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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zlatko Horvat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zlatko Horvat!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Horvat. That one must have hurt.
Horvat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Horvat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horvat moves in looking to clinch but McCall pushes him off.
Horvat throws a front kick that sends McCall stumbling back into the cage.
McCall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Horvat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Horvat.
Horvat lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Horvat moves to clinch but McCall breaks away
and McCall counters with a left and a right that stings Horvat.
John McCall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Horvat dodges the punch combination from McCall.
Horvat goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McCall slips under a jab from Horvat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horvat tries to bum rush McCall with a series of wild strikes but McCall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horvat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from McCall misses
and Horvat counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Horvat doesn't manage to clinch there - McCall circles away.
McCall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Horvat's head backwards.
Horvat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Horvat scores with a head kick. McCall tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McCall is rocked!
It looks like John McCall has been cut.
Horvat throws a powerful right kick. McCall tried to block low but the kick was high! McCall was taken right off of his feet! Horvat jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zlatko Horvat!
After the big win, Zlatko Horvat made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brute and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gianpaolo Cassano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarni Kutsoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kutsoo has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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153 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gianpaolo Cassano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarni Kutsoo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassano slaps away a takedown attempt from Kutsoo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kutsoo fails with a takedown attempt.
Cassano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cassano looks to land a combination but Kutsoo avoids it well.
Both fighters circling a little - Cassano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cassano works over Kutsoo's head and body with a nice combination.
Kutsoo fails to land the takedown.
Gianpaolo Cassano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarni Kutsoo.
Cassano gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kutsoo stops Cassano from standing up.
Kutsoo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cassano, up you get!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kutsoo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cassano swivels and escapes.
Kutsoo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cassano avoids it really well and circles away.
Kutsoo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kutsoo tries to move into range but Cassano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kutsoo looks for a takedown but Cassano sprawls well.
Kutsoo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cassano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cassano misses with a looping left.
Kutsoo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cassano circles away.
Cassano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kutsoo counters by clinching up.
Cassano is trying to break the clinch but Kutsoo is controlling him.
Kutsoo throws an elbow but it misses.
Cassano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kutsoo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cassano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kutsoo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kutsoo shoots for a double leg takedown but Cassano sprawls well. He's pushed Kutsoo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kutsoo.
Nice jab there from Cassano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cassano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kutsoo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kutsoo.
Cassano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cassano connects with a nice looking jab.
Cassano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cassano connects with a crisp jab.
Kutsoo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Cassano. Those never looked like landing.
Cassano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kutsoo in his tracks.
Cassano throws a right and a left that Kutsoo avoids nicely.
Kutsoo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kutsoo lands in his opponent's guard.
Kutsoo postures up in Cassano's guard and throws a big left but Cassano blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo passes Cassano's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cassano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kutsoo on the ground.
Cassano has hold of Kutsoo's hands but Kutsoo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kutsoo drops an elbow to the side of Cassano's head.
Kutsoo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kutsoo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kutsoo is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Kutsoo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jarni Kutsoo!
An intense looking Jarni Kutsoo took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'WHO? WHO? WHO`S THE BEST?! I CAN`T HEAR YOU!!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Godin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mareks Stepaneks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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134 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Godin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mareks Stepaneks!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stepaneks tries to sprawl but Godin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stepaneks with the active half guard here but Godin passes nicely into side control.
Godin controlling from side mount.
Stepaneks tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Godin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stepaneks is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Godin's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Godin! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Stepaneks has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Diego Godin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Nabokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason comes to the cage accompanied by Final Countdown. Nabokov has chosen Sparks - The Who as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Nabokov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nabokov to the mat! Nabokov manages to get full guard.
Nabokov working for a triangle but Mason defends it easily.
Nabokov keeping full guard, as Mason tries to pass.
Nabokov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mason gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nabokov 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.
Nabokov keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabokov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mason stands and throws Nabokov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nabokov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nabokov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nabokov sneaks back into half guard.
Nabokov tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Mason has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Mason landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Igor Nabokov has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mason with the ground and pound from mount.
Mason punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mason wants to control the pace but Nabokov is squirming around nicely.
Mason is trying to control here but Nabokov has managed to regain half guard.
