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ABW 136 Smith - Diaz PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Altintop Palonesess (ranked 6433 p4p, 438 weight class) and Orlando Boom (ranked 21777 p4p, 506 weight class). Altintop Palonesess could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Orlando Boom's chin.
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Altintop Palonesess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Boom!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palonesess clinches up against the cage.
Palonesess blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Palonesess pulls guard effortlessly.
Boom wants to stand but Palonesess is controlling his posture from full guard.
Palonesess looking to control.
Boom wants to stand but Palonesess has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palonesess trying to keep a closed guard but Boom is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom wants to stand but Palonesess is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palonesess working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Palonesess doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Boom counters with a straight right hand.
Boom misses with a head kick.
Palonesess definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Boom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palonesess was well out of range. Poor timing from Boom.
Palonesess shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Boom's guard.
Palonesess trying to control but Boom is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Palonesess presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Boom prevents the takedown attempt.
Boom throws a punch but it's blocked by Palonesess.
Palonesess wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Palonesess's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boom misses with some punches.
Palonesess blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palonesess jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Boom walks away with a smile on his face. Palonesess gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Altintop Palonesess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palonesess on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Palonesess misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Boom both land. Nice combination.
Boom throws a body kick that misses.
Palonesess appears to be looking for a big counter.
Palonesess has his takedown stuffed
letting Boom counter with a right hand.
Palonesess moves into the clinch.
Boom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boom throws a punch but it's blocked by Palonesess.
Palonesess tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boom smiles and moves away.
Palonesess shoots in and drives through. Boom sprawls well.
Palonesess darts in and clinches Boom up against the cage.
Boom lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boom.
Boom scores with a shot to the side of Palonesess's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boom misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Boom.
Boom throws a punch but it's blocked by Palonesess.
Boom lands a right hand.
Palonesess wants a takedown but no success here.
Boom throws a punch but it's blocked by Palonesess.
Palonesess goes for a takedown attempt but Boom pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jab by Boom.
Palonesess takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Palonesess instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boom lands an uppercut.
Palonesess drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Boom dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Palonesess fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boom moves into range and clinches up with Palonesess.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palonesess.
Palonesess drops down looking for an ankle pick but Boom pulls his leg out and moves away.
Palonesess fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Altintop Palonesess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Boom cracks Palonesess with a good jab.
Palonesess takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Boom gets caught flat footed, as Palonesess shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Palonesess trying to control but Boom is working from the bottom.
Boom is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boom has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Palonesess off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palonesess moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boom as Palonesess tries to tie him up.
A shot in the inside from Boom.
Boom lands a hook that snaps the head of Palonesess backwards.
The referee calls for Palonesess to work.
Orlando Boom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boom lands a hook that snaps the head of Palonesess backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boom.
Boom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boom.
Boom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Palonesess backwards.
Boom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palonesess backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Boom.
Boom has a couple of punches blocked by Palonesess.
That's two 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!
Boom prevents a takedown attempt there.
Boom swings wildly with an uppercut but Palonesess uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Boom fails to land.
Boom throws a head punch that misses.
Boom throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boom.
Boom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palonesess is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boom pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Boom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Boom.
A shot in the inside from Boom.
Boom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Palonesess backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom throws a head punch that misses.
Boom lands a right hand.
Palonesess is working for takedown but Boom is calmly controlling the position for now.
Palonesess blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palonesess blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boom.
Boom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Palonesess backwards.
Boom lands a left hand.
Boom misses with a punch on the inside.
Palonesess blocking some punches.
Boom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boom has a couple of punches blocked by Palonesess.
Boom misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boom.
Palonesess's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palonesess.
Boom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Palonesess blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palonesess backwards.
Boom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palonesesss head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boom.
Palonesess is looking to take this one to the mat.
Palonesess blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boom working aggressively here.
Boom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boom prevents a takedown attempt there.
Boom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Palonesess is working for takedown but Boom is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boom has a couple of punches blocked by Palonesess.
Palonesess blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Boom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Palonesess gets a double leg takedown into Boom's guard.
Palonesess stops Boom from standing up.
Palonesess stays in close to Boom's body and controls the position.
Palonesess pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boom is keeping the position for now.
Boom wants to stand and escape but Palonesess is having none of it.
Palonesess wants to control from the top but Boom keeps moving.
Boom is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Palonesess is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boom is wriggling around but Palonesess manages to pass to half guard.
Boom is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palonesess trying to control the action but Boom is working from the bottom.
