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UIW 8: Redemption PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Watson (ranked 25358 p4p, 24949 weight class) and Borys Mankowski (ranked 527 p4p, 514 weight class). Borys Mankowski has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Borys Mankowski!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson blocks a head kick by Mankowski.
Watson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Mankowski misses with a wild body shot.
Mankowski with a jab.
Mankowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mankowski wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Mankowski dives in for a single leg takedown but Watson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mankowski misses with a takedown attempt - Watson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Watson takes the fight into the clinch.
Watson jumps guard but Mankowski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mankowski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Watson's efforts to push away.
Mankowski pulls guard.
Mankowski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankowski is looking to cinch up a triangle. Watson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Mankowski's body to avoid the submission. Mankowski has instead reached around Watson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Mankowski arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Borys Mankowski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keegan Good (ranked 25357 p4p, 5228 weight class) and Connie Benson (ranked 498 p4p, 457 weight class). Keegan Good looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keegan Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Connie Benson!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
No joy there for Good, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good misses with a takedown attempt - Benson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Good takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab by Benson.
Good on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benson clobbers Good with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
 Good is rocked!
Good exchange - Benson coming out on top.
Oh Good is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benson darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Good's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Benson before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Connie Benson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smash Adams (ranked 5204 p4p, 5197 weight class) and Lighter Island Try (ranked 461 p4p, 460 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Smash Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lighter Island Try!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Adams misses with a takedown
and Try connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Try connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
 It looks like Smash Adams has been cut.
Adams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Try sends Adams crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Try is motioning to the referee to let Adams up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Adams is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams is holding his hands too far apart here. Try throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Adams is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lighter Island Try!
A very excited looking Lighter Island Try made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Passion Pacio (ranked 5100 p4p, 4999 weight class) and Niko Espinola (ranked 298 p4p, 293 weight class). Passion Pacio 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Passion Pacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Niko Espinola!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Espinola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacio was well out of range. Poor timing from Espinola.
Espinola moves out of range of the strikes.
Pacio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
 It looks like Niko Espinola has been cut.
Pacio scores with a hook to the body. Espinola takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pacio cracks a nice hook into Espinola's ribs.
Pacio scores with a nice right hand.
 Espinola is rocked!
Espinola walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Pacio swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Passion Pacio!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kam Hootin (ranked 5064 p4p, 5076 weight class) and Vesa Kulonummi (ranked 450 p4p, 452 weight class). Vesa Kulonummi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kam Hootin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vesa Kulonummi!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulonummi misses with a straight left.
Hootin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kulonummi on the side of the head.
It looks like Vesa Kulonummi has been cut.
Hootin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kulonummi lands with a hook. Hootin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Kam Hootin has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hootin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Hootin.
Hootin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kulonummi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hootin on the side of the head.
Hootin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kulonummi throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulonummi lands a big right hand that sends Hootin crashing to the mat! Kulonummi stays standing though and waves Hootin back to his feet!
Hootin is rocked!
Kulonummi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hootin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oh Hootin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kulonummi throws an overhand right that has Hootin reeling! Kulonummi follows up with more punches and Hootin is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vesa Kulonummi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nuori Stara (ranked 5224 p4p, 4044 weight class) and Andrea Weiss (ranked 473 p4p, 402 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nuori Stara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrea Weiss!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weiss with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stara to score with a decent uppercut.
Stara throws a hook to the side of Weiss's head but Weiss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Weiss ducks under a wild hook from Stara.
Weiss will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Weiss slips a straight right by Stara.
Weiss throws a body punch but Stara moves out of range.
Stara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stara throws a hook but Weiss avoids it easily.
Weiss feints the counter takedown.
Stara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weiss.
Weiss shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Weiss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weiss slips a straight right by Stara.
Weiss steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stara.
Weiss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stara.
Stara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weiss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Stara misses the target.
And Weiss tries to counter it with a takedown but Stara pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Weiss fails with the takedown.
Stara throws a lazy right hand but Weiss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Weiss closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Weiss lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stara trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss stands up and waves to Stara to follow him.