Nabokov is not content to let Mason control the position.
Nabokov is trying to get back to full guard.
Mason frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mason has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
BOOM! Mason connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nabokov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mason landing strikes from the mount.
Nabokov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mason scoring with strikes but Nabokov is staying in there.
Nabokov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mason looking to finish Nabokov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nabokov!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason trying to control but Nabokov is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nabokov?
Mason scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That has opened up Igor Nabokov's cut even more.
Mason lands a nice shot to the head.
The cut above Igor Nabokov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mason in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nabokov is rocked!
Igor Nabokov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Igor Nabokov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Mason!
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Mason 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Aleksandrenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksandrenko comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park - BURN IT DOWN. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wolfe's choice of entrance music: Lights Out. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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210 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Aleksandrenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aleksandrenko tries to clinch but Wolfe moves out of range.
Aleksandrenko tries to clinch up
enabling Wolfe to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Maxim Aleksandrenko has been cut.
Aleksandrenko tries to clinch there but Wolfe circles away.
Wolfe gets a clinch.
Wolfe is looking to break free of the clinch but Aleksandrenko has double underhooks.
Wolfe managing to block the knees to the body from Aleksandrenko.
Aleksandrenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aleksandrenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aleksandrenko lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Scott Wolfe has been cut.
A short uppercut from Aleksandrenko.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Aleksandrenko breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksandrenko moves in looking to clinch but Wolfe pushes him off.
Aleksandrenko wants to clinch.
Aleksandrenko drives through and clinches with Wolfe against the cage.
Wolfe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aleksandrenko has him pressed against the cage.
Aleksandrenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aleksandrenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Aleksandrenko could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Aleksandrenko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wolfe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aleksandrenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wolfe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Aleksandrenko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe breaks from the clinch.
Aleksandrenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wolfe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Aleksandrenko tries to clinch but Wolfe is having none of it.
Wolfe lands a jab to Aleksandrenko's midsection.
Aleksandrenko is looking to clinch but Wolfe is avoiding it.
Aleksandrenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wolfe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aleksandrenko clinches up with Wolfe and pushes him back against the cage.
Aleksandrenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aleksandrenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wolfe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksandrenko is looking to clinch.
Aleksandrenko darts in and clinches Wolfe up against the cage.
Aleksandrenko effectively controlling the action here.
Wolfe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aleksandrenko is looking to clinch but Wolfe is avoiding it.
Aleksandrenko wants to clinch up but Wolfe keeps it at a distance.
Wolfe closes the distance and clinches.
Aleksandrenko lands a nice elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Aleksandrenko.
Wolfe has had enough of the clinch but Aleksandrenko keeps him there for the moment.
Wolfe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aleksandrenko lands with a left to the head.
Aleksandrenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Wolfe avoids the damage to the body.
Aleksandrenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aleksandrenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aleksandrenko missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolfe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aleksandrenko obliges.
Wolfe tries to break the clinch but Aleksandrenko is controlling the position.
Aleksandrenko lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wolfe letting Aleksandrenko take a breather here.
Aleksandrenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Aleksandrenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Aleksandrenko dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Wolfe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wolfe.
Wolfe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aleksandrenko lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Scott Wolfe's cut even more.
Aleksandrenko breaks from the clinch.
Aleksandrenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wolfe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aleksandrenko is looking to clinch but Wolfe is avoiding it.
Aleksandrenko throws a head kick that half lands.
Aleksandrenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wolfe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aleksandrenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksandrenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Wolfe circles away.
Wolfe tries to keep at a distance but Aleksandrenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wolfe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aleksandrenko lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Scott Wolfe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Aleksandrenko working Wolfe over with knees to the body.
Aleksandrenko lands an elbow that stopped Wolfe in his tracks for a moment.
Aleksandrenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Wolfe is breathing heavily.
Aleksandrenko lands a nice elbow.
Scott Wolfe's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Aleksandrenko lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aleksandrenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Wolfe won't want to take too many of those.
Aleksandrenko lands a knee to the body.
Aleksandrenko taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksandrenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Wolfe won't want to take too many of those.
Aleksandrenko manages to break the clinch.
Wolfe keeps the fight on the outside.
