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FFC: Challengers 63 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paha Faarao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and anaconda choke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faarao's entrance music is Probot- Red War. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paha Faarao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, anaconda choke!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
choke shoots for a double leg takedown but Faarao sprawls well. He's pushed choke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
choke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Faarao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Faarao lands with a nice body punch.
Faarao lands a jab to choke's midsection.
choke changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Faarao tries to avoid it but choke manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Faarao to the ground. Faarao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Paha Faarao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of anaconda choke.
choke shoots for a takedown but Faarao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Faarao really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Faarao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Faarao wants it to stay on the feet.
Faarao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
choke fails with a takedown attempt.
choke looks gassed!
Faarao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Faarao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches choke on the side of the head.
Faarao punishes choke's body with a nice straight punch.
anaconda choke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
choke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from choke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Faarao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps choke's head backwards.
Faarao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping choke at a distance.
choke changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Faarao tries to avoid it but choke manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Faarao to the ground. Faarao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
choke shoots in for a takedown but Faarao shows good takedown defense.
choke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Faarao sprawls well. Faarao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. choke gets slowly back to his feet.
Faarao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
choke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Faarao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Faarao.
Faarao scores with a jab. choke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Faarao connects with a crisp jab.
Paha Faarao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
choke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Faarao is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
choke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Faarao lands with a nice body punch.
Faarao scores with a decent looking hook.
choke is rocked!
A slow jab from Faarao misses its intended target.
choke is still on wobbly legs! Can Faarao finish him?
Faarao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract choke.
Faarao throws an overhand right that lands on choke's shoulder, as choke tries to avoid the shot.
choke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Faarao.
Faarao looks to land a right hand but choke moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by choke.
The fighters circling - Faarao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Faarao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faarao looks to throw the jab but choke is out of range.
Nice defenses there by choke.
choke slips a straight right by Faarao.
choke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Faarao.
choke seems to have recovered his senses.
Faarao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
choke shoots for a double leg takedown but Faarao sprawls well. He's pushed choke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Faarao leaves choke with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Faarao cracks a nice hook into choke's ribs.
Faarao stuns choke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Faarao is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Faarao slaps away a takedown attempt from choke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
choke shoots in but Faarao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
choke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Faarao scores with a hook to the body. choke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
choke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Faarao as he avoids it easily.
Faarao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from choke.
Faarao scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faarao lands with a kick to the ribs.
Faarao clinches with his opponent.
Faarao gets through choke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Faarao.
Faarao lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops choke to his knees! Faarao keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paha Faarao!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Helix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmund Blackadder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Helix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edmund Blackadder!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackadder tries to score a power double leg takedown but Helix sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blackadder somewhat.
Helix lands a slapping body shot.
Helix lands with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Helix misses the target.
Helix scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blackadder shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Helix manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Blackadder throws a big right hand that misses.
Helix manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blackadder manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackadder manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Helix manages to get himself to full guard.
Blackadder throwing strikes from guard but Helix blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackadder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blackadder throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Helix works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Helix is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blackadder with a flurry of punches that miss.
Helix avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blackadder wants to control from the top but Helix keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blackadder's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blackadder throwing strikes but missing.
Blackadder thows a big elbow that misses.
Blackadder pushes down on Helix's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Blackadder throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blackadder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blackadder lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Helix keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackadder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Helix defending well though.
Blackadder throwing shots but Helix is blocking nicely.
Blackadder not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blackadder missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Helix is breathing heavily.
Blackadder missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blackadder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Helix defending well though.
Blackadder lands strikes from half guard.
Helix keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Blackadder there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Helix avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blackadder.
Blackadder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Helix defending well though.
Blackadder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blackadder throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blackadder thows a huge punch but Helix dodges it nicely.
Blackadder throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Helix on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Helix tries to get out of the position.
Blackadder missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blackadder thows a huge punch but Helix dodges it nicely.