Stara is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Weiss blocks a jab.
Weiss wants to counter the offense by Stara and move into the clinch position.
Weiss has managed to clinch.
Stara works on Weiss's body with a couple of short punches.
Weiss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weiss tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stara smiles and moves away.
Nuori Stara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrea Weiss.
Weiss moves into the clinch.
Stara misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stara misses with a punch on the inside.
Stara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Weiss backwards.
Stara misses with some punches.
Stara swings wildly with an uppercut but Weiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weiss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stara has a couple of punches blocked by Weiss.
Stara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weiss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weiss is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stara misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stara is leaning against Weiss and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weiss taking a breather.
Stara misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stara is pressed up against the cage. Weiss has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stara down to the mat. Stara avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Weiss gets a takedown into half guard.
Stara knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Weiss on the ground.
Stara wants to get back to full guard.
Weiss wants to free his trapped foot but Stara is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stara wants to improve his position but Weiss is controlling well.
Stara trying to control but Weiss postures up.
Stara tries to roll over but Weiss keeps him under control.
Stara is working hard here to advance position.
Weiss is trying to work for a kimura but Stara is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiss thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stara's head.
Stara is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Weiss postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Stara to stand up.
Weiss tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stara swivels and escapes.
Stara cracks Weiss with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nuori Stara dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Weiss has a takedown stuffed.
An attempted straight right counter from Stara misses the target.
Stara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Weiss.
Weiss ducks under a wild hook from Stara.
Weiss slips under a jab from Stara.
Stara misses with a straight right.
Andrea Weiss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weiss changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stara tries to avoid it but Weiss manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stara to the ground. Stara escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stara throws a hook but Weiss avoids it easily.
Stara throws a body shot but no joy.
Stara looks to land a left hand but Weiss moved out of range nicely.
Stara throws a hook to the side of Weiss's head but Weiss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Weiss.
Stara is looking for a sweep.
Andrea Weiss has got the better of the ground game so far.
Weiss wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stara keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stara manages to get back to half guard.
Stara wants to stand back up but Weiss manages to pass into side control.
Weiss wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stara keeps working.
Stara tries to bench press Weiss off him but Weiss keeps the position.
Stara gets back to half guard.
Weiss stands up and beckons Stara to join him on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stara misses with a looping right.
Stara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Weiss in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from Stara.
Stara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weiss can do to turn this around?
Stara throws a lazy right hand but Weiss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Weiss fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stara avoids it really well and circles away.
Nuori Stara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrea Weiss.
Stara clobbers Weiss with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stara throws a right hand that misses
and Weiss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Stara misses.
Stara slaps away a takedown attempt from Weiss, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Weiss is breathing heavily.
Stara throws a lazy right hand but Weiss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Weiss working Stara over with strikes.
Stara tries to roll over but Weiss keeps him under control.
Weiss is working for a kimura but Stara is defending it quite comfortably.
Stara wants to get back to full guard.
Weiss slows the pace down in half guard.
Stara wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stara trying to hold on to Weiss's head to control him but Weiss postures up.
Stara gets back to full guard.
Weiss 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.
Weiss stands and steps away. Stara gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nice defenses there by Weiss.
Weiss feints the counter takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Weiss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stara.
Weiss doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Stara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Stara.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nuori Stara dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Stara keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stara lands a two punch combo.
Weiss tries to clinch there but Stara circles away.
Weiss gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weiss tries to pull guard but Stara forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stara working aggressively here.
Weiss tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stara just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nuori Stara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrea Weiss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weiss tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stara misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stara.
Weiss wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weiss tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stara has Weiss pressed against the cage, preventing Weiss from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Weiss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Stara.
Stara has a couple of punches blocked by Weiss.
Stara is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Weiss tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Weiss blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Stara fails to land.
Weiss drags the fight down to the ground.
Stara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Weiss is keeping the position for now.
Stara trying to control but Weiss is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stara 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.
Stara tries to free his leg and advance position but Weiss is retaining full guard.