Aleksandrenko has Wolfe up against the cage in a clinch.
Wolfe tries to circle away but Aleksandrenko has him pinned against the cage.
Wolfe takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Scott Wolfe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maxim Aleksandrenko!
A victorious Maxim Aleksandrenko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justice comes to the cage accompanied by Blackalicious / Sky Is Falling . Koscheck has chosen Til I Collapse By Eminem ft Nate Dog as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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186 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ross Koscheck!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koscheck connects with a jab.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Justice throws a body punch but Koscheck moves out of range.
Justice missing with a left hand there. Koscheck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice sprawl there from Justice as Koscheck shoots in.
Justice slips a jab and a cross from Koscheck.
Koscheck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Justice.
Koscheck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justice manages to avoid it.
Justice loads up on a big right hand but Koscheck slips the punch.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koscheck was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Koscheck throws the left hand but Justice avoids the punch easily.
Koscheck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Justice stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Justice misses with a looping right.
Koscheck throws an overhand right that lands on Justice's shoulder, as Justice tries to avoid the shot.
Justice throws a jab when Koscheck was well out of range.
Justice stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Justice wants it to stay on the feet.
Justice throws a right hand that Koscheck ducks under and follows up with a left that Koscheck also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck with a hook.
Justice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koscheck.
Koscheck connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Justice's hands.
Koscheck stuns Justice with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Koscheck lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Justice lands a glancing blow to the side of Koscheck's head.
Koscheck missing with a left hand there. Justice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Decent striking displayed by Koscheck there.
Justice fails to land with a series of punches.
Justice moves out of range of the strikes.
Ross Koscheck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justice scores with a jab to the head.
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!
Koscheck scores with a takedown into Justice's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Koscheck trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Justice is keeping the position for now.
Koscheck is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Justice can't keep his opponent in guard - Koscheck advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Justice is defending against the submission attempts here by Koscheck.
Koscheck passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck looking to control and managing it successfully.
Justice tries to hold on but Koscheck pushes him away.
Justice can't escape the position.
Koscheck moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Justice has worked his arm free - good work by Justice!
Koscheck is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Justice has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck trying to control the position but Justice is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justice holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Koscheck wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Justice, who protects the arm well.
Justice tries to bench press Koscheck off him but Koscheck keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koscheck working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Koscheck dominated that round.
That's time! Justice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Koscheck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Justice.
Justice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koscheck.
Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Koscheck is just out of range.
Justice tries to clinch there but Koscheck circles away.
Koscheck closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Justice's guard.
Justice 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.
Justice is working hard here to advance position.
Koscheck looking to pass the guard.
Justice not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice keeping full guard, as Koscheck tries to pass.
Justice is trying to keep Koscheck in close.
Justice on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Justice tries to get out of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Johnny Justice just wasn't active enough.
A slow jab from Justice misses its intended target.
A big left from Koscheck misses.
Justice misses with an uppercut
and Koscheck counters with a stiff right hand.
Justice staying out of range there.
Justice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Justice slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Justice misses with a straight right.
Koscheck smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Koscheck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck looks to land a combination but Justice avoids it well.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Justice on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Justice slaps away a takedown attempt from Koscheck, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Justice has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnny Justice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Justice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnny Justice is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justice misses with a right hand
and Koscheck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koscheck throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Justice's waist but Justice gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Koscheck off to one side.
A slow jab from Koscheck misses its intended target.
Justice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Justice displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Koscheck.
Johnny Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Koscheck.
Justice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice tries to move into range but Koscheck moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Justice swings for the body but Koscheck moves out of range.
Koscheck avoids the body shot from Justice.
Koscheck lands an overhand right.
Koscheck connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Justice misses with an uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Justice. No joy for Koscheck on that attempt.
Justice feints a jab promting Koscheck to slip. Justice then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Koscheck slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Koscheck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justice.
Koscheck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Justice slips under a jab from Koscheck.
Koscheck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck throws a left and a right that both miss
and Justice counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Koscheck might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Justice instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Justice.
Justice lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koscheck tries to score a body lock takedown but Justice shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Justice working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Justice scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Justice.
