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IMMA 84: $7 Million Man RD2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Mond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazarethyan comes into the arena with Brennan Heart & Wildstylez - Lose My Mind blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suren Nazarethyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ray Mond!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mond slips under a jab from Nazarethyan.
Mond takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mond gets tackled into the cage by Nazarethyan. Nazarethyan maintains the clinch.
Nazarethyan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mond with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nazarethyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mond's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nazarethyan trying to control the position but instead, Mond has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nazarethyan into the cage.
Mond with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mond is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nazarethyan is defending well for now.
Nazarethyan tries to work over Mond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mond misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nazarethyan is pushing Mond up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mond misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan scores with a shot to the side of Mond's head.
Nice body punch from Nazarethyan - that landed with a thud.
Mond is pushing Nazarethyan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nazarethyan lands a hook that snaps the head of Mond backwards.
Mond lands a nice elbow.
Nazarethyan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mond looking to stall.
Mond lands a right hand.
Nazarethyan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mond gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nazarethyan lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mond stalling in the clinch but Nazarethyan improves position.
Mond has a couple of punches blocked by Nazarethyan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan taking a breather.
Mond stalls.
Nazarethyan scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Nazarethyan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nazarethyan avoiding damage as Mond throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nazarethyan.
Mond putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nazarethyan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nazarethyan as Mond tries to tie him up.
Nazarethyan takes a shot to the head.
Mond trying to land knees to the body.
Nazarethyan tries a body shot but Mond blocks it.
Nazarethyan misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mond tries a knee to the head but Nazarethyan blocks it.
Mond wants a takedown but no success here.
Mond pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nazarethyan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nazarethyan misses with a punch to the body.
Nazarethyan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mond drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nazarethyan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nazarethyan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mond can't get the takedown.
Suren Nazarethyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Mond.
Mond creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nazarethyan misses with a body punch.
Nazarethyan works on Mond's body with a couple of short punches.
Mond blocks a body shot from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan misses with a punch to the body.
Mond throws an elbow that misses.
Mond is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nazarethyan is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mond stalling in the clinch but Nazarethyan improves position.
Mond is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nazarethyan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nazarethyan is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mond.
Nazarethyan scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nazarethyan.
Mond tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nazarethyan lands with a light punch inside.
Mond goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nazarethyan prevents it.
Mond looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Come on Nazarethyan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nazarethyan avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nazarethyan as Mond tries to tie him up.
Mond is pushing Nazarethyan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suren Nazarethyan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nazarethyan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nazarethyan looking to slow down the pace here.
Mond lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Suren Nazarethyan has been cut.
Nazarethyan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nazarethyan lands with a left to the head.
Mond tries to stall but Nazarethyan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mond stalling the fight.
Nazarethyan misses with the head strike.
Nazarethyan avoiding damage as Mond throws knees to the body.
Nazarethyan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nazarethyan struggles to land a body shot inside as Mond controls his hands.
Stalling in the clinch from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mond is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nazarethyan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nazarethyan tries to work over Mond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mond is trying to maintain a safe position but Nazarethyan gets an underhook and turns Mond into the cage.
Nazarethyan gets through Mond's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suren Nazarethyan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nazarethyan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mond misses with an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nazarethyan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mond is breathing heavily.
Nazarethyan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nazarethyan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nazarethyan can't find room to land a body shot as Mond controls the action.
Nazarethyan slowing the pace effectively.
Nazarethyan is looking to control Mond's arms but Mond gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nazarethyan has his back to the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Mond.
Nazarethyan misses with a punch to the body.
Mond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nazarethyan avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mond goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nazarethyan prevents it.
A short right from Nazarethyan on the inside.
Nazarethyan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mond is looking to control Nazarethyan's arms but Nazarethyan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mond has his back to the cage.
Nazarethyan is leaning against Mond and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mond creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nazarethyan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nazarethyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mond's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mond as Nazarethyan tries to tie him up.
Nazarethyan seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Mond is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Nazarethyan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mond missing with knees to the body.
Nazarethyan avoiding damage.
Mond is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nazarethyan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Monds head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mond just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nazarethyan's brow.
Nazarethyan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nazarethyan misses with a punch to the body.
Nazarethyan has Mond pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nazarethyan fails to land.
Nazarethyan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mond is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nazarethyan is defending well for now.
Nazarethyan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nazarethyan gets underhooks to prevent Mond's takedown attempt.
Suren Nazarethyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Mond.
Nazarethyan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mond using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nazarethyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mond creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nazarethyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mond lands a hook that snaps the head of Nazarethyan backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nazarethyan.
Mond tries to stall but Nazarethyan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nazarethyan lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nazarethyan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mond is keeping busy.
Mond misses with an elbow strike.
Nazarethyan managing to block the knees to the body from Mond.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Nazarethyan fails to land.
Nazarethyan trying to control the position but instead, Mond has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nazarethyan into the cage.