Weiss is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Weiss striking off his back but it's not causing Stara any problems.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nuori Stara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stara missing with a left hand there. Weiss was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Weiss tries to counter it with a takedown but Stara pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Stara misses with an uppercut.
Weiss tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stara swivels and escapes.
Stara throws a lazy right hand but Weiss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stara throws a big shot that misses.
Stara misses with a hook. Weiss ducked under it nicely.
Stara throws a jab when Weiss was well out of range.
Stara misses with a straight left.
Nuori Stara is winning the standup battle so far.
Weiss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Weiss swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stara looks to land a right hand but Weiss moved out of range.
Weiss shoots in for a double leg but Stara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stara misses with a lunging right hand
and Weiss counters with a three punch combo that has Stara backing up. Stara nods at Weiss to acknowledge the strikes.
Nuori Stara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stara misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiss is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stara sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stara looks to land a left hand but Weiss moved out of range nicely.
Weiss moves away from the strike by Stara.
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!
Weiss slips a straight right by Stara.
Stara throws a jab when Weiss was well out of range.
Stara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
No luck for Weiss with that takedown attempt.
Stara throws an overhand right that lands on Weiss's shoulder, as Weiss tries to avoid the shot.
Stara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stara loads up on a big right hand but Weiss slips the punch.
Weiss throws a counter combo.
Weiss misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Andrea Weiss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stara throws an overhand right that lands on Weiss's shoulder, as Weiss tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nuori Stara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stara, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuori Stara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Autiosaaren Lapsukainen (ranked 3931 p4p, 5072 weight class) and Claes Rudberg (ranked 434 p4p, 527 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Autiosaaren Lapsukainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Claes Rudberg!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapsukainen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rudberg to the mat! Rudberg manages to get full guard.
Rudberg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lapsukainen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rudberg managing to control the position.
Rudberg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lapsukainen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lapsukainen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lapsukainen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lapsukainen drops back looking for a leg! Rudberg is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rudberg manages to kick Lapsukainen off! Lapsukainen jumps back into Rudberg's guard.
Rudberg looking for a guillotine here but Lapsukainen defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapsukainen drops back looking for a leg! Rudberg is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rudberg manages to kick Lapsukainen off! Lapsukainen jumps back into Rudberg's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapsukainen drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Lapsukainen as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Rudberg screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Lapsukainen! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Autiosaaren Lapsukainen!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nuori Kaveri (ranked 4026 p4p, 4049 weight class) and Islam Weiss (ranked 390 p4p, 392 weight class). Nuori Kaveri could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Islam Weiss's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nuori Kaveri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Islam Weiss!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaveri sizes up Weiss with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Islam Weiss has been cut.
Weiss misses with a wild combination.
Weiss closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kaveri counters with a stiff right hand.
Weiss is rocked!
Weiss goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nuori Kaveri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaveri cracks Weiss with a big right hand and Weiss goes down!
Weiss is still in real trouble! Can Kaveri finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaveri is posturing up here but Weiss has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Kaveri tries to roll out but it's too tight and Kaveri has to tap! Slick submission there by Weiss!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Islam Weiss!
A relieved looking Islam Weiss thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gus Jackson (ranked 3877 p4p, 4376 weight class) and Chief Tecumseh (ranked 378 p4p, 413 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gus Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chief Tecumseh!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Tecumseh seems unphased.
Tecumseh shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jackson's guard.
Jackson has his hands on Tecumseh's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tecumseh won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Tecumseh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jackson has control of Tecumseh's left arm, preventing Tecumseh from doing any damage.
Tecumseh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tecumseh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tecumseh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tecumseh won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
We've been hearing good reports from Jackson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jackson is pulling down on Tecumseh's head. It's preventing any offense from Tecumseh, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has his foot on Tecumseh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tecumseh works his way back into a safe position though.
Tecumseh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tecumseh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jackson 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.
Tecumseh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tecumseh scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tecumseh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tecumseh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson is rocked!
Tecumseh postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Jackson covers up, he's hurt! Tecumseh keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Tecumseh and the ref steps in to end the fight! Tecumseh can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Tecumseh!
A very excited looking Chief Tecumseh made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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FIGHT
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