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REZDOG 39: Spong vs. Frochzer PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piotrek Szkodnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herberto Mingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotrek Szkodnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herberto Mingo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szkodnik tries a head kick but it misses.
Szkodnik drops Mingo with a left right combo! Szkodnik follows him down to the ground into side control.
Mingo is rocked!
Szkodnik has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Mingo is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Szkodnik yanks on the arm and Mingo is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Szkodnik.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Piotrek Szkodnik!
A victorious Piotrek Szkodnik 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anders Fanemmel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pandarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Pandarian acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anders Fanemmel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Pandarian!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fanemmel throws a sloppy body shot
and Pandarian counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pandarian preventing the sweep.
Fanemmel has his foot on Pandarian's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pandarian works his way back into a safe position though.
Fanemmel trying to keep a closed guard but Pandarian is proving a slippery customer.
Pandarian postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fanemmel has momentary wrist control but Pandarian slips an elbow through the middle.
Pandarian is sitting in close to Fanemmel's body. Fanemmel has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Pandarian is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Pandarian is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Fanemmel.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anders Fanemmel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Heeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Rurkowiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herbert Heeta could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Damian Rurkowiec's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herbert Heeta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damian Rurkowiec!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rurkowiec clinches up against the cage.
Rurkowiec tries to throw a body punch but Heeta avoids it by throwing Rurkowiec back against the cage.
Rurkowiec displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heeta up against the cage.
Heeta letting Rurkowiec take a breather here.
Rurkowiec slows down the pace here.
Rurkowiec stalling the fight.
Heeta is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rurkowiec can't fight it off and eventually Heeta manages to take the fight to the floor. Rurkowiec looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rurkowiec is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rurkowiec tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heeta wants to control from the top but Rurkowiec keeps moving.
Heeta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rurkowiec is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Heeta wants to get up but he can't break Rurkowiec's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Heeta trying to control but Rurkowiec is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Heeta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rurkowiec's waist but Rurkowiec gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Heeta off to one side.
No luck for Heeta with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rurkowiec gets a clinch.
Heeta jumps into guard, dragging Rurkowiec to the mat.
Heeta keeping moving, preventing Rurkowiec from controlling successfully.
Rurkowiec stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heeta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rurkowiec content to stall in guard here.
Rurkowiec has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Heeta is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rurkowiec trying to move into half guard but instead Heeta has managed to sweep!
Heeta postures up.
Rurkowiec looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Heeta has picked Rurkowiec up and slammed him! Rurkowiec can't keep hold of the triangle and Heeta manages to pass to side control!
Heeta trying to control the position but Rurkowiec is working away.
Rurkowiec wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Heeta has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Rurkowiec's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Rurkowiec is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Heeta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Herbert Heeta!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ulf Jensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Heyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulf Jensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Heyman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heyman forces Jensson back against the cage and clinches.
Heyman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heyman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jensson is defending well for now.
Heyman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Heyman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jensson backwards.
Jensson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heyman misses with an uppercut
so Jensson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jensson pushing down on Heyman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jensson is trying to work for a kimura but Heyman is defending well.
Heyman wants to get back to full guard.
Jensson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Heyman wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensson is taking a breather. Heyman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jensson wants to free his trapped foot but Heyman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jensson prevents Heyman from improving his position.
Heyman is looking to control Jensson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Heyman avoid being mounted?
Heyman is looking for a sweep. Jensson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Heyman trying to control from the bottom.
Jensson prevents Heyman from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Heyman missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Heyman is pressing down on Jensson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Heyman keeping moving, preventing Jensson from controlling successfully.
Jensson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Heyman is trying to keep Jensson in close.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A left lands for Heyman.
Heyman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jensson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Heyman's coach down at Nordic Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Heyman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Heyman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jensson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heyman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heyman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jensson counters with a shoot takedown. Heyman fights it but they end up in guard.
Heyman being controlled here, momentarily.
Jensson passes Heyman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Heyman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Heyman trying to control the position.
Heyman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jensson preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jensson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heyman looking to control but Jensson passes into half guard.
Heyman actively working from the bottom here.
