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HERO 25: Naama vs Shields PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Geerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Carneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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192 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Geerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Carneiro!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carneiro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Geerts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Geerts tests Carneiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Geerts fails to land with a series of punches.
Geerts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carneiro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carneiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Geerts scores with a jab.
Carneiro is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Geerts walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Carneiro drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Geerts swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Carneiro's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Geerts!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kabraskly Ratshatudiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teemu Yumma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yumma has chosen Poison as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kabraskly Ratshatudiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teemu Yumma!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yumma throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ratshatudiev.
Ratshatudiev pushes Yumma up against the cage in a clinch.
Yumma controlling the action here for a moment.
Yumma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ratshatudiev is trying to pull guard but Yumma has him pressed against the cage.
Yumma holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ratshatudiev avoids the elbow strike from Yumma, against the cage.
Ratshatudiev dodges an elbow strike from Yumma.
Yumma is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yumma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Kabraskly Ratshatudiev has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Yumma.
Yumma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yumma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ratshatudiev is defending well for now.
Ratshatudiev managing to block the knees to the body from Yumma.
Ratshatudiev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yumma smiles and moves away.
Ratshatudiev has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratshatudiev avoiding damage as Yumma throws knees to the body.
Yumma trying to land knees to the body.
Yumma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yumma stalling against the cage.
Ratshatudiev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ratshatudiev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ratshatudiev tries to pull guard but Yumma holds him up against the cage and eventually Ratshatudiev drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kabraskly Ratshatudiev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ratshatudiev avoids a wild elbow strike from Yumma.
Yumma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ratshatudiev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yumma avoiding damage.
Yumma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ratshatudiev fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratshatudiev is trying to maintain a safe position but Yumma gets an underhook and turns Ratshatudiev into the cage.
Yumma leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ratshatudiev avoiding damage as Yumma throws knees to the body.
Ratshatudiev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yumma to keep the fight standing.
Yumma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ratshatudiev is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ratshatudiev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ratshatudiev trying to control the position but instead, Yumma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ratshatudiev into the cage.
Yumma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ratshatudiev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ratshatudiev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yumma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ratshatudiev is defending well for now.
Yumma stalling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratshatudiev is trying to maintain a safe position but Yumma gets an underhook and turns Ratshatudiev into the cage.
Ratshatudiev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yumma walks away with a smile on his face. Ratshatudiev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yumma throws a head kick but Ratshatudiev moves out of range.
Ratshatudiev has Yumma up against the cage in a clinch.
Yumma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ratshatudiev.
Ratshatudiev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yumma just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ratshatudiev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ratshatudiev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yumma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yumma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ratshatudiev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ratshatudiev avoiding damage as Yumma throws knees to the body.
Yumma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ratshatudiev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yumma will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ratshatudiev up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ratshatudiev dodges an elbow strike from Yumma.
Yumma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yumma has Ratshatudiev pressed against the cage.
Yumma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ratshatudiev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ratshatudiev is trying to pull guard but Yumma has him pressed against the cage.
Ratshatudiev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yumma scores a nice knee to the body.
Ratshatudiev tries to pull guard but Yumma forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yumma leaning his opponent against the cage.
Yumma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teemu Yumma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kabraskly Ratshatudiev's cut.
That's time! Ratshatudiev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yumma throws the kick towards the body but Ratshatudiev avoids it.
Kabraskly Ratshatudiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yumma looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ratshatudiev!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ratshatudiev tries to reverse the position but Yumma maintains control.
Yumma stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Ratshatudiev has Yumma up against the cage in a clinch.
Yumma tries to land knees in the clinch but Ratshatudiev avoids the damage to the body.
Yumma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ratshatudiev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yumma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ratshatudiev.
Yumma tries to land knees in the clinch but Ratshatudiev avoids the damage to the body.
Ratshatudiev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yumma walks away with a smile on his face. Ratshatudiev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A head kick misses from Yumma.
Ratshatudiev darts in and clinches Yumma up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ratshatudiev avoids a wild elbow strike from Yumma.
Yumma working Ratshatudiev over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratshatudiev pulls guard.
Yumma wanted to stand there but Ratshatudiev had control of the position.
