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ABW 91 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demitrious Johnson (ranked 8513 p4p, 312 weight class) and Li Lianjie (ranked 5481 p4p, 253 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 Li Lianjie was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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143 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demitrious Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Li Lianjie!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lianjie throws a head kick that misses.
Lianjie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lianjie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Lianjie dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Lianjie's head and hops out.
Lianjie moves into the clinch.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson trying to stall but Lianjie improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lianjie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demitrious Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lianjie is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Johnson to the mat. Johnson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lianjie looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lianjie wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Lianjie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lianjie trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lianjie is pulling down on Johnson's head to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lianjie counters with a one-two to the body.
Lianjie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lianjie fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Lianjie counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson leaves Lianjie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Lianjie counter with a right hand.
Lianjie connects with a single shot there.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Lianjie sprawls well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lianjie counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Lianjie works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Lianjie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lianjie forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lianjie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Lianjie shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lianjie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demitrious Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson letting Lianjie take a breather here.
Lianjie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lianjie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Demitrious Johnson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lianjie looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Lianjie fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lianjie circles away.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lianjie counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Lianjie to acknowledge the strikes.
Lianjie looking to score a takedown here. Johnson is defending well but Lianjie drives through and ends up in Johnson's guard.
Lianjie gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.
Johnson goes for a double leg but Lianjie avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lianjie continues to drive forward.
Lianjie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lianjie sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lianjie is looking to escape.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lianjie defending well though.
Johnson trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lianjie's head.
Lianjie is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Johnson drops back looking for a leg! Lianjie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lianjie manages to kick Johnson off! Johnson jumps back into Lianjie's guard.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Johnson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Lianjie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Demitrious Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Horrible takedown attempt by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Lianjie, which made it look bad.
Lianjie throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson tried to counter with a leg kick but Lianjie avoided it.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lianjie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lianjie instigates a clinch.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lianjie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demitrious Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lianjie manages to break the clinch.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lianjie is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Lianjie circles away and we're back to standing.
Lianjie is looking for the big counter here.
Lianjie misses with a two punch combination.
Demitrious Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lianjie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lianjie drives through with a takedown into Johnson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Johnson is trying to keep Lianjie in close.
Lianjie being controlled here momentarily.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Lianjie pushes his legs off easily.
Lianjie looking to pass the guard.
Lianjie would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lianjie looking to pass the guard.
Li Lianjie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lianjie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson working for a triangle but Lianjie defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pulls Lianjie in close to prevent any damage.
Lianjie wants to stand and escape but instead Johnson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Johnson stands up and waves to Lianjie to follow him.
Lianjie throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lianjie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson darts in looking for a takedown but Lianjie gets double underhooks and turns Johnson into the cage.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lianjie.
Johnson is looking to counter the offense by Lianjie and move into the clinch.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lianjie as he jumps to the side.
Lianjie tries to counter by closing the distance.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Lianjie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Li Lianjie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lianjie 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Lianjie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Perez (ranked 4481 p4p, 518 weight class) and Krzysztof Bobaszewski (ranked 4743 p4p, 536 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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209 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Enzo Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krzysztof Bobaszewski!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez dodges the punch combination from Bobaszewski.
Bobaszewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick that misses.
Perez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bobaszewski throws a sloppy head kick
and Perez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perez lands an overhand right.
Bobaszewski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bobaszewski manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Perez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Krzysztof Bobaszewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez throws out a loose jab but Bobaszewski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bobaszewski throws a nice looking combination but Perez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobaszewski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bobaszewski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perez lands a right hand.
Bobaszewski trying to land knees to the body.
Perez lands a right hand.
Bobaszewski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perez.
A left hand lands to the body for Perez.
Perez is leaning against Bobaszewski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Perez blocking some punches.
Perez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perez digs a right hand into Bobaszewski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bobaszewski's gas tank.
Bobaszewski looks winded!
Perez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bobaszewski backwards.
Perez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bobaszewski backwards.
Perez lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perez.
Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bobaszewski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Perez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bobaszewski drops his hands for a split second and Perez immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Bobaszewski face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Perez follows up with a right hand that knocks Bobaszewski into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Enzo Perez!
Enzo Perez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Owusu (ranked 3027 p4p, 303 weight class) and Hans Hammar (ranked 5467 p4p, 467 weight class). Hans Hammar struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.1lbs 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. Leonard Owusu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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159 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Owusu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Hammar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owusu misses with a body shot.
Owusu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slow jab from Owusu misses its intended target.
Owusu throws a lazy body kick
and Hammar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Leonard Owusu has been cut.
Owusu moves out of range as Hammar strikes.
Owusu throws a right and a left that Hammar avoids nicely.
Owusu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hammar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Owusu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hammar at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Owusu. Beautiful body shot.
Owusu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hammar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hammar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Owusu.
Owusu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Owusu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hammar is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammar lands a jab to the nose.
Owusu misses with a wild combination.
Owusu connects with a right hand. Hammar shakes it off.
Hammar loads up on a big right hand but Owusu slips the punch.
Owusu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Owusu is looking to wear down Hammar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Owusu connects with a nice looking jab.
Owusu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Owusu digs a good hook to Hammar's body.
Owusu misses the shot to the body.
Owusu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Owusu throws a lazy uppercut
and Hammar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hammar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Owusu.
Owusu misses with a shot to the body
and Hammar counters with a stiff right hand.
Owusu is rocked!
Owusu misses with a shot to the body
and Hammar rattles Owusu with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Owusu tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Hammar dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Owusu stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hans Hammar!
Hans Hammar managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sin City Allstars, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Dovlatov (ranked 2146 p4p, 218 weight class) and Brandon Long (ranked 21795 p4p, 616 weight class). Dovlatov comes to the cage accompanied by Tear You Apart. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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155 lbs
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151 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergei Dovlatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Long!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dovlatov catches Long with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dovlatov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dovlatov scores with a hook.
Long takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dovlatov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Long tries to clinch there but Dovlatov circles away.
Dovlatov sizes up Long with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dovlatov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dovlatov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dovlatov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Long has a takedown stuffed.
Long fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dovlatov checks it well.
A jab from Dovlatov does it's job there.
Long swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Long fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dovlatov manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dovlatov.
Dovlatov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Long on the side of the head.
A combination from Long does no damage.
It looked like Dovlatov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dovlatov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Long's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long shoots for a takedown but Dovlatov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dovlatov connects with a solid leg kick.
Dovlatov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Long is rocked!
Long tries to get into range but Dovlatov steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Long! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Dovlatov scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergei Dovlatov!
Sergei Dovlatov 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Best (ranked 2939 p4p, 336 weight class) and Paul Paulsen (ranked 22018 p4p, 791 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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265 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Paulsen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best swings away with a body shot that misses
and Paulsen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Paulsen.
Best jabs Paulsen right on the nose. Paulsen blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Paul Paulsen has been cut.
Best drives through and clinches with Paulsen against the cage.
Best tries to throw a body punch but Paulsen avoids it by throwing Best back against the cage.
Best misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paulsen.
Best on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Paulsen - that landed with a thud.
Best is breathing heavily.
Best wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paulsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Best throws a predictable looking body shot
and Paulsen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Best really felt that one!
Paulsen scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulsen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Paulsen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Paulsen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Paulsen jabs at Best's body.
A good leg kick by Paulsen.
Paulsen lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Best under the eye.
Best ducks right into an uppercut from Paulsen.
Paulsen scores with a nice body kick.
Paulsen lands a body shot.
Paulsen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Paulsen lands a front kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paulsen.
Paulsen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Paulsen lands a jab to the nose.
Paulsen tests Best's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulsen scores with a push kick.
Paulsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Best doesn't seem bothered though.
Paulsen lands the left hand.
Best is rocked!
Best takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paulsen, right into the meat.
