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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cordero Rodolfo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolo Yang (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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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cordero Rodolfo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bolo Yang!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodolfo shoots for a double leg takedown but Yang sprawls well. He's pushed Rodolfo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yang tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rodolfo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yang moves away.
Rodolfo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Yang's guard.
Yang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rodolfo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rodolfo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rodolfo has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Yang to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Rodolfo is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Yang pulls down on the head and he's put Rodolfo to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bolo Yang!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blaine Demono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Weeill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Blaine Demono has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Blaine Demono seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blaine Demono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marek Weeill!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demono stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Weeill.
Demono throws a body shot but no joy.
Weeill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Weeill tries a head kick but it misses.
As Weeill backs away, Demono returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Demono connects with a jab.
Demono dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Demono connects with a body shot.
Marek Weeill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weeill wants to clinch up but Demono keeps it at a distance.
Weeill with a poor takedown
and Demono makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Weeill looks winded!
Weeill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Demono stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Marek Weeill has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demono jabs Weeill to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Demono lands with a shot to the body.
Demono drops Weeill with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Weeill! Demono dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blaine Demono!
Blaine Demono seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Savage has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Judah!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage has Judah up against the cage in a clinch.
Savage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Judah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Judah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
Judah lands with a short shot to the head.
Savage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judah.
Savage has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A frustrated look appears on Savage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Judah cracks Savage with a nice body shot.
Judah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Judah lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Rocky Savage has been cut.
Judah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Judah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah crunches a lovely knee into Savage's ribcage.
Judah lands a nice knee to the body.
Savage is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Judah.
Judah landing knees to the body.
Judah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Judah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Savage is rocked!
Judah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
Oh Savage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Judah landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Judah.
Judah has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Savage - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Judah, and another! Savage is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Daniel Judah!
Our winner, Daniel Judah, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Malandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Hunt 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Malandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left and a right from Hunt both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Sergio Malandro has been cut.
Malandro instigates a clinch.
Hunt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Malandro avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Malandro landing knees to the body.
Malandro lands a damaging elbow.
Malandro landing knees to the head.
Malandro landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malandro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Malandro working Hunt over with knees to the body.
Hunt looks winded!
Malandro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hunt's face.
Malandro with a knee to the head.
Malandro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Malandro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hunt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Malandro scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Malandro.
Malandro lands an elbow just above Hunt 's eye.
Hunt working hard to break the clinch.
Malandro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malandro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Malandro lands a knee to the head.
Malandro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Malandro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Malandro lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Malandro.
Malandro crunches a lovely knee into Hunt's ribcage.
Malandro scores with a knee to the head.
Hunt tries to break free but Malandro pushes him back against the cage.
Malandro lands a knee to the head.
Hunt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Malandro.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Malandro has him pressed against the cage.
Malandro with a knee to the head.
Malandro lands an elbow just above Hunt 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Malandro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malandro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Malandro.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Malandro.
Malandro lands an elbow just above Hunt 's eye.
Hunt working hard to break the clinch.
Malandro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Malandro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hunt can't break the clinch.
Hunt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Malandro.
Malandro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Malandro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Malandro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Malandro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Hunt tries to circle away but Malandro has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malandro connects with a knee to the head.
Malandro lands an elbow that stopped Hunt in his tracks for a moment.
Hunt takes an elbow to the temple.
Malandro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Hunt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Malandro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Malandro scores a nice knee to the body.
Malandro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A frustrated look appears on Hunt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Malandro lands a nice elbow.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Malandro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Malandro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt wants to break free but Malandro has control.
Malandro lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malandro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hunt tries to break free but Malandro pushes him back against the cage.
Malandro lands a knee to the head.
Malandro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Malandro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Malandro lands an elbow inside that Hunt shrugs off.
Malandro lands an elbow just above Hunt 's eye.
Malandro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Malandro has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Malandro lands a knee to the body.
Hunt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Malandro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hunt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malandro with a knee to the head.
Malandro lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Malandro.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Malandro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Malandro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Malandro throws a leg kick but Hunt moved away.
