't find room to land a body shot as Asinen controls the action.
Tuminen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Asinen is defending well for now.
Tuminen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knees to the body from Tuminen.
Tuminen tries to throw a body punch but Asinen avoids it by throwing Tuminen back against the cage.
Tuminen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tuminen missing with knees to the body.
Asinen managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Asinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asinen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tuminen after a bit of a struggle.
Tuminen crunches a lovely knee into Asinen's ribcage.
Tuminen lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Tuminen.
Tuminen lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tuminen obliges.
Asinen can't find room to land a body shot as Tuminen controls the action.
Tuminen landing knees to the body.
Tuminen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asinens head.
Tuminen lands a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tuminen.
Asinen avoiding damage as Tuminen throws knees to the body.
Tuminen tries to land knees in the clinch but Asinen avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asinen managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Tuminen trying to land knees to the body.
Tuminen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tuminen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tuminen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tuminen lands a good knee to the midsection. Asinen won't want to take too many of those.
Tuminen tries to land knees in the clinch but Asinen avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuminen stops a takedown attempt from Asinen.
Nice body punch from Tuminen.
Asinen managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Tuminen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Asinen is defending well for now.
Tuminen tries to land knees in the clinch but Asinen avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tuminen obliges.
Tuminen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Asinen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Asinen jumps into guard, dragging Tuminen to the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tuminen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tuminen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tuminen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tuminen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tuminen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Asinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Asinen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tuminen defends it easily.
Tuminen postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helmuth Tuminen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tuminen clinches with his opponent.
Tuminen landing knees to the body.
Tuminen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Asinen backwards.
Asinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tuminen's elbow.
Asinen has a couple of punches blocked by Tuminen.
Tuminen's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Asinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuminen trying to land knees to the body.
Asinen misses with a punch to the body.
Asinen scores with a hook to the body.
Tuminen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tuminen lands a good knee to the midsection. Asinen won't want to take too many of those.
Tuminen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Asinen can do to turn this around?
Tuminen trying to land knees to the body.
Helmuth Tuminen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tuminen pushes Asinen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tuminen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Asinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuminen missing with knees to the body.
Asinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tuminen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Asinen is defending well for now.
Tuminen scores a nice knee to the body.
Asinen is breathing heavily.
Tuminen lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Tuminen.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tuminen obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuminen scores a nice knee to the body.
Tuminen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Asinen avoiding damage as Tuminen throws knees to the body.
Tuminen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tuminen is working Asinen over against the cage.
Tuminen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Asinen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tuminen trying to land knees to the body.
Tuminen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Asinen.
Asinen misses with a body punch.
Asinen is working for takedown but Tuminen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tuminen missing with knees to the body.
Tuminen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Asinen.
Asinen jumps guard but Tuminen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Good body shot from Tuminen.
Asinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tuminen trying to land knees to the body.
Asinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuminen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Asinen.
Helmuth Tuminen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asko Asinen.
Tuminen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tuminen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuminen missing with knees to the body.
Asinen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tuminen tries to land knees in the clinch but Asinen avoids the damage to the body.
Asinen avoiding damage as Tuminen throws knees to the body.
Asinen jumps guard.
Tuminen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Asinen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tuminen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tuminen 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.
Tuminen throws a big elbow that misses.
Asinen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asinen trying to keep a closed guard but Tuminen is proving a slippery customer.
Tuminen postures up in Asinen's guard and throws a big left but Asinen blocks it.
Asinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tuminen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tuminen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tuminen is looking to work some ground and pound but Asinen has wrist control.
Asinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tuminen trying to control the position from guard on top but Asinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tuminen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Asinen under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuminen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Asinen on the side of the head.
Tuminen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Asinen has Tuminen up against the cage in a clinch.
Tuminen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tuminen missing with knees to the body.
Asinen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tuminen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tuminen throwing strikes from guard but Asinen blocks nicely.
Asinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Asinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tuminen postures up in Asinen's guard and throws a big left but Asinen blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helmuth Tuminen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tuminen misses with a head kick.
Asinen tries to keep at a distance but Tuminen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Asinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Asinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tuminen.
Asinen misses with a knee strike.