Paulsen pounces like a tiger and cracks Best with a vicious hook! Best is down but not out! Paulsen follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paul Paulsen!
After the fight, Paul Paulsen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devin Watkins (ranked 4272 p4p, 482 weight class) and Piotr Boryska (ranked 2299 p4p, 310 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Boryska!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boryska instigates a clinch.
Boryska lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boryska.
Boryska scores with a shot to the side of Watkins's head.
Boryska throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watkinss head.
Boryska doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boryska lands a body punch.
Boryska blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Boryska.
Watkins is breathing heavily.
Boryska scores with a hook to the body.
Boryska lands a shoulder strike.
Boryska landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boryska lands a left hand.
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!
Boryska lands a nice uppercut.
Watkins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boryska is working Watkins over against the cage.
Boryska lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boryska lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boryska lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boryska digs a right hand into Watkins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Watkins's gas tank.
Boryska landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Boryska.
Boryska scores a nice knee to the body.
Boryska pushes Watkins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boryska lands a knee to the body.
Boryska softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Boryska.
Boryska lands a damaging elbow.
Watkins takes a shot to the head.
Boryska lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Watkins backwards.
Boryska landing knees to the body.
Boryska is working Watkins over against the cage.
Boryska gets through Watkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Watkins is rocked!
Boryska lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oh Watkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boryska pushes Watkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boryska obliges.
A right hook to the body lands for Boryska.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boryska.
Good body shot from Boryska.
Boryska lands a hook that snaps the head of Watkins backwards.
Boryska lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boryska dips a shoulder and cracks Watkins with a mighty uppercut! Watkins falls back against the cage and Boryska unloads with a barrage of strikes! Watkins is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Boryska screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piotr Boryska!
Our winner, Piotr Boryska, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Suleyman (ranked 1339 p4p, 191 weight class) and James Brown (ranked 3578 p4p, 427 weight class). Brown has chosen Micheal jackson bad as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as James Brown enters the cage!
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195 lbs
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194 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ibrahim Suleyman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Brown!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looks to land a combination but Suleyman avoids it well.
Brown lands a jab to Suleyman's midsection.
Brown takes a swing at Suleyman's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for Suleyman.
Brown scores with a decent looking hook.
Suleyman moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brown crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Suleyman - the referee stops the clock and Brown gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Suleyman. Brown manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Suleyman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
A solid body kick from Suleyman.
Suleyman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Suleyman moved out of range.
Brown throws a sloppy body shot
and Suleyman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suleyman lands a jab to the nose.
Brown takes a swing at Suleyman's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suleyman lands a lovely overhand right.
Suleyman jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Suleyman rather than just go for the knockout.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Suleyman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws a right and a left that Suleyman avoids nicely.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suleyman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown throws a right and a left that Suleyman avoids nicely.
A quick step to the side and Suleyman tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suleyman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Suleyman counters with a nice kick to the body.
Suleyman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Suleyman.
Brown throws a low kick but Suleyman avoids it.
Suleyman lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Suleyman counters with a thumping low kick.
Suleyman scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown lands with a good body shot.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suleyman.
Suleyman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suleyman can pounce on him.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Suleyman throws a front kick that sends Brown stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body kick there by Suleyman.
Brown looks winded!
Suleyman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Suleyman connects with a body shot.
James Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
Suleyman ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suleyman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brown misses with a hook
and Suleyman counters with a straight right hand.
Suleyman lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
Suleyman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Suleyman clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Suleyman.
Suleyman lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Suleyman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suleyman lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suleyman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Suleyman lands a body punch.
Suleyman is pushing Brown up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Suleyman.
Suleyman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Suleyman.
Suleyman lands a right hand.
Suleyman manages to break the clinch.
Suleyman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Suleyman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Suleyman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Suleyman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Suleyman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Suleyman counters with a thumping low kick.
Brown misses with a combination
and Suleyman counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Suleyman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Suleyman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Suleyman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Suleyman, right into the meat.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Suleyman counters with a nice leg kick.