Nazarethyan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nazarethyan lands a left hand.
Nazarethyan blocks a body shot from Mond.
Mond lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suren Nazarethyan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Suren Nazarethyan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nazarethyan misses with a looping left.
Nazarethyan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mond takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mond is looking to clinch but Nazarethyan is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Mond.
Mond moves in looking to clinch but Nazarethyan pushes him off.
Nazarethyan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nazarethyan clinches.
Nazarethyan is stalling here.
Nazarethyan looking to stall.
Mond misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mond or not.
Nazarethyan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mond backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazarethyan lands an uppercut.
Nazarethyan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mond blocks a body shot from Nazarethyan.
Mond is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nazarethyan stalling the fight.
Nazarethyan pushes Mond back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mond takes a shot to the head.
Nazarethyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mond gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nazarethyan gets through Mond's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nazarethyan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mond taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nazarethyan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nazarethyan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nazarethyan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Suren Nazarethyan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mond lands an elbow just above Nazarethyan 's eye.
Mond leaning against his opponent.
A right hand to the body from Nazarethyan.
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!
Nazarethyan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mond.
A right hand to the body from Mond.
Nazarethyan tries to work over Mond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mond trying to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Nazarethyan for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Nazarethyan avoiding damage as Mond throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mond throws an elbow but it misses.
Mond pushes off an throws an elbow but Nazarethyan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A hook to the body from Nazarethyan.
Mond prevents a body shot from Nazarethyan.
Mond goes for a takedown attempt but Nazarethyan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nazarethyan moves into the clinch successfully.
Mond lands a good knee to the midsection. Nazarethyan won't want to take too many of those.
Mond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nazarethyan avoids it.
Mond with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mond is looking to control Nazarethyan's arms but Nazarethyan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mond has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mond misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mond obliges.
Mond is trying to maintain a safe position but Nazarethyan gets an underhook and turns Mond into the cage.
A short uppercut from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan prevents the takedown attempt.
Suren Nazarethyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Mond.
Mond takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nazarethyan swings wildly with an uppercut but Mond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nazarethyan pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mond.
Ray Mond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Nazarethyan lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suren Nazarethyan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nazarethyan 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suren Nazarethyan!
A victorious Suren Nazarethyan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grappler Striking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sevent Seagull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seagull has chosen Van Halen - Jump as his entrance music. Grappler Striking has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grappler Striking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sevent Seagull!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Striking throws a lazy uppercut
and Seagull moves into the clinch.
Striking prevents Seagull from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Striking creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seagull works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Seagull lands a right hand that snaps the head of Striking backwards.
Seagull lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seagull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Striking swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seagull throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strikings head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Seagull.
Striking tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seagull working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Striking is trying to force a seperation but Seagull has the dominant position.
Striking changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Seagull fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Striking. That's going to slow Seagull down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Seagull.
Seagull misses with a straight right.
Seagull swings for the body but Striking moves out of range.
Striking misses with a straight left.
Striking throws a shot from downtown. Seagull moves away and avoids it.
Seagull throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Seagull. Beautiful body shot.
Seagull misses with an attempted mid kick.
Striking throws an off balance right hand
and Seagull counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Striking gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Seagull.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagull throws a sloppy head kick and Striking moves out of range easily.
Striking lands a jab to Seagull's midsection.
Striking misses with an uppercut. Seagull saw that one coming.
Striking connects with a single shot there.
Striking doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Seagull counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Striking throws an off balance right hand
and Seagull counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Seagull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Striking.
Sevent Seagull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seagull takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Seagull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seagull ducks under a wild hook from Striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagull misses with a leg kick
letting Striking counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Seagull.
Striking throws a hook but Seagull blocks it.
Striking misses with a left hand
and Seagull counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Seagull slips a jab from Striking.
Striking connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Seagull checks a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Striking.
It looks like Sevent Seagull has been cut.
Striking misses with a lunging right hand
and Seagull counters by moving into the clinch.
Seagull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seagull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Seagull looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Seagull staying out of range there.
Striking closes the distance and clinches up with Seagull, looking for a takedown. Striking pushes Seagull against the cage but Seagull circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grappler Striking. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Striking drops his hands momentarily and Seagull takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Seagull throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Striking moves out of range of the body kick.
Striking misses with a leg kick
and Seagull counters with a nice body kick.
Seagull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seagull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Striking throws out the jab.
Seagull misses with a head kick.
Striking moves in looking to clinch but Seagull pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sevent Seagull dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sevent Seagull'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.
Striking on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Seagull throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Striking moves out of range of the body kick from Seagull.
Seagull fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Striking looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Striking misses with a lunging right hand
and Seagull finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Striking on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seagull. Seagull obviously looking to wear him down.
Striking misses with a lunging right hand
and Seagull counters with a solid body kick.
Seagull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seagull misses with a body shot.
