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MMAHelsinki - 147 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willie Salazar (ranked 4569 p4p, 571 weight class) and Smoosh Jackson (ranked 18308 p4p, 939 weight class). Smoosh Jackson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willie Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Smoosh Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Salazar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jackson uses from the top position.
Salazar keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Salazar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson won't allow Salazar to sweep him here.
Salazar keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Salazar keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Salazar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson cracks Salazar with a solid left hand.
Salazar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Salazar keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jackson prevents Salazar from improving his position.
Salazar moves into full guard.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.
My spies in The Factory inform me that Jackson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Salazar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salazar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson trying to move into half guard but instead Salazar has managed to sweep!
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Salazar from controlling successfully.
Salazar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salazar is one step ahead there.
Jackson working for a triangle but Salazar defends it easily.
Jackson looking for subs off his back but Salazar has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson manages to get to full guard.
Salazar trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Salazar postures up.
Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Salazar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Salazar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Salazar wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Salazar is pushing down on Jackson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jackson is fighting to maintain full guard but Salazar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jackson wants to sweep but Salazar has passed to side control!
Jackson is trying to improve his position.
Jackson manages to get back to half guard.
Salazar prevents Jackson from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Smoosh Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Salazar moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Salazar stalling against the cage.
Salazar slowing the pace effectively.
Salazar manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Salazar won't let him.
Salazar is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.
Salazar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Willie Salazar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson gets to his feet - Salazar follows without any prompting.
Smoosh Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Salazar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Salazar wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Salazar manages to break the clinch.
Salazar is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Salazar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salazar tries to clinch
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Salazar presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Salazar is controlling the position.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Salazar has the dominant position.
Jackson is stalling here.
Nice body punch from Salazar.
Salazar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Salazar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jackson to keep the fight standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salazar scores with a hook to the body.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Salazar sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Salazar seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Salazar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Salazar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Jackson gets control of Salazar's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jackson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Salazar wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson has his foot on Salazar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Salazar works his way back into a safe position though.
Jackson looking to control.
Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Salazar.
Salazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salazar slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves into full guard.
Salazar slips nicely into half guard.
Jackson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Salazar pulls his head out easily.
Salazar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Jackson wants to control but Salazar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Salazar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salazar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jackson regains full guard. Nicely done.
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 Willie Salazar will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Salazar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jackson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson drives through and clinches with Salazar against the cage.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson is looking for a takedown.
Salazar jumps into guard, dragging Jackson to the mat.
Salazar controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Salazar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
Jackson trying to control but Salazar is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson advances to half guard.
Jackson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Salazar.
Jackson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jackson connects with a nice short shot to Salazar's temple.
Salazar looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson is taking a breather. Salazar says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
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.
Jackson trying to control the action but Salazar is working from the bottom.
Salazar actively working from the bottom here.
Jackson is controlling the pace.
Jackson is trying to control the action in half guard but Salazar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Salazar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jackson trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Salazar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Salazar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackson's back!
I really don't envy Jackson right now.
Jackson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Salazar's guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Salazar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Salazar from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Salazar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Salazar postures up.
Salazar stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Salazar wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Salazar connects with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Smoosh Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Smoosh Jackson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicodemus Adamantium (ranked 3487 p4p, 460 weight class) and Simon Marcus (ranked 3857 p4p, 495 weight class). Simon Marcus 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nicodemus Adamantium!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Marcus!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamantium closes the distance and clinches.
Marcus pulls guard effortlessly.
Adamantium wants to stand but Marcus has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Marcus pulls Adamantium in close to prevent any damage.
Marcus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Adamantium doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Adamantium manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Adamantium stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marcus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adamantium is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamantium loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marcus has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Adamantium is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Marcus.
Adamantium in side control, throwing shots but Marcus defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamantium in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Marcus sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Adamantium wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marcus keeps working.
Adamantium tries to pass the half guard into mount. Marcus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Adamantium is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Marcus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Marcus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marcus has a closed guard, preventing Adamantium from standing up.
Adamantium wants to control from the top but Marcus keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marcus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marcus wants to sweep here but Adamantium controlling him for the moment.
Marcus keeping moving, preventing Adamantium from controlling successfully.
Adamantium postures up.
Marcus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Adamantium doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Adamantium manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcus trying to keep a closed guard but Adamantium is proving a slippery customer.
Adamantium wants to control from the top but Marcus keeps moving.
Adamantium sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Marcus has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at BLOODSPORT GYM. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamantium trying to control the position from guard on top but Marcus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Marcus shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Adamantium moves into full guard.
Adamantium keeping moving, preventing Marcus from controlling successfully.
Marcus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Marcus trying to control but Adamantium is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marcus scoring with some ground and pound.
Marcus throws an elbow that misses. Adamantium uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marcus's guard. Nice move by Adamantium!
Marcus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Adamantium engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Adamantium passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marcus is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nicodemus Adamantium will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Adamantium tries to clinch but Marcus is having none of it.
Adamantium tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marcus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adamantium pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adamantium slaps away a takedown attempt from Marcus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adamantium tries to counter by clinching up but Marcus breaks away and moves out of range.
Adamantium tries to clinch up.
Marcus changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Marcus fails with the takedown
and Adamantium counters with a straight right hand.
Adamantium looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adamantium gets caught napping as Marcus dives in and scores a takedown. Adamantium manages to retain guard.
Marcus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marcus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamantium is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marcus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Adamantium has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marcus has managed to get both his arms back between Adamantium's legs - danger averted.
Marcus is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus trying to control but Adamantium is working from the bottom.
Adamantium throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Marcus escapes and throws Adamantium's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Marcus scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Adamantium to see if he's OK.
Marcus goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Adamantium has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Marcus but great work by Adamantium.