Helix is staying active underneath Blackadder, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edmund Blackadder will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blackadder keeps the fight on the outside.
Helix wants to clinch.
Blackadder tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Helix swivels and escapes.
Blackadder looks for a takedown but Helix sprawls well.
Helix tries to clinch but Blackadder moves out of range.
Helix throws a right and a left that Blackadder avoids nicely.
Helix swings for the body but Blackadder moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackadder darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blackadder missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackadder not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blackadder is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blackadder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Helix defending well though.
Blackadder thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blackadder lands with a punch from half guard.
Helix is trying to control but Blackadder manages to pass to mount!
Blackadder putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackadder working the ground and pound effectively.
Blackadder scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Helix that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blackadder throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Blackadder looking to ground and pound but Helix is blocking nicely.
Blackadder is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Helix that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackadder working Helix over with strikes here.
Helix is squirming around, avoiding Blackadder's attempts to control the action.
Blackadder raining down shots from the mount!
Blackadder has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Helix's face.
A nice elbow there by Blackadder.
Blackadder in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Blackadder lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Helix hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackadder is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Helix can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Blackadder looking to finish with strikes here!
Helix can't escape the position.
Edmund Blackadder has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blackadder fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackadder postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Helix looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackadder putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Blackadder looking to finish Helix with some ground and pound. This is bad for Helix!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Blackadder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Blackadder shoots in looking for a takedown. Helix tries to sprawl out of it but Blackadder keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Helix manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It looks like Johnny Helix has been cut.
Helix tries to bum rush Blackadder with a series of wild strikes but Blackadder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Helix moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Helix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blackadder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Helix cracks the inside of Blackadder's front leg.
Blackadder ducks under a wild hook from Helix.
Blackadder shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Helix as he jumps to the side.
Blackadder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Helix misses with a looping right.
Johnny Helix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackadder misses with a takedown attempt - Helix sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnny Helix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmund Blackadder.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Helix fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackadder feints and as Helix raises his hands in defense, Blackadder changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blackadder scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blackadder trying to control the position from guard on top but Helix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackadder with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blackadder throwing strikes from guard but Helix blocks nicely.
Helix avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackadder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blackadder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blackadder with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blackadder chips away with some ground and pound.
Blackadder with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackadder postures up and lands a big shot to Helix's brow.
Helix keeping moving, preventing Blackadder from controlling successfully.
Helix working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blackadder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackadder postures up in Helix's guard and throws a big left but Helix blocks it.
Blackadder missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blackadder is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Blackadder loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Edmund Blackadder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blackadder controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edmund Blackadder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blackadder winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmund Blackadder!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Neponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rolf rolfson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Neponen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, rolf rolfson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neponen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
rolfson blocks a head kick by Neponen.
Neponen tries to clinch there but rolfson circles away.
rolfson moves to clinch but Neponen breaks away
and Neponen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for rolfson!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Neponen is working for a guillotine from mount but rolfson frees his head quite easily.
rolfson tries to lock up and control but Neponen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Neponen goes for an armbar but he's not got it… rolfson turns into him and now he's in Neponen's guard.
rolfson wants to control from the top but Neponen keeps moving.
rolfson wants to get up but he can't break Neponen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
rolfson advances position into side control!
rolfson is working to tighten is grip on Neponen's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Neponen has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but rolfson is really squeezing tight and eventually Neponen passes out! rolfson breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). rolf rolfson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobbie Rex Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hello Chippy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobbie Rex Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hello Chippy!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rex Jr throws out a loose jab but Chippy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Rex Jr misses.
Chippy shoots in looking for a takedown. Rex Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Chippy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rex Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chippy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rex Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chippy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rex Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rex Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Rex Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rex Jr tries to get out of the position.
Chippy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rex Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rex Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Chippy keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex Jr is trying to work for a sweep but Chippy has mounted him!
Rex Jr wants to control but Chippy is having none of it.