Boom tries to kick Palonesess off but Palonesess keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Boom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Palonesess.
Palonesess trying to control the action but Boom is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palonesess gets a clinch.
Boom lands with a short shot to the head.
Boom lands a right hand.
Boom throws a head punch that misses.
Boom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boom.
Orlando Boom is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boom.
Boom swings wildly with an uppercut but Palonesess uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Palonesess is looking for a takedown.
Palonesess looking for a takedown.
Palonesess fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Altintop Palonesess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palonesess wants a takedown but no success here.
Boom is pressed up against the cage. Palonesess has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boom down to the mat. Boom avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Boom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Palonesess doesn't seem phased though.
Palonesess closes the distance and clinches up with Boom, looking for a takedown. Palonesess pushes Boom against the cage but Boom circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boom throws a big counter head kick but Palonesess avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palonesess fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Boom - that will leave a mark!
Boom scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Boom feints a jab promting Palonesess to slip. Boom then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Palonesess slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Boom closes the distance and clinches.
Boom misses with some punches.
Palonesess has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boom is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palonesess wants to get back to striking at distance but Boom won't allow it.
Boom pushes Palonesess back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palonesess is trying to pull guard but Boom has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Boom.
Boom lands a hook that snaps the head of Palonesess backwards.
Boom is pressed up against the cage. Palonesess has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boom down to the mat. Boom avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Altintop Palonesess has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boom lands with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Boom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boom winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Boom!
The defeated Altintop Palonesess had this to say: 'Shit happends!!! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Franco (ranked 4653 p4p, 224 weight class) and Dmitry Putin (ranked 21327 p4p, 361 weight class). Pedro Franco is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Solid chin |
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dmitry Putin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco instigates a clinch.
Franco lands a good knee to the midsection. Putin won't want to take too many of those.
Franco really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Putin tries to break free but Franco pushes him back against the cage.
Putin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franco is looking to clinch.
Franco tries to clinch but Putin moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Franco has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Franco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Putin throws a series of strikes that have Franco backpedaling.
Putin gets tackled into the cage by Franco. Franco maintains the clinch.
Franco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Putin is looking to break free of the clinch but Franco has double underhooks.
Franco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franco has a couple of punches blocked by Putin.
Franco's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Putin is trying to push Franco away but Franco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Putin manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco avoids a punch combination nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Putin.
Putin gets tackled into the cage by Franco. Franco maintains the clinch.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco throws an elbow that misses.
Franco lands an elbow inside that Putin shrugs off.
Putin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Putin takes an elbow to the temple.
Franco prevents Putin from breaking the clinch.
Franco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Putin's efforts to push away.
Putin breaks the clinch.
Franco closes the distance and pushes Putin back into the cage.
Putin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Putin cracks the inside of Franco's front leg.
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Putin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Putin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franco was well out of range. Poor timing from Putin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco tries to clinch but Putin is having none of it.
Franco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Putin keeps the fight on the outside.
Franco tries to clinch up but Putin circles away and keeps his distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco closes the distance and pushes Putin back into the cage.
Franco throws a head punch that misses.
Putin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Putin is trying to force a seperation but Franco has the dominant position.
Putin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franco tries to clinch but Putin is having none of it.
Franco takes a jab right on the kisser.
Franco moves into the clinch.
Putin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Putin tries to break the clinch but Franco is controlling the position.
Putin blocks the elbow strike.
Franco misses with a punch on the inside.
Franco has Putin pressed against the cage, preventing Putin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Putin is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
Putin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Putin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Franco moves into range and clinches up with Putin.
Franco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Putin is trying to break free.
Franco looking to slow down the pace here.
Putin takes an elbow to the temple.
Putin prevents a body shot from Franco.
Putin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Putin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franco has him pressed against the cage.
Putin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franco instigates a clinch.
Franco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Putin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch but Putin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Putin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco instigates a clinch.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franco misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putin tries to break free but Franco pushes him back against the cage.
Putin takes an elbow to the temple.
Franco scores with a hook to the body.
Franco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franco throws an elbow but it misses.
Franco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Putin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch but Putin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Franco tries to clinch but Putin moves out of range.
Putin wants to counter the offense by Franco and move into the clinch position.
Putin just misses with a punch to the body.
Franco is looking for a counter combo.
Franco tries to clinch up.
Franco instigates a clinch.
Franco scores with a shoulder strike.
Franco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Franco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Franco dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Putin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Putin swats away the attempt to clinch by Franco.