Marcus prevents Adamantium from improving position.
Adamantium is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Marcus's shoulder. That is not cool.
Marcus wants to control but Adamantium postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamantium wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marcus keeps working.
Marcus is trying to get back to half guard.
Adamantium working away.
Adamantium trying to control the action but Marcus is working from the bottom.
Marcus tries to bench press Adamantium off him but Adamantium keeps the position.
Adamantium controls the position.
Marcus is not content to let Adamantium control the position.
Marcus is looking for a sweep.
Nicodemus Adamantium overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marcus is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Adamantium's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Adamantium thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marcus's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus works his way to full guard. Good work.
Adamantium is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Marcus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adamantium trying to control the position from guard on top but Marcus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marcus trying to control the position.
Marcus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Adamantium defends well.
Marcus has his foot on Adamantium's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Adamantium works his way back into a safe position though.
Adamantium looking to pass the guard.
Marcus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Adamantium.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Adamantium wants to control from the top but Marcus keeps moving.
Marcus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Adamantium tries to free his leg and advance position but Marcus is retaining full guard.
Adamantium has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Adamantium trying to control the position from guard on top but Marcus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Marcus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Adamantium sprawls well initially but Marcus persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Adamantium trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcus working over Adamantium with some ground and pound. Adamantium looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Adamantium keeping control of the position.
Adamantium taking some punishment here, with Marcus in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Marcus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Marcus misses with the combination.
Adamantium fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marcus darts in looking for a takedown but Adamantium gets double underhooks and turns Marcus into the cage.
Adamantium throws a quick counter head kick but Marcus was just out of range.
Marcus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marcus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adamantium tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marcus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marcus is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Marcus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marcus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adamantium sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marcus somewhat.
Adamantium seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nicodemus Adamantium has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Marcus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamantium tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marcus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adamantium looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adamantium doesn't manage to clinch there - Marcus circles away.
Marcus unleashes a big counter combination but Adamantium bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Adamantium closes the distance and clinches.
Marcus is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Adamantium can't fight it off and eventually Marcus manages to take the fight to the floor. Adamantium looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus won't allow Adamantium to get back to his feet.
Marcus trying to control the position from guard on top but Adamantium is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adamantium throws his legs up looking for a submission but Marcus uses it to pass to side control.
Marcus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marcus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Adamantium gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Marcus is trying to control the action in half guard but Adamantium is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Marcus thows a huge punch but Adamantium dodges it nicely.
Adamantium is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marcus pulls his head out easily.
Marcus is keen to just control but Adamantium is a slippery customer.
Marcus is working for a submission of some sort.
Adamantium looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Adamantium tries to roll over but Marcus keeps him under control.
Marcus performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamantium trying to control but Marcus postures up.
Marcus is working for a kimura but Adamantium is defending it quite comfortably.
Marcus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Adamantium with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Marcus trying to control from Adamantium's half guard. Adamantium has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Adamantium pulls Marcus in to control the position.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Adamantium is on top in guard.
Adamantium got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marcus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Adamantium has managed to get both his arms back between Marcus's legs - danger averted.
Adamantium is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Adamantium throws a sloppy strike and Marcus has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Adamantium is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Marcus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Simon Marcus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Project Doom (ranked 2971 p4p, 415 weight class) and Willem Kriel (ranked 2049 p4p, 311 weight class). Kriel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jack Parow & Freshlyground - Army Of One kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 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 Amsterdam, Project Doom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willem Kriel!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Doom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doom throws a head kick that half lands.
Doom lands with a cross.
Kriel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kriel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kriel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doom throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kriel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kriel looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Nice shot by Doom.
Doom looks to score with a jab to the body but Kriel is just out of range.
Doom throws out a loose jab but Kriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kriel thinks about the counter body kick.
Doom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kriel drops his hands momentarily and Doom takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Doom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kriel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kriel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom slips a jab from Kriel.
Kriel connects with the punch.
Kriel looks to land a right hand but Doom moved out of range.
Kriel throws out a loose jab but Doom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doom really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Doom scores with a shot to the body.
Kriel is looking to score with low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Doom.
Doom throws a head kick that Kriel semi-blocks.
Doom keeps the fight on the outside.
Project Doom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kriel dodges the punch combination from Doom.
Doom is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom scores with a jab.
Doom throws a head kick but Kriel moves out of range.
Kriel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doom misses with a head kick.
Doom misses with a straight left.
Kriel checks the leg kick.
Kriel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doom.
Doom connects with a solid leg kick.
Kriel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doom connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kriel scrambles back to his feet.
Doom misses with a leg kick.
Doom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom throws a jab when Kriel was well out of range.
Doom works the jab nicely.
Kriel throws a leg kick but Doom moved away.
Doom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Doom misses with a wild body shot.
Kriel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doom throws a low kick, looking for Kriel's leg but Kriel calmly moves out of range.
Kriel throws a looping overhand right but Doom ducks down to avoid it.
Doom looks to land a combination but Kriel avoids it well.
Kriel only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Doom is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kriel throws a push kick but Doom slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Doom misses.
Kriel wants to counter the offense by Doom and move into the clinch position.
Doom scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A good leg kick by Doom.
Doom throws a leg kick but Kriel moved away.
Kriel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kriel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kriel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A lazy left from Doom finds it's target.
Doom pushes Kriel away with a front kick.
Doom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've been told by Doom's head coaches at Gangsterdamage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kriel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kriel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Doom keeps Kriel at a distance using the push kick.
Doom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kriel.
Doom backing away here, and Kriel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Project Doom dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Doom.
Doom moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kriel is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kriel moves forwards but Doom connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kriel lands a right hook to the body.
Doom pushes Kriel away with a front kick.
