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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Debo Myttyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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172 lbs
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Debo Myttyn !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willie Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myttyn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Salazar. Salazar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Salazar throws a series of punches but Myttyn avoids them all with ease.
Salazar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Salazar looks to land a strike but Myttyn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Salazar scoring with some ground and pound.
Salazar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Myttyn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Myttyn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salazar is one step ahead there.
Salazar wants to get up but he can't break Myttyn 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Salazar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salazar wants to stand and escape but instead Myttyn has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Salazar is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Myttyn trying to strike off his back.
Salazar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Myttyn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar throws a big right hand that misses.
Salazar is looking to work some ground and pound but Myttyn has wrist control.
Myttyn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Salazar.
Salazar looking to sit in guard and control but Myttyn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Salazar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Salazar will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salazar looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Myttyn is defending well. Salazar quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Myttyn has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Salazar celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Willie Salazar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Hovac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rail Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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255 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel Hovac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rail Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hovac digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Gracie moves forwards but Hovac connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hovac lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Rail Gracie has been cut.
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hovac checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A low kick from Hovac misses
and Gracie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie leaning against his opponent.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hovac lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie being controlled against the cage.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hovac's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hovac fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but Hovac takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
Samuel Hovac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hovac misses with an uppercut.
Hovac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hovac sets himself, and Gracie steps forward looking for the clinch! Hovac avoids it this time.
Gracie swings for the body but Hovac moves out of range.
Hovac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Hovac throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hovac loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Hovac throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Hovac tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in half guard, Gracie seems content to control.
It looks like Gracie might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Hovac pushes Gracie off but Gracie dives into side control.
Gracie is staying tight to Hovac's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Gracie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hovac on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hovac tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovac wants to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here as Gracie stalls from top position.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Head Hunter. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Gracie happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hovac keeps working.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hovac seems a little lost for a moment, as Gracie dominates the positioning.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hovac scores with a decent looking hook.
Hovac throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie connects with a right hand. Hovac shakes it off.
Hovac misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Hovac throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Hovac dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rail Gracie's cut.
That's time! Hovac's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hovac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie tries a quick counter leg kick but Hovac is wise to it.
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hovac misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice cross by Hovac.
Hovac scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hovac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samuel Hovac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Hovac. Those never looked like landing.
Hovac throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hovac misses with a body shot.
Gracie feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hovac throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch.
Hovac manages to break the clinch.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Hovac tried to score with a low kick but Gracie checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hovac's calf.
Hovac cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
Hovac chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gracie can pounce on him.
Hovac throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.
Hovac is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gracie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hovac.
Hovac throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie lands the left hand.
Hovac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hovac throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie defending well as Hovac loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hovac manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Hovac - just one landing.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Hovac.
Hovac has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
Gracie lands a head kick. Hovac smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hovac lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Gracie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hovac rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hovac, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie has Hovac pressed against the cage, preventing Hovac from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hovac blocks an uppercut.
Gracie lands a right hand.
Hovac blocking some punches.
Hovac is looking to break free of the clinch but Gracie has double underhooks.
Hovac goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hovac misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Samuel Hovac will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rail Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hovac throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Hovac blocks the leg kick.
Hovac misses with a looping left.
Hovac throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Hovac throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hovac throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hovac throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hovac scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hovac to the mat! Hovac manages to get full guard.
Hovac is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
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!
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovac tries to break free but Gracie pushes him back against the cage.
Hovac prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Hovac's head.
Gracie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hovac is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Hovac avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rail Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Samuel Hovac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rail Gracie.
Hovac managing to block the knees to the body from Gracie.
Gracie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hovac is defending well.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.
Hovac lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hovac stalling the fight.
Gracie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hovac up against the cage.
Gracie has Hovac pushed against the cage.
Gracie continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gracie.
Gracie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Hovac manages to get underhooks.
Gracie has Hovac pressed against the cage, preventing Hovac from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gracie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Samuel Hovac is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hovac misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovac throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hovac scores with a jab.
Hovac misses with a body punch
and Gracie counters with a low kick, right behind Hovac 's knee.
We've been told by Hovac's head coaches at Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Hovac checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Hovac off balance momentarily.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Hovac is avoiding it.
Hovac comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Hovac throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hovac lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Samuel Hovac.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hovac, 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 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Samuel Hovac!
