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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mathis Malen (ranked 22294 p4p, 748 weight class) and Micheal Jones (ranked 22412 p4p, 794 weight class). Mathis Malen had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
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KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mathis Malen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Micheal Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
Malen controls the position from side control.
Malen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones is letting Malen control him for a moment.
Malen in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Jones is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mathis Malen!
After winning the bout, Mathis Malen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Micheal Jones was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn I Know it Was A Hard Fight Fans, But I'll Win The Next One'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincento Vega (ranked 22291 p4p, 721 weight class) and Danny Meechum (ranked 22625 p4p, 778 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincento Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Meechum!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega takes the fight into the clinch.
Vega lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vega goes for a takedown in the clinch but Meechum prevents it.
Meechum is trying to break free.
Vega has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Meechum is trying to keep an underhook but Vega manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Vega content to control rather than advance.
Vega wants to stand up but Meechum has a hold of him and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meechum is trying to maintain the position but Vega is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega tries to stand but can't do so whilst Meechum controls his leg.
Meechum wants to control but Vega is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vega seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Meechum controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Meechum manages to get to full guard.
Vega stopping the sweep attempt from Meechum.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vega gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Meechum crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vega - the referee stops the clock and Meechum gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vega. Meechum manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Meechum moves in looking to clinch but Vega pushes him off.
Vega forces Meechum back against the cage and clinches.
Vega gets control of Meechum's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vega will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Vega on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vega tries to get out of the position.
Vega has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Meechum has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Vega jumps guard and drags Meechum to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Vega manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Meechum manages to get himself to full guard.
Vega controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meechum looking to control.
Vega stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vincento Vega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vega swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Meechum.
It looks like Danny Meechum has been cut.
Vega clinches up against the cage.
Vega manages to break the clinch.
Vega shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Meechum eats them both and turns towards Vega to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vega rushes Meechum and presses him up against the cage.
Meechum trying to control the position but instead, Vega has worked for underhooks and has pushed Meechum into the cage.
Vega tightens his grip and picks Meechum up, before dumping him to the ground. Meechum manages to land in guard.
Vega is standing up over Meechum. Meechum looks to escape but Vega dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 trying to control but Vega flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Vega controlling well, preventing Meechum from escaping the position.
Meechum trying to control the hands but Vega breaks the grip.
Meechum tries to roll but Vega sticks to his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vega really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Meechum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincento Vega dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Meechum's cut.
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.
Vega gets a clinch.
Vega tightens his grip and picks Meechum up, before dumping him to the ground. Meechum manages to land in guard.
Vega trying to stand up but can't free himself from Meechum's guard.
Vega controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Meechum had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vega defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vega stands up and waves to Meechum to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Meechum.
Meechum tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Meechum tries to clinch up but Vega circles away and keeps his distance.
Vega is looking to counter the offense by Meechum and move into the clinch.
Vincento Vega is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vega closes the distance and clinches.
Vega is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meechum can do to turn this around?
Meechum has Vega pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vega manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vega pushes Meechum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Meechum is trying to maintain a safe position but Vega gets an underhook and turns Meechum into the cage.
Vega has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Meechum clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Meechum tries to escape but Vega has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega continues to stall.
Vega has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Meechum is in bad spot here.
Meechum is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vega has good solid back control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincento Vega dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Meechum's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vega.
Vega rushes Meechum and presses him up against the cage.
Vega tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vega has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Meechum is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vega slowing the pace effectively.
Vega using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meechum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meechum tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vega wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincento Vega. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meechum wants to break free but Vega has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vega gets a clinch.
Vega keeps control of Meechum as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meechum managing to block the knees to the body from Vega.
Vega can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vega manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Vega.
Vega jumps guard and drags Meechum to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Meechum throws a strike but Vega rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vincento Vega overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vega decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Meechum darts in looking for a takedown but Vega gets double underhooks and turns Meechum into the cage.
Crunch! Vega slams his shin into Meechum's torso.
Vega lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vega moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega jumps guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vega uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Vega drives through and clinches with Meechum against the cage.
Vega pulls guard successfully.
Meechum trying to control the position from guard on top but Vega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vega manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Meechum manages to get himself to full guard.
Meechum manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Vincento Vega is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vega lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vega.
Vega moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Meechum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vega instigates a clinch.
Vega pulls guard effortlessly.
Meechum won't allow Vega to get back to his feet.
Meechum wants to control from the top but Vega keeps moving.