Chippy is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rex Jr to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rex Jr shrugs it off.
Rex Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rex Jr is trying to reverse the position but instead Chippy has taken his back - oops!
Chippy is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
I really don't envy Rex Jr right now.
Rex Jr fending off the submission attempt from Chippy.
Rex Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chippy on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chippy looking for the RNC.
Chippy is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Rex Jr taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Chippy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hello Chippy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peeeers Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Augusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Augusto acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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165 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peeeers Mies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Augusto!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Mies.
Augusto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mies sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Augusto somewhat.
Augusto moves into the clinch.
Augusto jumps guard but Mies stands there with Augusto around his waist. Augusto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Augusto tries to bum rush Mies with a series of wild strikes but Mies uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mies gets a takedown into half guard.
Mies looks to land a strike but Augusto avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mies with a flurry of punches that miss.
Augusto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mies won't allow Augusto to sweep him here.
Mies would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augusto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mies's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Augusto has a closed guard, preventing Mies from standing up.
Mies missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mies is looking to stand up but Augusto won't let him.
Augusto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mies gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Augusto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mies is looking to work some ground and pound but Augusto has wrist control.
Augusto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mies defends it easily.
Mies has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mies wants to stand but Augusto is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mies trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mies tries to stand but Augusto is controlling from the bottom.
Mies with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mies throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augusto is looking for a triangle but Mies pushes his legs off easily.
Mies scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mies throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mies throwing strikes but missing.
Augusto looking for a sweep. Not yet Augusto, not yet.
Mies knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Augusto on the ground.
Mies working some strikes from top position.
Augusto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mies stands up from Augusto's guard - Mies perhaps looking for a knockout.
Augusto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mies scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Augusto.
Mies bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Augusto's head backwards.
Mies on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mies could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Augusto.
Sloppy strikes from Mies. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Mies. Those never looked like landing.
Mies looks to land a combination but Augusto avoids it well.
Mies shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Augusto sprawls well. Augusto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mies gets slowly back to his feet.
Mies catches Augusto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Peeeers Mies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Augusto slips a jab and a cross from Mies.
Augusto scores with a nice body kick.
Mies misses with a double jab.
Augusto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Augusto 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 Antonio Augusto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mies displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mies throws a good cross that connects.
Augusto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mies.
Mies scores with a jab.
Mies defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Augusto.
Mies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Augusto was well out of range. Poor timing from Mies.
Mies misses with a wild combination.
Mies dips to his left and cracks Augusto with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mies fails to land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Mies.
Mies throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Augusto.
Mies lands with an overhand left.
Augusto closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augusto lands a good knee to the midsection. Mies won't want to take too many of those.
Augusto misses with a knee strike.
Augusto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mies gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Augusto has Mies pressed against the cage, preventing Mies from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Augusto pulls guard.
Mies scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mies throws a strike but Augusto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Augusto wants to control from the top but Mies keeps moving.
Augusto prevents Mies from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augusto throwing strikes from guard but Mies blocks nicely.
Mies wants to stand but Augusto is controlling the position.
Augusto looking to pass the guard.
Mies is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Augusto is controlling him.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Augusto is in close to Mies's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mies wants to get back to his feet but Augusto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Augusto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mies works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mies manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Mies looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mies throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augusto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Augusto closes the distance and clinches up with Mies, looking for a takedown. Augusto pushes Mies against the cage but Mies circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Peeeers Mies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Augusto.
Augusto drives through and clinches with Mies against the cage.
Mies breaks from the clinch.
Augusto looks to land a combination but Mies avoids it well.
Augusto dodges the punch combination from Mies.
Mies misses with the combination.
Mies blocks a head kick by Augusto.
Augusto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Mies misses.
Augusto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mies will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mies lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augusto closes the distance and pushes Mies back into the cage.
Augusto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mies is defending well for now.
Augusto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mies gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Augusto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mies dodges an elbow strike from Augusto.
