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Fight Day 30: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Kolloo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorne has chosen Finntroll - Trollhammaren as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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167 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kolloo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kolloo's sensitive parts.
Thorne avoids the body shot from Kolloo.
Thorne moves in looking to clinch but Kolloo pushes him off.
Thorne staying out of range there.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kolloo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thorne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kolloo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kolloo avoids a kick to the body.
Kolloo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thorne tries to clinch up.
Kolloo throws a looping overhand right but Thorne ducks down to avoid it.
Kolloo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kolloo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thorne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kolloo lands with a right hand.
Kolloo missing with a left hand there. Thorne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thorne closes the distance and pushes Kolloo back into the ropes.
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!
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Thorne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne misses with an elbow over the top.
Thorne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thorne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolloo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kolloo managing to block the knees to the body from Thorne.
Thorne crunches a lovely knee into Kolloo's ribcage.
Kolloo tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorne avoids the damage to the body.
Kolloo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thorne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kolloo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kolloo managing to block the knees to the body from Thorne.
Thorne is looking to control Kolloo's arms but Kolloo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thorne has his back to the ropes.
Kolloo can't find room to land a body shot as Thorne controls the action.
Thorne misses with an elbow strike.
Kolloo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Larry Thorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch but Kolloo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thorne needs to keep his hands up - Kolloo had a free shot at his head there.
Kolloo avoids the head kick by Thorne.
Kolloo takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Jaakko Kolloo has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorne drives through and clinches with Kolloo against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolloo misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorne.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Kolloo avoids the damage to the body.
Kolloo is trying to break the clinch but Thorne is controlling him.
Kolloo misses with a punch to the body.
Thorne trying to stall but Kolloo improves his position.
Kolloo is looking to control Thorne's arms but Thorne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kolloo has his back to the ropes.
Kolloo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kolloo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thorne scores a nice knee to the body.
Kolloo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorne's elbow.
Thorne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kolloo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Kolloo avoids the damage to the body.
Kolloo taking a breather.
Kolloo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kolloo effectively controlling the action here.
Kolloo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolloo avoiding damage as Thorne throws knees to the body.
Thorne keeps control of Kolloo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thorne is trying to stall.
Kolloo is trying to push Thorne away but Thorne has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kolloo trying to control the position but instead, Thorne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kolloo into the ropes.
Kolloo has a couple of punches blocked by Thorne.
Kolloo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kolloo tries to break free but Thorne pushes him back against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thorne.
Kolloo avoiding damage as Thorne throws knees to the body.
Kolloo misses with the head strike.
Kolloo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kolloo tries a knee to the head but Thorne blocks it.
Thorne lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thorne lands a nice elbow.
Kolloo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kolloo is trying to push Thorne away but Thorne has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kolloo tries to break free but Thorne pushes him back against the ropes.
Thorne leaning against his opponent.
Thorne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kolloo.
Thorne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kolloo.
Kolloo swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kolloo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kolloo throws a series of punches but Thorne moves out of range.
Thorne misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thorne.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolloo misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kolloo. That's going to slow Thorne down.
Kolloo checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Thorne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Kolloo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Good leg kick by Thorne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thorne throws a chopping leg kick but Kolloo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kolloo throws a low kick but Thorne avoids it.
Thorne throws a sloppy head kick and Kolloo moves out of range easily.
Kolloo blocks a head kick by Thorne.
Kolloo swings for the body but Thorne moves out of range.
Thorne fakes the leg kick and cracks Kolloo in the body.
Thorne is looking to clinch but Kolloo is avoiding it.
Kolloo blocks a head kick by Thorne.
Thorne tries to clinch there but Kolloo circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Kolloo misses the target.
Thorne tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice uppercut there from Kolloo.
Thorne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kolloo gets tackled into the ropes by Thorne. Thorne maintains the clinch.
Kolloo takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorne throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolloo tries to work over Thorne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kolloo tries to break free but Thorne pushes him back against the ropes.
Thorne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kolloo can't break the clinch.
Thorne lands an elbow inside that Kolloo shrugs off.
Jaakko Kolloo's cut is getting worse.
Thorne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kolloo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kolloo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thorne tries to clinch but Kolloo is having none of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thorne checks a leg kick.
Thorne moves out of range as Kolloo strikes.
Thorne moves into the clinch successfully.
Kolloo misses with a punch to the body.
Kolloo takes an elbow to the temple.
Kolloo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thorne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thorne lands an elbow just above Kolloo 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolloo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thorne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolloo is trying to break the clinch but Thorne is controlling him.
Kolloo avoiding damage as Thorne throws knees to the body.
Thorne lands a knee to the body.
Thorne landing knees to the body.