Vega wants to stand up but Meechum is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega keeping moving, preventing Meechum from controlling successfully.
Vega is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vega performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Vega stands up out of the half guard.
Danny Meechum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vincento Vega is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vega takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincento Vega showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vega has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincento Vega!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naikrul Dream (ranked 6771 p4p, 201 weight class) and Pedro Henrique (ranked 6500 p4p, 195 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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300 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Naikrul Dream!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Henrique!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dream tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dream tries to clinch but Henrique is having none of it.
Dream throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dream is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henrique throws a nice looking combination but Dream bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henrique throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dream counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Pedro Henrique has been cut.
Oooh a lovely combination from Henrique sends Dream down but not out. Henrique dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Naikrul Dream has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henrique decides to stand back up.
Henrique has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dream tries to clinch there but Henrique circles away.
Henrique keeps the fight on the outside.
Dream avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dream appears to be looking for a big counter.
Henrique on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dream. Dream obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Dream.
Dream lands a big head kick that sends Henrique tumbling to the mat! Dream takes a step backwards and waves Henrique back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Henrique is rocked!
Dream clinches up with Henrique and pushes him back against the cage.
Henrique is still on wobbly legs! Can Dream finish him?
Henrique is pressed against the cage. Dream pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Henrique! Two more big strikes from Dream and Henrique crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Naikrul Dream!
A victorious Naikrul Dream thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Denny Young (ranked 22381 p4p, 341 weight class) and Rafael Mendes (ranked 3980 p4p, 205 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Denny Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mendes holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Mendes is trying to maintain the position but Young is very close to passing his half guard.
Mendes tries to get to full guard but Young has control of the leg.
Mendes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Young drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mendes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mendes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mendes!
Young tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Young knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Young's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young wants to get back to his feet but Mendes drags him back down.
Mendes taking a breather here.
Young tries to improve position but can't.
Mendes content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Young is trying to control Mendes's posture but Mendes avoids it.
Young tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mendes taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Young being controlled for a moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Young wants to clinch.
Mendes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mendes moves out of range of the body kick.
Mendes closes the distance and clinches.
Mendes jumps into guard, dragging Young to the mat.
Mendes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mendes wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Young throwing strikes from guard but Mendes blocks nicely.
Young throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mendes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Mendes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Young goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mendes checks a leg kick.
Young feints and as Mendes raises his hands in defense, Young changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Young has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mendes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mendes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Our spies down at at Soul Supremacy Rio inform us that Mendes has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Young with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young throws a strike but Mendes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Young is striking from the bottom but Mendes uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Young is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Young tries to get to full guard but Mendes has control of the leg.
Mendes trying to mount his opponent but Young defends it.
Young trying to control here.
Young with the active half guard here but Mendes passes nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Young gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mendes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Young has given up his back here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Young defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Young tries to escape but Mendes has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mendes has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Young is in real trouble here. Mendes gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Young is tapping out! Mendes wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rafael Mendes!
Our winner, Rafael Mendes, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Rich Wood (ranked 21751 p4p, 790 weight class) and Carl Berg (ranked 2527 p4p, 328 weight class). Berg has chosen Three 6 Mafia - That's Right ft. Akon, Jim Jones as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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177 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rich Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carl Berg!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wood circles away quickly and effectively.
Wood looks to land a left hand but Berg moved out of range nicely.
Berg throws a counter combo.
Berg throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've been told by Wood's head coaches at Destroyer MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berg.
Nice cross by Wood.
Wood lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wood has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wood lets loose with a powerful body kick. Berg will feel that in the morning.
Carl Berg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berg throws a series of punches but Wood moves out of range.
Wood throws a lazy right hand but Berg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Berg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wood as he jumps to the side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood cracks Berg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Berg connects with a looping right hand.
Berg tries for a takedown but Wood circles away easily
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Berg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berg defending well as Wood loads up on a big left hand.
Wood misses with a hook. Berg ducked under it nicely.
Wood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Berg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wood.
Despite the aggression on Berg's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Berg throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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!
Berg is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Berg's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wood connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Berg scrambles back to his feet.
Wood has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wood there as he acknowledges the shot.
Berg misses with a few strikes there.
Berg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wood stuffs the takedown.
Rich Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Berg.
Wood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Berg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Berg under the eye.
Berg fails with the takedown
and Wood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Berg thinking.
Berg lands with a nice combination. Wood backs away looking to recover.
Berg throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Berg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg misses with a combination
and Wood counters with a left to the body.