Seagull is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Striking rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seagull comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A lazy body kick from Seagull
and Seagull takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagull digs a good body shot into Striking's ribs.
Seagull feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Striking's calf.
Seagull lands a nice hook to Striking's body. Striking takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Seagull misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Seagull finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Seagull gets tackled into the cage by Striking. Striking maintains the clinch.
Seagull can't find room to land a body shot as Striking controls the action.
Striking misses with some punches.
Seagull lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Seagull is looking to break free of the clinch but Striking has double underhooks.
Seagull prevents a takedown attempt there.
Striking lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagull is trying to force a seperation but Striking has the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seagull.
Seagull manages to break the clinch.
Striking fails with an attempt to clinch.
Striking closes the distance and pushes Seagull back into the cage.
Striking has had enough of the clinch but Seagull keeps him there for the moment.
Seagull blocks an uppercut.
Seagull breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Striking takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Seagull connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Striking keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Striking scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Seagull fakes the leg kick and cracks Striking in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagull lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Striking paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Seagull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Striking slips a jab and a cross from Seagull.
Seagull throws a head kick that misses.
Seagull throws a right and a left that both miss.
Seagull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Striking moves away.
Striking smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Seagull lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sevent Seagull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seagull scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striking throws a looping overhand right but Seagull ducks down to avoid it.
Seagull misses with a body kick.
Seagull throws a body punch but Striking moves out of range.
Seagull misses with a kick to the body
and Striking counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seagull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Striking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Seagull.
Striking will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Seagull looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Striking swings widly with a right hand
and Seagull counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seagull slips under a jab.
Seagull scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Striking doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sevent Seagull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sevent Seagull'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Striking takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Striking misses with a left hand
and Seagull counters with a stiff right hand.
Striking throws a jab but it's blocked by Seagull.
Striking takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Seagull throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Seagull closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Striking walks into a stiff left hand from Seagull.
Striking avoids a kick to the body.
Seagull connects with a looping 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!
Striking keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Striking. Seagull does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagull tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Seagull throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seagull looks for the body kick but Striking saw that one coming.
Striking throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seagull sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seagull throws a sloppy head kick and Striking moves out of range easily.
Seagull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Striking dodges the punch combination from Seagull.
Seagull slips a straight right by Striking.
Striking rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Seagull counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striking moves out of range as Seagull throws a body kick.
Striking walks forward, straight into a front kick from Seagull.
Seagull misses with an attempted mid kick.
Striking moves out of range of the body kick.
Seagull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seagull scores with the left hand. Striking knows he should have avoided that one.
Seagull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Striking manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seagull misses with a body shot.
Seagull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seagull misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striking scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Seagull doesn't seem bothered though.
Striking takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Seagull lands a nice shot to the body.
Striking checks a leg kick nicely.
Seagull throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Striking throws a jab when Seagull was well out of range.
Striking throws a hook but Seagull blocks it.
Striking pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seagull delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seagull looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Striking moves into the clinch.
Striking blocks an uppercut.
Seagull blocking some punches.
Seagull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Striking tries a body shot but Seagull blocks it.
Seagull stops a takedown attempt from Striking.
Grappler Striking has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seagull effectively controlling the action here.
Seagull breaks the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Striking or perhaps it was just good defense by Seagull which made him look bad.
Sevent Seagull is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seagull takes a swing at Striking's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sevent Seagull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Seagull 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sevent Seagull!
During a confident post fight interview, Sevent Seagull thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Translucent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay has chosen . as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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26
185 lbs
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30
182 lbs
31 - 18 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Translucent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Flay!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flay misses the jab.
Flay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Flay moves forwards but Translucent connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Translucent scores with the left hand. Flay knows he should have avoided that one.
Translucent closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Translucent moves into range and clinches up with Flay.
Flay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Translucent working aggressively here.
Flay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Translucent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Translucent.
Flay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flay misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Translucent.
Translucent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flay can't break the clinch.
Flay throws a punch but it's blocked by Translucent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Translucent.
Translucent lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flay backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Translucent working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Translucent.
Translucent drops Flay with a big knee straight up the middle! Flay is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Flay is rocked!
It looks like Bobby Flay has been cut.
Flay looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crack! Translucent connects with the perfect overhand right and Flay falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Translucent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mr Translucent!
Mr Translucent really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bancroft Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rothschild comes to the cage accompanied by The Light. Richard Bennett is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bancroft Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett misses with an uppercut
and Rothschild counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bennett thinking.
Bennett scores with a nice body kick.
Bennett gets a clinch.
Bennett blocks an elbow strike.
Bennett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
Rothschild lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rothschild lands a shot to the body.
Bennett is leaning against Rothschild and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bennett.
Bennett leaning against his opponent.
Rothschild misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rothschild.
Rothschild prevents a body shot from Bennett.
Bennett avoiding damage.
Bennett lands with a left to the head.
Bennett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rothschild blocks it with crossed arms.