Koscheck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koscheck is working for takedown but Justice is calmly controlling the position for now.
Koscheck is breathing heavily.
Justice makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Justice lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Justice dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Justice sends Koscheck crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Justice is motioning to the referee to let Koscheck up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koscheck misses the jab.
Justice blocks a jab.
Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Koscheck is just out of range.
Koscheck swats away the attempt to clinch by Justice.
Koscheck misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Justice gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Justice stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Justice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koscheck's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Koscheck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck is trying to maintain a safe position but Justice gets an underhook and turns Koscheck into the cage.
Justice lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Koscheck has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Justice avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Justice lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Justice fails to land.
Justice lands with a left to the head.
Justice lands with a short shot to the head.
Justice lands a body shot in the clinch.
Justice prevents a body shot from Koscheck.
Justice lands a body punch.
Koscheck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koscheck drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Justice gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnny Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Koscheck.
Justice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koschecks head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Justice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koscheck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Justice lands a body punch in the clinch.
Justice is working Koscheck over against the cage.
Justice lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koscheck backwards.
Still in the clinch, Justice scores with a nice short uppercut.
Justice scores with a shot to the side of Koscheck's head.
Justice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koscheck tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Justice smiles and moves away.
Justice throws a nice looking combination but Koscheck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck slips under a jab from Justice.
Justice lands a right hook to the body.
Koscheck avoids the body shot from Justice.
Justice works Koscheck's body with a nice hook.
Koscheck tries to bum rush Justice with a series of wild strikes but Justice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Justice connects with a right hand. Koscheck shakes it off.
Justice lands a big uppercut and Koscheck crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Koscheck looks OK. Justice waves Koscheck back to his feet!
Koscheck is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Koscheck is still on wobbly legs! Can Justice finish him?
Justice darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Koscheck's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Justice before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Justice!
Johnny Justice thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Jarzyna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Chabala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jarzyna might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Prodigy - Omen. Matt Chabala has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krzysztof Jarzyna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Chabala!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chabala lands with a straight right. Jarzyna didn't see that one coming.
Jarzyna defending well as Chabala loads up on a big left hand.
Jarzyna takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jarzyna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chabala throws a big shot that misses.
Chabala shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jarzyna defends it nicely.
Jarzyna lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chabala fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jarzyna to the ground. Chabala is now in Jarzyna's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jarzyna keeping full guard, as Chabala tries to pass.
Chabala works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chabala looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabala content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jarzyna is trying is best to control the position here.
Jarzyna is looking for a sweep. Chabala is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chabala in particular looking to stall.
Jarzyna tries to roll over but Chabala keeps him under control.
Chabala wants to pass to mount but Jarzyna is defending the position.
Chabala is keen to just control but Jarzyna is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chabala missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chabala is nestled in close to Jarzyna, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chabala stalling.
Jarzyna is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chabala thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jarzyna's head.
Chabala sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jarzyna defending well though.
Chabala working Jarzyna over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chabala connects with a nice short shot to Jarzyna's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarzyna is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jarzyna flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Chabala looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chabala moves into full mount! Jarzyna won't be happy about that!
Jarzyna is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chabala landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jarzyna on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jarzyna tries to get out of the position.
Jarzyna is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chabala scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jarzyna?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarzyna sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jarzyna tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Chabala has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chabala pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chabala landing strikes from the mount and Jarzyna is in trouble!
Jarzyna is in a horrible position here. Chabala smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jarzyna is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Chabala connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Jarzyna is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chabala lands a big elbow - Jarzyna is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Jarzyna is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Matt Chabala!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafinha Capoeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Raisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalle Raisi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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168 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafinha Capoeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Raisi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capoeira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raisi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raisi shoots in and gets a takedown into Capoeira's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raisi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Capoeira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Raisi has gone for a leg lock! Capoeira slips out almost immediately though and dives into Raisi's guard.
Capoeira has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Raisi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Capoeira passes into side control.
Raisi is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raisi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Capoeira stands up and beckons Raisi to join him on the feet.
Raisi connects with a single shot there.
Raisi fails with a takedown attempt.
Capoeira closes the distance and pushes Raisi back into the cage.