Berg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice body punch from Berg.
Nice body punch from Wood.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Berg.
Berg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Berg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wood digs a good body shot into Berg's ribs.
Berg misses with a two punch combination.
Berg connects with a body shot that sends Wood's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Berg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Wood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wood punishes Berg's body with a nice straight punch.
Wood is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Berg's half guard.
Well, if Wood is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Wood 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.
Berg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Berg's hands.
Wood lands a nice hook to Berg's body. Berg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Berg, as that shot connected.
Berg misses with a two punch combination.
Wood appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Wood. Beautiful body shot.
Berg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Berg slips a straight right by Wood.
Berg misses with a combination
and Wood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berg looks for a takedown but Wood sprawls well.
Wood swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Berg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wood counters with a nice uppercut.
Rich Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Berg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wood digs a good hook to Berg's body.
Sloppy strikes from Berg. Those never looked like landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Wood misses its target.
Berg misses with a combination
and Wood counters with a three punch combo that has Berg backing up. Berg nods at Wood to acknowledge the strikes.
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Berg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wood circles away.
A left and a right from Berg both land. Nice combination.
Berg throws a series of punches but Wood avoids them all with ease.
Berg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.
Wood misses with a wild body shot.
Wood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Berg can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wood avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood lands a jab to the head.
Berg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wood slips under a jab from Berg.
A combination from Wood does no damage.
Wood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Berg throws an off balance right hand
and Wood counters with a straight right hand.
Nice cross by Wood.
Berg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Berg misses with a few strikes there.
Wood swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Berg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg loads up on a big right hand but Wood slips the punch.
Wood shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Berg eats them both and turns towards Wood to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Berg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Berg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wood circles away quickly and effectively.
Berg misses with a takedown
and Berg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wood uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wood looks to throw the jab but Berg is out of range.
Berg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Berg throws a jab when Wood was well out of range.
Berg throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Berg misses with a double jab
and Wood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Berg thinking.
Rich Wood is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Wood throws a series of punches but Berg avoids them all with ease.
Wood lands with a shot to the body.
Berg shoots and misses
and Wood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Berg walks into a jab.
Berg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berg.
Berg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wood lands a lovely overhand right.
Wood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berg.
A right-left combo lands from Wood.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Berg's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Wood dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Berg shoots in for a takedown but Wood shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Berg misses with a few strikes there.
Berg throws a series of strikes that have Wood backpedaling.
Wood lands a glancing blow to the side of Berg's head.
Wood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Berg misses with the combination.
Berg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Berg. Those never looked like landing.
Wood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berg.
Berg throws a series of punches but Wood avoids them all with ease.
Wood is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood misses with a body shot.
Berg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berg moves away.
Berg throws a series of punches but Wood avoids them all with ease.
Berg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wood swings for the body but Berg moves out of range.
Berg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wood throws out a powerful jab.
Berg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wood throws a jab when Berg was well out of range.
Berg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carl Berg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berg missing with a left hand there. Wood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Berg might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wood scores with a jab. Berg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses the shot 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!
Wood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wood lands a really nice looking cross but Berg seems unphased.
Berg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wood slips a jab and a cross from Berg.
A quick step to the side and Wood tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Berg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wood throws a right and a left that Berg avoids nicely.
Berg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wood.
Berg moves forwards but Wood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berg.
Berg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berg moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Berg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Berg misses with a double jab
and Wood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Berg misses.
Berg misses with a two punch combination.
Wood shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wood wants to free his trapped foot but Berg is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wood performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berg actively working from the bottom here.
Wood moves into full mount! Berg won't be happy about that!
Rich Wood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Wood controlling from the full mount.
Wood has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Wood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wood has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Wood!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Futoshi Matsunaga (ranked 2886 p4p, 140 weight class) and Otto Tjack (ranked 2657 p4p, 130 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Futoshi Matsunaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Otto Tjack!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tjack looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsunaga is just out of range.
We've been told by Matsunaga's head coaches at Zero Tolerance that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tjack scores with a jab. Matsunaga acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Matsunaga is looking to clinch.
Tjack comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tjack connects with a body shot.
Tjack lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Futoshi Matsunaga has been cut.
Otto Tjack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsunaga doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matsunaga tries to clinch up but Tjack circles away and keeps his distance.
Matsunaga instigates a clinch.
Matsunaga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matsunaga blocks a body shot from Tjack.
Matsunaga blocks an uppercut.
Matsunaga successfully pulls guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsunaga pulls Tjack in to control the position.