An out of breath and clearly excited Samuel Hovac thanked Namunamu Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Rail Gracie was interviewed post fight and said 'What the fuck I paid all of y'all for!?!?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kingsley Babajide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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163 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kingsley Babajide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Smith!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Babajide misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Babajide. Those never looked like landing.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Babajide should have avoided that one.
Babajide takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Babajide's ribs.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Babajide connects with a body shot.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Babajide looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Kingsley Babajide has been cut.
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!
Babajide lands a jab to the head.
Babajide avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Babajide was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babajide manages to avoid it.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Babajide looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Babajide throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Babajide rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Babajide counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jay Smith has been cut.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Babajide walks into a left hand.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Smith manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Babajide on his heels. He'll look to pass Babajide's guard now, I'm sure.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Babajide gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Babajide is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babajide is pushing down on Smith's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smith is fighting to maintain full guard but Babajide has managed to sneak the leg through.
Smith wants to control but Babajide is keeping busy.
Smith actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babajide is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.
Babajide postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Babajide is aware though and is defending well.
Babajide chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Babajide defends easily.
Babajide landing with the ground and pound.
Smith is trying to control the position but Babajide postures up.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Babajide.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Babajide stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Babajide defends it easily.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Babajide.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babajide throwing strikes but missing.
Smith throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Babajide postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Babajide throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Babajide has passed into side control.
Smith takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Babajide misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Babajide cracks Smith with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Smith is rocked!
Babajide scores with punches from side control.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Babajide finish him?
Babajide in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Smith looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Babajide turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kingsley Babajide!
An out of breath Kingsley Babajide thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Mcgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankie Hollywood could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to TJ Mcgregor's chin.
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135 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Hollywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, TJ Mcgregor!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollywood throws out a loose jab but Mcgregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcgregor misses with a head kick.
Mcgregor tries to bum rush Hollywood with a series of wild strikes but Hollywood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mcgregor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hollywood.
Mcgregor darts in trying to clinch
and Hollywood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mcgregor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hollywood as he avoids it easily.
Hollywood stuns Mcgregor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mcgregor closes the distance and clinches up with Hollywood, looking for a takedown. Mcgregor pushes Hollywood against the cage but Hollywood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mcgregor takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgregor misses with a takedown attempt
and Hollywood counters with a nice uppercut.
Frankie Hollywood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Mcgregor.
Hollywood lands a jab.
Hollywood missing with a left hand there. Mcgregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hollywood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hollywood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mcgregor walks into a straight right hand from Hollywood.
Hollywood scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hollywood darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mcgregor shoots in and drives through. Hollywood sprawls well.
Hollywood moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mcgregor is rocked!
Hollywood throws a monster overhand right that drops Mcgregor! Hollywood follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Hollywood!
Frankie Hollywood made sure to mention his sponsor, Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gum Shoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gum Shoe!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez swings for the body but Shoe moves out of range.
Valdez throws a body punch but Shoe moves out of range.
Shoe lands with a straight right. Valdez didn't see that one coming.
Shoe throws a right and a left that Valdez avoids nicely.
Shoe connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shoe. Valdez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shoe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Valdez is out of range and Shoe settles back down.
Shoe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Valdez's hands.
Valdez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shoe cracks Valdez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shoe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valdez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shoe misses with a head kick.
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!
Shoe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shoe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valdez throws out the jab.
Shoe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shoe on the side of the head.
Shoe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Valdez tries to clinch there but Shoe circles away.
Shoe appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jab by Shoe.
Shoe lands a nice looking kick to the body. Valdez takes a step back to recover.
Valdez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shoe lands a nice looking body kick.
Shoe avoids the body shot from Valdez.
Shoe lands a head shot.
Valdez slips under a jab from Shoe.
Shoe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shoe throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shoe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valdez, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shoe scores with a hook to the body.
Shoe lands a nice shot to the body.
Valdez lands a left hand.
Shoe is working Valdez over against the cage.
Valdez is breathing heavily.
Shoe misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shoe.
Shoe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Valdez misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Valdez.
Shoe tries to work over Valdez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shoe lands a nice shot to the body.
Shoe scores with a shot to the side of Valdez's head.
A short right from Shoe on the inside.
Shoe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Shoe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Shoe as the two fighters clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Shoe.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shoe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Valdez on the inside.
Shoe scores with a shot to the side of Valdez's head.