Jensson is looking to take a break and control but Heyman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jensson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulf Jensson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jensson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Heyman throws a wild body kick that Jensson sees coming a mile off.
Jensson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jensson ducks under a wild hook from Heyman.
Heyman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jensson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Heyman to score with a decent uppercut.
Heyman lands a front kick.
Heyman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Heyman misses
and Jensson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jensson.
Heyman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jensson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jensson wants to pass the guard but Heyman is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heyman working for a triangle but Jensson defends it easily.
Jensson wants to control from the top but Heyman keeps moving.
Jensson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Heyman keeping moving, preventing Jensson from controlling successfully.
Jensson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jensson stops Heyman from standing up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Charles Heyman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Heyman wants to clinch but Jensson slips to the side
and Jensson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Heyman holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Heyman wants to improve his position but Jensson is controlling well.
Heyman controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Heyman throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Heyman tries to roll over but Jensson keeps him under control.
Jensson is thwarting Heyman's attempts to control the position.
Jensson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Heyman misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Heyman sees it coming and defends easily.
Jensson controlling the action here.
Heyman trying to control here.
Heyman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Heyman working a defensive guard here.
Jensson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Heyman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jensson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Heyman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jensson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jensson avoids the head kick by Heyman.
Jensson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jensson looks for a takedown but Heyman sprawls well.
Heyman misses with a shot to the body
and Jensson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Heyman is looking to control Jensson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Heyman avoid being mounted?
Jensson controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heyman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jensson is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulf Jensson dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Heyman throws a lazy body kick
and Jensson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jensson.
Jensson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heyman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Heyman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jensson wants to control from the top but Heyman keeps moving.
Jensson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jensson postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jensson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Heyman looking to control but Jensson passes into half guard.
Heyman is looking for a sweep. Jensson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heyman trying to control here.
Jensson not doing much here.
Jensson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Heyman actively working from the bottom here.
Jensson uses his free foot to push down on Heyman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Heyman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jensson prevents Heyman from getting the reversal.
Heyman tries to hold on but Jensson postures up.
Jensson content just to control the position here.
Heyman is looking to get to half guard.
Jensson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jensson avoids the attempt from Heyman to control.
Heyman working to try and regain half guard.
Ulf Jensson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jensson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Charles Heyman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heyman has given up his back. Will we see Jensson going for some submissions?
Heyman tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jensson controlling from mount.
Heyman tries to hold on but Jensson postures up.
Heyman is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Jensson has taken his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jensson not allowing Heyman to control his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ulf Jensson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jensson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulf Jensson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Kokainowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Sobiesky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Kokainowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Louis Sobiesky!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokainowicz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sobiesky tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kokainowicz misses with a two punch combination.
Kokainowicz looks to land a combination but Sobiesky avoids it well.
Kokainowicz throws a right and a left that Sobiesky avoids nicely.
Kokainowicz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sobiesky dips to his left and cracks Kokainowicz with an uppercut!
Sobiesky lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sobiesky misses with a hook.
Kokainowicz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sobiesky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kokainowicz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kokainowicz throws a combination that misses
so Sobiesky counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobiesky pushes down on Kokainowicz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sobiesky is trying for a kimura here. Kokainowicz looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sobiesky wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Louis Sobiesky!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niilo Vaaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kivi Kipelainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kipelainen has chosen To Vahalla! as his entrance music. Niilo Vaaka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kivi Kipelainen's chin.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niilo Vaaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kivi Kipelainen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaaka connects with the punch.
Kipelainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Kipelainen looks to move away, Vaaka throws a big counter combo bu Kipelainen just gets out of the way.
Vaaka swinging wildly here.
Kipelainen clinches up with Vaaka and pushes him back against the cage.
Vaaka prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kipelainen tries for a takedown. No joy.
A frustrated look appears on Vaaka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kipelainen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Vaaka misses.
Vaaka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vaaka lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kipelainen backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vaaka leaves Kipelainen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Vaaka was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Niilo Vaaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kivi Kipelainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaaka looks to land a combination. Kipelainen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kipelainen is rocked!