Suleyman digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Suleyman. That's going to slow Brown down.
Suleyman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf.
Suleyman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Suleyman's shoulder, as Suleyman tries to avoid the shot.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Suleyman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Suleyman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf.
Brown takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suleyman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Suleyman connects with a solid leg kick.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Suleyman counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown misses with a body punch
and Suleyman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown misses with a hook.
Suleyman connects with a solid leg kick.
You can see that Brown has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Suleyman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Suleyman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Suleyman moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Suleyman scores with a shoulder strike.
Suleyman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Suleyman digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Suleyman blocks an uppercut.
Suleyman lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Suleyman - that landed with a thud.
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!
Suleyman cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Suleyman scores with a shoulder strike.
Suleyman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Good body shot from Suleyman.
Suleyman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ibrahim Suleyman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Suleyman lands a good knee to the midsection. Brown won't want to take too many of those.
Suleyman digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Suleyman pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Suleyman.
Suleyman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Suleyman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Suleyman lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Suleyman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suleyman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Brown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Suleyman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Suleyman.
A jab from Brown misses.
It looked like Suleyman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brown.
Suleyman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Suleyman scoring well with a low kick there.
Suleyman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Suleyman scores with a hook.
Suleyman scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Suleyman scores with a body shot.
Suleyman lands a nice shot to the body.
Suleyman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suleyman catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suleyman.
Suleyman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Suleyman counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Suleyman had a free shot at his head there.
Brown throws a hook but Suleyman blocks it.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Suleyman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suleyman manages to avoid it.
Suleyman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Suleyman thuds his shin into the meat of Brown's side.
Ibrahim Suleyman is winning the standup battle so far.
Suleyman moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suleyman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Suleyman lands a nice shot to the body.
Suleyman pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Suleyman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Suleyman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Suleyman lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown cracks a nice hook into Suleyman's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Suleyman.
Suleyman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Brown misses.
As Brown tries to get set, Suleyman tries to push him back and clinch up but Brown manages to avoid the attempt.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Suleyman counters with a body kick that stops Brown in his tracks momentarily.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Suleyman is looking to counter with a body kick.
Suleyman with a jab.
Suleyman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Brown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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!
Brown misses with a kick to the body
and Suleyman counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.
Suleyman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suleyman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Suleyman counters with an outside leg kick.
Suleyman scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Suleyman lands a body shot.
Suleyman throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Suleyman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Suleyman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suleyman circles away quickly and effectively.
Suleyman connects with the punch.
Brown is rocked!
Suleyman cracks Brown with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Brown tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Suleyman pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Brown is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ibrahim Suleyman!
A very excited looking Ibrahim Suleyman rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Eduardo (ranked 8587 p4p, 702 weight class) and Travis Randy (ranked 2071 p4p, 275 weight class). Charles Eduardo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Travis Randy's chin.
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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
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Eduardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Travis Randy!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eduardo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Randy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Randy keeping moving, preventing Eduardo from controlling successfully.
Randy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eduardo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Eduardo 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.
Eduardo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eduardo postures up in Randy's guard and throws a big left but Randy blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eduardo is stalling in the full guard.
Randy working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo is fighting to break Randy's control of his arms but Randy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Eduardo with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Eduardo with a poor takedown
and Randy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Eduardo thinking.
Randy jabs at Eduardo's body.
Jab by Randy.
Randy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Randy lands with a nice body punch.
Randy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Randy stuns Eduardo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy lands a glancing blow to the side of Eduardo's head.
Randy lands a jab-cross combination.
Travis Randy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
A jab from Randy does it's job there.
Randy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice jab there from Randy.
Randy scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Randy.
Randy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Eduardo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Travis Randy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Randy there.
Randy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Randy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Randy scores with a nice head shot.
Eduardo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Randy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Eduardo backs up against the cage.
Randy lands a body shot.
Randy jabs Eduardo right on the nose. Eduardo blinks but takes it well.