Shoe working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Valdez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shoe.
Shoe blocks an uppercut.
Shoe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shoe can't find room to land a body shot as Valdez controls the action.
Shoe lands with a left to the head.
Shoe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valdez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shoe blocks an uppercut.
Shoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shoe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valdez prevents a body shot from Shoe.
Shoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Valdez.
Shoe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Valdez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valdez swings wildly with an uppercut but Shoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shoe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shoe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Valdez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valdez tries to throw a body punch but Shoe avoids it by throwing Valdez back against the cage.
Valdez struggles to land a body shot inside as Shoe controls his hands.
Shoe struggles to land a body shot inside as Valdez controls his hands.
Shoe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valdez has a couple of punches blocked by Shoe.
Shoe stalls.
Shoe controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valdez blocks a body shot from Shoe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gum Shoe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big left from Shoe misses.
Shoe loads up on a big right hand but Valdez slips the punch.
Shoe is looking to slow Valdez down with leg kicks.
Valdez with a nice cross.
Shoe tries to clinch but Valdez is having none of it.
Shoe feints and then cracks Valdez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valdez down.
Shoe slips a jab from Valdez.
Valdez clinches with his opponent.
Valdez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valdez can't find room to land a body shot as Shoe controls the action.
Valdez misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez is struggling to control the position.
Shoe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valdez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shoe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoe swings wildly with an uppercut but Valdez uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A shot in the inside from Valdez.
Valdez lands a shot to the body.
Shoe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shoe blocks an uppercut.
Valdez blocking some punches.
Valdez breaks the clinch.
Valdez moves out of range as Shoe throws a body kick.
Valdez throwing a counter right hand but Shoe manages to avoid it.
Valdez throws a jab when Shoe was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Valdez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shoe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valdez.
A jab from Valdez misses.
Shoe defending well as Valdez loads up on a big left hand.
Shoe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shoe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shoe misses with a right hand
and Valdez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shoe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Valdez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shoe.
A good leg kick by Shoe.
Gum Shoe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shoe scores with a nice body kick.
Nice cross by Shoe.
Shoe misses with a low kick.
Valdez takes a swing at Shoe's ribcage but misses.
A punch lands to the side of Shoe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shoe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valdez connects with a crisp jab.
Valdez looks to land a left hand but Shoe moved out of range nicely.
Shoe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valdez moves away.
Shoe lands a nice shot that snaps Valdez's head back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shoe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shoe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shoe.
A punch combination from Shoe misses.
It looked like Valdez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shoe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Valdez connects with an inside leg kick.
Valdez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shoe misses with a jab to the body
and Valdez moves into the clinch.
Shoe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Valdez throws a punch but it's blocked by Shoe.
A short uppercut from Shoe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shoe lands a nice shot to the body.
Shoe misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoe digs a right hand into Valdez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Valdez's gas tank.
Shoe blocks an uppercut.
Valdez trying to control the position but instead, Shoe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Valdez into the cage.
Shoe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valdez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valdez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Shoe.
Shoe misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valdez.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gum Shoe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shoe.
A shot in the inside from Shoe.
Valdez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Valdez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shoe lands with a short shot to the head.
Valdez is rocked!
It looks like Miguel Valdez has been cut.
Shoe swings wildly with an uppercut but Valdez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Valdez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valdez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gum Shoe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Miguel Valdez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Shoe throws a monster overhand right that drops Valdez! Shoe follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gum Shoe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Mo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baruch Zahav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baruch Zahav has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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24
242 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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26
258 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Mo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baruch Zahav!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zahav takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mo cracks a nice hook into Zahav's ribs.
Mo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A shot to the body from Zahav misses
and Mo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zahav throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zahav throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zahav throws a body punch but Mo moves out of range.
Mo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Zahav misses with a right hand
and Mo counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zahav misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zahav takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mo cracks Zahav with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Mo.
Zahav looks winded!
Mo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zahav takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mo cracks Zahav with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Zahav looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mo finish him?
Zahav is rocked!
It looks like Baruch Zahav has been cut.
Mo fakes the body blow, causing Zahav to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Zahav goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jan Mo!
A very excited looking Jan Mo 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Hedman Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apache Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver Hedman Karlsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Apache Creed's chin.
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173 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apache Creed!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Creed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Creed unleashes a big counter combination but Hedman Karlsson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Good exchange - Creed coming out on top.