Yumma decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ratshatudiev, up you get!
Yumma shoots in and bounces Ratshatudiev off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ratshatudiev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ratshatudiev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yumma doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yumma manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yumma decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ratshatudiev, up you get!
Ratshatudiev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yumma, pushing him back against the cage.
Yumma missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Yumma - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yumma missing with knees to the body.
Yumma looking to throw knees to the head but Ratshatudiev is blocking nicely.
Yumma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Teemu Yumma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yumma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yumma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ratshatudiev is defending well for now.
Ratshatudiev managing to block the knees to the body from Yumma.
Yumma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ratshatudiev trying to land knees to the body.
Ratshatudiev tries to pull guard but Yumma forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yumma tries a knee to the head but Ratshatudiev blocks it.
Ratshatudiev managing to block the knees to the body from Yumma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yumma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ratshatudiev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ratshatudiev is trying to maintain a safe position but Yumma gets an underhook and turns Ratshatudiev into the cage.
Yumma lands a knee to the head.
Ratshatudiev misses with a knee strike.
Ratshatudiev stalling in the clinch but Yumma improves position.
Yumma tries a knee to the head but Ratshatudiev blocks it.
Yumma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ratshatudiev.
Ratshatudiev managing to block the knees to the body from Yumma.
Ratshatudiev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yumma to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kabraskly Ratshatudiev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yumma is pushing Ratshatudiev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees to the body from Ratshatudiev.
Ratshatudiev tries to pull guard but Yumma holds him up against the cage and eventually Ratshatudiev drops back down to his feet.
Yumma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Yumma.
Yumma working Ratshatudiev over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Yumma.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yumma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ratshatudiev is defending well for now.
Yumma missing with knees to the body.
Yumma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ratshatudiev wants to stall.
Ratshatudiev manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yumma is looking to stand up but Ratshatudiev won't let him.
Yumma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ratshatudiev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ratshatudiev is looking for a triangle but Yumma pushes his legs off easily.
Ratshatudiev has his foot on Yumma's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yumma works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teemu Yumma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kabraskly Ratshatudiev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yumma connects with a high kick.
Yumma gets a clinch.
Yumma trying to land knees to the body.
Yumma slowing the pace effectively.
Ratshatudiev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yumma is keeping busy.
Yumma is stalling here.
Ratshatudiev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yumma smiles and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ratshatudiev managing to block the knees to the body from Yumma.
Ratshatudiev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ratshatudiev avoids a wild elbow strike from Yumma.
Ratshatudiev lands a good knee to the midsection. Yumma won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratshatudiev is trying to stall.
Ratshatudiev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yumma missing with knees to the body.
Ratshatudiev trying to stall but Yumma improves his position.
Ratshatudiev avoids a wild elbow strike from Yumma.
Ratshatudiev trying to control the position but instead, Yumma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ratshatudiev into the cage.
Yumma trying to land knees to the body.
Yumma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ratshatudiev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yumma pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratshatudiev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kabraskly Ratshatudiev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ratshatudiev missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yumma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ratshatudiev's brow.
Yumma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ratshatudiev's defenses.
Yumma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ratshatudiev.
Yumma throws an elbow that misses.
Yumma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ratshatudiev managing to block the knees to the body from Yumma.
Yumma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ratshatudiev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yumma is defending well for now.
Yumma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yumma managing to block the knees to the body from Ratshatudiev.
Ratshatudiev avoids the elbow strike from Yumma, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratshatudiev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yumma misses with an elbow strike.
Yumma lands a knee to the head.
Yumma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ratshatudiev blocks it with crossed arms.
Ratshatudiev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yumma walks away with a smile on his face. Ratshatudiev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yumma scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yumma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ratshatudiev actively working from the bottom here.
Yumma escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yumma. Ratshatudiev shrugs it off though.
Yumma throws a leg kick but Ratshatudiev checks it.
Yumma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ratshatudiev moves away.
Ratshatudiev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yumma, pushing him back against the cage.
Yumma missing with knees to the body.
Yumma throws an elbow that misses.
Teemu Yumma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yumma stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ratshatudiev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yumma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ratshatudiev fails to pull guard.