Rothschild pushes off an throws an elbow but Bennett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bennett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild misses with some punches.
Rothschild misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rothschild misses with a knee to the head.
Rothschild scores with a hook to the body.
Rothschild pushes Bennett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bennett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rothschild lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rothschild wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rothschild as Bennett tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Rothschild fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennett lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothschild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothschild makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild lands a shoulder strike.
Bennett takes an elbow to the temple.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rothschild lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bennett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rothschild swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennett blocks a body shot from Rothschild.
Bennett works on Rothschild's body with a couple of short punches.
Rothschild lands an elbow that stopped Bennett in his tracks for a moment.
Rothschild misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bennett prevents a body shot from Rothschild.
Rothschild can't find room to land a body shot as Bennett controls the action.
Bennett is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bennett lands with a light punch inside.
Rothschild is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bennett avoids the elbow strike from Rothschild, against the cage.
Bennett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Bennett.
Rothschild is breathing heavily.
Bennett stalling against the cage.
Rothschild misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rothschild swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothschild blocking some punches.
Bennett tries a body shot but Rothschild blocks it.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Rothschild presses Bennett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett lands an elbow inside.
Bennett keeps control of Rothschild as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rothschild lands a shoulder strike.
Bennett prevents a body shot from Rothschild.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bennett lands with a left to the head.
Rothschild misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rothschild throws a head punch that misses.
Bennett is leaning against Rothschild and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rothschild misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Rothschild.
Bennett is leaning against Rothschild and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothschild.
Rothschild blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Rothschild presses Bennett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rothschild fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rothschild misses with some punches.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rothschild swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richard Bennett will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rothschild misses with a shot to the body
and Bennett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bennett tries to move into range but Rothschild moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bennett lands a jab to Rothschild's midsection.
A shot to the body from Rothschild misses
and Bennett counters with a low kick, right behind Rothschild 's knee.
Bennett lands a jab to Rothschild's midsection.
Bennett misses with a body shot
and Rothschild counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Rothschild. Those never looked like landing.
Rothschild pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bennett.
Bennett throws a head kick but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild avoids a kick to the body.
Rothschild throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothschild.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bennett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennett.
Rothschild thows a body shot but no joy.
Bennett looks to land a combination but Rothschild avoids it well.
Bennett checks a leg kick nicely.
Bennett throws a leg kick
and Rothschild makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bennett connects with a looping right hand.
A swing and a miss from Rothschild.
A jab from Bennett finds it's way through Rothschild's defenses.
Bennett lands with a straight right. Rothschild didn't see that one coming.
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!
Bennett lands a nice hook to Rothschild's body. Rothschild takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Rothschild is predictable there
and Bennett counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bennett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothschild.
Rothschild jabs at Bennett's body.
Bennett moves out of range of the leg kick from Rothschild.
Richard Bennett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bennett punishes Rothschild's body with a nice straight punch.
Rothschild motions for Bennett to come forward. Rothschild throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Bennett. Beautiful body shot.
Bennett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Rothschild.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bennett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bennett.
Bennett throws a head kick but Rothschild moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Bennett.
Bennett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bennett is looking to land body kicks.
Rothschild stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bennett.
Rothschild is looking to wear down Bennett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bennett lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rothschild will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bennett displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bennett scores with a decent looking hook.
Bennett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bennett cracks a nice hook into Rothschild's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rothschild's sensitive parts.
Bennett tests Rothschild's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rothschild is rocked!
Bennett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennett throws a body punch but Rothschild moves out of range.
Bennett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bennett feints and then cracks Rothschild's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rothschild down.
Bennett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bennett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bennett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bennett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Bennett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bennett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rothschild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut. Bennett saw that one coming.
Rothschild jabs at Bennett's body.
Rothschild takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bennett is looking to slow Rothschild down with leg kicks.
Bennett throws a hook but Rothschild avoids it easily.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bennett lands a lovely overhand right.
Oh Rothschild is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett pounces like a tiger and cracks Rothschild with a vicious hook! Rothschild is down but not out! Bennett follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Richard Bennett!
Our winner, Richard Bennett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and VinniJay Acunia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by yes. VinniJay Acunia has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mr Brown's chin.
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31
176 lbs
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28
181 lbs
18 - 5 - 1 |
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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
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, VinniJay Acunia!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Acunia tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Acunia to the ground. Acunia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Acunia thumps Brown with a low kick.
Acunia misses with a low kick.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Acunia.
Acunia keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown blocks the body kick.
Acunia feints a jab promting Brown to slip. Acunia then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brown slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Mr Brown has been cut.
Acunia throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brown defending well as Acunia loads up on a big left hand.
Acunia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brown counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Acunia is keeping the position.
Brown trying to stand up but can't free himself from Acunia's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acunia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brown manages to get himself to full guard.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Acunia is proving a slippery customer.