Tjack tries to stand but Matsunaga is controlling from the bottom.
Tjack gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga gets a clinch.
Tjack tries to throw a body punch but Matsunaga avoids it by throwing Tjack back against the cage.
Tjack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matsunaga tries to pull guard but Tjack forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tjack has a couple of punches blocked by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga successfully pulls guard.
Tjack wants to control from the top but Matsunaga keeps moving.
Tjack has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Matsunaga is proving hard to escape from.
Matsunaga has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tjack can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tjack passes into side control.
Matsunaga is looking to regain half guard here but Tjack keeps moving and retains side control.
Who's going to make the next move?
Tjack wants to stand but Matsunaga is controlling his arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga is trying to improve his position.
Matsunaga gets back to half guard.
Tjack wants to pass the guard but Matsunaga is defending well.
Matsunaga is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Matsunaga is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tjack pulls his head out easily.
Tjack decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Matsunaga moves into the clinch.
Matsunaga tries to pull guard but Tjack won't allow it.
Tjack lands a hook that snaps the head of Matsunaga backwards.
Matsunaga jumps guard but Tjack turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Futoshi Matsunaga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matsunaga tries to pull guard but Tjack forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matsunaga tries to pull guard but Tjack won't allow it.
Tjack throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsunaga.
Tjack breaks the clinch.
A big left from Tjack misses.
Matsunaga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tjack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Tjack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Futoshi Matsunaga's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tjack lands a body shot.
Matsunaga slips a jab from Tjack.
Matsunaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsunaga tries to close the distance and clinch but Tjack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tjack connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tjack misses with an uppercut. Matsunaga saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tjack.
Matsunaga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tjack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matsunaga has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Matsunaga takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tjack takes a swing at Matsunaga's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tjack connects with a body shot.
Matsunaga tries to clinch up.
Otto Tjack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matsunaga clinches with his opponent.
Matsunaga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tjack throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsunaga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tjack breaks the clinch.
Tjack lands a jab to Matsunaga's midsection.
Matsunaga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tjack, pushing him back against the cage.
Tjack tries to work over Matsunaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tjack misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tjack.
Matsunaga fails to pull guard.
Matsunaga is trying to pull guard but Tjack has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Futoshi Matsunaga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matsunaga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tjack smiles and moves away.
Tjack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tjack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsunaga was well out of range. Poor timing from Tjack.
Tjack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsunaga moves away.
Tjack looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsunaga is just out of range.
Tjack gets tackled into the cage by Matsunaga. Matsunaga maintains the clinch.
Tjack struggles to land a body shot inside as Matsunaga controls his hands.
Tjack tries to work over Matsunaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matsunaga pulls Tjack into guard.
Tjack wants to get up but he can't break Matsunaga's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tjack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga has his hands on Tjack's head, controlling the position.
Matsunaga's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tjack wanted to stand there but Matsunaga had control of the position.
Matsunaga is controlling Tjack's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tjack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsunaga.
Tjack lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tjack has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tjack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matsunaga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tjack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matsunaga.
Tjack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matsunaga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tjack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tjack looks to throw the jab but Matsunaga is out of range.
Matsunaga closes the distance and clinches.
Matsunaga jumps guard but Tjack stands there with Matsunaga around his waist. Matsunaga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tjack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tjack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matsunaga backwards.
Tjack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tjack lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matsunaga.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsunaga prevents a body shot from Tjack.
Matsunaga fails to pull guard.
Matsunaga is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tjack to keep the fight standing.
Tjack lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matsunaga or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tjack struggles to land a body shot inside as Matsunaga controls his hands.
Tjack lands with a right to the head.
Tjack lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Matsunaga is trying to pull guard but Tjack has him pressed against the cage.
Matsunaga jumps guard but Tjack turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tjack.
Tjack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Tjack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Futoshi Matsunaga's cut.
That's time! Matsunaga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tjack misses with a head kick.
Tjack lands a really nice looking cross but Matsunaga seems unphased.
Tjack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tjack misses the jab.
Matsunaga slips a jab from Tjack.
Matsunaga rushes Tjack and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Matsunaga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Matsunaga is trying to pull guard but Tjack turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tjack scores with a nice short uppercut.
Matsunaga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tjack just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Futoshi Matsunaga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tjack lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsunaga gets control of Tjack's arms and successfully pulls guard. Matsunaga will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Matsunaga is trying to keep Tjack in close.
Tjack is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga working a defensive guard here.