Malandro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Hunt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Malandro moves into the clinch.
Malandro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Malandro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Malandro with a knee to the head.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Malandro has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt takes an elbow to the temple.
Malandro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
Malandro scores with a knee to the head.
Malandro lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malandro scores with a knee to the head.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Malandro is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Malandro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malandro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Malandro.
Hunt is trying to push Malandro away but Malandro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Malandro connects with a knee to the head.
Malandro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Malandro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunt is looking to break free of the clinch but Malandro has double underhooks.
Sergio Malandro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunt working hard to break the clinch.
Hunt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Malandro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hunt is trying to force a seperation but Malandro has the dominant position.
Hunt misses with an elbow strike.
Malandro working Hunt over with knees to the body.
Malandro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Malandro scores with a knee to the head.
Malandro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Hunt is looking to break free of the clinch but Malandro has double underhooks.
Malandro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malandro has Hunt pressed against the cage, preventing Hunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Malandro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Malandro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
Hunt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Malandro has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Malandro.
Hunt is trying to break free.
Malandro lands an elbow just above Hunt 's eye.
Hunt takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Malandro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Malandro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hunt can't break the clinch.
Malandro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Malandro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hunt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Malandro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malandro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunt tries to break the clinch but Malandro is controlling the position.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt tries to stall but Malandro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hunt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Malandro has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Malandro.
Hunt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Malandro tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
Hunt wants to break free but Malandro has control.
Hunt tries to circle away but Malandro has him pinned against the cage.
Malandro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Malandro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Malandro prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hunt takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Malandro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Malandro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hunt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Malandro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunt blocks it with crossed arms.
Hunt tries to break free but Malandro pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Malandro won't allow it.
Malandro lands an elbow that stopped Hunt in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Malandro.
Hunt wants to break free but Malandro has control.
Hunt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hunt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Malandro is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Malandro.
Hunt is trying to break free.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Malandro won't allow it.
Malandro prevents Hunt from breaking the clinch.
Malandro landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Malandro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Malandro's cut.
That's time! Malandro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Malandro tries to clinch up.
Hunt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Malandro doesn't seem bothered though.
Malandro motions for Hunt to come forward. Malandro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sergio Malandro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malandro moves in looking to clinch but Hunt pushes him off.
Malandro wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.
Hunt gets tackled into the cage by Malandro. Malandro maintains the clinch.
Hunt tries to break free but Malandro pushes him back against the cage.
Malandro lands a knee to the head.
Hunt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Malandro obliges.
Malandro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hunt's face.
Malandro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malandro missing with knees to the body.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Malandro is controlling him.
Malandro lands a knee to the body.
Malandro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malandro lands a damaging elbow.
Malandro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunt blocks it with crossed arms.
Hunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Malandro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Malandro pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hunt working hard to break the clinch.
Malandro misses with a knee to the head.
Hunt can't break the clinch.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Malandro is controlling him.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Malandro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Malandro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Malandro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch but Malandro keeps him there for the moment.
Hunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Malandro missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt wants to break free but Malandro has control.
Hunt blocks the elbow strike.
Hunt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Malandro lands a damaging elbow.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malandro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hunt wants to break free but Malandro has control.
Hunt wants to break free but Malandro has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Malandro.
Malandro lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt tries to break free but Malandro pushes him back against the cage.
Malandro with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Malandro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hunt's brow.
Malandro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hunt tries to break the clinch but Malandro is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malandro tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Malandro has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt is trying to break free.
Hunt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Malandro has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt is trying to force a seperation but Malandro has the dominant position.
Hunt is trying to force a seperation but Malandro has the dominant position.
Hunt tries to break free but Malandro pushes him back against the cage.
Malandro lands a knee to the head.
Hunt is trying to break free.
Hunt is trying to break free.
Malandro scores with a knee to the head.
Malandro lands a knee to the body.
Hunt working hard to break the clinch.
Malandro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Malandro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malandro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Malandro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Malandro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hunt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Malandro misses with an elbow over the top.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Malandro won't allow it.