Capoeira digs a right hand underneath Raisi's ribcage. Raisi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Capoeira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Capoeira.
Capoeira scores a nice knee to the body.
Raisi looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Capoeira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Raisi jumps guard but Capoeira turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Capoeira.
Capoeira with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kalle Raisi has been cut.
Capoeira landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Capoeira.
Capoeira scores a nice knee to the body.
Capoeira lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Capoeira.
Capoeira lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Capoeira.
Capoeira lands a damaging elbow.
Capoeira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Capoeira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Raisi's face.
Capoeira scores with a shoulder strike.
Raisi looking to slow down the pace here.
Capoeira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Raisi is rocked!
Capoeira lands an elbow that stopped Raisi in his tracks for a moment.
Raisi is still on wobbly legs! Can Capoeira finish him?
Raisi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Capoeira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Raisi takes an elbow to the temple.
Capoeira working Raisi over with knees to the body.
Capoeira lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira lands a hook that snaps the head of Raisi backwards.
Capoeira cracks Raisi with a nice body shot.
Capoeira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Capoeira creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Raisi's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Raisi drops to his knees and Capoeira pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafinha Capoeira!
Our winner, Rafinha Capoeira, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Domingo Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Rodalgo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodalgo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ace of Spades - By Motorhead. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
157 lbs
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33
147 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Domingo Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michel Rodalgo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodalgo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Perez throws a leg kick but Rodalgo moved away.
Rodalgo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodalgo lands a nice hook to Perez's body. Perez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Perez throws a combination. Rodalgo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Perez walks into a jab.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Rodalgo slips the punch.
Jab, jab by Perez - just one landing.
Perez misses the shot to the body.
Perez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Perez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perez moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez breaks from the clinch.
Perez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Perez defending well as Rodalgo loads up on a big left hand.
Perez tries to bum rush Rodalgo with a series of wild strikes but Rodalgo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rodalgo tries to avoid it but Perez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rodalgo to the ground. Rodalgo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Perez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rodalgo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rodalgo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rodalgo is out of range and Perez settles back down.
Rodalgo moves out of range of the body kick.
Domingo Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rodalgo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Perez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rodalgo lands a couple of digs.
Rodalgo working some strikes from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodalgo wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rodalgo tries to free his leg and advance position but Perez is retaining full guard.
Perez looking for a sweep. Not yet Perez, not yet.
Rodalgo forces his way into half guard.
Perez gets back to full guard.
Perez trying to keep a closed guard but Rodalgo is proving a slippery customer.
Perez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rodalgo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Perez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Perez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Rodalgo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Rodalgo!
Perez wants to sweep here but Rodalgo controlling him for the moment.
Rodalgo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodalgo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rodalgo trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perez looking for a guillotine here but Rodalgo defends easily.
Rodalgo content to stall in guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michel Rodalgo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodalgo was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
An inside leg kick from Perez misses.
Perez gets a double leg takedown into Rodalgo's guard.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodalgo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rodalgo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rodalgo has escaped and now he's on top!
Rodalgo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rodalgo trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo preventing the sweep.
Rodalgo stands up over Perez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rodalgo throws a strike but Perez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rodalgo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Perez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Perez looking to pass the guard.
Perez won't allow Rodalgo to sweep him here.
Michel Rodalgo has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodalgo is keeping the position for now.
Perez trying to control but Rodalgo is working from the bottom.
Perez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rodalgo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We're going to have a standup here because Domingo Perez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rodalgo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rodalgo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez misses with a hook
and Rodalgo counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez shoots for a takedown but Rodalgo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Perez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perez misses with a hook. Rodalgo ducked under it nicely.
Rodalgo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it.
Perez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rodalgo eats them both and turns towards Perez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rodalgo moves away from the strike by Perez.
Rodalgo takes a swing at Perez's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Perez.
Rodalgo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodalgo drives through and clinches with Perez against the cage.
Rodalgo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perez's efforts to push away.
Rodalgo blocks an uppercut.
Perez breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodalgo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Perez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo passes to full mount!
Perez tries to hold on but Rodalgo postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rodalgo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Perez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez is trying desperately to improve position.