Matsunaga working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tjack doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tjack manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Matsunaga is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Futoshi Matsunaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tjack wanted to stand there but Matsunaga had control of the position.
Matsunaga is looking for a triangle here but Tjack uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Matsunaga tries to control but Tjack manages to take his back.
Tjack not allowing Matsunaga to control his hands.
Matsunaga is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tjack is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Matsunaga do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Otto Tjack has got the better of the ground game so far.
Matsunaga trying to control the action but Tjack just sinks the hooks in.
Tjack really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Matsunaga.
Tjack stands up from back control! Strange decision that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Matsunaga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tjack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsunaga.
Tjack throws a big shot that misses.
Tjack is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tjack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matsunaga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Matsunaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsunaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Matsunaga wants to clinch.
Otto Tjack is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tjack throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otto Tjack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tjack has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otto Tjack!
In his post fight interview, Otto Tjack started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Duarte (ranked 2812 p4p, 369 weight class) and Dan Trumpsfeld (ranked 3816 p4p, 473 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Duarte might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nate Dogg - Keep It G.A.N.G.S.T.A.. Dan Trumpsfeld 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joel Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Trumpsfeld!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trumpsfeld uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duarte.
Duarte throws the left hand but Trumpsfeld avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Duarte misses its intended target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Trumpsfeld slips a jab from Duarte.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Trumpsfeld has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Trumpsfeld tries to bum rush Duarte with a series of wild strikes but Duarte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trumpsfeld defending well as Duarte loads up on a big left hand.
Trumpsfeld unleashes a big counter combination but Duarte bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Trumpsfeld uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duarte.
Trumpsfeld connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Duarte momentarily.
No joy there for Trumpsfeld, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duarte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Trumpsfeld. Those never looked like landing.
Trumpsfeld moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been told by Duarte's head coaches at Helsinki Athletics Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Duarte looks to throw the jab but Trumpsfeld is out of range.
Duarte throws a right hand that Trumpsfeld ducks under and follows up with a left that Trumpsfeld also avoids with ease.
Trumpsfeld staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trumpsfeld closes the distance and clinches.
Trumpsfeld lands a right hand.
Trumpsfeld makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duarte can't break the clinch.
Trumpsfeld prevents Duarte from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Trumpsfeld fails to land.
Trumpsfeld's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duarte sizes up Trumpsfeld with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trumpsfeld slips a straight right by Duarte.
Trumpsfeld lands a leg kick that knocks Duarte off balance momentarily.
Trumpsfeld moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Trumpsfeld.
A short right from Trumpsfeld on the inside.
Trumpsfeld manages to break the clinch.
Duarte gets tackled into the cage by Trumpsfeld. Trumpsfeld maintains the clinch.
Trumpsfeld working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trumpsfeld.
Duarte wants to break free but Trumpsfeld has control.
Trumpsfeld has Duarte pressed against the cage, preventing Duarte from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Duarte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trumpsfeld uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duarte.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trumpsfeld.
No joy there for Trumpsfeld, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duarte thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Trumpsfeld slips under a jab.
Joel Duarte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duarte missing with a left hand there. Trumpsfeld was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Duarte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trumpsfeld uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duarte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trumpsfeld rushes Duarte with punches - Duarte moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Duarte goes down! Trumpsfeld follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Trumpsfeld!
Dan Trumpsfeld 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Baron Geisler (ranked 1480 p4p, 191 weight class) and Trevor Lawson (ranked 2220 p4p, 296 weight class). Lawson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wait and Bleed by Slipknot kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Baron Geisler has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baron Geisler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geisler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawson throws out the jab.
Geisler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawson circles away quickly and effectively.
Lawson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Geisler doesn't seem bothered though.
Geisler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lawson misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Lawson misses.
Geisler is looking to score with low kicks.
Geisler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Geisler misses with a kick to the body
and Lawson counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Geisler misses.
Nice defenses there by Geisler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawson scores with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Lawson misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Geisler tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geisler throws a combination that misses
and Lawson counters with a straight right hand.
Geisler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Geisler moves away from the strike by Lawson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geisler moves out of range of the strikes.
Baron Geisler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawson moves out of range of the body kick.
Geisler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Geisler slips a straight right by Lawson.
Lawson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Geisler throws out the jab.
Lawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Geisler moves away.
Lawson cracks Geisler with a good jab.
Lawson throws a jab when Geisler was well out of range.
Geisler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lawson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Geisler.
We've been told by Geisler's head coaches at Thomas Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lawson walks into a jab.