Malandro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malandro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hunt is looking to break free of the clinch but Malandro has double underhooks.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malandro lands a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Hunt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hunt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Hunt tries to break the clinch but Malandro is controlling the position.
Hunt can't break the clinch.
Daniel Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sergio Malandro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Malandro uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Malandro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Malandro, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Malandro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabian Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ennio Morricone - Rabbia E Tarantella. Robert McCall has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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212 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fabian Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert McCall!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCall swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
McCall loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie throws a hook but McCall avoids it easily.
McCall jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
McCall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
McCall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCall throws a big shot that misses.
McCall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie.
McCall uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
Gracie avoids the body shot from McCall.
Gracie misses with a leg kick
and McCall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCall throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
It looked like Gracie was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McCall throws a lazy uppercut
and Gracie counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a crisp one two that drops McCall! Gracie thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves McCall to his feet! McCall is in big trouble!
McCall looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie is looking for a counter combo.
McCall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gracie throws a series of punches but McCall avoids them all with ease.
McCall throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a crisp right hand that drops McCall! Gracie lets McCall back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Robert McCall has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCall lands with an overhand left.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
McCall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McCall thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Gracie was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McCall walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McCall throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Robert McCall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
McCall let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Good exchange - McCall coming out on top.
A lazy body kick from McCall
and Gracie counters with a crisp one two that drops McCall! Gracie thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves McCall to his feet! McCall is in big trouble!
McCall lands a front kick.
McCall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McCall cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
McCall lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like Fabian Gracie has been cut.
Gracie tries to bum rush McCall with a series of wild strikes but McCall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCall throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. McCall saw that one coming.
McCall lands a nice looking body shot.
McCall punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Gracie scores with a hook.
Gracie throws a series of punches but McCall moves out of range.
Gracie throws a good cross that connects.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McCall.
McCall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCall just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
McCall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from McCall.
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!
McCall keeps Gracie at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
McCall swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McCalls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McCall jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McCall lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie misses with a body punch
and McCall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCall connects with an inside leg kick.
McCall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McCall ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCall scores with a jab.
McCall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McCall throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert McCall dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McCall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
A big left from Gracie misses.
A good leg kick by McCall.
A big right from McCall misses.
McCall misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Gracie was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McCall.
McCall just misses with a punch to the body.
McCall lands a jab to the nose.
Gracie lands with a thumping leg kick.
McCall works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall misses with a kick to the body.
McCall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCall lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Despite the aggression on McCall's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gracie takes a swing at McCall's ribcage but misses.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fabian Gracie's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCall loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
McCall scores with a punch to the head.
A shot to the body from McCall misses
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
McCall misses with a low kick.
McCall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCall lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Fabian Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCall throws a half hearted mid kick.
McCall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of McCall's head but McCall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from McCall misses.
Robert McCall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCall moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
McCall misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
McCall 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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow McCall down.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
McCall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCall misses with a kick to the body
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McCall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for McCall. That snapped Gracie's head back.
McCall checks a low kick from Gracie.
McCall appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gracie scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracie blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCall.
A combination from McCall does no damage.
Gracie takes one on the button.
McCall lands a jab.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gracie connects with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by McCall. Beautiful body shot.
Gracie throws a right hand that McCall ducks under and follows up with a left that McCall also avoids with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McCall! But no joy.
McCall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCall throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Gracie misses with a combination
and McCall counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie blocks a head kick by McCall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCall's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCall throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings McCall.
McCall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A clash of legs there as Gracie blocks the low kick.
McCall lands a nice shot to the body.
McCall lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCall throws a big shot that misses.
McCall cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fabian Gracie's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McCall drops Gracie with a beautiful combination! Gracie stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McCall is looking for the KO!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
McCall tries to move into range but Gracie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert McCall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie tries to bum rush McCall with a series of wild strikes but McCall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCall swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gracie.