Kriel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doom.
Kriel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kriel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kriel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doom wants to slow Kriel down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doom cracks Kriel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Doom scores with a jab.
Kriel has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Doom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doom blocks a jab.
Doom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kriel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Doom catches Kriel right on the button with a cross.
Kriel is rocked!
Doom wants to slow Kriel down by chopping away at his legs.
Kriel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doom throwing a counter right hand but Kriel manages to avoid it.
Kriel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Doom counters with a nice body kick.
A big left from Doom misses.
Kriel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Doom lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kriel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kriel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kriel misses with a wild body shot.
Kriel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab by Doom.
Doom scores with a leg kick.
Doom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kriel can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Doom finds it's way through Kriel's defenses.
Doom connects with a crisp jab.
Kriel is still on wobbly legs! Can Doom finish him?
Doom misses the jab.
Kriel seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kriel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kriel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doom. Doom obviously looking to wear him down.
Kriel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kriel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kriel walks into a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Doom lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kriel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kriel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Doom is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kriel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kriel might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Doom has got the better of the exchanges.
Doom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kriel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kriel just misses with a punch to the body.
Kriel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doom, right into the meat.
A big left from Doom misses.
Doom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doom sets himself, and Kriel steps forward looking for the clinch! Doom avoids it this time.
Doom connects with a leg kick. Kriel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice cross by Doom.
Kriel throws a leg kick but Doom sees it coming and moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kriel checks a leg kick.
Doom swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kriel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Doom throws a series of punches but Kriel avoids them all with ease.
Kriel appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kriel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doom. That did some damage!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Doom.
Kriel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom throws a leg kick but Kriel checks it.
Doom throws an off balance right hand
and Kriel counters with a straight right hand.
Kriel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Doom finds it's way through Kriel's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doom lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kriel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Doom misses the shot to the body.
Doom throws a shot from downtown. Kriel moves away and avoids it.
Doom misses with a kick to the body.
Doom sets himself, and Kriel steps forward looking for the clinch! Doom avoids it this time.
Doom lands a left and a right that send Kriel crashing to the mat, dazed. Doom thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kriel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Project Doom dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kriel blocks a leg kick.
Kriel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doom with a nice cross.
Doom tests Kriel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Doom misses with an uppercut.
Doom stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both fighters circling a little - Doom finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Donk. Doom catches Kriel right on the button with a cross.
Kriel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doom looks for the body kick but Kriel saw that one coming.
It seemed like Kriel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kriel.
Doom throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Doom scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doom.
Doom cracks Kriel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Doom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Doom throws the left hand but Kriel avoids the punch easily.
Doom throws a shot to the body.
Doom uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Doom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice jab there from Doom.
Doom throws a head kick that half lands.
Kriel throws a big shot that misses.
Doom feints and then cracks Kriel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kriel down.
Willem Kriel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom cracks Kriel with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kriel looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Doom finish him?
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!
Kriel cracks Doom with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Doom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Doom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kriel takes one to the side of the head.
Doom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kriel is able to avoid easily.
Doom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kriel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doom, right into the meat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Doom works Kriel's body with a nice hook.
Kriel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doom.
Kriel tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom digs a good body shot into Kriel's ribs.
Doom scores with a head kick.
Kriel slips a straight right by Doom.
Doom works Kriel's body with a nice hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kriel checks a leg kick.
Kriel lands a body shot.
Kriel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Doom's head backwards.
Kriel misses with a head kick.
Doom with a nice cross.
Doom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doom feints and then cracks Kriel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kriel down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Doom catches Kriel right on the button with a cross.
Kriel throws a series of punches but Doom moves out of range.
Doom clobbers Kriel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Doom blocks a jab.
Kriel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kriel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Doom throws a low kick but Kriel moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Doom.
Kriel blocks a head kick by Doom.
Kriel walks into a straight right hand from Doom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick from Doom.
Doom scores with the left hand. Kriel knows he should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Project Doom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doom has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Project Doom!
Project Doom bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Hollywood (ranked 1511 p4p, 159 weight class) and Tommy Shelby (ranked 2109 p4p, 225 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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134 lbs
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155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Hollywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelby avoids the body shot from Hollywood.
Hollywood misses with a hook. Shelby ducked under it nicely.
Shelby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hollywood was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelby.
A jab from Hollywood finds it's way through Shelby's defenses.
Hollywood seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hollywood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shelby feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hollywoods jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hollywood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hollywood cracks Shelby with an open hand slap.
Shelby slips a jab from Hollywood.
Shelby catches Hollywood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shelby misses with a hook.
Hollywood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hollywood misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shelby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hollywood.
Shelby with a hook.
Shelby lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hollywood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shelby is rocked!
Hollywood staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Shelby misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Shelby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood misses with a wild combination.
Shelby misses with a wild body shot.
Hollywood throws a body shot but no joy.
Shelby cracks a nice hook into Hollywood's ribs.
Shelby lands a slapping body shot.
Hollywood slips under a jab.
Hollywood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hollywood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shelby counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot lands for Hollywood.
Hollywood misses with an uppercut
and Shelby counters with a one-two to the body.
Shelby misses the jab.
Shelby swings widly with a right hand
and Hollywood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shelby is still on wobbly legs! Can Hollywood finish him?
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!
Shelby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shelby throws a body shot but no joy.
Hollywood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hollywood fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Shelby to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Shelby looks to clinch but Hollywood throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Shelby taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Frankie Hollywood!
Frankie Hollywood 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Shelby Foote (ranked 4463 p4p, 400 weight class) and Khal Stark (ranked 2447 p4p, 258 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stark's choice of entrance music: Gardenia by Kyuss. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shelby Foote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Khal Stark!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foote tries a head kick but it misses.