Geisler tries to land a front kick but Lawson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lawson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lawson throws a lazy right hand but Geisler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Geisler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lawson lands an overhand right.
Lawson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geisler throws a body shot but no joy.
Geisler throws a shot from downtown. Lawson moves away and avoids it.
Geisler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Lawson misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Geisler throws a lazy body kick
and Lawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Geisler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lawson takes a swing at Geisler's ribcage but misses.
Lawson staying out of range there.
Geisler misses with a hook. Lawson ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lawson! But no joy.
Geisler throws a low kick, looking for Lawson's leg but Lawson calmly moves out of range.
Lawson cracks Geisler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Geisler throws a sloppy body shot
and Lawson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lawson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Geisler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson misses the shot to the body.
Geisler misses with a wild body shot.
Lawson throws an off balance right hand
and Geisler counters with a leg kick.
Geisler throws a body shot but no joy.
Lawson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Geisler scores with a one two! Lawson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lawson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A low kick from Geisler misses
and Lawson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Geisler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lawson's head backwards.
Lawson looks to land a right hand but Geisler moved out of range.
Geisler moves out of range as Lawson strikes.
Geisler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lawsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Lawson.
Geisler throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lawson.
Lawson throws a hook to the side of Geisler's head but Geisler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geisler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Geisler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lawson.
Lawson throws the left hand but Geisler avoids the punch easily.
Geisler throws a sloppy head kick
and Lawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lawson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No joy there for Geisler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Geisler swings widly with a right hand
and Lawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Geisler throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawson.
It seemed like Lawson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Geisler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lawson's calf.
Geisler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lawson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Geisler had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice straight punches there by Lawson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lawson.
A head kick by Geisler misses
and Lawson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lawson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Geisler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Lawson dominated that round.
That's time! Geisler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A low kick from Geisler misses
and Lawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Geisler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Geisler slips a straight right by Lawson.
Lawson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Geisler tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lawson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Lawson.
Lawson cracks Geisler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Geisler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Geisler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Geisler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lawson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Geisler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geisler tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geisler lands with a cross.
Geisler throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawson.
Lawson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Geisler might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lawson blocks a low kick nicely.
Geisler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lawson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Geisler misses with a kick to the body
enabling Lawson to counter with a crisp jab.
Trevor Lawson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Geisler throws a poor cross that misses
and Lawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Geisler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lawson throws out a counter right but Geisler avoids it with no problem.
Geisler throws a low kick but Lawson moves out of range easily.
Lawson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Geisler misses with a jab to the body
and Lawson counters with a stiff right hand.
Geisler throws a right hand that misses
and Lawson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Geisler misses with an uppercut.
Geisler looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawson is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Lawson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geisler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lawson throws out a loose jab but Geisler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geisler wants to land a leg kick but Lawson is out of range.
Geisler misses with a head kick.
Lawson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Geisler backs up against the cage.
Geisler is rocked!
Geisler misses with a body shot.
Lawson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lawson connects with a single shot there.
Oh Geisler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lawson ducks under a wild hook from Geisler.
Lawson throws out a counter right but Geisler avoids it with no problem.
Geisler seems to have got his legs back now.
Geisler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Geisler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lawson avoids the body shot from Geisler.
The crowd cheers as Lawson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Geisler doesn't seem phased though.
Lawson misses with a two punch combination.
Geisler throws a body punch but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Geisler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Geisler misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geisler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Geisler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lawson throws a hook but Geisler blocks it.
Lawson misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Geisler misses the target.
Lawson looks to throw the jab but Geisler is out of range.
Geisler misses with a kick to the body
and Lawson counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Lawson misses.
Geisler misses with a kick to the body.
Lawson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A leg kick checked by Lawson.
Geisler throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Geisler misses
and Lawson counters with a nice uppercut.
Geisler throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Lawson counter with a right hand.
Lawson misses the jab.
Geisler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson misses with a wild combination.
Geisler scores with a push kick.
Geisler lands with a good body shot.
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!
Lawson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Geisler.
Geisler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawson.
Lawson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lawson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lawson throws a right and a left that Geisler avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Lawson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Geisler slips under a jab.
It looked like Geisler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Geisler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Lawson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Geisler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lawson swings for the body but Geisler moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Geisler 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 Lawson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lawson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lawson moves out of range of the leg kick from Geisler.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lawson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Geisler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawson.
Lawson throws the left hand but Geisler avoids the punch easily.