Augusto tries to score a body lock takedown but Mies shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mies is trying to force a seperation but Augusto has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Augusto throws an elbow but misses.
Augusto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mies prevents it.
Mies looking for a takedown.
Augusto fails to pull guard.
Mies wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Augusto has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Augusto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mies lands with a hook. Augusto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mies throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mies throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mies will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mies misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Mies.
Mies misses with a double jab
and Augusto counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mies tries for a takedown but Augusto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mies fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Augusto avoids it really well and circles away.
Mies misses with a wild combination.
Mies checks a low kick from Augusto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Augusto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Mies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Mies misses the target.
Mies changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Augusto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Augusto parries the strikes from Mies easily there. Mies is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Augusto to escape.
Mies misses with the ground and pound.
Mies throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mies creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Augusto sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mies decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Augusto is looking to clinch but Mies is avoiding it.
Mies's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mies duly obliges.
Augusto slips a jab and a cross from Mies.
Augusto clinches up with Mies and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mies on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Augusto tries a knee to the head but Mies blocks it.
Augusto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mies pulls his leg out and moves away.
Augusto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Augusto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Augusto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Augusto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mies avoids it really well and circles away.
Mies lands a nice shot to the body.
Augusto misses with a series of wild punches.
Augusto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mies fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies looks to land a combination. Augusto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Augusto.
Mies misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mies lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mies.
Mies misses with a series of wild punches.
Mies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mies swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Augusto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mies's knee momentarily.
Augusto connects with an inside leg kick.
Augusto motions for Mies to come forward. Augusto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Antonio Augusto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mies throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Augusto counters with a nice leg kick.
Mies throws out a powerful jab.
A punch combination from Mies misses.
Mies misses with a two punch combination.
Mies throws a series of punches but Augusto avoids them all with ease.
Antonio Augusto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mies falls off balance throwing a combination
and Augusto counters with a leg kick.
Mies dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Augusto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mies.
Mies throws a nice looking combination but Augusto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peeeers Mies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Augusto shoots in and drives through. Mies sprawls well.
Peeeers Mies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Augusto.
A combination from Mies does no damage.
Mies punishes Augusto's body with a nice straight punch.
Mies throws a left and a right that both miss
and Augusto counters with a thumping low kick.
Mies throws a series of punches but Augusto moves out of range.
Mies misses with a jab, cross combination.
Augusto avoids a punch combination nicely.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Augusto enables Mies to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Augusto manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Augusto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peeeers Mies showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Augusto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Augusto!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nomi Mae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torsten Ostergaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ostergaard is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Project Pitchfork - Beholder. Torsten Ostergaard has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nomi Mae's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nomi Mae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Torsten Ostergaard!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mae misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ostergaard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mae lands a nice shot that snaps Ostergaard's head back.
Mae misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mae throws a head kick but Ostergaard moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Mae.
Ostergaard misses with a double jab
and Mae counters with a one-two to the body.
Ostergaard throws a nice looking combination but Mae bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ostergaard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ostergaard avoids the head kick by Mae.
Mae stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mae wants it to stay on the feet.
Mae lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mae throws a jab but it's blocked by Ostergaard.
Mae takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Nomi Mae has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mae lands with a kick to the temple. Ostergaard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mae loads up on a big right hand but Ostergaard slips the punch.
Ostergaard walks into a left hand.
No joy there for Ostergaard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mae works over Ostergaard's head and body with a nice combination.
Mae buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mae swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ostergaard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mae under the eye.
Ostergaard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mae.
Ostergaard lands with a kick to the temple. Mae shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mae is rocked!
Mae looks to score with a jab to the body but Ostergaard is just out of range.
Oh Mae is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mae get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Mae stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Ostergaard runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torsten Ostergaard!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stewie Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gruber's choice of entrance music: Irwin Goodman - St. Pauli Ja Reeperbahn. Stewie Griffin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stewie Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Gruber!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Gruber. That's going to slow Griffin down.