Franco tries to clinch there but Putin circles away.
Dmitry Putin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Franco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Putin.
Putin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Franco closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Franco.
Franco gets through Putin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Putin blocks an elbow strike.
Franco working aggressively here.
Putin breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco tries to clinch but Putin is having none of it.
Putin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Franco dodges the punch combination from Putin.
Putin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Franco tries to clinch but Putin is having none of it.
Franco wants to clinch up but Putin keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco tries to clinch up.
Pedro Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Putin throws a nice looking combination but Franco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Franco tries to clinch up.
Franco tries to clinch up.
Putin keeps the fight on the outside.
Putin misses with a body kick.
Franco seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Franco tries to clinch there but Putin circles away.
No joy there for Putin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Franco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franco rushes Putin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Franco fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Franco fails to land.
Franco taking a breather.
Franco lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Franco to work.
Franco misses with an elbow over the top.
Pedro Franco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Franco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Putin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Franco fails to land.
Putin is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
Putin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Putin connects with an inside leg kick.
Putin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Franco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Franco tries to clinch there but Putin circles away.
Putin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Franco forces Putin back against the cage and clinches.
Franco swings wildly with an uppercut but Putin uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Putin avoids the damage to the body.
Putin avoids the elbow strike from Franco, against the cage.
Putin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Franco wants to clinch but Putin slips to the side
and Putin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Putin throws a head kick that misses.
Franco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Putin.
Franco is looking to clinch but Putin is avoiding it.
Putin throws a head kick that misses.
Franco is looking to clinch.
Franco doesn't manage to clinch there - Putin circles away.
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Putin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Franco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Putin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Franco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Putin feints the counter takedown.
Putin throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch but Putin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Franco is looking to clinch but Putin is avoiding it.
Franco moves in looking to clinch but Putin pushes him off.
Putin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Franco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Franco tries to clinch but Putin moves out of range.
Franco closes the distance but Putin moves to the side
and Putin counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick misses from Putin.
Franco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Putin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Putin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Putin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pedro Franco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Franco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Putin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Putin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Putin feints and then cracks Franco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Franco down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitry Putin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Franco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Franco tries to clinch there but Putin circles away.
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Putin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Franco tries to clinch but Putin is having none of it.
Franco blocks a head kick by Putin.
Franco closes the distance and pushes Putin back into the cage.
Putin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Putin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franco fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Franco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Putin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putin throws a front kick aimed at Franco's knee but Franco avoids it well.
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Putin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Franco doesn't manage to clinch there - Putin circles away.
Franco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Franco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Putin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Franco closes the distance but Putin moves to the side
and Putin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Putin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin gets to his feet. Franco looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Franco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Putin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Franco tries to clinch but Putin moves out of range.
Franco tries to clinch there but Putin circles away.
Putin misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Franco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Putin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Franco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Putin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Franco.
Franco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Putin keeps the fight on the outside.
Putin throws a wild body kick that Franco sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Putin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Putin keeps the fight on the outside.
Putin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Franco tries to clinch up.
Putin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Franco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Putin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Franco wants to clinch up but Putin keeps it at a distance.
Franco tries to clinch but Putin moves away
and Putin counters with a head kick. That will keep Franco thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Putin gets tackled into the cage by Franco. Franco maintains the clinch.
Putin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Franco is looking to clinch.
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch but Putin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Putin lands with a straight right. Franco didn't see that one coming.
Franco closes the distance and clinches.
Franco misses with an elbow strike.
Franco misses with some punches.
Putin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin blocks an elbow strike.
Franco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Franco prevents Putin from breaking the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Franco.
Putin has had enough of the clinch but Franco keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Franco fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franco.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco lands an elbow that stopped Putin in his tracks for a moment.
Putin tries to circle away but Franco has him pinned against the cage.
Franco throws a punch but it's blocked by Putin.
Franco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Franco has Putin pressed against the cage, preventing Putin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Putin is trying to break free.
Putin is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
Putin blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Franco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Putin's efforts to push away.
Franco misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Franco.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Franco lands an elbow just above Putin 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Putin working hard to break the clinch.
Franco swings wildly with an uppercut but Putin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Putin is trying to push Franco away but Franco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Franco is working Putin over against the cage.
Franco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Franco throws an elbow but it misses.
Putin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Putin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Putin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Franco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pedro Franco.
I think Franco has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pedro Franco!