Brown has his foot on Acunia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Acunia works his way back into a safe position though.
Brown controls Acunia momentarily but Acunia frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Acunia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Acunia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Acunia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Acunia trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking for a triangle but Acunia pushes his legs off easily.
Brown lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Acunia!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Acunia tries to hold on but Brown postures up.
Brown putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
It looks like VinniJay Acunia has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acunia is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown thowing shots but they're missing.
Brown tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Brown lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Acunia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brown swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Acunia is now in Brown's guard. A big mistake from Brown there, giving up the dominant position!
Brown has his foot on Acunia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Acunia works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Acunia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Acunia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Acunia stands and throws Brown's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Brown struggling a bit here.
Brown gets back to half guard.
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!
Acunia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brown sees it coming and defends easily.
Brown on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ground and pound from Acunia.
Acunia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Acunia passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Brown!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but VinniJay Acunia will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Acunia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brown slips under a jab from Acunia.
Acunia throws a nice head kick!
Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown wants to clinch.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Acunia.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Acunia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
VinniJay Acunia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Acunia instigates a clinch.
Acunia swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to pull guard but Acunia forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Acunia looking to stall.
Acunia misses with a body punch.
Acunia leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Acunia has him pressed against the cage.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Acunia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to pull guard but Acunia holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Acunia is pushing Brown up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by VinniJay Acunia.
Acunia misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Brown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Acunia misses.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Acunia tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Acunia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Acunia throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Acunia looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Acunia finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.
VinniJay Acunia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Acunia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Acunia throws a head kick that misses.
Acunia tries to score with a low kick but Brown moves his leg out of the way.
Acunia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Acunia throws a quick inside leg kick.
VinniJay Acunia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown walks into a left hand.
Brown is rocked!
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!
Acunia lands a front kick.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Both fighters circling a little - Acunia finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Acunia steps in with a hook that catches Brown right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Acunia follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Brown looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). VinniJay Acunia!
An out of breath VinniJay Acunia thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Rivaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chan comes to the cage accompanied by Survival of the Sickest by Saliva. Rivaldi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Joker's Wild kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Granite chin |
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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
26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Rivaldi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan scores with a shot to the body.
Rivaldi missing with a left hand there. Chan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivaldi lands with a good body shot.
Chan moves into the clinch.
Rivaldi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chan's elbow.
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chan throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivaldi.
Chan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chan throws a head punch that misses.
Rivaldi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rivaldi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rivaldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivaldi lands with a short shot to the head.
Chan misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Chan.
Chan prevents a body shot from Rivaldi.
Chan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rivaldi backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rivaldi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chan's elbow.
Chan scores with a hook to the body.
Rivaldi misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivaldi blocks an uppercut.
Chan throws a head punch that misses.
Chan misses with a punch to the body.
Chan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chan gets through Rivaldi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rivaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Chan.
Rivaldi is trying to maintain a safe position but Chan gets an underhook and turns Rivaldi into the cage.
Chan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Chan fails to land.
Rivaldi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Chan lands a shoulder strike.
Rivaldi blocks an uppercut.
Chan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivaldi backwards.
Chan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivaldi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Chan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chan misses with a punch on the inside.
Chan throws a head punch that misses.
Rivaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rivaldi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rivaldi tries to throw a body punch but Chan avoids it by throwing Rivaldi back against the cage.
Good body shot from Chan.
Rivaldi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chan throws the kick towards the body but Rivaldi avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Chan blocks the low kick.
Chan misses with the body kick
and Rivaldi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Chan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivaldi.
Chan lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi scoring well with a low kick there.
Rivaldi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rivaldi misses with an uppercut
and Chan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chan misses with a body kick.
Chan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rivaldi doesn't seem bothered though.
Rivaldi digs a good body shot into Chan's ribs.
Rivaldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivaldi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chan.
Chan forces Rivaldi back against the cage and clinches.
Chan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chan can't find room to land a body shot as Rivaldi controls the action.
Rivaldi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan throws a head kick but Rivaldi moves out of range.
Chan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivaldi moves away.
Chan with a nice cross.
Chan looks to land a body kick but Rivaldi moved away.
Rivaldi tried to score with a low kick but Chan checks it.
Rivaldi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big left from Rivaldi misses.
Chan looks to land a body kick but Rivaldi moved away.
Chan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rivaldi wants to land a leg kick but Chan is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivaldi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chan.
Rivaldi tries to land a leg kick but Chan saw it coming and moves away.
Chan misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Chan dominated that round.
That's time! Chan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chan scores with a nice head shot.
Rivaldi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rivaldi at a distance.
Chan moves out of range of the body kick.
Chan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rivaldi is able to avoid easily.
Rivaldi fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivaldi missing with a left hand there. Chan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chan cracks Rivaldi with an open hand slap.
Chan connects with an inside leg kick.
Chan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rivaldi. Rivaldi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chan takes the fight into the clinch.