Gruber tries to keep at a distance but Griffin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gruber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffin tries to clinch there but Gruber circles away.
Griffin is looking to clinch.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch but Gruber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gruber slips a straight right by Griffin.
Griffin lands with a nice body punch.
Griffin moves into the clinch.
Gruber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gruber goes for a takedown attempt but Griffin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gruber fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Griffin sprawls well initially but Gruber persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gruber not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gruber moves into full mount! Griffin won't be happy about that!
Griffin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Gruber there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gruber trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gruber working Griffin over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Griffin?
Griffin's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gruber punching from mount but Griffin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gruber working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Griffin slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Ground and pound from Gruber.
Griffin tries to kick Gruber off but Gruber keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gruber lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gruber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Griffin is refusing to be controlled, as Gruber sits in half guard.
Griffin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gruber.
Gruber winds up and cracks Griffin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gruber not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gruber looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Griffin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Gruber.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gruber not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Griffin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gruber lands a nice short elbow.
Gruber not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gruber sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Griffin defending well though.
Gruber trying to control the action but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Gruber throwing shots but Griffin is blocking nicely.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Gruber working Griffin over with strikes.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Gruber working over Griffin with some ground and pound. Griffin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber is looking to take a break and control but Griffin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gruber is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gruber not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gruber uses his free foot to push down on Griffin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Griffin.
Gruber trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Griffin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gruber lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Griffin hang on?
Gruber controlling his opponent.
Gruber looking to ground and pound but Griffin is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Griffin's face.
Gruber unloading with bombs!
Gruber postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Griffin looks a forlorn figure.
Gruber scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Griffin?
Gruber landing strikes from the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gruber cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gruber thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gruber with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gruber has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Griffin's face.
Gruber in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gruber can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Griffin is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Gruber dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Griffin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Griffin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gruber finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gruber, as that shot connected.
Griffin fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Griffin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gruber.
Gruber shoots in looking for a takedown. Griffin tries to sprawl out of it but Gruber keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Griffin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Griffin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gruber.
Gruber moves out of range of the leg kick from Griffin.
Gruber throws a head kick but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gruber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gruber throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gruber loads up on a big right hand but Griffin slips the punch.
Griffin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gruber.
Griffin is looking to clinch but Gruber is avoiding it.
Griffin tries to clinch up but Gruber circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber misses the shot to the body.
Griffin rushes Gruber and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Griffin misses with a knee to the head.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but Gruber blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Gruber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Griffin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gruber wants a takedown.
Griffin missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gruber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griffin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gruber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Griffin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin has a couple of punches blocked by Gruber.
Griffin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gruber is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Griffin to the mat. Griffin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet but Gruber is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gruber is looking to work some ground and pound but Griffin has wrist control.
Gruber scoring with some ground and pound.
Gruber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gruber trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Gruber won't allow Griffin to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Griffin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gruber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hans Gruber has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gruber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gruber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gruber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Griffin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gruber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gruber lands a couple of digs.
Gruber pushes down on Griffin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Griffin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gruber throwing shots but Griffin is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber winds up and cracks Griffin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gruber not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gruber throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gruber lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gruber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gruber is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Griffin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gruber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gruber thows a huge punch but Griffin dodges it nicely.
Gruber working Griffin over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Griffin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Griffin makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Gruber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gruber shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Griffin pinned against the cage. Griffin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stewie Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Gruber.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gruber shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Griffin sprawls well. Griffin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gruber gets slowly back to his feet.
Stewie Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gruber throws a looping overhand right but Griffin ducks down to avoid it.
Griffin moves out of range of the body kick from Gruber.
Griffin misses with a leg kick.
Griffin slips under a jab.
Gruber throws a big shot that misses.
Griffin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Gruber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Gruber throws a leg kick
and Griffin counters with a nice body shot.
Gruber tests Griffin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gruber works Griffin's body with a nice hook.