Creed will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Creed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Apache Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Creed.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a jab.
Creed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Creed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hedman Karlsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Creed.
Creed connects with the punch.
Hedman Karlsson throws the left hand but Creed avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Creed was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hedman Karlsson checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hedman Karlsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Creed.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Creed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Creed throws a leg kick
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Creed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Creed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed throws a lazy right hand but Hedman Karlsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Creed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hedman Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Creed moves away.
Creed thows a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson checks it
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hedman Karlsson throws a one two combo.
A swing and a miss from Creed.
Creed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hedman Karlsson's sensitive parts.
We've been told by Hedman Karlsson's head coaches at DiscoClub that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Creed misses with a series of wild punches.
Creed blocks a jab.
Creed connects with a jab.
Good work by Hedman Karlsson as he checks the leg kick.
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!
Creed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Hedman Karlsson looks to land a left hand but Creed moved out of range nicely.
Creed lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Creed.
The fighters circling - Hedman Karlsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Creed misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Apache Creed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hedman Karlsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Creed avoids the body shot from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson needs to keep his hands up - Creed had a free shot at his head there.
Hedman Karlsson throws a low kick, looking for Creed's leg but Creed calmly moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Creed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Creed.
Creed lands a nice shot that snaps Hedman Karlsson's head back.
A bone on bone clash there as Hedman Karlsson blocks the leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Creed was well out of range. Poor timing from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a leg kick but Creed moves out of range and Hedman Karlsson only half commits.
Creed looks to score with a jab to the body but Hedman Karlsson is just out of range.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a cross.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a double jab
and Creed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Creed throws out a loose jab but Hedman Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Creed is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hedman Karlsson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hedman Karlsson throws a lazy right hand but Creed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Creed throws a wild body kick that Hedman Karlsson sees coming a mile off.
Hedman Karlsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick by Creed misses
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
Hedman Karlsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a looping right.
Hedman Karlsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Creed throws a right and a left that Hedman Karlsson avoids nicely.
Creed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Creed.
Hedman Karlsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Creed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Creed dips to his left and cracks Hedman Karlsson with an uppercut!
Creed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hedman Karlsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Creed's corner calls for a 1-2. Creed obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Creed misses its intended target.
Hedman Karlsson avoids the body shot from Creed.
Hedman Karlsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Creed checks it well.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed scores with a nice right hand.
Hedman Karlsson with a hook.
That kick from Creed tenderised Hedman Karlsson's leg. Hedman Karlsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hedman Karlsson tries to work over Creed's front leg with a kick but Creed checks it.
Hedman Karlsson walks into a stiff left hand from Creed.
Hedman Karlsson throws a low kick, looking for Creed's leg but Creed calmly moves out of range.
Hedman Karlsson thows a leg kick but Creed checks it
and Creed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Creed misses with a hook. Hedman Karlsson ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Hedman Karlsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A leg kick checked by Hedman Karlsson.
Creed lands the left hand.
Creed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Hedman Karlsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Creed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Creed.
Hedman Karlsson throwing a counter right hand but Creed manages to avoid it.
Creed misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hedman Karlsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Creed takes a swing at Hedman Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
Hedman Karlsson missing with a left hand there. Creed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apache Creed dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hedman Karlsson misses with a wild combination.
Creed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hedman Karlsson manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Creed misses the target.
Creed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Creed lands a nice hook to Hedman Karlsson's body. Hedman Karlsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hedman Karlsson throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Creed.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Creed.
Hedman Karlsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Creed throws a looping overhand right but Hedman Karlsson ducks down to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed throws a right hand that Hedman Karlsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Hedman Karlsson also avoids with ease.
Creed throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson misses the body punch
letting Creed counter with a right hand.
Creed throws a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson checks it.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a head kick by Creed.
Creed misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson throws a low kick, looking for Creed's leg but Creed calmly moves out of range.
Creed looks to score with a jab to the body but Hedman Karlsson is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Creed.
Hedman Karlsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Creed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Creed scores with the left hand. Hedman Karlsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Creed closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Creed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hedman Karlsson.
Creed can't find room to land a body shot as Hedman Karlsson controls the action.
Creed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a knee to the head.
Creed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hedman Karlsson can't find room to land a body shot as Creed controls the action.
Creed swings wildly with an uppercut but Hedman Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Creed tries to land knees in the clinch but Hedman Karlsson avoids the damage to the body.
Hedman Karlsson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hedman Karlsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Creed is defending well for now.