McCall is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
McCall punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
McCall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
McCall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall misses the shot to the body.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCall lands the left hand.
Gracie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gracie walks into a jab.
McCall scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gracie misses with a hook. McCall ducked under it nicely.
McCall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McCall throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCall feints with a jab and clips Gracie right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Gracie is sent crashing into the canvas and McCall leaps in for the kill! Gracie tries to get to his feet but McCall is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Gracie is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert McCall!
Robert McCall bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nebojša Brynjar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shovel Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shovel Knight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Shovel Knight will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nebojša Brynjar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shovel Knight!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight connects with a leg kick. Brynjar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brynjar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brynjar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knight.
Knight has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Brynjar clinches up against the cage.
Knight prevents a body shot from Brynjar.
Knight is trying to push Brynjar away but Brynjar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Brynjar on the inside.
A short right from Knight on the inside.
Brynjar leaning against his opponent.
Knight struggles to land a body shot inside as Brynjar controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brynjar.
Brynjar lands a shot to the body.
Brynjar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brynjar lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brynjar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brynjar presses Knight against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brynjar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brynjar swings wildly with an uppercut but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brynjar keeps control of Knight as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brynjar gets through Knight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Brynjar on the inside.
Knight tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knight working hard to break the clinch.
Brynjar scores with a shoulder strike.
Brynjar slowing the pace effectively.
Knight tries to break free but Brynjar pushes him back against the cage.
Brynjar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knight takes a shot to the head.
Brynjar lands with a left to the head.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brynjar lands with a light punch inside.
Knight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nebojša Brynjar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brynjar throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight looks to land a body kick but Brynjar moved away.
Knight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brynjar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brynjar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knight, pushing him back against the cage.
Brynjar is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Brynjar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brynjar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brynjar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brynjar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knight looking to stall.
Brynjar throws a head punch that misses.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brynjar backwards.
Brynjar cracks Knight with a nice body shot.
Knight is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brynjar to keep the fight standing.
Knight tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brynjar smiles and moves away.
Nebojša Brynjar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shovel Knight.
Knight throws a front kick that sends Brynjar stumbling back into the cage.
Brynjar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight walks into a left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knight.
Brynjar checks the leg kick.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Knight motions for Brynjar to come forward. Knight throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brynjar blocks the body kick.
Knight throws a body punch but Brynjar moves out of range.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Brynjar.
Brynjar cracks Knight with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Knight there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brynjar throws a jab when Knight was well out of range.
Brynjar throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knight is looking to chop away at Brynjar's legs.
The fighters circling - Brynjar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knight throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar digs a good hook to Knight's body.
Knight throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brynjar looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Knight throws out a counter right but Brynjar avoids it with no problem.
Brynjar lands a jab to the nose.
Brynjar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Brynjar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brynjar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brynjar throws a body shot but no joy.
As Brynjar backs off Knight throws a huge counter combo but Brynjar manages to avoid it all.
Knight jabs Brynjar right on the nose. Brynjar blinks but takes it well.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brynjar throws out the jab.
Brynjar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brynjar throws a hook but Knight blocks it.
Brynjar misses with a straight left.
Knight replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Brynjar blocks it well.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knight throws a leg kick but Brynjar moved away.
Brynjar's corner calls for a 1-2. Brynjar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Brynjar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nebojša Brynjar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brynjar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Knight looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knight moves away from the strike by Brynjar.
Brynjar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Brynjar misses the target.
Knight throws a leg kick
and Brynjar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knight is rocked!
Knight walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Brynjar! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nebojša Brynjar!
Our winner, Nebojša Brynjar, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Zanik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zanik comes to the cage accompanied by Walk this way. Alex Young is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ted Zanik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Young!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zanik shoots in and drives through. Young sprawls well.
Young is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Zanik pushes Young up against the cage in a clinch.
Zanik has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Young is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zanik tries to pull guard but Young won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Zanik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zanik has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Young is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zanik jumps guard but Young turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zanik really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Young misses with a head kick.