Rivaldi tries to work over Chan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chan blocking some punches.
Chan blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivaldi misses with a punch to the body.
Chan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivaldi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chan misses with a body punch.
Chan throws a head punch that misses.
Chan misses with some punches.
A short right from Rivaldi on the inside.
Rivaldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Rivaldi - that landed with a thud.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rivaldi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rivaldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivaldi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivaldi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivaldi misses with a punch to the body.
Chan tries to work over Rivaldi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chan misses with some punches.
Chan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chan misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Rivaldi.
Chan tries to work over Rivaldi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rivaldi presses Chan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Chan.
Rivaldi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chan lands an uppercut.
Chan tries a body shot but Rivaldi blocks it.
Rivaldi throws a head punch that misses.
Chan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chan's elbow.
Rivaldi tries to work over Chan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rivaldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivaldi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rivaldi breaks from the clinch.
Chan throws a jab when Rivaldi was well out of range.
Chan throws a hook to the side of Rivaldi's head but Rivaldi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivaldi misses with a straight left.
Rivaldi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rivaldi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rivaldi cracks Chan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chan loads up on a big right hand but Rivaldi slips the punch.
Chan throws a body punch but Rivaldi moves out of range.
Rivaldi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivaldi moves out of range of the body kick from Chan.
Rivaldi throws a leg kick but Chan checks it.
Rivaldi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chan counters with a nice leg kick.
Chan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chan clinches up against the cage.
Rivaldi misses with some punches.
Chan tries to work over Rivaldi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi lands an uppercut.
Rivaldi slows down the pace here.
Chan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dominick Rivaldi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Chan.
Rivaldi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rivaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chan.
A left lands for Rivaldi.
A cross from Chan lands.
Rivaldi swats away the attempt to clinch by Chan.
Chan moves into range and clinches up with Rivaldi.
Rivaldi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rivaldi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chan walks into a left hand.
Johnny Chan is winning the standup battle so far.
Chan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chan lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chan lands with an uppercut that bounces Rivaldi off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivaldi.
Chan is looking to wear down Rivaldi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rivaldi thows a body kick. Chan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A big right from Chan misses.
Chan darts in trying to clinch
and Rivaldi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rivaldi throws the left hand but Chan avoids the punch easily.
Chan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnny Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivaldi throws a leg kick which misses Chan's front leg but catches the back leg as Chan tries to avoid it.
Rivaldi cracks Chan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chan tried to score with a low kick but Rivaldi checks it.
Rivaldi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut lands for Rivaldi. That snapped Chan's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chan scores with a jab.
Rivaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chan manages to avoid it.
Chan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Chan.
Chan tries to score with a low kick but Rivaldi moves his leg out of the way.
Chan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chan throws a hook to the side of Rivaldi's head but Rivaldi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chan misses with a straight right.
Chan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chan misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rivaldi - that will leave a mark!
Chan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivaldi.
Chan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rivaldi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rivaldi is looking to slow Chan down with leg kicks.
Rivaldi swings for the body but Chan moves out of range.
Chan misses with a wild body shot.
Rivaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Chan connects with a looping right hand.
Rivaldi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rivaldi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rivaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Rivaldi misses with a looping left.
Chan cracks Rivaldi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rivaldi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rivaldi. That one must have hurt.
Crunch! Rivaldi slams his shin into Chan's torso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chan moves into range and clinches up with Rivaldi.
Rivaldi breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chan takes a swing at Rivaldi's ribcage but misses.
Chan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rivaldi pushes Chan away with a front kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick Rivaldi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rivaldi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick Rivaldi!
Dominick Rivaldi decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Tripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyrkki Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tripper kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shout 2000. Sankari is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Odorants - This Night. Nyrkki Sankari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Tripper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nyrkki Sankari!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sankari slaps away a takedown attempt from Tripper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tripper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sankari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sankari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sankari keeps the fight on the outside.
Sankari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tripper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sankari blocks a head kick by Tripper.
Nyrkki Sankari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sankari takes a swing at Tripper's ribcage but misses.
Tripper tries to score with a low kick but Sankari moves his leg out of the way.
Sankari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tripper checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sankari moves out of range as Tripper throws a body kick.
Tripper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tripper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Sankari finds it's target.
Tripper throws a chopping leg kick but Sankari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sankari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tripper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sankari misses with a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sankari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sankari thuds his right hand into Tripper's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A punch combination from Sankari misses.
Tripper throws a front kick aimed at Sankari's knee but Sankari avoids it well.
Sankari lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tripper takes a step back to recover.
Sankari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tripper goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sankari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tripper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sankari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tripper thumps Sankari with a low kick.
Tripper throws a low kick but Sankari moves out of range easily.
Tripper throws a leg kick that misses.
Tripper throws a leg kick which misses Sankari's front leg but catches the back leg as Sankari tries to avoid it.
Sankari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tripper.