Foote ducks under a wild hook from Stark.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stark.
Foote shoots in and drives through. Stark sprawls well.
Foote fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stark, pushing him back against the cage.
Foote wants to take the fight to the mat but Stark manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Foote is working for takedown but Stark is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shelby Foote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Foote fails to land with a series of punches.
Khal Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stark stuffs the takedown.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stark.
It looks like Shelby Foote has been cut.
Stark is pawing at Foote, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Foote's nose. Foote is badly hurt! Stark pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Foote tries desperately to hold on but Stark is relentless in his assault! As Foote receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Stark away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khal Stark!
Khal Stark really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Bradley (ranked 1978 p4p, 278 weight class) and Burt Rhinehold (ranked 1915 p4p, 269 weight class). Rhinehold has chosen Cream as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desmond Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Burt Rhinehold!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhinehold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bradley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rhinehold checks it well.
Rhinehold let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circling - Rhinehold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bradley thuds a left hand into Rhinehold's body.
Rhinehold has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bradley misses with a combination
and Rhinehold moves into the clinch.
Rhinehold tries to throw a body punch but Bradley avoids it by throwing Rhinehold back against the cage.
Rhinehold misses with a punch to the body.
Rhinehold misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rhinehold.
Rhinehold misses with an uppercut
and Bradley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bradley throws a lazy right hand but Rhinehold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bradley throws a right hand that misses
and Rhinehold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rhinehold tries to counter with a clinch but Bradley shakes him off and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Rhinehold.
Rhinehold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
Rhinehold throws a big shot that misses.
Bradley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rhinehold.
Rhinehold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bradley.
Bradley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rhinehold tries to counter by closing the distance.
A big left from Bradley misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. Rhinehold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rhinehold lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhinehold throws a poor cross that misses
and Bradley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bradley throws a hook to the side of Rhinehold's head but Rhinehold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rhinehold gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Burt Rhinehold has been cut.
Bradley moves out of range of the body kick from Rhinehold.
Bradley scores with a nice strike.
Rhinehold has closed the distance and engaged Bradley in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhinehold has a couple of punches blocked by Bradley.
Bradley is trying to break the clinch but Rhinehold has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Rhinehold.
Rhinehold manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bradley can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rhinehold can't find room to land a body shot as Bradley controls the action.
Bradley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bradley blocking some punches.
Rhinehold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradley's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rhinehold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bradley backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rhinehold.
Bradley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rhinehold throws an elbow that misses.
Rhinehold taking a breather.
Bradley tries to break the clinch but Rhinehold is controlling the position.
Rhinehold misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhinehold misses with a punch on the inside.
Bradley is looking to break free of the clinch but Rhinehold has double underhooks.
Rhinehold tries to work over Bradley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bradley prevents a body shot from Rhinehold.
Rhinehold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rhinehold lands a nice shot to the body.
Bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bradley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rhinehold under the eye.
Bradley just misses with a punch to the body.
Rhinehold looks to land a left hand but Bradley moved out of range nicely.
Rhinehold misses with an uppercut. Bradley saw that one coming.
Bradley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rhinehold has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Desmond Bradley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Burt Rhinehold's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bradley throws a jab when Rhinehold was well out of range.
Rhinehold throws out a counter right but Bradley avoids it with no problem.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradley misses with a left hand
and Rhinehold counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bradley thinking.
Rhinehold misses with a hook to the body
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
Bradley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bradley misses with an uppercut
and Rhinehold counters by clinching up.
Bradley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rhinehold.
Rhinehold misses with the head strike.
Rhinehold misses with a punch to the body.
Rhinehold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bradley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bradley throws a hook but Rhinehold blocks it.
Rhinehold let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bradley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rhinehold scores with a kick to the body.
Rhinehold lunges at Bradley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bradley's hand.
Bradley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhinehold manages to avoid it.
Bradley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rhinehold wants to land a leg kick but Bradley is out of range.
Bradley is looking for a counter combo.
Bradley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rhinehold ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley avoids the head kick by Rhinehold.
A little feinted left hand from Bradley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rhinehold throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bradley misses with a left hand
and Rhinehold counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A combination from Bradley does no damage.
Rhinehold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rhinehold looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradley is just out of range.
Bradley throws a poor cross that misses
and Rhinehold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rhinehold checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Bradley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rhinehold doesn't seem phased though.
Rhinehold throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bradley throws a looping overhand right but Rhinehold ducks down to avoid it.
Bradley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donk. Bradley catches Rhinehold right on the button with a cross.
Bradley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rhinehold throws a right hand that misses
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rhinehold swings for the body but Bradley moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhinehold throws a jab but it's blocked by Bradley.
Desmond Bradley is winning the standup battle so far.
Bradley misses with a straight left.
Rhinehold pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bradley is out of range and Rhinehold settles back down.
Bradley tries to bum rush Rhinehold with a series of wild strikes but Rhinehold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bradley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rhinehold counters with a straight right hand.
Bradley misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhinehold looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradley is just out of range.
Rhinehold misses with a straight right.
Bradley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Bradley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Burt Rhinehold's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bradley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bradley punishes Rhinehold's body with a nice straight punch.
Bradley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bradley appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bradley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rhinehold feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bradleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rhinehold tries to clinch
and Bradley counters with a two punch combo.
Rhinehold misses with a hook to the body
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley connects with a looping right hand.
Rhinehold takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Bradley. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley throws a hook but Rhinehold avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Rhinehold releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rhinehold's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bradley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rhinehold scrambles back to his feet.
Bradley throws a shot from downtown. Rhinehold moves away and avoids it.
Rhinehold swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bradley defending well as Rhinehold loads up on a big left hand.