Pedro Franco managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, King of Clothes, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron McCall (ranked 5392 p4p, 490 weight class) and Tumleh Schmitt (ranked 3419 p4p, 354 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Aaron McCall has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aaron McCall seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tumleh Schmitt!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall moves in looking to clinch but Schmitt pushes him off.
Schmitt throws a sloppy head kick and McCall moves out of range easily.
McCall is looking to score with low kicks.
Schmitt changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McCall darts in looking for a takedown but Schmitt gets double underhooks and turns McCall into the cage.
Schmitt tries to counter with a clinch but McCall shakes him off and moves away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from McCall enables Schmitt to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McCall manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
McCall seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
McCall is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McCall is working hard here to advance position.
Schmitt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Schmitt decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McCall, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmitt moves away from the strike by McCall.
Schmitt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCall fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Schmitt sprawls well initially but McCall persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McCall trying to advance position but Schmitt counters by regaining guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall throwing strikes from guard but Schmitt blocks nicely.
Schmitt controlling the position.
McCall working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McCall won't allow Schmitt to sweep him here.
Schmitt controlling McCall's posture.
McCall has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Schmitt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McCall.
Schmitt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Schmitt trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Schmitt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McCall.
McCall looking to sit in guard and control but Schmitt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Schmitt passes McCall's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McCall wants to control but Schmitt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt seems to be working for a kimura but McCall defends the submission attempt.
McCall on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Schmitt is trying to control the action in half guard but McCall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Schmitt is working for a kimura here but McCall manages to reverse the position and he's now in Schmitt's guard.
McCall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McCall trying to control the position from guard on top but Schmitt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McCall throws a strike but Schmitt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McCall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schmitt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Schmitt postures up in McCall's guard and throws a big left but McCall blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall looking for a sweep. Not yet McCall, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schmitt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schmitt slips nicely into half guard.
McCall wants to improve his position but Schmitt is controlling well.
Schmitt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McCall has managed to free his arm - good work.
Schmitt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCall's head.
Schmitt is trying for a kimura here. McCall looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Schmitt wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tumleh Schmitt!
A victorious Tumleh Schmitt 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Baron Geisler (ranked 2429 p4p, 284 weight class) and Solomon Slater (ranked 7519 p4p, 629 weight class). Baron Geisler had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 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
6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Solomon Slater!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Slater misses the target.
Slater takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slater throws a head kick that misses.
Slater lands with a right hand.
Geisler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Geisler misses the target.
Slater bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Geisler's head.
Geisler lands a head kick that stumbles Slater and the fighters go to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Geisler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Geisler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Geisler tries to free his leg and advance position but Slater is retaining full guard.
Geisler's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Slater scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slater feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Geislers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Slater walks into a straight right hand from Geisler.
Geisler blocks a leg kick.
Slater misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slater lands a leg kick that knocks Geisler off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Geisler.
A big left from Slater misses.
Slater avoids the body shot from Geisler.
A little jabbing left from Slater on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Slater misses with a kick to the body.
Geisler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Slater throws the left hand but Geisler avoids the punch easily.
Geisler takes a swing at Slater's ribcage but misses.
Slater throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Geisler counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Geisler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slater doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Slater takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Geisler lands a body shot.
Slater shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Geisler sizes up Slater with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Geisler throws a nice looking combination but Slater bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slater unleashes a big counter combination but Geisler bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Slater lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater misses the jab.
Geisler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Slater throws a lazy head kick
and Geisler counters with a body kick that stops Slater in his tracks momentarily.
Geisler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Slater scores with a three punch combo!
Geisler is rocked!
Geisler moves out of range of the body kick.
Geisler is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Geisler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Slater has time to react.
Slater misses the shot to the body.
Slater doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Geisler misses with a wild body shot.
Slater tries a quick counter leg kick but Geisler is wise to it.
Slater tries to score with a low kick but Geisler moves his leg out of the way.
A little feinted left hand from Geisler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Slater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Geisler scores with a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Slater misses with a jab to the body
and Geisler counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Slater misses
and Geisler counters with a nice leg kick.
Geisler swings away with a body shot that misses
and Geisler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slater avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slater lands a nice shot that snaps Geisler's head back.
Geisler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slater! But no joy.
Geisler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Geisler blocks a jab.
Slater throws a right hand that Geisler ducks under and follows up with a left that Geisler also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Geisler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Geisler throws a sloppy head kick and Slater moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slater! But no joy.
Slater takes a kick to the side of the head.