Asinen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Asinen misses with a body punch.
Asinen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tuminen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tuminen tries to land knees in the clinch but Asinen avoids the damage to the body.
Tuminen missing with knees to the body.
Asinen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tuminen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Helmuth Tuminen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asko Asinen.
Tuminen missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asinen looking to throw knees to the head but Tuminen is blocking nicely.
Asinen can't find room to land a body shot as Tuminen controls the action.
Asinen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tuminen is defending well.
Tuminen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Asinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tuminen lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asinen trying to land knees to the body.
Asinen is looking for a takedown.
Tuminen crunches a lovely knee into Asinen's ribcage.
Tuminen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Asinen avoids it.
Asinen tries to pull guard but Tuminen holds him up against the cage and eventually Asinen drops back down to his feet.
Tuminen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tuminen trying to land knees to the body.
Tuminen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tuminen scores a nice knee to the body.
Tuminen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Asinen avoids it.
Asinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asinen misses with a body punch.
Asinen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tuminen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tuminen lands an elbow that stopped Asinen in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuminen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asinen misses with a body punch.
Asinen tries a body shot but Tuminen blocks it.
Tuminen lands with a short shot to the head.
Asinen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Tuminen regains guard immediately.
Tuminen pushes Asinen off and gets back to his feet.
Helmuth Tuminen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tuminen clinches up against the cage.
Asinen is looking for a takedown.
Tuminen missing with knees to the body.
Tuminen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Asinen's defenses.
Asinen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tuminen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Asinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tuminen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuminen is leaning against Asinen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tuminen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Asinen jumps guard but Tuminen stands there with Asinen around his waist. Asinen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tuminen lands an elbow inside that Asinen shrugs off.
Tuminen lands a shoulder strike.
Asinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asinen is leaning against Tuminen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Asinen goes for a takedown attempt but Tuminen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tuminen lands a brutal head kick. Asinen looks out on his feet and Tuminen throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Helmuth Tuminen!
Helmuth Tuminen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Niedzwiedzinski (ranked 2700 p4p, 328 weight class) and Alain Fournier (ranked 21565 p4p, 698 weight class). Alain Fournier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alain Fournier!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fournier loads up on a big right hand but Niedzwiedzinski slips the punch.
Niedzwiedzinski stuffs the takedown.
Niedzwiedzinski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Niedzwiedzinski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fournier doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a combination. Fournier tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a right hook to the body.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to clinch there but Fournier circles away.
Fournier swings for the body but Niedzwiedzinski moves out of range.
Fournier changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Niedzwiedzinski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Niedzwiedzinski throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fournier throws a head kick that misses.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a right and a left that Fournier avoids nicely.
Fournier looks to land a right hand but Niedzwiedzinski moved out of range.
Niedzwiedzinski rushes Fournier and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Niedzwiedzinski.
Fournier looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niedzwiedzinski landing knees to the body.
Niedzwiedzinski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Niedzwiedzinski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Niedzwiedzinski on the inside.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fournier backwards.
Fournier is rocked!
Niedzwiedzinski throws a big uppercut that drops Fournier! More strikes from Niedzwiedzinski and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Fournier lies dazed against the cage as Niedzwiedzinski celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Panayiotis Stavros (ranked 4553 p4p, 208 weight class) and Plu To Pi Fian (ranked 2481 p4p, 115 weight class). Plu To Pi Fian acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Panayiotis Stavros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Plu To Pi Fian!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pi Fian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stavros misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stavros shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pi Fian manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Stavros pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pi Fian is keeping the position for now.
Stavros is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Russian Bears Training Center that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Pi Fian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stavros gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pi Fian pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stavros is out of range and Pi Fian settles back down.
Stavros connects with an inside leg kick.
Pi Fian throws a head kick but Stavros moves out of range.
Stavros bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pi Fian is not content to let Stavros control the position.
You can see the frustration on Pi Fian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stavros trying to control the position but Pi Fian is working away.
Pi Fian can't do much from the bottom here.
Pi Fian gets back to half guard.
Stavros working over Pi Fian with some ground and pound. Pi Fian looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stavros thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stavros thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pi Fian's head.