Creed lands a right hand.
Creed blocking some punches.
Hedman Karlsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hedman Karlsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hedman Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Creed.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Creed misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a jab.
Hedman Karlsson throws a body punch but Creed moves out of range.
Creed misses with a series of wild punches.
Creed cracks Hedman Karlsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed misses with an uppercut. Hedman Karlsson saw that one coming.
Creed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Creed takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hedman Karlsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hedman Karlsson throws an overhand right that lands on Creed's shoulder, as Creed tries to avoid the shot.
Hedman Karlsson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Creed.
Creed clinches up with Hedman Karlsson and pushes him back against the cage.
Creed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Creed fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Creed.
Creed avoids the elbow strike from Hedman Karlsson, against the cage.
Creed scores with a shot to the side of Hedman Karlsson's head.
Hedman Karlsson lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Apache Creed has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hedman Karlsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hedman Karlsson managing to block the knees to the body from Creed.
Creed missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson dodges an elbow strike from Creed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Creed.
Creed struggles to land a body shot inside as Hedman Karlsson controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Creed just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hedman Karlsson's brow.
Creed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hedman Karlsson.
Creed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Creed missing with knees to the body.
Creed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Creed managing to block the knees to the body from Hedman Karlsson.
Nice elbow from Hedman Karlsson.
A short left from Hedman Karlsson.
Creed lands a left hand.
Creed lands with a left to the head.
Creed lands a good knee to the midsection. Hedman Karlsson won't want to take too many of those.
Creed missing with knees to the body.
Hedman Karlsson misses with some punches.
Hedman Karlsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hedman Karlsson blocks an elbow strike from Creed.
Creed has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hedman Karlsson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Creed can turn it around.
Hedman Karlsson lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apache Creed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Apache Creed's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Hedman Karlsson.
Creed misses with a double jab.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hedman Karlsson throws a lazy right hand but Creed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hedman Karlsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hedman Karlsson misses with a double jab.
Creed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Creed tries to land a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson saw it coming and moves away.
Hedman Karlsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hedman Karlsson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hedman Karlsson wants to control from the top but Creed keeps moving.
Hedman Karlsson stops Creed from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hedman Karlsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hedman Karlsson throwing strikes from guard but Creed blocks nicely.
Hedman Karlsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hedman Karlsson throws an elbow that misses. Creed uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hedman Karlsson's guard. Nice move by Creed!
Creed trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hedman Karlsson's guard.
Hedman Karlsson has his foot on Creed's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Creed works his way back into a safe position though.
Hedman Karlsson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Creed defends well.
Creed preventing the sweep.
Creed wanted to stand there but Hedman Karlsson had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Apache Creed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hedman Karlsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hedman Karlsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hedman Karlsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Creed swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Creed feints and then cracks Hedman Karlsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hedman Karlsson down.
Good exchange - Creed coming out on top.
Creed misses with an uppercut
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a nice body shot.
Hedman Karlsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hedman Karlsson missing with a left hand there. Creed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Left hook, right uppercut from Creed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creed throws a series of strikes that have Hedman Karlsson backpedaling.
Creed tries a head kick but it misses.
Hedman Karlsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Good standup being displayed there by Creed as he connects with a hook.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a right hand
and Creed counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Creed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hedman Karlsson.
Creed misses with a looping right.
Creed misses with a double jab
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a left to the body.
Jab, jab by Creed - just one landing.
Hedman Karlsson takes one on the button.
Creed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hedman Karlsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Creed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Creed ducks under a wild hook from Hedman Karlsson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Creed! But no joy.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Creed lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Creed gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Creed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hedman Karlsson trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creed lands a hook that snaps the head of Hedman Karlsson backwards.
Creed trying to land knees to the body.
Hedman Karlsson missing with knees to the body.
Creed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Creed avoiding damage as Hedman Karlsson throws knees to the body.
Creed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Creed lands a nice shot to the body.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Creed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hedman Karlsson backwards.
Creed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hedman Karlsson's elbow.
Creed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Creed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hedman Karlsson managing to block the knees to the body from Creed.
Hedman Karlsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hedman Karlsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hedman Karlsson throws an elbow but misses.
Hedman Karlsson trying to stall but Creed improves his position.
Creed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Creed trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apache Creed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Creed 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apache Creed!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jos Beton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes to the cage accompanied by Get Low. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Griffin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jos Beton!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beton with a poor takedown
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beton tries for a takedown but Griffin circles away easily
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Griffin is fending him off so far but Beton persists. Nope, Griffin circles away and we're back to standing.