Griffin blocks a jab.
Gruber closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Griffin to the mat! Griffin manages to get full guard.
Gruber tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffin is retaining full guard.
Gruber scoring with punches to the head and body.
Griffin wants to stand but Gruber is controlling the position.
Gruber throwing strikes but missing.
Gruber with a nice head shot there.
Gruber is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gruber lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gruber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber works over Griffin with some ground and pound from guard.
Gruber postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Griffin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gruber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gruber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gruber is in close to Griffin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gruber lands a couple of elbows.
Gruber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gruber throws a big right hand that misses.
Griffin wants to stand but Gruber is controlling the position.
Stewie Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber works over Griffin with some ground and pound from guard.
Gruber throws a big right hand that misses.
Gruber landing some decent shots from guard.
Gruber throwing strikes from guard but Griffin blocks nicely.
Gruber keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Griffin's head.
Gruber throws a big right hand that misses.
Gruber scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gruber with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gruber distracts Griffin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gruber wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Gruber postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffin is retaining full guard.
Gruber lands a couple of digs.
Gruber working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gruber landing with the ground and pound.
Gruber passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Griffin parries the strikes from Gruber easily there. Gruber is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Griffin to escape.
Gruber tries to score with some ground and pound. Griffin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hans Gruber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Griffin being controlled for a moment.
Griffin tries to escape but Gruber is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is not content to let Gruber control the position.
Gruber scoring with punches and elbows.
Gruber working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Griffin prevents Gruber from improving position.
An elbow from Gruber crashes against the mat.
Griffin pushes Gruber away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gruber gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gruber throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Griffin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Griffin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gruber has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Gruber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gruber 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Gruber!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Junk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Key comes into the arena with Till I Collapse - Eminem blaring out of the sound system. Jack Junk is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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142 lbs
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130 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Key!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Junk!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Key throws out a loose jab but Junk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Key looks to throw the jab but Junk is out of range.
Junk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Key moves into range and clinches up with Junk.
Key misses with the head strike.
Key working aggressively here.
A short right from Key on the inside.
Key doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Key lands a right hand.
Junk blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Key.
Junk fails to pull guard.
Key lands with a right to the head.
Key working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Key creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Key pushes Junk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Key.
Key scores with a hook to the body.
Key working aggressively here.
A short left from Key.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Key.
Key lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key cracks Junk with a nice body shot.
Key scores with a shoulder strike.
Junk looks gassed!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Key.
A hook to the body from Key.
Key working aggressively here.
Junk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Key walks away with a smile on his face. Junk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Key swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Key scores with a punch to the head.
Key looks to land a right hand but Junk moved out of range.
Key forces Junk back against the cage and clinches.
Key working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Key lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Key scores with a shoulder strike.
Key cracks Junk with a nice body shot.
Key scores with a shot to the side of Junk's head.
Key working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Key lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Junk backwards.
A short right from Key on the inside.
Key tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Key scores with a shot to the side of Junk's head.
Key pushes Junk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Key.
Junk takes a shot to the head.
Key misses with a hook from the clinch.
Key lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Key fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Key creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Key stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Key lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Key.
Key misses with some punches.
Junk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tim Key has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Junk.
Key misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Key.
Key scores with a shoulder strike.
Key scores with a shot to the side of Junk's head.
Junk manages to pull guard.
Junk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key controlling from the top position.
Key got a little sloppy there for a moment and Junk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Key has managed to get both his arms back between Junk's legs - danger averted.
Key stands and steps away. Junk gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tim Key is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danga de danga de dang - Key scores with a four punch combination!
Key connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Key throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Junk.
Key throws a big shot that misses.
Key tries to clinch up
and Junk counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Key fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Junk is out of range.
Key throws a left and a right that both miss
and Junk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Key misses with an uppercut. Junk saw that one coming.
Key jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Key throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Junk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Junk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Key throws an overhand right that lands on Junk's shoulder, as Junk tries to avoid the shot.