Pi Fian is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pi Fian looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stavros lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stavros throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stavros moves nicely into side control.
Pi Fian is trying to control Stavros's posture but Stavros avoids it.
Stavros stands up and beckons Pi Fian to his feet.
Pi Fian misses with a hook.
Stavros drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stavros trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pi Fian manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pi Fian misses with a body kick.
Pi Fian misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stavros takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stavros looks for the body kick but Pi Fian saw that one coming.
Pi Fian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stavros.
Pi Fian moves out of range as Stavros strikes.
Panayiotis Stavros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pi Fian throws a push kick but Stavros slaps the foot to one side.
Stavros was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stavros keeps Pi Fian at a distance using the push kick.
Stavros misses with the combination.
Pi Fian unleashes a big counter combination but Stavros bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pi Fian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pi Fian tries to bum rush Stavros with a series of wild strikes but Stavros uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stavros blocks a head kick by Pi Fian.
Stavros slips under a jab from Pi Fian.
Pi Fian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stavros scores with a spinning back kick!
Pi Fian throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pi Fian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pi Fian drops his hands momentarily and Stavros takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pi Fian lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stavros will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Pi Fian.
Pi Fian gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stavros to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian wants to stand up but Stavros is controlling him.
Pi Fian throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pi Fian is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stavros is aware though and is defending well.
Stavros looking to sit in guard and control but Pi Fian gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pi Fian is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stavros can't keep his opponent in guard - Pi Fian advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stavros is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Plu To Pi Fian will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pi Fian fails to land with a series of punches.
Stavros throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pi Fian avoids it.
Pi Fian takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stavros throws a head kick that half lands.
Some wild striking there from Pi Fian.
Plu To Pi Fian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pi Fian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pi Fian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stavros has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pi Fian.
Stavros shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pi Fian's guard.
Stavros pushes down on Pi Fian's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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!
Stavros is looking to advance position but Pi Fian won't allow it.
Pi Fian is not content to let Stavros control the position.
Pi Fian tries to kick Stavros off but Stavros keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stavros sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pi Fian defending well though.
Pi Fian is looking to control Stavros's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pi Fian avoid being mounted?
Pi Fian wants to improve his position but Stavros is controlling well.
Stavros looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stavros passes to side control.
Stavros in side control, throwing shots but Pi Fian defends.
Pi Fian is trying to control Stavros's posture but Stavros avoids it.
Pi Fian defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stavros tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stavros is trying to move to mount but Pi Fian reverses beautifully and ends up in Stavros's guard.
Pi Fian trying to control the position from guard on top but Stavros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stavros bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pi Fian's guard.
Pi Fian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stavros.
Pi Fian is looking to stand up but Stavros isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pi Fian preventing the sweep.
Stavros is working hard here to advance position.
Pi Fian sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stavros pushes Pi Fian off and gets back to his feet.
Stavros lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pi Fian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stavros.
Stavros throws a leg kick but Pi Fian moved away.
Pi Fian scores with a nice right hand.
Pi Fian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pi Fian avoids a kick to the body.
Stavros takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pi Fian lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stavros takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stavros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pi Fian.
Pi Fian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pi Fian misses with a straight left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stavros avoids the head kick by Pi Fian.
Stavros throws the kick towards the body but Pi Fian avoids it.
Stavros misses with a wild body shot.
Pi Fian lands a head kick!
Stavros misses with a wild body shot.
Stavros throws a hook to the side of Pi Fian's head but Pi Fian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pi Fian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Plu To Pi Fian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pi Fian shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stavros scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pi Fian throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stavros throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pi Fian steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stavros. That one must have hurt.
A head kick misses from Pi Fian.
Stavros throws a body punch but Pi Fian moves out of range.
Pi Fian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stavros looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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 Panayiotis Stavros will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Stavros misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stavros.
Pi Fian throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Stavros.
Pi Fian throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stavros takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stavros fails to land the takedown.
Stavros moves out of range of the body kick from Pi Fian.
Pi Fian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pi Fian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stavros can pounce on him.
Stavros scores with a hook.