Geisler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slater was well out of range. Poor timing from Geisler.
Slater is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Geisler with a body shot.
Geisler slips under a jab.
Geisler is looking to counter punch.
Slater thumps Geisler with a low kick.
Slater drops Geisler with a beautiful combination! Geisler stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Slater is looking for the KO!
Oh Geisler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Geisler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slater throws a shot to the body.
Slater is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Geisler staying out of range there.
Slater uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Geisler.
Slater walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Geisler drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Slater swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Geisler's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Slater!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustafson (ranked 2953 p4p, 403 weight class) and Dan Trumpsfeld (ranked 4293 p4p, 541 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Gustafson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Trumpsfeld!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Trumpsfeld scores with a four punch combination!
Trumpsfeld paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gustafson misses with a wild body shot.
Trumpsfeld throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gustafson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gustafson seems to be looking for submissions.
Trumpsfeld wants to get back to his feet.
Gustafson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trumpsfeld is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gustafson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gustafson is looking for a kimura here.
Trumpsfeld looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trumpsfeld wants to stand back up but Gustafson manages to pass into side control.
Gustafson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gustafson working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trumpsfeld is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Trumpsfeld is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gustafson takes Trumpsfeld's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Trumpsfeld is in trouble.
Gustafson has got one arm under Trumpsfeld's chin. This could be trouble... Trumpsfeld trying to control the other hand but Gustafson gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Trumpsfeld has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alexander Gustafson!
Alexander Gustafson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wang Qiang (ranked 2126 p4p, 212 weight class) and Juan Corona (ranked 2184 p4p, 217 weight class). Wang Qiang 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Wang Qiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Corona!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qiang misses with a right hand
and Corona counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Wang Qiang has been cut.
Qiang throws a leg kick but Corona sees it coming and moves out of range.
Qiang throws out a leg kick but Corona moves out of range and Qiang only half commits.
Corona's jab looks to have found its range, popping Qiang under the eye.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Qiang.
Qiang misses with an uppercut
and Corona counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Corona slips a straight right by Qiang.
Qiang has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Qiang throws a leg kick
enabling Corona to counter with a crisp jab.
Qiang throws a lazy body kick
enabling Corona to counter with a crisp jab.
Corona fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Qiang, pushing him back against the cage.
Corona has clasped his hands together around Qiang's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Qiang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Corona has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corona throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wang Qiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corona looks to land a combination but Qiang avoids it well.
Qiang jabs Corona right on the nose. Corona blinks but takes it well.
Qiang swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Corona counter with a right hand.
Qiang looks to land a right hand but Corona moved out of range.
Qiang blocks the body kick.
Qiang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wang Qiang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corona looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Qiang is fending him off so far but Corona persists. Nope, Qiang circles away and we're back to standing.
Qiang throws a leg kick
and Corona counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Corona showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Qiang keeping moving, preventing Corona from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qiang controlling the position.
Corona won't allow Qiang to sweep him here.
Corona is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Qiang trying to keep a closed guard but Corona is proving a slippery customer.
Corona won't allow Qiang to sweep him here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Qiang looks to land a combination but Corona avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qiang misses with a body kick.
Corona bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Qiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corona darts in looking for a takedown but Qiang gets double underhooks and turns Corona into the cage.
Corona chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Qiang can pounce on him.
That kick from Qiang tenderised Corona's leg. Corona is trying to keep his angry face on.
Qiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corona manages to avoid it.
Qiang throws a body kick that misses.
Qiang throws a right hand that Corona ducks under and follows up with a left that Corona also avoids with ease.
Corona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Qiang seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Qiang.
Corona tries to score with a low kick but Qiang moves his leg out of the way.
Corona closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Corona trying to control the action but Qiang is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corona throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Qiang struggling a bit here.
Corona has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qiang slips under a jab from Corona.
Qiang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Qiang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Corona looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juan Corona will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wang Qiang's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Qiang. Corona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Qiang misses with a looping left.
Qiang tries to keep at a distance but Corona has taken the fight into the clinch.
Corona's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Corona.
Qiang is looking to score with low kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Qiang.
Qiang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qiang jumps guard but Corona stands there with Qiang around his waist. Qiang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Qiang drops down looking for an ankle pick but Corona pulls his leg out and moves away.
Qiang throws a leg kick
and Corona counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qiang is looking to land body kicks.
Corona tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Corona checks a low kick from Qiang.
Qiang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corona.