Junk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Key.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Key swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Junk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Junk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Key scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Key dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Key tries to clinch
and Key takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Junk slips a straight right by Key.
Junk dodges the punch combination from Key.
Key is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Key wants to clinch but Junk slips to the side
and Junk counters with a stiff right hand.
Key falls off balance throwing a combination
and Junk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Key lands a jab to the nose.
Key is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Key slips under a jab from Junk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Key waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Junk.
Tim Key is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Key connects with a single shot there.
Junk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Key throws a looping overhand right but Junk ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key misses with a straight left.
Key throws an overhand right that lands on Junk's shoulder, as Junk tries to avoid the shot.
Key closes the distance but Junk moves to the side
and Junk counters with a shoot takedown. Key fights it but they end up in guard.
Junk looking to pass the guard.
Junk trying to control but Key is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junkis looking to pass into half guard but Key pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Key is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Key looking to pass the guard.
Key content to stall in guard here.
Key looking to sit in guard and control but Junk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Junk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Junk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Junk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Key works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Key keeping moving, preventing Junk from controlling successfully.
Junk throws a strike but Key rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key is looking to stand up but Junk won't let him.
Key stays in close to Junk's body and controls the position.
Key trying to control but Junk is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Key won't allow Junk to sweep him here.
Junk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Key can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Key controls from within his opponent's guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Tim Key wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Junk ducks under a wild hook from Key.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Key throws a hook but Junk blocks it.
Key looks to land a left hand but Junk moved out of range nicely.
Junk stalks Key and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Key's face. Key staggers backwards, shaken.
Key is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Key misses with a double jab
and Junk counters with a nice body shot.
Junk slips a straight right by Key.
Junk lands a lovely overhand right.
Junk blocks a jab.
Key misses the body punch
and Junk counters by moving into the clinch.
Key swings wildly with an uppercut but Junk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Key misses with a punch on the inside.
Key lands an uppercut.
Key misses with a short punch on the inside.
Key swings wildly with an uppercut but Junk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Key misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Junk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Key tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Key is predictable there
and Junk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Key wants to clinch.
Junk throws a leg kick but Key sees it coming and moves out of range.
Junk defending well as Key loads up on a big left hand.
Key moves to clinch but Junk breaks away
and Junk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Key swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Junk counters with a nice uppercut.
Key tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Key throws a right hand that Junk ducks under and follows up with a left that Junk also avoids with ease.
Junk is looking to clinch but Key is avoiding it.
Key scores with a nice right hand.
Key misses with a straight right.
A big right from Key misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key misses with an uppercut.
Junk tries to clinch but Key moves out of range.
Tim Key seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Key looks to land a combination but Junk avoids it well.
Key swings for the body but Junk moves out of range.
Key misses with a combination
enabling Junk to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Key misses with a wild body shot.
Key misses with a hook.
Key throws a low kick, looking for Junk's leg but Junk calmly moves out of range.
Key misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Junk counters with a left and a right that stings Key.
Key tries to land a front kick but Junk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Key looks to land a left hand but Junk moved out of range nicely.
Key tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Key missing with a left hand there. Junk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Junk doesn't manage to clinch there - Key circles away.
Key misses with a double jab
and Junk counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Key swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Junk counters with a straight right hand.
Junk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Junk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Key misses with a combination
letting Junk counter with a right hand.
Junk connects with a body shot that sends Key's belly button to the back.
Key swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Junk counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Key throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Key throws a looping overhand right but Junk ducks down to avoid it.
Junk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Key momentarily.
Key misses with a double jab
and Junk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Junk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Key misses with a straight right.
Key throws a left and a right that both miss
and Junk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junk wants to clinch up but Key keeps it at a distance.
Key tries to clinch up but Junk circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Junk.
Key throws out a loose jab but Junk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junk blocks a jab.
Key smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Key is looking to slow Junk down with leg kicks.