Stavros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pi Fian.
Despite the aggression on Pi Fian's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stavros throws a jab when Pi Fian was well out of range.
Stavros shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pi Fian but Pi Fian pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick misses from Pi Fian.
Pi Fian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stavros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pi Fian throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pi Fian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Pi Fian. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body punch from Stavros.
Pi Fian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stavros misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pi Fian lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stavros has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pi Fian connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stavros lands with a nice body kick.
Stavros missing with a left hand there. Pi Fian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pi Fian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stavros.
Pi Fian throws a head kick but Stavros moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Pi Fian. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stavros crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pi Fian - the referee stops the clock and Stavros gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pi Fian. Stavros manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stavros will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pi Fian misses with a kick to the body.
Pi Fian lands a head shot.
Stavros moves out of range of the strikes.
Pi Fian throws a head kick but Stavros moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stavros avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stavros moves out of range as Pi Fian throws a body kick.
Stavros lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pi Fian circles away quickly and effectively.
Pi Fian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stavros just misses with a punch to the body.
Pi Fian avoids a kick to the body.
Stavros blocks a head kick by Pi Fian.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pi Fian.
Stavros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pi Fian scores with a head kick. Stavros tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pi Fian throws a big shot that misses.
Stavros bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pi Fian's head backwards.
Pi Fian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stavros was well out of range. Poor timing from Pi Fian.
Stavros fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Panayiotis Stavros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pi Fian moves out of range as Stavros throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stavros's head backwards.
Pi Fian throws a head kick but Stavros moves out of range.
Pi Fian looks to land a left hand but Stavros moved out of range nicely.
Pi Fian misses with a few strikes there.
Stavros shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pi Fian pushes Stavros off and gets back to his feet.
Pi Fian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stavros shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pi Fian but Pi Fian pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stavros scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pi Fian doesn't seem bothered though.
Stavros looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stavros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pi Fian misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stavros.
Pi Fian misses with a kick to the body.
Stavros tries a head kick but it misses.
Pi Fian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pi Fian jabs Stavros to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Pi Fian there.
Stavros manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pi Fian on his heels. He'll look to pass Pi Fian's guard now, I'm sure.
Pi Fian is pulling down on Stavros's head to control his posture.
Pi Fian bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stavros's guard.
Stavros 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Plu To Pi Fian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pi Fian has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Plu To Pi Fian!
Plu To Pi Fian really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Vikai Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nadine De Lange (ranked 2762 p4p, 83 weight class) and Ushat Belov (ranked 2378 p4p, 72 weight class). Ushat Belov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nadine De Lange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ushat Belov!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belov misses with a wild body shot.
Belov misses with a wild combination.
De Lange feinted with a counter takedown.
Ushat Belov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belov clinches with his opponent.
Belov missing with knees to the body.
De Lange blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Belov.
Belov lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belov.
Belov misses with a body punch.
Belov misses with some punches.
Belov tries to throw a body punch but De Lange avoids it by throwing Belov back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lange wants a takedown.
De Lange lands a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Belov is adopting a defensive guard.
De Lange postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Lange throwing strikes but missing.
De Lange throws an elbow that misses. Belov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in De Lange's guard. Nice move by Belov!
De Lange throws his legs up looking for a submission but Belov uses it to pass to side control.
Belov cracks De Lange with an elbow. That is naaassty.
De Lange tries to improve position but can't.
Belov wants to control but De Lange is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belov cracks De Lange with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Belov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by De Lange, who protects the arm well.
Belov working the body and head with strikes.
De Lange might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Belov is putting a hurting on De Lange here, landing some big shots from side control.
De Lange has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The referee asks Belov politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Belov prefers to stall for the moment though.
De Lange is trying to get back to half guard.
De Lange manages to work his way to half guard, despite Belov's best efforts.
Nice strikes from Belov there.
Belov stalling.
De Lange looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Belov prevents De Lange from improving his position.
Belov lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lange is looking for a sweep. Belov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Lange is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belov scores with a couple of nice shots.
De Lange is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Belov pulls his head out easily.
Belov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Belov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but De Lange sees it coming and defends easily.