Yumma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ratshatudiev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yumma to keep the fight standing.
Ratshatudiev blocks an elbow strike.
Ratshatudiev has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Yumma uses from the top position.
Ratshatudiev has a closed guard, preventing Yumma from standing up.
Yumma must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yumma stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ratshatudiev closes the distance and pushes Yumma back into the cage.
Yumma throws an elbow but it misses.
Ratshatudiev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yumma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ratshatudiev is defending well for now.
Ratshatudiev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yumma just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kabraskly Ratshatudiev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yumma as Ratshatudiev tries to tie him up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teemu Yumma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yumma has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teemu Yumma!
After the fight, Teemu Yumma was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rizvan Abdurashidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puppie Lamzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdurashidov comes to the cage accompanied by Ali Dimaev. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rizvan Abdurashidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Puppie Lamzak!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Abdurashidov.
Abdurashidov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Abdurashidov trying to control the action but Lamzak is working from the bottom.
Lamzak is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Abdurashidov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lamzak is trying to buck Abdurashidov off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdurashidov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lamzak keeps working.
Lamzak is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Abdurashidov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lamzak is avoiding damage well.
Abdurashidov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lamzak is trying to buck Abdurashidov off.
The ground and pound from Abdurashidov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdurashidov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lamzak knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lamzak tries to escape but Abdurashidov is in control.
Abdurashidov is trying to get an arm triangle but Lamzak is defending well.
Lamzak is trying to get back to his feet.
Abdurashidov is chipping away with strikes.
Abdurashidov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lamzak is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdurashidov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Abdurashidov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Abdurashidov is trying to get an arm triangle but Lamzak is defending well.
Lamzak wants to get back to his feet but Abdurashidov drags him back down.
Abdurashidov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lamzak is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Abdurashidov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamzak is looking to get back to his feet here but Abdurashidov is keeping cool and he's managed to take Lamzak's back.
Abdurashidov is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdurashidov patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rizvan Abdurashidov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lamzak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rizvan Abdurashidov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abdurashidov fails with a takedown attempt.
A big left from Abdurashidov misses.
Abdurashidov shoots in for a takedown but Lamzak shows good takedown defense.
Lamzak tries to clinch up but Abdurashidov circles away and keeps his distance.
Abdurashidov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lamzak. Lamzak obviously looking to wear him down.
Lamzak tries to clinch up but Abdurashidov circles away and keeps his distance.
Abdurashidov shoots in for a takedown but Lamzak shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rizvan Abdurashidov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lamzak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamzak connects with a leg kick. Abdurashidov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Abdurashidov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lamzak counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lamzak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abdurashidov, pushing him back against the cage.
Lamzak throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lamzak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lamzak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Lamzak.
Lamzak misses with an elbow over the top.
Abdurashidov jumps guard but Lamzak turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lamzak lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Rizvan Abdurashidov has been cut.
Abdurashidov blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Lamzak.
Lamzak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abdurashidov tries to pull guard but Lamzak holds him up against the cage and eventually Abdurashidov drops back down to his feet.
Lamzak pushes Abdurashidov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lamzak lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lamzak.
Lamzak throws an elbow but it misses.
Lamzak lands an elbow just above Abdurashidov 's eye.
Lamzak lands a nice elbow.
Lamzak lands a damaging elbow.
Lamzak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Abdurashidov's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdurashidov jumps guard but Lamzak stands there with Abdurashidov around his waist. Abdurashidov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lamzak lands a nice elbow.
Lamzak lands with a right to the head.
Lamzak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lamzak lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lamzak.
Lamzak lands an elbow inside that Abdurashidov shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Lamzak.
Abdurashidov is rocked!
Lamzak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lamzak lands an elbow just above Abdurashidov 's eye.
Oh Abdurashidov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lamzak has Abdurashidov pressed against the cage.
Abdurashidov seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdurashidov is trying to drag Lamzak to the mat but Lamzak just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lamzak lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Abdurashidov wants to take the fight to the mat but Lamzak manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lamzak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Abdurashidov's defenses.
Lamzak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lamzak holding his opponent close, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamzak gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Abdurashidov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puppie Lamzak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rizvan Abdurashidov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lamzak wants to clinch.