Vaaka scores with a shot to the body.
Kipelainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Vaaka finish him?
Vaaka sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Kipelainen's defenses. It connects perfectly with Kipelainen's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Niilo Vaaka!
Kivi Kipelainen spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry to all my fans who have come here at their expense. Will be back better then ever next time.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zheng Ming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Sebastian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zheng Ming has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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280 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zheng Ming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sebastian Sebastian!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ming scores with the left hand. Sebastian knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut there from Ming.
Zheng Ming seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sebastian throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ming lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Sebastian up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Ming from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Sebastian's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zheng Ming!
A very excited looking Zheng Ming made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan McLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Chris Arnold has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Arnold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jordan McLeod!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnold throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McLeod's waist but McLeod gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Arnold off to one side.
Chris Arnold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arnold has a takedown stuffed.
Arnold throws a head kick that misses.
McLeod steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arnold.
Arnold feints a jab promting McLeod to slip. Arnold then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McLeod slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Arnold lands a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Arnold.
McLeod fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Arnold to the ground. McLeod is now in Arnold's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McLeod accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McLeod wants to control from the top but Arnold keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLeod postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Arnold keeping moving, preventing McLeod from controlling successfully.
McLeod throws a big right hand that misses.
McLeod looking to pass the guard.
Arnold keeping moving, preventing McLeod from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
McLeod has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arnold utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Arnold dives in for a single leg takedown but McLeod sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Arnold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arnold fails to land with a series of punches.
McLeod steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Arnold.
Arnold throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McLeod keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Arnold is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLeod rushes Arnold and presses him up against the cage.
McLeod goes for a takedown in the clinch but Arnold prevents it.
McLeod pushes Arnold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McLeod struggles to land a body shot inside as Arnold controls his hands.
McLeod tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arnold avoids it.
McLeod tries to throw a body punch but Arnold avoids it by throwing McLeod back against the cage.
McLeod breaks from the clinch.
Arnold misses with a body punch
and Arnold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arnold tries to score a power double leg takedown but McLeod sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Arnold somewhat.
McLeod tries to counter with a clinch but Arnold shakes him off and moves away.
Arnold throws a right and a left that McLeod avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McLeod trying to land knees to the body.
McLeod has hold of one of Arnold's legs. Arnold is fighting the takedown attempt but McLeod gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McLeod drops back looking for a leg! Arnold is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Arnold manages to kick McLeod off! McLeod jumps back into Arnold's guard.
Arnold keeping moving, preventing McLeod from controlling successfully.
McLeod postures up.
McLeod working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Arnold's head.
McLeod trying to control the position from guard on top but Arnold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McLeod cracks Arnold with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLeod with a nice head shot there.
Arnold is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McLeod is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Arnold is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Arnold knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McLeod on the ground.
McLeod throwing strikes but missing.
We've been hearing good reports from Arnold's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Arnold is looking to stand up but McLeod isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Arnold misses with a double jab
and McLeod counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McLeod ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McLeod closes the distance and pushes Arnold back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan McLeod dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McLeod is looking to clinch.
Arnold is looking for a counter combo.
A left and a right from Arnold both land. Nice combination.
Arnold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McLeod looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arnold tries to keep at a distance but McLeod has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arnold can't break the clinch.
McLeod wants to take the fight to the mat but Arnold manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Arnold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arnold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arnold blocks an elbow strike.
McLeod looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLeod landing knees to the body.
McLeod lands a good knee to the midsection. Arnold won't want to take too many of those.
Arnold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Arnold does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLeod drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Arnold has momentary wrist control but McLeod slips an elbow through the middle.
McLeod with a flurry of punches that miss.
McLeod is pushing down on Arnold's leg trying to pass to half guard. Arnold is fighting to maintain full guard but McLeod has managed to sneak the leg through.
McLeod is trying to control the action in half guard but Arnold is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Arnold tries to get to full guard but McLeod has control of the leg.
McLeod seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Arnold does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Arnold keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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. McLeod connects with a nice short shot to Arnold's temple.
McLeod trying to control from half guard but Arnold is working away.