Randy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Eduardo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Randy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Randy scores with a jab to the body.
Randy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eduardo doesn't seem bothered though.
Randy connects with the punch.
Randy lands the left hand.
Randy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Randy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eduardo at a distance.
Randy lands a left and a right that send Eduardo crashing to the mat, dazed. Randy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Eduardo is rocked!
Nice uppercut lands for Randy. That snapped Eduardo's head back.
Oh Eduardo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Randy slaps away a takedown attempt from Eduardo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Eduardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Eduardo seems to have got his legs back now.
Randy moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Randy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Eduardo doesn't seem phased though.
Randy lands a nice looking body shot.
Randy scores with a shot to the body.
Randy clobbers Eduardo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Eduardo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Eduardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eduardo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Eduardo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Eduardo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eduardo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Randy lands with a good body shot.
Randy with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Randy 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.
Randy with a jab.
A left and a right from Randy both land. Nice combination.
Randy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Randy jabs Eduardo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Eduardo looks for a takedown but Randy sprawls well.
Eduardo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Eduardo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Randy lands a jab.
Eduardo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Randy as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Eduardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Randy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Randy digs a good body shot into Eduardo's ribs.
Jab from Randy.
A right-left combo lands from Randy.
Randy lands a nice shot to the body.
Randy catches Eduardo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Charles Eduardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Randy.
Randy jabs Eduardo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randy lands with an overhand left.
Eduardo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Randy lands a jab-cross combination.
Randy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Eduardo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Randy has knocked Eduardo down with a huge combo! Randy steps away and waves a wobbly Eduardo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Eduardo finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Randy's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Eduardo falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Randy!
After the big win, Travis Randy made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Red Light Coffeeshop and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Chatillon (ranked 2254 p4p, 113 weight class) and Noah Jones (ranked 3822 p4p, 189 weight class). Jones has chosen Barrels of Whiskey as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Thomas Chatillon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Noah Jones!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chatillon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
Jones manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chatillon's best efforts.
Chatillon working Jones over with strikes.
Chatillon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chatillon.
Chatillon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jones taking some punishment here, with Chatillon in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chatillon working Jones over with strikes.
Chatillon winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones gets full guard.
Chatillon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chatillon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chatillon is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chatillon manages to get himself to full guard.
Chatillon 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.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Chatillon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chatillon wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chatillon has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Chatillon is working from the bottom.
Chatillon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chatillon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Chatillon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chatillon prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones is still trying to improve position.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chatillon wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Chatillon stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Chatillon throws a big right hand that misses.
Chatillon trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chatillon is one step ahead there.
Chatillon lands a couple of digs.
Jones working for a triangle but Chatillon defends it easily.
Chatillon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
Chatillon scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jones to see if he's OK.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Chatillon is trying to get an arm triangle but Jones is defending well.
Jones is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Chatillon is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Chatillon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jones taking shots to the head.
Chatillon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chatillon punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chatillon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Chatillon working the ground and pound effectively.
Chatillon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Chatillon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chatillon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Chatillon trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chatillon connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chatillon seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Chatillon wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Chatillon looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones trying to control but Chatillon is working from the bottom.
Thomas Chatillon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jones stands up over Chatillon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Chatillon is working hard here to advance position.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Chatillon is retaining full guard.
Chatillon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chatillon is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Chatillon working a defensive guard here.
Chatillon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chatillon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chatillon's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in close to Chatillon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Chatillon.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chatillon managing to control the position.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Chatillon is rocked!
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Chatillon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones loads up on a big left hand. Chatillon felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Jones looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Chatillon can't hide his disappointment, as Jones celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noah Jones!
After winning the bout, Noah Jones 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Lawson (ranked 1714 p4p, 237 weight class) and Kagekatsu Uesugi (ranked 1528 p4p, 214 weight class). Lawson's entrance music is Wait and Bleed by Slipknot. A fine choice. Trevor Lawson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kagekatsu Uesugi's chin.