Rodalgo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michel Rodalgo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rodalgo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodalgo was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Perez lands a body shot.
Rodalgo throws a body punch but Perez moves out of range.
Rodalgo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perez.
Rodalgo misses the shot to the body.
Rodalgo blocks a jab.
Rodalgo connects with the punch.
Rodalgo blocks a head kick by Perez.
Perez is looking to land body kicks.
Rodalgo tries to clinch up but Perez circles away and keeps his distance.
Perez throws a hook to the side of Rodalgo's head but Rodalgo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo takes a swing at Perez's ribcage but misses.
Rodalgo tries to clinch up but Perez circles away and keeps his distance.
Domingo Perez is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodalgo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rodalgo closes the distance and clinches up with Perez, looking for a takedown. Rodalgo pushes Perez against the cage but Perez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rodalgo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perez misses the shot to the body.
Rodalgo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Perez scores with a spinning back kick!
Perez lands a really nice looking cross but Rodalgo seems unphased.
Rodalgo jabs at Perez's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rodalgo.
Rodalgo scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodalgo throws a hook but Perez avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Perez.
Perez slips a straight right by Rodalgo.
Rodalgo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
An inside leg kick lands from Perez.
Perez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Perez misses with a looping left.
Perez lands with a cross.
Rodalgo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Michel Rodalgo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Perez throws a low kick, looking for Rodalgo's leg but Rodalgo calmly moves out of range.
Perez misses with a takedown
and Rodalgo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Perez!
Rodalgo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perez keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo controlling the position from side mount.
Domingo Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodalgo is looking to take a break and control but Perez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rodalgo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Michel Rodalgo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Perez thuds a left hand into Rodalgo's body.
Rodalgo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Perez dips to his left and cracks Rodalgo with an uppercut!
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodalgo cracks Perez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodalgo digs a good hook to Perez's body.
Rodalgo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodalgo wants to take a breather but Perez is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Rodalgo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rodalgo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michel Rodalgo!
A relieved looking Michel Rodalgo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Tse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tse has chosen Clutch - Big News I as his entrance music. Jay Warner 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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jay Warner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luca Tse!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tse moves into the clinch.
Warner wants a takedown.
Tse lands with a right to the head.
Tse scores with a shot to the side of Warner's head.
Warner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tse avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Warner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tse gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Warner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tse keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Warner's efforts to push away.
Tse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tse swings wildly with an uppercut but Warner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tse gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Warner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tse gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tse scores with a nice hook to the head.
Warner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Warner tries for a takedown but Tse manages to get underhooks.
Tse displaying some good clinch control by pressing Warner up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tse lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Tse.
Warner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tse is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tse throws a punch but it's blocked by Warner.
Tse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tse digs a right hand into Warner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Warner's gas tank.
Warner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tse has him pressed against the cage.
Tse working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tse lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Tse scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tse misses with the head strike.
Tse's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Tse dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tse gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tse is pushing Warner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Warner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Warner is trying to drag Tse to the mat but Tse just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Warner wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Warner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner can't get the takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tse.
Tse lands a right hand that snaps the head of Warner backwards.
Tse prevents the takedown attempt.
Tse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Warner backwards.
Warner is looking for a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warner.
Tse lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Warner backwards.
Tse cracks Warner with a nice body shot.
Warner is working for takedown but Tse is calmly controlling the position for now.
Warner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tse lands with a right to the head.
Luca Tse seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Warner goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tse prevents it.
Tse lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tse pulls his leg out and moves away.
Warner avoids the body shot from Tse.
Luca Tse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tse looks to throw the jab but Warner is out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tse slowing the pace effectively.
Warner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Warner tries for a takedown but Tse manages to get underhooks.
Tse's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Warner prevents a body shot from Tse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Tse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Warner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tse misses with a low kick.
Tse misses with a left hand
and Warner counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Warner.
Warner passes Tse's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tse can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Warner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tse really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Warner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tse is doing well to control the position and prevent Warner from advancing to side control.
Warner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tse sees it coming and defends easily.
Warner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Warner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tse has his hands clasped together around Warner's back. He's all about the action.
Warner seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Tse is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jay Warner!
Jay Warner opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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