Qiang gets caught flat footed, as Corona shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Corona slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Corona postures up.
Qiang wants to sweep but no luck.
Corona tries to free his leg and advance position but Qiang is retaining full guard.
Qiang is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Corona in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qiang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Corona is one step ahead there.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Qiang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Corona shoots in for a takedown but Qiang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Qiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corona throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Qiang's waist but Qiang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Corona off to one side.
Wang Qiang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Corona.
Qiang tries to clinch there but Corona circles away.
Qiang tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Qiang.
Corona lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Qiang swings for the body but Corona moves out of range.
Qiang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Corona looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Qiang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot by Qiang.
Corona misses with a left hand
letting Qiang counter with a right hand.
Qiang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Qiang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Corona.
Corona closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Qiang is looking to control Corona's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Qiang avoid being mounted?
Corona prevents Qiang from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corona is looking to pass Qiang's guard but actually Qiang recovers to full guard.
Qiang trying to control the position here.
Corona is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wang Qiang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wang Qiang's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Qiang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Qiang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Corona.
Qiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corona is looking for the big counter here.
Qiang scores with a three punch combo!
Qiang lands with an overhand left.
Corona closes the distance but Qiang moves to the side
and Qiang counters with a straight right hand.
Corona changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Qiang tries to avoid it but Corona manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Qiang to the ground. Qiang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corona drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Qiang is trying to keep Corona in close.
Qiang has Corona pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corona trying to control but Qiang is working from the bottom.
Corona tries to free his leg and advance position but Qiang is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corona trying to control the position from guard on top but Qiang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corona wants to pass the guard but Qiang is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Corona tries to close the distance and clinch but Qiang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Qiang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Qiang misses with a few strikes there.
Qiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corona moves away.
Corona connects with a jab.
Qiang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Qiang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Corona fails with a takedown attempt.
Wang Qiang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Corona.
Qiang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Corona is out of range.
Donk. Qiang catches Corona right on the button with a cross.
Corona throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Qiang was covering up waiting for the punch and Corona finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corona postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Qiang is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Corona, into his guard.
Juan Corona has got the better of the ground game so far.
Qiang has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Corona is proving hard to escape from.
Corona looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
Corona is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Qiang trying to control but Corona is working from the bottom.
Qiang sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corona is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wang Qiang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Qiang has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wang Qiang!
An out of breath Wang Qiang 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Skrarez (ranked 2737 p4p, 244 weight class) and Finnish Experiment Il (ranked 1791 p4p, 188 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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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Francesco Skrarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment Il!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skrarez is looking to clinch.
Skrarez tries to clinch but Experiment Il is having none of it.
A good leg kick by Experiment Il.
Skrarez gets tackled into the cage by Experiment Il. Experiment Il maintains the clinch.
Skrarez crunches a lovely knee into Experiment Il's ribcage.
Skrarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment Il's elbow.
Experiment Il scores with a shoulder strike.
Experiment Il missing with knees to the body.
Experiment Il trying to control the position but instead, Skrarez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Experiment Il into the cage.
A short uppercut from Experiment Il.
Skrarez missing with knees to the body.
Skrarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrarez misses with some punches.
Experiment Il blocks an elbow strike from Skrarez.
Experiment Il lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Experiment Il.
Skrarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skrarez lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skrarez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Experiment Il's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skrarez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Experiment Il's brow.
Experiment Il avoiding damage as Skrarez throws knees to the body.
Experiment Il blocks a body shot from Skrarez.
Skrarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Experiment Il controls his hands.
Experiment Il's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Experiment Il is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Skrarez lands a knee to the body.
Experiment Il using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Skrarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skrarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Experiment Il breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skrarez clinches up with Experiment Il and pushes him back against the cage.
Skrarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Experiment Il controls his hands.
Skrarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Experiment Il leaning his opponent against the cage.
Experiment Il manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrarez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Skrarez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Experiment Il counters with a left and a right that stings Skrarez.
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!
Experiment Il avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skrarez is looking to clinch.
Experiment Il throws a quick inside leg kick.
Experiment Il lands a nice looking body shot.
Skrarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Experiment Il paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Experiment Il looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Experiment Il jabs Skrarez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Francesco Skrarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Experiment Il thuds his right hand into Skrarez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Experiment Il uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Skrarez has time to react.
Experiment Il fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Skrarez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Skrarez wants to clinch up but Experiment Il keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il takes one to the chin there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skrarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skrarez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Skrarez tries to work over Experiment Il's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Experiment Il blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Experiment Il lands a hook that snaps the head of Skrarez backwards.
Skrarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Experiment Il is defending well for now.
Experiment Il blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skrarez misses with a punch to the body.
Experiment Il lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Skrarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Experiment Il is defending well for now.
Experiment Il breaks the clinch.
Experiment Il with a hook.
Experiment Il lands a nice looking kick to the body. Skrarez takes a step back to recover.
Skrarez moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skrarez avoiding damage as Experiment Il throws knees to the body.
Experiment Il with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Experiment Il makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Skrarez misses with the head strike.
Skrarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Skrarez - that landed with a thud.
Skrarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Experiment Il avoids the damage to the body.
Skrarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Experiment Il blocks an uppercut.
Experiment Il pushes Skrarez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skrarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Experiment Il looking to stall.
Experiment Il lands a hook to the side of the head.
Experiment Il missing with knees to the body.
Skrarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skrarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Experiment Il has Skrarez pushed against the cage.
Experiment Il missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finnish Experiment Il dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Experiment Il thuds his right hand into Skrarez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Skrarez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Skrarez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Experiment Il.
Skrarez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Experiment Il counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skrarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Experiment Il circles away.
Skrarez has Experiment Il up against the cage in a clinch.
Skrarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skrarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skrarez tries to throw a body punch but Experiment Il avoids it by throwing Skrarez back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment Il lands a right hand.
Experiment Il lands a right hand.
Skrarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Experiment Il or not.
Skrarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Experiment Il stalls.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skrarez digs a right hand into Experiment Il's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Experiment Il's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skrarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment Il's elbow.
Experiment Il lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Experiment Il tries to land knees in the clinch but Skrarez avoids the damage to the body.
Experiment Il blocks a body shot from Skrarez.
Experiment Il on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skrarez tries to work over Experiment Il's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skrarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skrarez throws a head punch that misses.
Skrarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Skrarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skrarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Experiment Il breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Experiment Il's jab looks to have found its range, popping Skrarez under the eye.
Experiment Il throws a nice outside leg kick.
Skrarez tries to clinch there but Experiment Il circles away.
Experiment Il feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Skrarez's calf.
Skrarez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il connects with an inside leg kick.
Experiment Il has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Experiment Il cracks Skrarez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skrarez tries to clinch but Experiment Il is having none of it.
Skrarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Experiment Il swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Experiment Il scoring well with a low kick there.
Skrarez darts in trying to clinch
and Experiment Il counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finnish Experiment Il is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skrarez wants to clinch
and Experiment Il counters with a nice uppercut.
Experiment Il fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Skrarez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Experiment Il throws a nice looking combination but Skrarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Skrarez tries to clinch but Experiment Il moves out of range.
Skrarez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Skrarez tries to clinch but Experiment Il moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrarez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Experiment Il.
Skrarez wants to clinch
enabling Experiment Il to counter with a crisp jab.
Experiment Il stuffs the takedown attempt from Skrarez. Skrarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Skrarez tries to clinch but Experiment Il is having none of it.
Skrarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skrarez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francesco Skrarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skrarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skrarez wants to clinch.
Experiment Il steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Skrarez.
Experiment Il throws a jab but it's blocked by Skrarez.
Skrarez throws a leg kick
and Experiment Il counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Skrarez lands a hook that snaps the head of Experiment Il backwards.
Skrarez tries a body shot but Experiment Il blocks it.
Experiment Il lands with a light punch inside.
Experiment Il holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Experiment Il slows down the pace here.
Skrarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Experiment Il scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Experiment Il tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Experiment Il on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skrarez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finnish Experiment Il showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Skrarez wants to clinch
and Experiment Il connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skrarez wants to clinch up but Experiment Il keeps it at a distance.
Skrarez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Skrarez tries to land a knee to the head but Experiment Il blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Skrarez fails to land.
Experiment Il blocks an uppercut.
Skrarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Experiment Il blocks a body shot from Skrarez.
Skrarez tries a body shot but Experiment Il blocks it.
Skrarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Experiment Il avoids the damage to the body.
Experiment Il holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrarez working aggressively here.
Skrarez misses with an elbow over the top.
Skrarez misses with a body punch.
Experiment Il makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Skrarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Experiment Il has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Experiment Il lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skrarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Experiment Il landing knees to the body.
Experiment Il working Skrarez over with knees to the body.
Experiment Il scores with a knee to the head.