Abdurashidov swats away the attempt to clinch by Lamzak.
Lamzak tries to land a leg kick but Abdurashidov saw it coming and moves away.
Rizvan Abdurashidov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Lamzak.
Lamzak rushes Abdurashidov and presses him up against the cage.
Abdurashidov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lamzak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamzak's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lamzak.
Abdurashidov dodges an elbow strike from Lamzak.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lamzak.
Abdurashidov blocks an elbow strike.
Abdurashidov blocks the elbow strike.
Lamzak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abdurashidov wants a takedown but no success here.
Abdurashidov avoids a wild elbow strike from Lamzak.
Lamzak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdurashidov blocks the elbow strike.
Abdurashidov tries for a takedown but Lamzak manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rizvan Abdurashidov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdurashidov tries to score a body lock takedown but Lamzak shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lamzak lands with a short shot to the head.
Lamzak stalling in the clinch but Abdurashidov improves position.
Puppie Lamzak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lamzak.
Nice elbow from Lamzak.
Lamzak is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lamzak lands an elbow inside that Abdurashidov shrugs off.
Lamzak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lamzak lands a nice elbow.
Lamzak leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lamzak throws an elbow but misses.
Abdurashidov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lamzak clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lamzak is trying to stand back up.
Lamzak is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lamzak showing good submission defense here.
Lamzak is trying to get back to his feet but Abdurashidov has full control of the position and if anything, Lamzak has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdurashidov is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Lamzak is defending well though. Abdurashidov let's go of the attempt for now.
Lamzak controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Puppie Lamzak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lamzak 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puppie Lamzak!
After the big win, Puppie Lamzak made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Outkast Clothing Line and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matti Teitsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Heatrt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Teitsi!
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, Conor Heatrt!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teitsi takes the fight into the clinch.
Teitsi breaks from the clinch.
Teitsi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Heatrt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Teitsi walks away with a smile on his face. Heatrt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice takedown defense from Teitsi. No joy for Heatrt on that attempt.
Teitsi missing with a left hand there. Heatrt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Teitsi misses with a hook.
Heatrt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heatrt looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Teitsi!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Heatrt looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heatrt working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Teitsi turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Heatrt off and cradles Teitsi's limp body as Heatrt celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Conor Heatrt!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave De Decker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cuts Alot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuts Alot told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave De Decker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cuts Alot!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Decker scores with a nice strike.
Alot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alot closes the distance but De Decker moves to the side
and De Decker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Cuts Alot has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Decker circles away from the clinch attempt
and De Decker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alot.
Alot tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Decker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alot, right into the meat.
De Decker lands a left and a right that send Alot crashing to the mat, dazed. De Decker thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Alot is rocked!
De Decker connects with a superb combination that knocks Alot out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles De Decker before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Alot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dave De Decker!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Love acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Love!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Danny Lewis has been cut.
Love shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lewis pinned against the cage. Lewis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Love misses with a takedown attempt - Lewis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Love looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Danny Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Love.
Lewis instigates a clinch.
Lewis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lewis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lewis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lewis lands a hook that snaps the head of Love backwards.
Lewis lands with a left to the head.
Love drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lewis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lewis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Love.
Some wild striking there from Love.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lewis's waist but Lewis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Love off to one side.
Lewis closes the distance and pushes Love back into the cage.
Love is looking for a takedown.
Lewis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Love backwards.
Lewis scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Lewis.
Love jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lewis walks away with a smile on his face. Love gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Love is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Love looks gassed!
Lewis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lewis drives through and clinches with Love against the cage.
Lewis is stalling here.
Lewis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Love's defenses.
A nice left hand lands by Lewis.
A nice left hand lands by Lewis.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lewis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lewis avoiding damage.
Lewis breaks the clinch.
Love tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lewis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Love somewhat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis moves into the clinch.
Love tries to pull guard but Lewis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Good body shot from Lewis.
Lewis cracks Love with a nice body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Love managing to block the knees to the body from Lewis.
Lewis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lewis breaks the clinch.
Love misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lewis sprawls well. Lewis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Love gets slowly back to his feet.
Lewis takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Lewis.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lewis.
Love goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lewis prevents it.