Alex Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Zanik shoots in looking for a takedown but Young manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zanik's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Young looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Young swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young lands a head kick!
It looks like Ted Zanik has been cut.
Zanik shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Young pinned against the cage. Young gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zanik has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Young finds it's way round the side to connect with Zanik's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zanik, pushing him back against the cage.
Young prevents a takedown attempt there.
Young stops a takedown attempt from Zanik.
Young is trying to break free.
Young is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zanik is defending well.
Zanik goes for a takedown in the clinch but Young prevents it.
Zanik tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Young just stands there and leans against the cage.
Young looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zanik has Young pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Young manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Young prevents a takedown attempt there.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Zanik backwards.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zanik keeps control of Young as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Young is trying to force a seperation but Zanik has the dominant position.
Zanik jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Young walks away with a smile on his face. Zanik gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zanik fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Young avoids it really well and circles away.
Young connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zanik's hands.
Zanik circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zanik counters with a shoot takedown. Young fights it but they end up in guard.
Young tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zanik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zanik scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zanik stops Young from standing up.
Zanik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Young works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Young looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Zanik passes into half guard.
Zanik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've been hearing that Zanik has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Young is holding on to half guard well.
Zanik with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Zanik wants to control but Young is keeping him busy.
That's four 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.
Zanik is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Young sees it coming and defends easily.
Zanik is controlling the pace.
Zanik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Young keeps working.
Zanik thows a huge punch but Young dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zanik thows a huge punch but Young dodges it nicely.
Zanik prevents Young from standing back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Young lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Young dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ted Zanik's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Young moves to clinch but Zanik breaks away
so Zanik counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Young keeping full guard, as Zanik tries to pass.
Zanik advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zanik throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zanik is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Young defends it well.
Young keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young is trying to maintain the position but Zanik is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young is not content to let Zanik control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zanik in particular looking to stall.
Zanik 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.
Zanik is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Young is just riding it out for now. Zanik eventually gives up the hold.
Young really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zanik. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Young trying to hold on to Zanik's head to control him but Zanik postures up.
Zanik slows the pace down in half guard.
Zanik wants to take a breather but Young is having none of it.
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.
Young is looking to improve his position.
Zanik throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zanik is working for a submission of some sort.
Young is not content to let Zanik control the position.
Zanik is pressing down on Young's thigh, looking to free his foot. Young is holding on for now.
Young looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a poor cross that misses
and Zanik counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zanik.
Zanik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zanik controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zanik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zanik advances to half guard.
Zanik is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Young in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zanik punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zanik throwing strikes here but Young is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Young is trying to escape the mount.
Zanik lands a couple of good shots and Young has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Young wants to escape the position.
Zanik thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Zanik is persistently looking for the submission but Young is defending it well.
Zanik looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Zanik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ted Zanik's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zanik is defended easily by Young.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Zanik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Young duly obliges.
Zanik shoots for a double leg takedown but Young sprawls well. He's pushed Zanik's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Young throws a head kick but Zanik moves out of range.
Young scores with a nice right hand.
Ted Zanik's cut is getting worse.
Zanik fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Zanik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zanik shoots for a double leg takedown but Young sprawls well. He's pushed Zanik's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young lands a left and a right that send Zanik crashing to the mat, dazed. Young thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Young let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Young throws a right and a left that Zanik avoids nicely.
Young smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zanik is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young cracks Zanik with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oh Zanik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ted Zanik's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Alex Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Zanik covering up! Young comes in with a big uppercut and Zanik goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alex Young!
In defeat, Ted Zanik stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to training, have to right the wrongs!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kiri Parata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parata's entrance music is Rumplestiltskin. A fine choice. 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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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiri Parata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charles Floyd!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parata scoring well with a low kick there.
Parata throws a head kick that half lands.
Floyd dives in and grabs Parata's left leg, looking for a takedown. Parata pushes down on Floyd's head and hops out.
Floyd shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parata counters with a good low kick that Floyd was not able to check.