Sankari scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tripper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sankari throws out the jab.
Tripper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tripper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sankari slips a jab from Tripper.
Sankari misses with a wild body shot.
Sankari slips under a jab.
Tripper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tripper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sankari. That did some damage!
Tripper connects with an inside leg kick.
Tripper defending well as Sankari loads up on a big left hand.
Sankari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tripper.
Sankari's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sankari tries to land a front kick but Tripper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A left lands for Sankari.
A jab lands there for Sankari.
Tripper slips under a jab from Sankari.
Tripper looks to land a left hand but Sankari moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Sankari misses.
Tripper connects with a solid leg kick.
Tripper avoids the head kick by Sankari.
Tripper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sankari's sensitive parts.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sankari - that will leave a mark!
Sankari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sankari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tripper.
Sankari cracks Tripper with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tripper.
Sankari swings for the body but Tripper moves out of range.
Tripper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sankari.
Sankari is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sankari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tripper throws a head kick but Sankari moves out of range.
Sankari misses with a two punch combination.
Tripper moves forwards but Sankari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nyrkki Sankari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good work by Sankari as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tripper slips a straight right by Sankari.
Tripper connects with a body shot.
Sankari throws an off balance right hand
and Tripper counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tripper moves out of range as Sankari throws a body kick.
Sankari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tripper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sankari to score with a decent uppercut.
Sankari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tripper.
Sankari checks a low kick from Tripper.
Sankari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sankari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sankari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sankari blocks the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch lands to the side of Sankari 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Nyrkki Sankari has been cut.
Tripper throws a head kick that half lands.
Sankari throws a sloppy head kick and Tripper moves out of range easily.
Tripper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nyrkki Sankari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nyrkki Sankari'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.
Sankari misses with a straight left.
Sankari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tripper.
Tripper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tripper cracks Sankari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tripper digs a good hook to Sankari's body.
Some wild striking there from Sankari.
Sankari throws a body punch but Tripper moves out of range.
Sankari looks to score with a jab to the body but Tripper is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Sankari.
Tripper moves out of range as Sankari strikes.
Sankari throws a body punch but Tripper moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Tripper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nyrkki Sankari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tripper. Sankari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sankari moves forwards but Tripper connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tripper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sankari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripper thows a body kick. Sankari tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tripper throws a hook but Sankari avoids it easily.
Sankari throws a good cross that connects.
Tripper misses with a looping right.
Sankari lands a right hook to the body.
Tripper misses with a low kick.
Tripper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sankari throws a big shot that misses.
Tripper just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tripper.
Sankari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tripper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tripper blocks a jab.
Tripper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sankari scores with a jab. Tripper acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tripper fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sankari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tripper scores with a head kick. Sankari tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A left lands for Sankari.
Tripper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tripper. Sankari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sankari throws a nice looking combination but Tripper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tripper tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sankari is able to avoid easily.
Tripper fails with the takedown.
Sankari avoids the body shot from Tripper.
Sankari throws a solid leg kick but Tripper takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sankari.
Sankari looks to score with a jab to the body but Tripper is just out of range.
Sankari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sankari tries a head kick but it misses.
Sankari throws a shot from downtown. Tripper moves away and avoids it.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses.
Tripper closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sankari quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tripper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sankari is refusing to be controlled, as Tripper sits in half guard.
Tripper trying to control from Sankari's half guard. Sankari has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sankari looking to control.
Sankari is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sankari is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tripper controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sankari throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tripper might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tripper tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Tripper tries to get to full guard but Sankari has control of the leg.
Tripper is pressing down on Sankari's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tripper working a defensive guard here.
Sankari wants to get up but he can't break Tripper's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tripper trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Tripper is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sankari defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Tripper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nyrkki Sankari's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sankari scores with a leg kick.
Tripper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sankari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tripper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tripper thows a body kick. Sankari tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tripper throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sankari throws a shot from downtown. Tripper moves away and avoids it.
Tripper connects with a solid leg kick.
Tripper throws a leg kick but Sankari checks it.
Sankari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Sankari checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sankari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sankari takes a swing at Tripper's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Tripper. That snapped Sankari's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tripper is able to avoid easily.
Sankari misses with a wild body shot.
Tripper fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tripper connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tripper.
Tripper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sankari. That did some damage!
Tripper cracks Sankari with a good jab.
Tripper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Tripper coming out on top.
That has opened up Nyrkki Sankari's cut even more.
Tripper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tripper cracks Sankari with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sankari is rocked!
Tripper looks to throw the jab but Sankari is out of range.
Sankari is still on wobbly legs! Can Tripper finish him?
Sankari moves away from the strike by Tripper.
Tripper loads up on a big right hand but Sankari slips the punch.
Sankari seems to have recovered his senses.
Sankari moves out of range of the body kick from Tripper.