Lawson swings widly with a right hand
and Geisler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Geisler throws a lazy uppercut
and Lawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Geisler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lawson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawson misses with an uppercut. Geisler saw that one coming.
Lawson throws a shot from downtown. Geisler moves away and avoids it.
Lawson punishes Geisler's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawson. Geisler does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Geisler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Lawson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Geisler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawson.
Lawson misses with a hook.
Geisler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawson throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Lawson misses its intended target.
Lawson misses with a straight left.
Lawson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Geisler.
Geisler lands a leg kick that knocks Lawson off balance momentarily.
Lawson checks a low kick from Geisler.
Lawson throws an overhand right that lands on Geisler's shoulder, as Geisler tries to avoid the shot.
Lawson slips under a jab.
Geisler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawson.
Baron Geisler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geisler throws a shot from downtown. Lawson moves away and avoids it.
Lawson cracks Geisler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Geisler throws a front kick aimed at Lawson's knee but Lawson avoids it well.
Lawson moves away from the strike by Geisler.
Geisler throws a jab when Lawson was well out of range.
A big left from Lawson misses.
Geisler looks to throw a body kick
letting Lawson counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Geisler looks for the body kick but Lawson saw that one coming.
Geisler pushes Lawson away with a front kick.
Geisler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lawson checks it well.
Geisler tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Geisler.
Geisler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geisler misses with a right hand
and Lawson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lawson blocks a low kick nicely.
Geisler looks for the body kick but Lawson saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lawson! But no joy.
Geisler moves forwards but Lawson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Geisler throws a low kick but Lawson moves out of range easily.
Geisler tries to work over Lawson's front leg with a kick but Lawson checks it.
Lawson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Geisler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lawson with a hook.
Lawson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Geisler misses with an uppercut
and Lawson counters with a two punch combo.
Geisler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lawson counters with a one-two to the body.
Geisler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawson throws the left hand but Geisler avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geisler blocks a jab.
Geisler misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawson. Geisler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Geisler throws a head kick that misses
and Lawson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Geisler digs a good body shot into Lawson's ribs.
A head kick by Geisler misses
and Lawson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Geisler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lawson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lawson! But no joy.
Lawson misses with an uppercut. Geisler saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lawson.
Lawson throws an overhand right that lands on Geisler's shoulder, as Geisler tries to avoid the shot.
Geisler misses with the body kick
and Lawson counters with a straight right hand.
Lawson lands with a nice body punch.
Trevor Lawson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Geisler takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Lawson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lawson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Lawson!
An out of breath Trevor Lawson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dock Ellis (ranked 1165 p4p, 134 weight class) and Krease McBreezer (ranked 1141 p4p, 131 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dock Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krease McBreezer!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McBreezer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McBreezer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ellis misses with a head kick.
McBreezer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ellis.
McBreezer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McBreezer cracks Ellis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McBreezer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McBreezer misses with an uppercut. Ellis saw that one coming.
Ellis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ellis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McBreezer tries to work over Ellis's front leg with a kick but Ellis checks it.
Ellis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ellis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis stuns McBreezer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ellis 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.
Ellis blocks the body kick.
McBreezer slips under a jab.
Ellis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ellis keeps the fight on the outside.
Ellis misses with a two punch combination.
McBreezer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ellis counters with a good low kick that McBreezer was not able to check.
Ellis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ellis thuds his shin into the meat of McBreezer's side.
Ellis throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from McBreezer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McBreezer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ellis. Ellis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis looks to score with a jab to the body but McBreezer is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBreezer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McBreezer throws a head kick but Ellis moves out of range.
Ellis throws a big shot that misses.
McBreezer shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ellis gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! McBreezer gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krease McBreezer!
During a confident post fight interview, Krease McBreezer 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Cobb (ranked 1700 p4p, 194 weight class) and Jack Potter (ranked 734 p4p, 82 weight class). Cobb comes to the cage accompanied by Sex Offender Shuffle. Potter has chosen THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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267 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Potter!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Potter, pushing him back against the cage.
Potter lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cobb takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobb.
A head punch on the inside from Potter fails to land.
A short right from Cobb on the inside.
Potter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Semmy Cobb has been cut.
Cobb lands an uppercut.
Potter pushes Cobb back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cobb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Potter on the inside.
Nice body punch from Potter - that landed with a thud.
Potter stalling.
Cobb is looking to control Potter's arms but Potter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cobb has his back to the cage.
Cobb blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobb prevents a body shot from Potter.
Potter breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb has closed the distance and engaged Potter in a clinch.