Bradley moves out of range of the leg kick from Rhinehold.
It looked like Bradley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bradley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rhinehold feints and then cracks Bradley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bradley down.
Bradley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That has opened up Burt Rhinehold's cut even more.
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Rhinehold looks to move away, Bradley throws a big counter combo but Rhinehold just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhinehold throws a leg kick
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burt Rhinehold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bradley throws a right hand that Rhinehold ducks under and follows up with a left that Rhinehold also avoids with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rhinehold lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bradley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bradley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Bradley is predictable there
enabling Rhinehold to counter with a crisp jab.
Rhinehold ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rhinehold has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Rhinehold misses.
Rhinehold swings widly with a right hand
and Rhinehold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bradley ducks under a wild hook from Rhinehold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley misses with a wild combination.
Rhinehold thinks about the counter body kick.
Rhinehold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rhinehold slips a jab from Bradley.
Rhinehold just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley scores with the left hand. Rhinehold knows he should have avoided that one.
Bradley throws a right hand that Rhinehold ducks under and follows up with a left that Rhinehold also avoids with ease.
Rhinehold only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Good work by Bradley as he checks the leg kick.
As Rhinehold looks to move away, Bradley throws a big counter combo but Rhinehold just gets out of the way.
Desmond Bradley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhinehold throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bradley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rhinehold closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Desmond Bradley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rhinehold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bradley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rhinehold on the side of the head.
Bradley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rhinehold has time to react.
Bradley throws a right and a left that Rhinehold avoids nicely.
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!
Donk. Rhinehold catches Bradley right on the button with a cross.
Bradley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bradley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond Bradley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bradley, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Bradley!
As Desmond Bradley got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Give me overrated Murphy then the title shot! Let's go!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Monday Blues (ranked 1057 p4p, 117 weight class) and Gary Day (ranked 4146 p4p, 385 weight class). Blues's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Chance The Rapper - Angels. Day has chosen Last minute - Great day to choke you out as his entrance music. 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Monday Blues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Day!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blues scores with a hook to the body. Day takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blues darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blues goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Day chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blues can pounce on him.
Blues throws a sloppy body shot
and Day moves into the clinch.
Day struggles to land a body shot inside as Blues controls his hands.
Blues tries to throw a body punch but Day avoids it by throwing Blues back against the cage.
Blues blocks a body shot from Day.
Day tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blues's elbow.
Day takes a shot to the head.
Blues lands a nice shot to the body.
Blues tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Day's elbow.
Blues misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blues breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blues fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Day manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blues scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Day uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blues.
Blues swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blues sets himself, and Day steps forward looking for the clinch! Blues avoids it this time.
Blues tries to close the distance and clinch but Day swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blues fails to land with a series of punches.
Day has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Day swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blues is looking to wear down Day with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blues scores with a nice head shot.
Day uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blues.
Day tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Day walks into a left hand.
Monday Blues is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blues looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Day appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blues thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Blues does no damage.
Day swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blues ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blues swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blues fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Day avoids the body shot from Blues.
Day showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blues.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blues fails in his attempt to clinch.
Day takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Day keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blues throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blues 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Day doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blues throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blues misses with a wild combination.
Day looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blues misses with a hook.
Blues throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blues rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Day moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Day avoids the body shot from Blues.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blues lands a nice looking body shot.
Blues connects with the punch.
Day takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Day throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blues's head.
Blues's corner calls for a 1-2. Blues obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Day misses with a series of wild punches.
Blues was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blues connects with a solid leg kick.
Blues stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blues wants it to stay on the feet.
Blues takes a swing at Day's ribcage but misses.
Day throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blues's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blues fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Day manages to avoid it.
Day swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Day ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blues moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day checks the leg kick.
Blues throws a body punch but Day moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Blues as he connects with a hook.
Day moves away from the strike by Blues.
Day lands with a thumping leg kick.
Day takes a jab right on the kisser.
Day throws an overhand right that lands on Blues's shoulder, as Blues tries to avoid the shot.
Blues avoids the body shot from Day.
Blues tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Day was well out of range. Poor timing from Blues.
Day takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blues throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blues throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blues lands a jab to the head.
Monday Blues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Day circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monday Blues dominated that round.
That's time! Blues's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blues swings away with a body shot that misses
and Day counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blues lands with a shot to the body.
Blues uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Day.
Blues just misses with a punch to the body.
Blues moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDay.
Blues uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Day.
A chopping leg kick lands by Day.
Blues ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Day moves away.
Blues looks to score with a jab to the body but Day is just out of range.
Day throws a hook but Blues avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Blues. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blues looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blues slips under a jab from Day.
Day misses with a body shot.
Blues scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blues swings for the body but Day moves out of range.
Monday Blues is winning the standup battle so far.
Blues rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Day counters with a right hand to the body.
Blues fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Day manages to avoid it.
Blues misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blues. Day does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blues throws a body punch but Day moves out of range.
Day drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Blues defends it well.
Blues throws a body shot but no joy.
Blues with a jab.
Blues throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Day does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blues lands a jab to Day's midsection.
Blues uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Day.
Blues is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Day slips a jab from Blues.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blues takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blues is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Day can do to turn this around?
Blues moves in looking to clinch but Day pushes him off.
Day's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blues connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Day scrambles back to his feet.
Blues throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Day cracks Blues with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blues lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Day at a distance.
Day moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Day throws out a powerful jab.
Day keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Day looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blues on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blues lands a nice shot to the body.
Blues misses with a straight right.
Day doesn't manage to clinch there - Blues circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blues scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Day darts in looking for a takedown but Blues gets double underhooks and turns Day into the cage.