Sankari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses
and Tripper counters with a huge left! Sankari is in big trouble! He's backing up but Tripper isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Sankari from any more damage. A dominating finish by Tripper!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Tripper!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jack Tripper made sure he mentioned $10, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankestein Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koski comes to the cage accompanied by Catatonic Overload - Heavyweight . Mir has chosen STOMP!!! by The Brothers Johnson!!! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankestein Mir!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mir counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Koski is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mir closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Koski to the mat! Koski manages to get full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Koski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mir tries to free his leg and advance position but Koski is retaining full guard.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Koski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir wants to get up but he can't break Koski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mir passes Koski's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mir lands a nice short elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koski wants to get back to full guard.
Mir frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mir is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Koski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Koski is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Mir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mir throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mir connects with a bit shot that sees Koski covering up! More strikes from Mir and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mir is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankestein Mir!
Our winner, Frankestein Mir, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramses Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Abrams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts comes to the cage accompanied by Nacho Libre - Ramses. Abrams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kreator - Violent Revolution . Ramses Roberts could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Abrams's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ramses Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Abrams!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abrams throws a hook but Roberts blocks it.
Abrams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Roberts defends it nicely.
Abrams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abrams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Ramses Roberts has been cut.
A slow jab from Abrams misses its intended target.
Abrams loads up on a big right hand but Roberts slips the punch.
Abrams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Roberts's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Roberts.
Abrams looks to land a body kick but Roberts moved away.
Abrams wants to clinch up but Roberts keeps it at a distance.
Roberts lands with a kick to the ribs.
Abrams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abrams shoots in but Roberts avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Abrams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
Abrams moves to clinch but Roberts breaks away
and Roberts counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abrams.
Abrams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Abrams misses with a left hand
and Roberts counters with an inside leg kick.
Roberts bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abrams's head.
Roberts throws a half hearted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Roberts blocks the leg kick.
Roberts drops Abrams with a beautiful combination! Abrams stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Roberts is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Abrams can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Roberts and Abrams drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Roberts.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramses Roberts!
Ramses Roberts was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Congo Ashantie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnie Ironz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashantie comes to the cage accompanied by Congo Ashanti. Ironz has chosen Limp Bizkit - Gold Cobra as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Congo Ashantie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Congo Ashantie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arnie Ironz!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironz scores with a nice head shot.
Ironz moves out of range of the body kick from Ashantie.
Ashantie lands a head kick!
It looks like Arnie Ironz has been cut.
Ironz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ashantie.
Ironz throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ashantie takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Congo Ashantie has been cut.
Ashantie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arnie Ironz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ironz wants to clinch.
Ironz misses with a low kick.
Ashantie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ironz throws a wild body kick that Ashantie sees coming a mile off.
Ironz misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Ironz.
Ironz lands a jab to Ashantie's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashantie walks into a stiff left hand from Ironz.
Ironz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ashantie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ironz.
Ashantie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ironz was well out of range. Poor timing from Ashantie.
Ashantie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ironz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ironz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ashantie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ashantie ducks under a wild hook from Ironz.
That kick from Ironz tenderised Ashantie's leg. Ashantie is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ashantie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ironz misses with a shot to the body
and Ashantie counters with a good low kick that Ironz was not able to check.
Ironz works the jab nicely.
Ironz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ashantie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ashantie slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ashantie moves out of range of the body kick.
Ironz looks to throw the jab but Ashantie is out of range.
Ironz tries to land a front kick but Ashantie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ashantie throws a head kick but Ironz moves out of range.
Ashantie moves forwards but Ironz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ashantie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ironz looks to land a body kick but Ashantie moved away.
Ironz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ashantie thows a body shot but no joy.
Ashantie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ironz.
Ironz looks to land a left hand but Ashantie moved out of range nicely.
Ashantie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - Ashantie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironz just misses with a punch to the body.
Ironz lands with a cross.
Good work by Ashantie as he checks the leg kick.
Ashantie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick from Ironz is predictable there
and Ashantie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ironz throws a lazy uppercut
and Ashantie counters with an inside leg kick.
Ashantie digs a good hook to Ironz's body.
Ironz misses with a left hand
and Ashantie counters with a solid body kick.
Ironz looks gassed!
Ironz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ironz moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ashantie.
Ironz looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ashantie lands a jab to Ironz's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ashantie can pounce on him.
Ashantie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ironz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ashantie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ironz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ashantie throws a good cross that connects.
Ashantie scores with a head kick. Ironz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ashantie throws a sloppy head kick and Ironz moves out of range easily.
Ironz walks into a jab.
Ironz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ashantie counters with a thumping low kick.
Ironz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ashantie moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ashantie lands a big head kick that sends Ironz tumbling to the mat! Ashantie takes a step backwards and waves Ironz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ironz is rocked!
Ashantie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ironz is still on wobbly legs! Can Ashantie finish him?
Ashantie lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Ironz up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Ashantie from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Ironz's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Congo Ashantie!
A very excited looking Congo Ashantie rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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