Lewis is leaning against Love and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lewis avoiding damage.
Lewis scores with a shoulder strike.
Love wants to take the fight to the mat but Lewis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lewis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Love backwards.
A short body shot lands from Lewis as the two fighters clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lewis.
Lewis slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lewis on the inside.
Lewis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lewis gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Love takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Love's head.
Lewis stalling the fight.
Love is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lewis to keep the fight standing.
Lewis avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Danny Lewis.
Lewis drives through and clinches with Love against the cage.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Love takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lewis digs a right hand into Love's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Love's gas tank.
Lewis pushes Love back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Love has Lewis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lewis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Lewis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Lewis's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lewis doesn't manage to clinch there - Love circles away.
Lewis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Love.
Dan Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis tries to clinch up but Love circles away and keeps his distance.
Lewis tries to clinch up.
Lewis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lewis rushes Love and presses him up against the cage.
Lewis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Love backwards.
Love managing to block the knees to the body from Lewis.
Lewis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Danny Lewis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lewis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lewis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Love is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lewis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lewis.
Lewis scores with a hook to the body.
Lewis just leaning against Love, taking a breather.
Lewis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Love backwards.
Lewis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lewis effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lewis lands a right hand.
Love tries to pull guard but Lewis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lewis.
Lewis lands a right hand.
Love tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Danny Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Love.
Love is breathing heavily.
Lewis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lewis lands a hook that snaps the head of Love backwards.
Love tries to pull guard but Lewis holds him up against the cage and eventually Love drops back down to his feet.
Lewis lands with a light punch inside.
Love is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lewis to keep the fight standing.
Lewis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Love backwards.
A short right from Lewis on the inside.
Lewis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lewis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Love tries to pull guard but Lewis won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lewis avoiding damage.
Lewis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Lewis.
Love has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lewis after a bit of a struggle.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lewis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Love's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis digs a right hand underneath Love's ribcage. Love let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lewis pushes Love back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Lewis.
Lewis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Love drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lewis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lewis rushes Love and presses him up against the cage.
Lewis lands a left hand.
Lewis stalling the fight.
Love's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Lewis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Lewis.
Nice body punch from Lewis - that landed with a thud.
Lewis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lewis slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Lewis - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Lewis.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lewis pushes Love up against the cage in a clinch.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Love's head.
Lewis is pushing Love up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lewis lands a left hand.
Lewis lands with a short shot to the head.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Love's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Love backwards.
Lewis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Love backwards.
Lewis digs a right hand underneath Love's ribcage. Love let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lewis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Lewis as the two fighters clinch.
Love avoids a wild elbow strike from Lewis.
Lewis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lewis lands with a light punch inside.
Lewis digs a right hand underneath Love's ribcage. Love let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lewis presses Love against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lewis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lewis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Love can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lewis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lewis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Lewis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Lewis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lewis takes the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Lewis as the two fighters clinch.
Love fails to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Love fails to pull guard.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Love tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lewis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Love somewhat.
Danny Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Love.
Lewis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Love.
Lewis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lewis stalls.
Love takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Love keeps the fight on the outside.
Love fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lewis avoids it really well and circles away.
Lewis clinches with his opponent.
Lewis scores with a shoulder strike.
Love is trying to pull guard but Lewis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Love tries to pull guard but Lewis won't allow it.
Love is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lewis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike.
Lewis lands an uppercut.
Lewis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lewis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lewis clinches up against the cage.
Good body shot from Lewis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a body punch.
Lewis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Lewis scores with a shoulder strike.
Lewis lands a body shot.
Lewis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Love.
Lewis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lewis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lewis lands an uppercut.
Lewis lands a hook that snaps the head of Love backwards.
Love tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lewis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lewis digs a right hand underneath Love's ribcage. Love let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lewis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewis moves into the clinch.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Love's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Lewis.
Lewis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lewis presses Love against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lewis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lewis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lewis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Love backwards.
Dan Love has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lewis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Love is rocked!
Lewis lands a hook that snaps the head of Love backwards.
Love is still on wobbly legs! Can Lewis finish him?
A shot in the inside from Lewis.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike.
Lewis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Danny Lewis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good body shot from Lewis.