A counter left hand to the body from Blues misses its target.
Day takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blues misses with a straight left.
Day throws out a counter right but Blues avoids it with no problem.
Blues lands a glancing blow to the side of Day's head.
Blues clinches with his opponent.
Day is stalling here.
Blues swings wildly with an uppercut but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blues tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Blues fails to land.
Blues tries to work over Day's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Day lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blues backwards.
Day swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blues tries to throw a body punch but Day avoids it by throwing Blues back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with some punches.
Blues digs a right hand into Day's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Day's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Day breaks from the clinch.
Day avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blues lands a body shot.
Day misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Day.
Blues is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Day scores with a hook to the body. Blues takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blues connects with a body shot that sends Day's belly button to the back.
Blues throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blues. Day does a little dance to reset his feet.
Day throws out a counter right but Blues avoids it with no problem.
Blues swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blues fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Day manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monday Blues dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Blues misses with a hook
and Blues takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Day punishes Blues's body with a nice straight punch.
Blues takes a swing at Day's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Day on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Day ducks under a wild hook from Blues.
Blues ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Day moves away.
Day rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blues counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Day thinking.
Blues misses with a body shot.
Day drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Blues defends it well.
Day drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blues is looking to clinch.
Blues digs a good hook to Day's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Blues tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blues smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blues missing with a left hand there. Day was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Day ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blues lands a jab-cross combination.
Blues throws a body shot but no joy.
Blues throws a body punch but Day moves out of range.
Day darts in and clinches Blues up against the cage.
Day misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blues misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blues.
Day working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blues misses with a punch to the body.
Day misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Day is trying to pull guard but Blues turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Blues digs a right hand underneath Day's ribcage. Day let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blues is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Blues lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Day tries to work over Blues's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Day fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blues lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Monday Blues is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Day fails to pull guard.
Monday Blues has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Day.
Day doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Day misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blues blocks a body shot from Day.
Day goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Day has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Day misses with a body punch.
Blues gets through Day's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Day has a couple of punches blocked by Blues.
Blues gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Day.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gary Day has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blues blocks a body shot from Day.
Day goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blues prevents it.
Day swings wildly with an uppercut but Blues uses good head movement to avoid it.
Day has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Blues uses from the top position.
Day looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blues passes into side control.
Blues tries to stand but Day controls the position and pulls Blues into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blues content to stall in guard here.
Blues has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Day is proving hard to escape from.
Day looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blues is one step ahead there.
Day looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Monday Blues showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blues, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monday Blues!
Monday Blues thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Palmeri (ranked 2904 p4p, 397 weight class) and Shawn McLean (ranked 3206 p4p, 433 weight class). McLean has chosen I Predict A Riot as his entrance music. Shawn McLean has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frankie Palmeri's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Palmeri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn McLean!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmeri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McLean.
McLean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McLean swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Palmeri counter with a right hand.
McLean walks forward, straight into a front kick from Palmeri.
McLean takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McLean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palmeri lands a nice looking kick to the body. McLean takes a step back to recover.
McLean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palmeri was well out of range. Poor timing from McLean.
McLean rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Palmeri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McLean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palmeri was well out of range. Poor timing from McLean.
Palmeri is looking to counter with a body kick.
McLean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McLean is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Palmeri rather than just go for the knockout.
Palmeri misses with a looping left.
McLean now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McLean ducks under a wild hook from Palmeri.
McLean takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from McLean. Palmeri does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McLean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McLean now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLean just misses with a punch to the body.
Palmeri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McLean misses with an uppercut. Palmeri saw that one coming.
Palmeri misses the jab.
Palmeri swings for the body but McLean moves out of range.
McLean just misses with a punch to the body.
Palmeri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palmeri slips under a jab.
Palmeri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McLean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McLean looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Palmeri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palmeri throws a low kick, looking for McLean's leg but McLean calmly moves out of range.
McLean swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Palmeri counter with a right hand.
Palmeri moves away from the strike by McLean.
Palmeri swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Palmeri slips a jab from McLean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmeri throws a solid leg kick but McLean takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Palmeri.
Palmeri fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McLean looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McLean lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLean checks the leg kick.
McLean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palmeri moves away.
McLean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palmeri was well out of range. Poor timing from McLean.
Palmeri seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Palmeri lands a nice looking body shot.
McLean avoids the body shot from Palmeri.
McLean throws a shot to the body.
McLean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McLean throws a jab when Palmeri was well out of range.
McLean tests Palmeri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McLean defending well as Palmeri loads up on a big left hand.
McLean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palmeri.
McLean now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Palmeri swings widly with a right hand
and McLean counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmeri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McLean stuns Palmeri with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McLean misses with a jab to the body
and Palmeri counters with a nice uppercut.
McLean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palmeri was well out of range. Poor timing from McLean.
Palmeri walks into a left hand.
Palmeri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McLean just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Palmeri wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McLean uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Palmeri has time to react.
Palmeri is rocked!
Palmeri avoids the body shot from McLean.
McLean defending well as Palmeri loads up on a big left hand.
McLean takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Palmeri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Palmeri.
Palmeri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmeri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Palmeri was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McLean.
McLean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palmeri was well out of range. Poor timing from McLean.
Palmeri misses with a wild body shot.
McLean ducks under a wild hook from Palmeri.
Palmeri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Palmeri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McLean.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Palmeri.
Palmeri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McLean.
McLean takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Palmeri lands a really nice looking cross but McLean seems unphased.
Palmeri slips a straight right by McLean.
McLean throws a body punch but Palmeri moves out of range.
Palmeri swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Palmeri cracks McLean with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McLean just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick there by Palmeri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frankie Palmeri will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Palmeri throws a sloppy head kick and McLean moves out of range easily.