Peter Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jos Beton.
Beton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Beton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Griffin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beton on the ground.
Beton pushing down on Griffin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Griffin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Beton is working away from the top position though.
Griffin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Beton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Beton seems to be working for a kimura but Griffin defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Griffin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Beton controlling from the top position.
Beton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Griffin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beton stands and throws Griffin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beton is trying to get an arm triangle but Griffin is defending well.
Beton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Griffin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Beton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffin keeps working.
Beton is trying to get an arm triangle but Griffin is defending well.
Griffin reaches up around Beton's neck trying to control. But Beton takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Griffin! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Griffin is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Beton celebrates the victory with the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jos Beton!
Jos Beton is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Jos Beton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Peter Griffin spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll put on a better show next time for you all, mark my words!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Antonio Laureana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Tyrone Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrone Jones has chosen Ol' Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Francisco Antonio Laureana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Tyrone Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laureana moves into range and clinches up with Tyrone Jones.
Laureana misses with a punch on the inside.
Laureana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Russell Tyrone Jones has been cut.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Tyrone Jones misses with the head strike.
Tyrone Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Laureana.
Tyrone Jones blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Tyrone Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones keeps control of Laureana as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyrone Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laureana or not.
Tyrone Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Laureana.
Laureana throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones misses with the head strike.
Laureana has had enough of the clinch but Tyrone Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Laureana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyrone Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laureana.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice hook to Laureana's body. Laureana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyrone Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Laureana moves out of range of the body kick from Tyrone Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Laureana misses its intended target.
Donk. Laureana catches Tyrone Jones right on the button with a cross.
Tyrone Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Laureana on the side of the head.
Donk. Tyrone Jones catches Laureana right on the button with a cross.
Tyrone Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tyrone Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tyrone Jones working aggressively here.
Laureana blocks a body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Laureana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyrone Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laureana lands with a short shot to the head.
Laureana is leaning against Tyrone Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tyrone Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laureana lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrone Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laureana.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Laureana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laureana lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyrone Jones backwards.
Nice body punch from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones blocks an uppercut.
Tyrone Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Laureana is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tyrone Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyrone Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laureana blocks an uppercut.
Laureana misses with a punch on the inside.
Laureana misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyrone Jones lands a shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tyrone Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tyrone Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laureana backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laureana or not.
Laureana is trying to push Tyrone Jones away but Tyrone Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tyrone Jones working aggressively here.
Tyrone Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Laureana.
A short left from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Tyrone Jones.
Laureana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyrone Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laureana backwards.
Tyrone Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laureana has picked Tyrone Jones up - he's going for a ride! Laureana dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Laureana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyrone Jones keeps working.
Laureana perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyrone Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laureana wants to control from the top but Tyrone Jones keeps moving.
Tyrone Jones has his hands on Laureana's head, controlling the position.
Tyrone Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laureana is one step ahead there.
Tyrone Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laureana's guard.
Laureana keeping moving, preventing Tyrone Jones from controlling successfully.
Laureana manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyrone Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Tyrone Jones is trying to control the position but Laureana postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Tyrone Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russell Tyrone Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good exchange - Tyrone Jones coming out on top.
Tyrone Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laureana connects with a looping right hand.
Tyrone Jones tries to land a front kick but Laureana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little feinted left hand from Laureana on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tyrone Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyrone Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laureana moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyrone Jones throws a wild body kick that Laureana sees coming a mile off.
Tyrone Jones lands with a cross.
Laureana tests Tyrone Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laureana misses with an uppercut. Tyrone Jones saw that one coming.
Tyrone Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laureana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyrone Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Laureana backs up against the cage.
It looks like Francisco Antonio Laureana has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrone Jones fakes the leg kick and cracks Laureana in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones tries to land a front kick but Laureana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laureana is looking to counter punch.
Tyrone Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Laureana is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Tyrone Jones.
Laureana on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Laureana is rocked!
Laureana throws a poor cross that misses
and Tyrone Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Laureana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laureana misses with a hook. Tyrone Jones ducked under it nicely.
Russell Tyrone Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyrone Jones scores with a nice body kick.
Tyrone Jones cracks Laureana on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Laureana falls backwards against the cage. Tyrone Jones follows up with more strikes that drop Laureana to his knees. Tyrone Jones keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Laureana! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russell Tyrone Jones! Russell Tyrone Jones retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Russell Tyrone Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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