Belov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
De Lange wants to get back to full guard.
De Lange looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Belov winds up and cracks De Lange with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
De Lange is breathing heavily.
De Lange gets full guard.
Belov wants to control from the top but De Lange keeps moving.
Belov lands a couple of digs.
Belov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
De Lange keeping moving, preventing Belov from controlling successfully.
Belov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Belov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Lange looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Lange working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Belov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but De Lange is tightening it up a little... Belov has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Belov reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Belov taps out! Nice BJJ there by De Lange!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Nadine De Lange!
Nadine De Lange spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Potter (ranked 1052 p4p, 119 weight class) and Eddie Gelfen (ranked 2212 p4p, 255 weight class). Potter comes to the cage accompanied by THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Gelfen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter ducks right into an uppercut from Gelfen.
Gelfen throws a low kick, looking for Potter's leg but Potter calmly moves out of range.
Potter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gelfen slips under a jab.
Gelfen looks to land a left hand but Potter moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Potter.
Gelfen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gelfen throws a jab when Potter was well out of range.
Potter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Potter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gelfen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Potter throws a quick counter head kick but Gelfen was just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gelfen.
Gelfen throws a body punch but Potter moves out of range.
Gelfen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gelfen misses with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Potter. That's going to slow Gelfen down.
Gelfen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gelfen cracks Potter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Eddie Gelfen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gelfen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Potter.
Potter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gelfen's head.
Gelfen throws a series of punches but Potter avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelfen throws a hook but Potter avoids it easily.
Potter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gelfen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Potter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A cross from Gelfen lands.
Potter defending well as Gelfen loads up on a big left hand.
Gelfen misses with a hook.
Gelfen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Potter.
Donk. Potter catches Gelfen right on the button with a cross.
Potter feints and then cracks Gelfen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gelfen down.
Potter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FAME in the buildup to the fight.
Potter cracks Gelfen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gelfen misses with a few strikes there.
Gelfen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gelfen looks winded!
Gelfen just misses with a punch to 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!
Potter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gelfen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Potter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Potter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gelfen misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter scores with a push kick.
Potter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gelfen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Potter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gelfen takes a step back to recover.
Potter sends Gelfen crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Potter is motioning to the referee to let Gelfen up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Gelfen is rocked!
It looks like Eddie Gelfen has been cut.
Potter lands a front kick.
Potter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gelfen's sensitive parts.
Gelfen throws a body shot but no joy.
Potter looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Potter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gelfen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Potter throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Gelfen crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jack Potter!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Potter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ajax Athanas (ranked 368 p4p, 8 weight class) and Jared Williams (ranked 1908 p4p, 58 weight class). Athanas comes to the cage accompanied by Avatar-Torn Apart. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ajax Athanas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jared Williams!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Athanas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williams has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Athanas is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jared Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Williams.
Athanas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams moves out of range as Athanas strikes.
Athanas has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Athanas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Williams on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Williams walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Athanas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Williams walks into a stiff left hand from Athanas.
Athanas looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Athanas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Athanas avoids a kick to the body.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Athanas throws out the jab.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Athanas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Athanas lands with a nice body punch.
Athanas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Athanas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Athanas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Athanas.
It looked like Athanas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Williams.
Athanas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Athanas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Athanas throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Athanas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Athanas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Athanas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
An attempted straight right counter from Athanas misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Athanas.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Athanas misses the shot to the body.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams throws a series of punches but Athanas avoids them all with ease.
Athanas tried to counter with a leg kick but Williams avoided it.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Williams is looking for the big counter here.
Athanas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams looks winded!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Athanas.
Athanas throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams is looking for the big counter here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Athanas. That's going to slow Williams down.
That kick from Athanas tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams swinging wildly here.
A big left from Athanas misses.
Athanas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Athanas dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Athanas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Athanas dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
It looks like Jared Williams has been cut.
Athanas sends Williams crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Athanas is motioning to the referee to let Williams up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Williams is rocked!
Athanas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Williams gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Athanas gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Williams is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ajax Athanas!
Ajax Athanas retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Ajax Athanas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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