McLean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palmeri.
McLean swings for the body but Palmeri moves out of range.
Palmeri appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Palmeri has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A slapping leg kick lands for Palmeri.
McLean lands with a nice body punch.
McLean throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Palmeri half committed to a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Palmeri misses.
Palmeri with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McLean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palmeri moves away.
Palmeri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McLean is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Palmeri with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmeri is looking to chop away at McLean's legs.
McLean misses with a body shot
and Palmeri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Palmeri lands a jab to McLean's midsection.
McLean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palmeri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Palmeri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McLean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palmeri throws a big counter combination but McLean scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McLean misses the shot to the body.
Palmeri swings for the body but McLean moves out of range.
Palmeri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Palmeri.
Palmeri throws a head kick but McLean moves out of range.
McLean doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Palmeri misses the shot to the body.
Palmeri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Palmeri loads up on a big right hand but McLean slips the punch.
Palmeri looks to land a body kick but McLean moved away.
Palmeri takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McLean stuns Palmeri with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the body from McLean misses
and Palmeri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McLean swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Palmeri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLean connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmeri will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Palmeri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Palmeri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McLean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McLean lands with an overhand left.
McLean misses the shot to the body.
Palmeri throws a low kick but McLean avoids it.
McLean digs a good hook to Palmeri's body.
McLean scores with a jab.
Palmeri takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Palmeri scores with a spinning back kick!
McLean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palmeri.
McLean ducks under a wild hook from Palmeri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmeri.
Frankie Palmeri is winning the standup battle so far.
Palmeri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McLean connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Palmeri smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Palmeri throws a nice looking combination but McLean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McLean jabs Palmeri to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by McLean. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McLean.
McLean has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Palmeri.
McLean just misses with a punch to the body.
McLean takes a swing at Palmeri's ribcage but misses.
Palmeri lands with a nice body punch.
McLean connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McLean lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Palmeri at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLean swings for the body but Palmeri moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmeri lands with a shot to the body.
Palmeri misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from McLean. Palmeri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palmeri throws a looping overhand right but McLean ducks down to avoid it.
McLean throws a hook to the side of Palmeri's head but Palmeri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McLean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palmeri.
McLean throws a counter combo.
McLean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McLean misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Palmeri on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McLean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palmeri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as McLean blocks the leg kick.
McLean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palmeri was well out of range. Poor timing from McLean.
Palmeri scores with a jab to the head.
McLean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McLean misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shawn McLean will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
McLean slips a straight right by Palmeri.
McLean throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McLean misses with a lunging right hand
and Palmeri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McLean misses with a wild body shot.
Palmeri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Palmeri throws a head kick but McLean moves out of range.
McLean looks to score with a jab to the body but Palmeri is just out of range.
Palmeri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McLean.
Palmeri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McLean momentarily.
McLean throws a jab when Palmeri was well out of range.
McLean on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Palmeri misses the target.
Palmeri tries to land a leg kick but McLean saw it coming and moves away.
McLean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palmeri is looking to counter punch.
McLean throws a body punch but Palmeri moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmeri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Palmeri lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McLean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palmeri moves away.
Palmeri looks to score with a jab to the body but McLean is just out of range.
McLean throws a body punch but Palmeri moves out of range.
McLean slips under a jab from Palmeri.
McLean appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Palmeri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McLean moves away.
McLean misses with a head kick.
Palmeri throwing a counter right hand but McLean manages to avoid it.
McLean misses with a body shot.
It looked like Palmeri wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Palmeri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McLean slips a jab and a cross from Palmeri.
Palmeri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McLean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLean throws a body punch but Palmeri moves out of range.
McLean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palmeri.
Palmeri throws a hook but McLean blocks it.
Palmeri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McLean appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Palmeri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palmeri shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Palmeri tries a low kick but McLean avoids it.
McLean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palmeri moves away.
McLean throws a body punch but Palmeri moves out of range.
That kick from Palmeri tenderised McLean's leg. McLean is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McLean throws a body punch but Palmeri moves out of range.
Palmeri blocks a head kick by McLean.
McLean checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for McLean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McLean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palmeri.
Palmeri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McLean.
Palmeri tries to land a front kick but McLean steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McLean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palmeri was well out of range. Poor timing from McLean.
Palmeri throws a low kick but McLean avoids it.
McLean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Palmeri on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Palmeri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from McLean misses.
Palmeri throws out a powerful jab.
Palmeri throws a quick inside leg kick.
McLean looks to score with a jab to the body but Palmeri is just out of range.
McLean throws a sloppy body shot
and McLean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McLean just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Palmeri scores with a four punch combination!
McLean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McLean misses with a body shot.
Palmeri tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McLean lands with a good body shot.
Palmeri connects with a good right hand that stumbles McLean. McLean circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McLean wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Palmeri throws out a leg kick but McLean moves out of range and Palmeri only half commits.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McLean.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McLean misses with a hook to the body
and Palmeri counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McLean checks a leg kick.
Palmeri steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McLean. That one must have hurt.
McLean misses with a body shot.
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 Frankie Palmeri.
I think Palmeri has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Frankie Palmeri!
A victorious Frankie Palmeri thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Riff Jetson (ranked 620 p4p, 69 weight class) and Misha Collins (ranked 1977 p4p, 215 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Misha Collins was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riff Jetson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Misha Collins!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Collins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Collins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jetson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jetson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Collins's sensitive parts.
Jetson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GWad's Playpen in the buildup to the fight.
Jetson scores with a decent looking hook.
Collins moves out of range of the strikes.
Collins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Collins closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Collins controls the position from side control.
Jetson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Collins tries to control but Jetson wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jetson is working to get back to half guard.