Still in the clinch, Lewis scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lewis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lewis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lewis digs a right hand underneath Love's ribcage. Love let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis stalling against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lewis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lewis.
A short body shot lands from Lewis as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalling in the clinch from Lewis.
Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Love throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lewis's waist but Lewis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Love off to one side.
Danny Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis moves into the clinch.
Lewis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lewis breaks the clinch.
Lewis has closed the distance and engaged Love in a clinch.
Love's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lewis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Love tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lewis smiles and moves away.
Love gets tackled into the cage by Lewis. Lewis maintains the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lewis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Lewis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eliod Bunkley Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hazuka Oyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunkley Iii's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Knocksville Girl. Hazuka Oyama will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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194 lbs
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195 lbs
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Basic striking
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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, Eliod Bunkley Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hazuka Oyama!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunkley Iii moves out of range as Oyama strikes.
Oyama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunkley Iii manages to avoid it.
Bunkley Iii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bunkley Iii shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oyama sprawls well. Oyama wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bunkley Iii gets slowly back to his feet.
Oyama instigates a clinch.
Bunkley Iii has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Oyama avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bunkley Iii can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eliod Bunkley Iii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oyama scores with a hook to the body.
Bunkley Iii tries to pull guard but Oyama won't allow it.
Bunkley Iii tries to score a body lock takedown but Oyama shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Oyama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bunkley Iii avoids the body shot from Oyama.
Bunkley Iii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oyama was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii dives in and grabs Oyama's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oyama pushes down on Bunkley Iii's head and hops out.
Oyama tries to bum rush Bunkley Iii with a series of wild strikes but Bunkley Iii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oyama scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bunkley Iii in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Bunkley Iii misses.
Oyama misses with a wild body shot.
Bunkley Iii takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oyama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bunkley Iii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyama throws a right hand that Bunkley Iii ducks under and follows up with a left that Bunkley Iii also avoids with ease.
Oyama connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bunkley Iii shoots for a double leg takedown but Oyama sprawls well. He's pushed Bunkley Iii's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bunkley Iii is breathing heavily.
OH! Bunkley Iii has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Oyama smells blood and charges in for the finish! Oyama unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Bunkley Iii sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hazuka Oyama!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hazuka Oyama made sure he mentioned Outkast Clothing Line, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arto Markkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Markkanen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mell - Red Fraction kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Arto Markkanen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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198 lbs
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188 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christian Olson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Markkanen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olson tries to close the distance and clinch but Markkanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Markkanen lands with a nice body kick.
Markkanen darts in and clinches Olson up against the cage.
Markkanen tries a knee to the head but Olson blocks it.
Olson can't break the clinch.
Markkanen tries to land knees in the clinch but Olson avoids the damage to the body.
Markkanen tries a knee to the head but Olson blocks it.
Markkanen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Olson avoids it.
Markkanen missing with knees to the body.
Markkanen lands a good knee to the midsection. Olson won't want to take too many of those.
Markkanen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Olson is defending well for now.
Markkanen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Markkanen landing knees to the head.
It looks like Christian Olson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Markkanen is defending well.
Markkanen landing knees to the head.
Markkanen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Olson avoids it.
Markkanen breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
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.
Olson lands a heavy elbow.
Markkanen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Olson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Markkanen is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olson lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Markkanen! Olson sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Markkanen and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Christian Olson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Banka Jansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaarko Hahlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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224 lbs
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205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Banka Jansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaarko Hahlund!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hahlund blocks a jab.
Jansson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hahlund.
Hahlund takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jansson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jansson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hahlund swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hahlund closes the distance and pushes Jansson back into the cage.
Hahlund tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hahlund misses with a knee strike.
Hahlund throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jansson blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Hahlund.
It looks like Banka Jansson has been cut.
Jansson is trying to break the clinch but Hahlund has him pressed against the cage.
Hahlund throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jansson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hahlund throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hahlund lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hahlund throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jansson is trying to push Hahlund away but Hahlund has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hahlund has him pressed against the cage.
Jansson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hahlund is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jansson is defending well for now.
Hahlund landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hahlund lands a nice knee to the body.