Floyd shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kiri Parata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Floyd.
Good leg kick by Parata there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Parata scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Floyd doesn't seem bothered though.
Floyd on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Charles Floyd has been cut.
Parata lands with a cross.
Parata lands a leg kick that knocks Floyd off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Floyd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Parata fires out a quick counter leg kick but Floyd just manages to avoid it.
Parata paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Parata.
Parata throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parata lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Parata.
Parata has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Damacus Steel in the buildup to the fight.
Parata avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Floyd misses with a few strikes there.
Parata connects with an inside leg kick.
Floyd dives in for a single leg takedown but Parata sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Floyd tries for a takedown but Parata circles away easily
and Parata counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Parata.
Parata turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Floyd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Parata. That's going to slow Floyd down.
Parata looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parata displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Floyd.
Parata lands a leg kick that knocks Floyd off balance momentarily.
Parata throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Floyd.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Parata enables Floyd to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Parata manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Parata looking for a sweep. Not yet Parata, not yet.
Parata wants to control but Floyd passes easily into half guard.
Parata is looking to improve his position.
Parata is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parata wants to get back to full guard but Floyd has mounted him!
Parata has given up his back here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parata just trying to survive but Floyd is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Parata is in bad spot here.
Floyd just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Parata wants to control his opponent's hands but Floyd gets his hands free.
Floyd has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Parata is in real trouble here. Floyd gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Parata is tapping out! Floyd wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Charles Floyd!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marat Gafurov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gafurov comes to the cage accompanied by Queen – I Want To Break Free. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
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165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marat Gafurov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gafurov stuns Lester with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lester moves in looking to clinch but Gafurov pushes him off.
Lester tries to clinch up.
Lester tries to clinch there but Gafurov circles away.
Lester closes the distance and clinches.
Lester is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lester scores with a shot to the side of Gafurov's head.
Gafurov misses with a punch on the inside.
Lester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gafurov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gafurov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lester smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marat Gafurov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lester connects with a body shot that sends Gafurov's belly button to the back.
Gafurov cracks a nice hook into Lester's ribs.
Lester has closed the distance and engaged Gafurov in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lester.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gafurov.
I was talking to Gafurov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Still in the clinch, Lester scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lester looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gafurov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gafurov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gafurov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Moe Lester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gafurov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gafurov attempts a counter takedown but Lester avoids it well and moves away.
Lester moves in looking to clinch but Gafurov pushes him off.
Lester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moe Lester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lester has closed the distance and engaged Gafurov in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gafurov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lester's guard.
Gafurov trying to control but Lester is working from the bottom.
Gafurov wants to pass the guard but Lester is keeping the position.
Lester controls Gafurov momentarily but Gafurov frees himself.
Lester is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gafurov passes into half guard.
Gafurov is trying to control the action in half guard but Lester is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gafurov in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Lester tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gafurov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marat Gafurov!
Marat Gafurov retains his lightweight title!
An intense looking Marat Gafurov took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I deserve this win! '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aku Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Gromov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saari comes to the cage accompanied by Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions. Gromov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: LITTLE BIG-PUBLIC ENEMY. Mikhail Gromov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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206 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Saari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikhail Gromov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gromov pushes Saari up against the cage in a clinch.
Gromov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saari is leaning against Gromov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Saari lands with a right to the head.
Gromov is trying to pull guard but Saari turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Saari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gromov backwards.
Gromov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Saari smiles and moves away.
Gromov shoots in for a takedown but Saari shows good takedown defense.
Saari tries to counter by clinching up but Gromov breaks away and moves out of range.
Aku Saari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Gromov.
Saari tries to keep at a distance but Gromov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saari scores with a hook to the body.
Gromov is trying to pull guard but Saari turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Saari lands a nice shot to the body.
Gromov looks winded!
Saari lands a shoulder strike.
Saari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Saari.
Saari pushes Gromov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Saari on the inside.
Saari lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gromov to his knees! Saari keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aku Saari!
Aku Saari retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Aku Saari thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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