Thorne landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Thorne.
Jaakko Kolloo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thorne leaning against his opponent.
Thorne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Larry Thorne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thorne lands an elbow just above Kolloo 's eye.
Kolloo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorne's elbow.
Kolloo throws a punch but it's blocked by Thorne.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kolloo avoids it.
Thorne blocks an uppercut.
Kolloo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kolloo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kolloo.
Thorne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Jaakko Kolloo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kolloo blocks an elbow strike from Thorne.
A frustrated look appears on Kolloo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thorne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thorne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jaakko Kolloo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Larry Thorne!
Larry Thorne tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bart Morley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorma Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morley comes into the arena with Power of Dragon Flame blaring out of the sound system. Jorma Johnson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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200 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bart Morley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morley misses with a wild body shot.
Morley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson moves forwards but Morley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Morley misses with a series of wild punches.
Morley lands a body shot.
Morley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Morley.
Morley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Morley is just out of range.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morley.
Morley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Morley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Morley looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morley looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morley cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Morley stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jorma Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Morley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morley is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A nice combination there by Morley.
Morley throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morley.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Morley checks it.
Morley throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Morley's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Morley duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morley throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Morley misses with a straight left.
Morley throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson defending well as Morley loads up on a big left hand.
Morley misses with a wild body shot.
Morley tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morley jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Morley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Morley loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Morley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morley slips under a jab.
Morley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morley throws a combination that misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morley throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morley wants it to stay on the feet.
Morley swinging wildly here.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson wants to slow Morley down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morley defends it nicely.
Bart Morley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorma Johnson.
Morley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morley misses with a two punch combination.
Morley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Morley circles away.
Morley misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morley throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Morley scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morley ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Morley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bart Morley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morley misses with a body shot.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Morley.
Morley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morley takes one to the side of the head.
Morley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Morley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Morley throws a shot to the body.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morley cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Morley connects with a crisp jab.
Morley swinging wildly here.
Morley misses the jab.
Johnson stuns Morley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morley misses with a body shot.
Johnson lands a jab.
Morley feints a jab promting Johnson to slip. Morley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Morley circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morley.
Johnson takes a swing at Morley's ribcage but misses.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morley.
Johnson tries to clinch but Morley is having none of it.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morley circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Morley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morley connects with the punch.
Morley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Morley.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morley.
Morley cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Morley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morley.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morley thows a body shot but no joy.
Morley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Morley punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morley scores with a punch to the head.
Morley lands a jab to the nose.
Morley throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Morley wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Morley tries to improve position but can't.
Morley trying to control but Johnson flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morley wants to escape the position.
Johnson tightening his grip on Morley, looking for the choke.
Morley rolls, trying to escape but Johnson keeps control of the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Johnson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Morley can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morley showing good submission defense here.
Johnson doesn't have the hooks in and Morley manages to turn into his guard.
Morley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Morley pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Morley trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Still in half guard, Morley seems content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Morley controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Morley dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Morley throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson slips under a jab from Morley.
Morley throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Morley misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Morley tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morley works the jab nicely.
A big right from Morley misses.
Johnson cracks Morley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Bart Morley is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Morley.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Morley misses with a straight left.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Morley is trying to stall.
Morley swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morley has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morley is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Morley effectively controlling the action here.
Johnson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Morley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morley is trying to break free.
Morley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Morley.
Johnson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Morley misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morley throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Morley misses with a hook.
Morley misses the shot to the body.
Morley swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Morley lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morley.
Morley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Morley trying to control the position.
Morley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Morley is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Morley keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morley controlling Johnson's posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Morley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bart Morley wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Morley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Jorma Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morley scores with a punch to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bart Morley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morley, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Bart Morley!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Bart Morley!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Bart Morley!
Bart Morley wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bart Morley made sure he mentioned FinnFighter Nutrition (Only 160Q supps!), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amarron Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryne McLane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLane has chosen Protect Ya Neck as his entrance music. Ryne McLane is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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187 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amarron Fitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryne McLane!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLane fails to land with a series of punches.
Fitch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McLane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fitch shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McLane counters by moving into the clinch.
McLane gets control of Fitch's arms and successfully pulls guard. McLane will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fitch drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but McLane manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fitch has McLane in his guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fitch looking for a guillotine here but McLane defends easily.
McLane thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fitch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McLane forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch actively working from the bottom here.
McLane trying to mount his opponent but Fitch defends it.
Fitch is staying active underneath McLane, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McLane tries to pass to full mount but Fitch defends it.
Fitch looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fitch is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McLane pulls his head out easily.
McLane throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McLane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fitch defending well though.