Arnold wants to improve his position but McLeod is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLeod throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Arnold is looking to escape.
McLeod is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Arnold has managed to free his arm - good work.
McLeod throws a strike but Arnold avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
McLeod throws a big right hand that misses.
McLeod showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McLeod working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
McLeod is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLeod postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Arnold wants to stand up but McLeod is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arnold tries to close the distance and clinch but McLeod swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McLeod dodges the punch combination from Arnold.
McLeod is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Arnold with a body shot.
McLeod misses with a takedown attempt - Arnold sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Arnold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McLeod.
Arnold throws a combination that misses
and McLeod counters with a nice body shot.
Arnold misses with a two punch combination.
It seemed like McLeod was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McLeod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arnold moves away.
McLeod shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Arnold is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McLeod is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLeod working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Arnold's head.
McLeod throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McLeod pushes down on Arnold's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McLeod slows the pace down in half guard.
McLeod is trying to work for a kimura but Arnold is defending well.
McLeod not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McLeod has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arnold kicks McLeod off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan McLeod showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Arnold throws a hook but McLeod blocks it.
Arnold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McLeod manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McLeod circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arnold gets caught napping as McLeod dives in and scores a takedown. Arnold manages to retain guard.
Arnold working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McLeod.
Arnold keeping moving, preventing McLeod from controlling successfully.
McLeod is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McLeod passes Arnold's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jordan McLeod has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLeod not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Arnold is looking to improve his position.
McLeod is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Arnold has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLeod trying to control the action but Arnold is working from the bottom.
McLeod working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McLeod sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Arnold defending well though.
McLeod sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Arnold is looking to control McLeod's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Arnold avoid being mounted?
McLeod tries to pass the half guard into mount. Arnold knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McLeod wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arnold keeps working.
McLeod working Arnold over with strikes.
McLeod stalling.
McLeod not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McLeod tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arnold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arnold half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McLeod keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arnold's efforts to push away.
Arnold blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLeod lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Arnold scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but McLeod manages to mount him!
McLeod trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McLeod lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Arnold tries to hold on but McLeod postures up.
McLeod misses with a head shot.
McLeod lands a big elbow.
McLeod lands with some strikes.
McLeod unloads with some shots from mount but Arnold bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold wants to control but McLeod is having none of it.
McLeod throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Arnold because McLeod loaded up on that one.
BOOM! McLeod connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McLeod lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLeod looking to secure an arm triangle but Arnold defends it well.
Arnold is working to get back to half guard.
McLeod lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McLeod unloading with bombs!
Chris Arnold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jordan McLeod is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McLeod tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan McLeod comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McLeod 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan McLeod!
Jordan McLeod tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jazman Frochzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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21
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kelvin Spong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jazman Frochzer!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frochzer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Spong lands a jab to the nose.
Frochzer swinging wildly here.
Spong rushes Frochzer and presses him up against the cage.
Spong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frochzer's elbow.
Spong stalling in the clinch but Frochzer improves position.
Frochzer is working for takedown but Spong is calmly controlling the position for now.
Spong lands a nice uppercut.
Spong lands with a left to the head.
Spong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Frochzer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spong lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frochzer actively working from the bottom here.
Spong working the head and body with strikes.
Frochzer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Spong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Spong wants to control from the top but Frochzer keeps moving.
Frochzer is trying to keep Spong in close.
Spong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Frochzer is trying to keep Spong in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Spong passes into half guard.
Frochzer has hold of Spong's hands but Spong slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Spong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Spong lands a nice short elbow.
Spong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Frochzer gets full guard.
Frochzer working a defensive guard but Spong manages to pass into side control anyway.
Spong wants to control for a moment but Frochzer uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frochzer trying to control here.
Spong is keen to just control but Frochzer is a slippery customer.
Frochzer trying to control from the bottom.
Spong lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Spong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Frochzer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Spong seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Frochzer is rocked!
Spong lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Frochzer! More strikes land and this one is all over! Spong jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelvin Spong!
Kelvin Spong retains his welterweight title!
Kelvin Spong thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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