Hahlund tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hahlund with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jansson tries to circle away but Hahlund has him pinned against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hahlund just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jansson's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hahlund throws an elbow but misses.
Jansson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hahlund is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jansson is defending well for now.
Hahlund lands a damaging elbow.
Jansson tries to break free but Hahlund pushes him back against the cage.
Hahlund using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jansson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Hahlund.
Hahlund tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jansson avoids it.
Hahlund misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hahlund throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hahlund misses with a knee to the head.
Jansson looking to slow down the pace here.
Jansson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hahlund throws an elbow that misses.
Hahlund throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hahlund tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jansson avoids it.
Jansson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hahlund with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jansson managing to block the knees to the body from Hahlund.
Hahlund throws an elbow that misses.
Jansson avoids a wild elbow strike from Hahlund.
Nice elbow from Hahlund.
Hahlund pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jansson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jansson tries to break free but Hahlund pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hahlund won't allow it.
Hahlund tries to land knees in the clinch but Jansson avoids the damage to the body.
Jansson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hahlund has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hahlund with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hahlund throws an elbow but misses.
Jansson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hahlund has double underhooks.
Jansson tries to circle away but Hahlund has him pinned against the cage.
Hahlund tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hahlund.
Hahlund pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jansson is trying to break the clinch but Hahlund has him pressed against the cage.
Jansson blocks an elbow strike.
Jansson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jansson working hard to break the clinch.
Hahlund with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hahlund misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jansson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hahlund's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hahlund connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jansson's face.
Jansson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hahlund tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hahlund using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jansson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hahlund landing knees to the head.
Jansson tries to stall but Hahlund uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jansson can't break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hahlund misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jansson.
Hahlund throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jansson is trying to force a seperation but Hahlund has the dominant position.
Hahlund has Jansson pressed against the cage, preventing Jansson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hahlund lands an elbow inside that Jansson shrugs off.
Jansson is trying to push Hahlund away but Hahlund has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hahlund looking to throw knees to the head but Jansson is blocking nicely.
Jansson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hahlund won't allow it.
Jansson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jansson tries to circle away but Hahlund has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaarko Hahlund dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Banka Jansson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jansson blocks a head kick by Hahlund.
Jansson blocks a head kick by Hahlund.
Hahlund tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hahlund lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hahlund in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jansson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hahlund looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hahlund misses with a series of wild punches.
Jansson throws a front kick aimed at Hahlund's knee but Hahlund avoids it well.
Hahlund closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hahlund misses with a low kick.
Hahlund swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jansson lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Jaarko Hahlund has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Hahlund checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A leg kick checked by Jansson.
Jansson throws a head kick that misses.
Hahlund misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hahlund throws a series of punches but Jansson avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hahlund throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jansson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hahlund takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jaarko Hahlund seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jansson.
Hahlund is breathing heavily.
Jansson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jansson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jansson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jansson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Jansson.
Jansson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hahlund's head.
Jansson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jansson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good standup being displayed there by Jansson as he connects with a hook.
Jansson is looking to slow Hahlund down with leg kicks.
Jansson lands a slapping body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jansson. That's going to slow Hahlund down.
Jansson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hahlunds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansson connects with a leg kick. Hahlund looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jansson misses with a body shot.
Jansson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hahlund has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hahlund throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jansson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hahlund momentarily.
Jansson connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Jansson.
Hahlund's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jansson scores with a hook to the body. Hahlund takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jansson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hahlund doesn't seem bothered though.
Jansson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jansson dips to his left and cracks Hahlund with an uppercut!
Hahlund avoids a kick to the body.
Jansson stalks Hahlund and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hahlund's face. Hahlund staggers backwards, shaken.
Hahlund throws a sloppy head kick and Jansson moves out of range easily.
Jansson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jansson connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hahlund ducks under a wild hook from Jansson.
Jansson lands with a cross.
Hahlund tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jansson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jansson blocks a head kick by Hahlund.
Hahlund waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jansson.
Jansson scores with a nice head shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hahlund throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jansson scores with a head kick.
Hahlund is rocked!