Collins throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Collins unloading with bombs!
Collins landing punches.
Collins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jetson is looking to escape.
Collins landing strikes from the mount.
Collins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jetson tries to hold on but Collins postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins is landing with some decent strikes but Jetson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jetson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Collins tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Collins lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jetson is squirming around, avoiding Collins's attempts to control the action.
Collins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Collins with good strikes from the mount here!
Jetson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Collins throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jetson because Collins loaded up on that one.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Collins landing strikes from the mount and Jetson is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jetson hang on?
Collins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jetson looks a forlorn figure.
Collins is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jetson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Collins with shots to the head and body - Jetson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Collins lands a big elbow.
Jetson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jetson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins landing punches.
Jetson tries to reverse the position but Collins maintains control.
Collins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins landing shots from mount.
Collins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Collins landing punches.
Jetson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Collins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Collins with good strikes from the mount here!
Collins looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jetson is desperately trying to improve his position but Collins has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jetson is in a horrible position here. Collins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Collins scoring with strikes but Jetson is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Misha Collins dominated that round.
That's time! Jetson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jetson misses with a hook.
Misha Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jetson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Collins closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jetson is looking to improve his position.
Collins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Collins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins is nestled in close to Jetson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jetson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Collins working Jetson over with strikes.
Collins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Collins working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jetson's head.
Collins prevents Jetson from improving his position.
Jetson looking for submissions off his back.
Collins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Collins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jetson looking for submissions off his back.
Collins trying to control from half guard but Jetson is working away.
Collins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jetson defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Collins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Collins is thwarting Jetson's attempts to control the position.
Jetson is defending against the submission attempts here by Collins.
Collins with the ground and pound but Jetson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Jetson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Collins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jetson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Jetson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Collins throws a big elbow that misses.
Collins postures up.
Collins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jetson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jetson keeping full guard, as Collins tries to pass.
Collins is looking to work some ground and pound but Jetson has wrist control.
Collins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Collins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jetson keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Collins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Collins landing some decent shots from guard.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Jetson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collins is looking to work some ground and pound but Jetson has wrist control.
Jetson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Collins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Collins slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Misha Collins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jetson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Collins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jetson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left and a right from Jetson both land. Nice combination.
Collins goes for a double leg but Jetson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jetson continues to drive forward.
Collins lands a slapping body shot.
Jetson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Collins thuds his right hand into Jetson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jetson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jetson gets caught flat footed, as Collins shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Collins connects with a couple of short punches.
Jetson keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Jetson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Collins defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jetson's head.
Collins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Collins connects with a couple of short punches.
Jetson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Collins postures up and lands a big shot to Jetson's brow.
Collins throwing strikes from guard but Jetson blocks nicely.
Collins scoring with some ground and pound.
Riff Jetson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jetson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Collins is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jetson.
Collins lands a few punches from side control.
Collins tries for a kimura but Jetson is defending well.
Jetson is not content to let Collins control the position.
Collins in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jetson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Collins's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jetson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jetson.
Jetson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Collins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Collins tries to free his leg and advance position but Jetson is retaining full guard.
Collins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jetson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Collins working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Collins trying to control but Jetson is working from the bottom.
Collins stands up over Jetson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jetson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Jetson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Collins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Collins with a nice head shot there.
Collins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jetson has an active guard here but Collins has managed to pass into half guard.
Ground and pound from Collins.
And that's the end of the fight!
Misha Collins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Collins 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Misha Collins!
Misha Collins very nearly forgot to thank Sun-Tzu amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Fawkes (ranked 181 p4p, 24 weight class) and Kristian Michaels (ranked 800 p4p, 86 weight class). Michaels is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK. Gareth Fawkes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kristian Michaels's chin.
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gareth Fawkes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Kristian Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fawkes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michaels is looking to land body kicks.
Michaels lands a nice hook to Fawkes's body. Fawkes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Michaels connects with a solid leg kick.
Michaels attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Michaels swings widly with a right hand
and Fawkes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fawkes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Michaels cracks Fawkes with a good jab.
Michaels throws a leg kick but Fawkes checks it.
Fawkes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Gareth Fawkes has been cut.
Fawkes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White Eagle in the buildup to the fight.
Fawkes keeps Michaels at a distance using the push kick.
Fawkes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Michaels doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Michaels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fawkes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fawkes lands with a nice body punch.
Michaels misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Fawkes to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fawkes misses with a body kick.
Fawkes blocks the body kick.
Fawkes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kristian Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fawkes jabs Michaels to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fawkes lands a really nice looking cross but Michaels seems unphased.
Michaels throws an off balance right hand
and Fawkes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Michaels looks winded!
Fawkes works the jab nicely.
Fawkes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fawkes lands a nice looking body kick.
Michaels walks into a left hand.
Michaels is rocked!
Michaels misses with the combination.
Fawkes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michaels.
Michaels wants to counter with a clinch but Fawkes pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michaels throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fawkes moves away.
Michaels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fawkes counters with a nice uppercut.
Michaels is still on wobbly legs! Can Fawkes finish him?
A bone on bone clash there as Michaels blocks the leg kick.
Michaels seems to have recovered his senses.
Fawkes is looking to wear down Michaels with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fawkes sends Michaels crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Fawkes is motioning to the referee to let Michaels up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fawkes looks to land a body kick but Michaels moved away.
Michaels scores with a three punch combo!
Fawkes lands a big right hand that sends Michaels crashing to the mat! Fawkes stays standing though and waves Michaels back to his feet!
Fawkes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fawkes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fawkes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fawkes lands a slapping body shot.
Fawkes drops Michaels with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Michaels! Fawkes dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gareth Fawkes!
Gareth Fawkes retains his lightweight title!
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