Experiment Il scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Experiment Il lands a right hand.
Experiment Il is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Skrarez is keeping busy.
Skrarez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Skrarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Experiment Il avoids it.
Experiment Il escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skrarez misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Experiment Il to counter with a crisp jab.
Skrarez is rocked!
Experiment Il has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oh Skrarez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Experiment Il controlling the action here for a moment.
Skrarez seems to have got his legs back now.
Experiment Il looking to stall.
Skrarez misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skrarez throws a head punch that misses.
Experiment Il breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Experiment Il takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Skrarez misses with a two punch combination.
Skrarez fails with the takedown
and Experiment Il counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Experiment Il circles away from the clinch attempt.
Experiment Il wants to counter the offense by Skrarez and move into the clinch position.
Skrarez tries to clinch there but Experiment Il circles away.
Experiment Il appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Skrarez wants to clinch
and Experiment Il cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Experiment Il pushes Skrarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Experiment Il landing knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Experiment Il.
Skrarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Experiment Il avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short uppercut from Experiment Il.
A short uppercut from Experiment Il.
Skrarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Experiment Il avoiding damage as Skrarez throws knees to the body.
Skrarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skrarez working aggressively here.
Experiment Il lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Experiment Il throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skrarezs head.
Finnish Experiment Il is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Skrarez misses with the head strike.
Skrarez misses with a body punch.
Skrarez tries a body shot but Experiment Il blocks it.
Skrarez is leaning against Experiment Il and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Experiment Il scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Experiment Il avoiding damage as Skrarez throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Experiment Il lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skrarez missing with knees to the body.
Experiment Il blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Experiment Il on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skrarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skrarez misses with the head strike.
Experiment Il lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Experiment Il avoids the elbow strike from Skrarez, against the cage.
Experiment Il blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Francesco Skrarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skrarez lands with a right to the head.
Experiment Il lands a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finnish Experiment Il comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Experiment Il 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finnish Experiment Il!
Finnish Experiment Il decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 1046 p4p, 52 weight class) and Kosma Wawelski (ranked 2433 p4p, 115 weight class). Penn comes to the cage accompanied by Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You. BJ Penn 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosma Wawelski!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Wawelski.
We've been told by Penn's head coaches at Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wawelski throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kosma Wawelski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wawelski throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Wawelski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wawelski 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.
Wawelski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Penn appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wawelski misses with a head kick.
Wawelski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a nice body shot.
Wawelski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Wawelski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wawelski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wawelski lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wawelski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters with a left to the body.
Wawelski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wawelski missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penn is looking to counter punch.
Penn takes a swing at Wawelski's ribcage but misses.
Wawelski misses with a head kick.
It looked like Penn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wawelski.
Wawelski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Wawelski moved out of range.
Wawelski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wawelski misses with a double jab.
Wawelski looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Wawelski moved out of range nicely.
Wawelski swings widly with a right hand
and Wawelski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Wawelski.
Penn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wawelski in his tracks.
Wawelski throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
A shot to the body from Wawelski misses
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Wawelski is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wawelski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wawelski is still on wobbly legs! Can Penn finish him?
Wawelski looks winded!
Penn throws a pinpoint strike between Wawelski's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Wawelski crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Penn scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). BJ Penn!
In his post fight interview, BJ Penn started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 439 p4p, 17 weight class) and Jeff Diaz (ranked 1262 p4p, 48 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diaz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Smith - the referee stops the clock and Diaz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Smith. Diaz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Smith with a nice cross.
It looks like Jeff Diaz has been cut.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz feints the counter takedown.
Smith lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Diaz eats them both and turns towards Smith to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz dives in and scores a takedown into Smith's guard.
Diaz trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Diaz is controlling him.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Diaz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Diaz is having none of it.
Smith is pulling down on Diaz's head. It's preventing any offense from Diaz, at least for the moment.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Diaz presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A lazy body kick from Smith
and Diaz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Smith is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym ($800/Week) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Diaz prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Diaz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Diaz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Diaz prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
Diaz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Diaz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith pushes Diaz off and gets back to his feet.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smith lands a big right hand that sends Diaz crashing to the mat! Smith stays standing though and waves Diaz back to his feet!
Diaz is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Diaz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Diaz off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Smith cracks Diaz with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Smith has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Diaz to stand back up!
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Diaz bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Smith comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Diaz falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Diaz was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Smith!
John Smith retains his super heavyweight title!
John Smith spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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