Whack! Jansson lands a heavy head kick that drops Hahlund. The ref tackles Jansson to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Hahlund was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Banka Jansson!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rauta Naama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naama's entrance music is Bulls On Parade. A fine choice. Shields has chosen LL Cool J - It´s Time For War as his entrance music. The key to victory for Rauta Naama has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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19
170 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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25
177 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauta Naama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Shields!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Naama drives through and clinches with Shields against the cage.
Shields escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Naama connects with a body shot.
Naama blocks a head kick by Shields.
Naama punishes Shields's body with a nice straight punch.
Shields swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Naama there.
Shields doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Naama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Naama scores with a hook to the body. Shields takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shields with a lazy takedown attempt
and Naama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shields thinking.
Naama throws a right and a left that Shields avoids nicely.
Naama slaps away a takedown attempt from Shields, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rauta Naama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Shields.
Naama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shields moves away.
A leg kick checked by Naama.
Shields fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Naama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields throws a sloppy head kick and Naama moves out of range easily.
Naama lands a nice shot that snaps Shields's head back.
Naama checks a low kick from Shields.
A big right from Naama misses.
Shields shoots and misses
and Naama counters with a right hand to the body.
A cross from Naama lands.
Shields tries for a takedown but Naama circles away easily
and Naama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horrible takedown by Shields or perhaps it was just good defense by Naama which made him look bad.
Jake Shields seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shields throws a low kick but Naama avoids it.
Shields misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shields misses with a low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shields.
Shields manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Naama on his heels. He'll look to pass Naama's guard now, I'm sure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Naama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shields is one step ahead there.
Naama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shields stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Naama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Naama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shields doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shields manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Naama is trying to control the position but Shields postures up.
Naama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Naama trying to control the position.
Shields throws a big right hand that misses.
Shields drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shields jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Naama keeping moving, preventing Shields from controlling successfully.
Shields must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naama throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Shields pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Naama is keeping the position for now.
Naama throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Shields escapes and throws Naama's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Naama is looking for a sweep.
Shields is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Naama knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Naama manages to get back to half guard.
Shields seems to be working for a kimura but Naama defends the submission attempt.
Naama is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Naama has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shields is working away from the top position though.
Naama has his hands clasped together around Shields's back. He's all about the action.
Shields is working for a kimura here but Naama manages to reverse the position and he's now in Shields's guard.
Naama trying to control the position from guard on top but Shields is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shields had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Naama defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shields has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Naama can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shields throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rauta Naama will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Naama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shields misses with a body shot.
Shields throws the kick towards the body but Naama avoids it.
Shields fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naama manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Naama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Naama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shields shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Naama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shields avoids the head kick by Naama.
Shields feints and as Naama raises his hands in defense, Shields changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Naama manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naama avoids the attempt from Shields to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naama scoring with strikes but Shields is staying in there.
Naama throws a wild left hand from mount and Shields manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Naama scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shields works his way to full guard. Good work.
Shields working for a triangle but Naama defends it easily.
Naama trying to control but Shields is working from the bottom.
Shields wants to control but Naama passes easily into half guard.
Shields moves into full guard.
Naama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shields works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shields keeping moving, preventing Naama from controlling successfully.
Rauta Naama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naama in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Naama trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shields has his foot on Naama's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Naama works his way back into a safe position though.
Naama throwing strikes from guard but Shields blocks nicely.
Shields is trying to hold Naama in close to prevent damage but Naama has managed to pass into half guard.
Naama throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Naama seems to be looking for submissions.
Naama has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shields looking for submissions off his back.
Naama trying to pass the guard but Shields defending well.
Naama is looking to take a break and control but Shields is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Naama drops an elbow to the side of Shields's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naama tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shields knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shields taking some punishment here, with Naama in his half guard.
Naama sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shields defending well though.
Naama throwing shots but Shields is blocking nicely.
Shields is in trouble now - Naama has advanced to mount!
Shields is squirming around, avoiding Naama's attempts to control the action.
Naama throwing strikes here but Shields is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Shields wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Naama.
Shields keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Naama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shields tries to improve his position but Naama has taken his back! Naama has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Shields tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Naama pushes Shields away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rauta Naama!
Rauta Naama retains his welterweight title!
Rauta Naama took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Outkast Clothing Line for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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