McLane is trying to control the action in half guard but Fitch is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fitch is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McLane pulls his head out easily.
McLane frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McLane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLane with the ground and pound from mount.
McLane unloading with bombs!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitch is in all sorts of trouble here.
McLane working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Fitch is squirming around, avoiding McLane's attempts to control the action.
Fitch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McLane has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Fitch is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryne McLane!
A very excited looking Ryne McLane 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Vaits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hongan Kolistaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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215 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Vaits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hongan Kolistaja!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolistaja thuds a left hand into Vaits's body.
Kolistaja cracks a nice hook into Vaits's ribs.
A cross from Kolistaja lands.
It looks like Artem Vaits has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Kolistaja. Beautiful body shot.
Vaits is breathing heavily.
Kolistaja scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vaits doesn't seem bothered though.
Kolistaja dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kolistaja cracks Vaits with a left hook right on the temple and Vaits goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Kolistaja lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Vaits is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hongan Kolistaja!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hongan Kolistaja made sure he mentioned FinnFighter Nutrition (Only 160Q supps!), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kasim Akande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaarlo Volkano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkano has chosen Graveyard - Hisingen Blues as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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269 lbs
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284 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasim Akande!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Volkano!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akande throws a head kick that misses
and Volkano counters with a right hand to the body.
Akande tries a low kick but Volkano avoids it.
Akande looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A good leg kick by Volkano.
Kasim Akande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkano moves out of range as Akande throws a body kick.
Akande throws a leg kick
and Akande takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Volkano avoids the body shot from Akande.
Akande misses with a low kick.
Akande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkano moves away.
A head kick misses from Akande.
Volkano scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akande throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akande doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Akande throws a leg kick that is checked
and Volkano counters with a leg kick.
Akande is breathing heavily.
Volkano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Akande looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Volkano throws a wild body kick that Akande sees coming a mile off.
Akande misses with a leg kick
and Volkano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Akande thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkano throws a leg kick which misses Akande's front leg but catches the back leg as Akande tries to avoid it.
Volkano scores with a shot to the body.
Akande takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Volkano drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Volkano throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkano is stalling in the full guard.
Volkano is in close to Akande's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Volkano trying to control but Akande is working from the bottom.
Volkano postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akande seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Akande shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Volkano fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Akande sprawls well initially but Volkano persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Akande is looking to get back to full guard here but Volkano has managed to pass to side control instead.
Volkano working the ground and pound.
Akande sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Akande is trying to get back to full guard.
Volkano trying to control from half guard but Akande is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akande trying to control but Volkano postures up.
Akande avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Volkano.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Volkano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Akande keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akande wants to get back to full guard.
Akande trying to control but Volkano postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Volkano dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
An inside leg kick lands from Volkano.
Akande misses with a leg kick
and Volkano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Kasim Akande has been cut.
Akande tries to score with a low kick but Volkano moves his leg out of the way.
Akande wants to slow Volkano down by chopping away at his legs.
Kaarlo Volkano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akande on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Akande thows a leg kick but Volkano checks it
and Volkano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Volkano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Akande ducks under a wild hook from Volkano.
Akande throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Volkano looks to land a left hand but Akande moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akande misses with a leg kick
and Volkano counters with a low kick, right behind Akande 's knee.
Akande misses with a head kick.
Volkano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Akande lands a right hook to the body.
Akande misses with a low kick.
Akande goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Volkano looks for the body kick but Akande saw that one coming.
Akande ducks under a wild hook from Volkano.
Akande defending well as Volkano loads up on a big left hand.
Akande is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Akande.
Volkano scores with a sloppy right hand. Akande should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akande dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Volkano. That did some damage!
Akande falls off balance throwing a combination
and Volkano counters with a thumping low kick.
Akande lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Akande walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Volkano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Volkano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Akande throws a leg kick
and Volkano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akande throws a head kick but Volkano moves out of range.
Akande tries a low kick but Volkano avoids it.
Volkano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akande.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkano scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Volkano.
Akande on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Volkano. Volkano obviously looking to wear him down.
Volkano lands with a straight right. Akande didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body kick there by Volkano.
Volkano swinging wildly here.
Volkano digs a good hook to Akande's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Akande throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Akande misses with a kick to the body
and Volkano counters with a nice leg kick.
Volkano lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Volkano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Volkano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Volkano feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Akande sprawling to the canvas! Akande rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Volkano finish him?!
Kasim Akande's cut is getting worse.
Volkano fakes the body blow, causing Akande to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Akande goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kaarlo Volkano!
Kaarlo Volkano is the new heavyweight champion!
Kaarlo Volkano very nearly forgot to thank BioLuvoil amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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