Cobb prevents Potter from breaking the clinch.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Potter.
Potter working aggressively here.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Potter struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobb controls his hands.
Cobb working aggressively here.
Potter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cobb lands with a left to the head.
Potter tries a body shot but Cobb blocks it.
Cobb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobb.
Cobb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Cobb.
Potter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Potter breaks from the clinch.
Cobb has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Omerta MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Potter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb has closed the distance and engaged Potter in a clinch.
Potter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cobb doesn't manage to clinch there - Potter circles away.
Cobb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Potter swats away the attempt to clinch by Cobb.
Cobb fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Potter, pushing him back against the cage.
Potter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cobb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Potter blocks an uppercut.
Potter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Cobb on the inside.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.
Potter has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cobb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Potter.
Good body shot from Potter.
Potter throws a head punch that misses.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Potter.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Potter fails to land.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Potter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Potter misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Potter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Potter swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cobb has a couple of punches blocked by Potter.
Potter has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cobb seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Potter can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Potter.
A head punch on the inside from Cobb fails to land.
Potter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cobb checks a leg kick nicely.
Cobb moves in looking to clinch but Potter pushes him off.
Cobb wants to clinch up but Potter keeps it at a distance.
Cobb wants to clinch but Potter slips to the side
and Potter counters with an outside leg kick.
Cobb moves to clinch but Potter breaks away
and Potter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potter is looking to slow Cobb down with leg kicks.
Cobb tries to clinch up but Potter circles away and keeps his distance.
Potter throws a head kick that misses.
Potter throws a looping overhand right but Cobb ducks down to avoid it.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cobb closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Potter blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Potter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Semmy Cobb's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cobb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cobb moves to clinch but Potter breaks away
and Potter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cobb's knee momentarily.
Potter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cobb rushes Potter and presses him up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.
Cobb lands with a short shot to the head.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Potter.
Potter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cobb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cobb wants to clinch
and Potter counters with a head kick. That will keep Cobb thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Potter in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Potter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cobb tries to clinch there but Potter circles away.
Cobb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cobb moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPotter.
Cobb dodges the punch combination from Potter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobb.
Cobb tries to clinch there but Potter circles away.
Cobb slips a straight right by Potter.
Cobb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cobb wants to clinch.
Cobb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Potter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Potter throws a chopping leg kick but Cobb manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Potter lands a right hook to the body.
Cobb slips a jab and a cross from Potter.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Potter flicks out a counter leg kick but Cobb steps away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cobb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cobb stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Potter.
Cobb looks to clinch
and Potter counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb blocks a jab.
Cobb swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cobb walks into a straight right hand from Potter.
Cobb tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Potter counters with a left to the body.
Cobb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Potter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cobb doesn't manage to clinch there - Potter circles away.
Potter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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 swats away the attempt to clinch by Cobb.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Potter.
Cobb is looking to clinch but Potter is avoiding it.
Potter looks to land a combination but Cobb avoids it well.
Cobb doesn't manage to clinch there - Potter circles away.
Potter lands a jab to the head.
Semmy Cobb's cut is getting worse.
Potter swats away the attempt to clinch by Cobb.
Potter thumps Cobb with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cobb's calf.
Cobb tries to clinch there but Potter circles away.
Potter lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cobb takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cobb fails to land.
Potter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cobb working aggressively here.
Potter misses with some punches.
Cobb displaying some good clinch control by pressing Potter up against the cage.
Potter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobb.
Potter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cobb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb has a couple of punches blocked by Potter.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cobb.
Cobb working aggressively here.
Potter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Potter misses with some punches.
Potter works on Cobb's body with a couple of short punches.
Potter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cobb closes the distance looking to clinch
and Potter counters with an outside leg kick.
Cobb looks to clinch
and Potter counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cobb tries to clinch but Potter moves out of range.
Potter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cobb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cobb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Potter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jack Potter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch but Potter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Potter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Semmy Cobb's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Potter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Potter throws the left hand but Cobb avoids the punch easily.
Cobb tries to clinch up.
Potter swats away the attempt to clinch by Cobb.
Potter looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Potter scores with a leg kick.
Potter circles away from the clinch attempt
and Potter counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cobb! Potter lets Cobb back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Cobb is rocked!
Potter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Cobb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cobb blocks a head kick by Potter.
Cobb tries to clinch but Potter moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Potter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cobb gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Potter points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Cobb wakes up just in time to hear Potter thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Potter!
Jack Potter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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