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kagekatsu Uesugi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson misses with a hook.
Uesugi throws a body punch but Lawson moves out of range.
Uesugi throws a body punch but Lawson moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Lawson.
Uesugi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lawson sets himself, and Uesugi steps forward looking for the clinch! Lawson avoids it this time.
A jab from Uesugi misses.
Lawson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White's ELITE Fitness Gym in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters circling - Lawson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Uesugi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawson.
Lawson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uesugi wants to clinch up but Lawson keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawson looks to throw the jab but Uesugi is out of range.
A jab from Uesugi misses.
Lawson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Uesugi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lawson counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uesugi. Lawson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uesugi throws a big shot that misses.
Uesugi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Uesugi misses the shot to the body.
Uesugi just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kagekatsu Uesugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uesugi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Uesugi throws a body punch but Lawson moves out of range.
Uesugi moves to clinch but Lawson breaks away
and Uesugi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a right hand that misses
and Lawson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uesugi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lawson counters with a nice uppercut.
Uesugi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uesugi misses with a hook
and Lawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uesugi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lawson rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uesugi works Lawson's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Uesugi misses the target.
Uesugi throws a hook but Lawson blocks it.
Lawson throwing a counter right hand but Uesugi manages to avoid it.
Uesugi defending well as Lawson loads up on a big left hand.
Lawson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Uesugi takes a swing at Lawson's ribcage but misses.
Lawson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uesugi.
Lawson misses with a hook.
Lawson throws an overhand right that lands on Uesugi's shoulder, as Uesugi tries to avoid the shot.
Uesugi cracks Lawson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Uesugi lands with a nice body punch.
Uesugi moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uesugi. Lawson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch lands to the side of Lawson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Uesugi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lawson defending well as Uesugi loads up on a big left hand.
Lawson misses with a looping left.
Uesugi missing with a left hand there. Lawson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lawson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Uesugi misses the body punch
and Lawson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawson misses with a hook. Uesugi ducked under it nicely.
Uesugi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lawson misses with an uppercut
letting Uesugi counter with a right hand.
Uesugi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uesugi throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawson.
Lawson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uesugi.
Lawson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Lawson misses its intended target.
Uesugi lunges at Lawson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lawson's hand.
Uesugi ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
Uesugi misses with an uppercut
enabling Lawson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uesugi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawson moves away from the strike by Uesugi.
Uesugi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good shot there by Uesugi.
Uesugi misses with a body punch
enabling Lawson to counter with a crisp jab.
Uesugi ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
Lawson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lawson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uesugi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Uesugi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lawson lands with an overhand left.
Uesugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Uesugi.
Lawson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lawson missing with a left hand there. Uesugi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Uesugi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lawson throws a right hand that misses
and Uesugi counters with a left to the body.
Uesugi staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kagekatsu Uesugi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Uesugi lands a nice shot to the body.
Uesugi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Uesugi momentarily.
Lawson misses the jab.
Lawson throws a right hand that misses
and Uesugi counters with a right hand to the body.
Kagekatsu Uesugi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lawson swings for the body but Uesugi moves out of range.
Lawson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Uesugi takes a swing at Lawson's ribcage but misses.
Lawson walks into a stiff left hand from Uesugi.
Uesugi swings for the body but Lawson moves out of range.
Uesugi swings for the body but Lawson moves out of range.
Uesugi misses with a lunging right hand
and Uesugi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Uesugi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uesugi clinches with his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Uesugi.
Uesugi tries to throw a body punch but Lawson avoids it by throwing Uesugi back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Lawson fails to land.
Uesugi is working Lawson over against the cage.
Uesugi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lawson.
Uesugi gets through Lawson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Uesugi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lawson is rocked!
Lawson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Lawson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uesugi pushes Lawson against the cage. Uesugi is working some dirty boxing. Uesugi pushes off with a quick right hook! Lawson goes down! Lawson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Uesugi moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kagekatsu Uesugi!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kagekatsu Uesugi thanked Vikai Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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