A left and a right from Junk both land. Nice combination.
Key throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Junk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Junk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Key manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Junk digs a good hook to Key's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Key.
Key swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Junk counters with a stiff right hand.
Junk blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Key throws a series of punches but Junk avoids them all with ease.
Key throws a right and a left that Junk avoids nicely.
Key slips a jab and a cross from Junk.
Key looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Key misses.
Junk lands a nice shot that snaps Key's head back.
Junk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Junk tries to clinch but Key is having none of it.
Junk throws a right and a left that Key avoids nicely.
Key throws a shot from downtown. Junk moves away and avoids it.
Key misses with a combination
and Junk counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No joy there for Key, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Key avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Key tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Junk counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Junk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Junk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Junk!
Jack Junk is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Ahriman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Bu Jeevy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Ahriman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stevie Bu Jeevy!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bu Jeevy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bu Jeevy moves out of range of the body kick.
Bu Jeevy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bu Jeevy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Stevie Bu Jeevy has been cut.
Bu Jeevy is looking to chop away at Ahriman's legs.
Ahriman misses the shot to the body.
Bu Jeevy slips under a jab from Ahriman.
Ahriman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bu Jeevy tries a head kick but it misses.
Ahriman lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahriman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ahriman works Bu Jeevy's body with a nice hook.
Ahriman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bu Jeevy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahriman.
Bu Jeevy throws a sloppy head kick and Ahriman moves out of range easily.
Ahriman bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Bu Jeevy! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Bu Jeevy is rocked!
Ahriman passes into half guard.
Bu Jeevy is still in real trouble! Can Ahriman finish him?
Bu Jeevy looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahriman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bu Jeevy seems to have recovered his senses.
Ahriman is keen to just control but Bu Jeevy is a slippery customer.
Bu Jeevy has hold of Ahriman's hands but Ahriman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ahriman trying to pass the guard but Bu Jeevy defending well.
Ahriman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bu Jeevy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahriman trying to control but Bu Jeevy is working from the bottom.
Ahriman looking to pass the guard.
Bu Jeevy keeping moving, preventing Ahriman from controlling successfully.
Ahriman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahriman wants to control from the top but Bu Jeevy keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bu Jeevy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ahriman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bu Jeevy looking for a sweep. Not yet Bu Jeevy, not yet.
Ahriman has gone for a leg lock! Bu Jeevy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ahriman's guard.
Bu Jeevy looking to pass the guard.
Bu Jeevy wants to control from the top but Ahriman keeps moving.
Ahriman working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bu Jeevy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bu Jeevy swings around for an armbar but Ahriman sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bu Jeevy's guard.
Ahriman trying to control but Bu Jeevy is working from the bottom.
Bu Jeevy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahriman trying to control the position from guard on top but Bu Jeevy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ahriman throwing strikes from guard but Bu Jeevy blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Ahriman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stevie Bu Jeevy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ahriman avoids the head kick by Bu Jeevy.
Ahriman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bu Jeevy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ahriman dips to his left and cracks Bu Jeevy with an uppercut!
Bu Jeevy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bu Jeevy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ahriman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bu Jeevy is in Ahriman's guard.
Ahriman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bu Jeevy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bu Jeevy trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahriman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ahriman controlling the position.
Bu Jeevy is breathing heavily.
Bu Jeevy wants to control from the top but Ahriman keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bu Jeevy throws a body kick that misses.
Magnus Ahriman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Bu Jeevy lands but Ahriman takes it in his stride.
Ahriman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ahriman looks to land a body kick but Bu Jeevy moved away.
Ahriman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bu Jeevy's head.
Bu Jeevy avoids the head kick by Ahriman.
Bu Jeevy throws a head kick that misses
and Ahriman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Magnus Ahriman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahriman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bu Jeevy momentarily.
Magnus Ahriman is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahriman throws a monster overhand right that drops Bu Jeevy! Ahriman follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnus Ahriman!
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