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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ko Ala Bear (ranked 6323 p4p, 697 weight class) and Sergey Voroshilov (ranked 8376 p4p, 776 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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ko Ala Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergey Voroshilov!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voroshilov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Voroshilov throws a lazy body kick
and Bear makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Voroshilov stuffs the takedown.
Bear could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Voroshilov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Voroshilov instigates a clinch.
Bear taking a breather.
Voroshilov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bear jumps guard but Voroshilov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bear has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Voroshilov regains guard immediately.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear throwing strikes but missing.
Bear controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear stays in close to Voroshilov's body and controls the position.
Voroshilov working for submissions but it's allowed Bear to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bear controlling the pace.
Voroshilov gets back to full guard.
Bear tries to free his leg and advance position but Voroshilov is retaining full guard.
Bear controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bear pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Voroshilov is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voroshilov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bear slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Voroshilov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sergey Voroshilov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Voroshilov throws a head kick that half lands.
Bear uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voroshilov.
Sergey Voroshilov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Voroshilov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bear looks to land a combination. Voroshilov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Voroshilov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Voroshilov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bear.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voroshilov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Voroshilov tries a head kick but it misses.
Bear shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Voroshilov pinned against the cage. Voroshilov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ko Ala Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bear tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Voroshilov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Voroshilov throws a head kick that misses.
Voroshilov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bear counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voroshilov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Voroshilov takes the fight into the clinch.
Bear tries to score a body lock takedown but Voroshilov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voroshilov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergey Voroshilov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Voroshilov throws a sloppy head kick and Bear moves out of range easily.
Bear is looking to counter with head kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bear.
Voroshilov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bear shoots in but Voroshilov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bear shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Voroshilov as he avoids it easily.
Voroshilov tries a head kick but it misses.
Bear wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bear steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Voroshilov.
Voroshilov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Voroshilov throws a big counter head kick but Bear avoids it with no problem.
Voroshilov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Ko Ala Bear has been cut.
Voroshilov lands a big head kick that sends Bear tumbling to the mat! Voroshilov takes a step backwards and waves Bear back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voroshilov throws a lazy head kick
and Bear counters with a three punch combo that has Voroshilov backing up. Voroshilov nods at Bear to acknowledge the strikes.
Bear throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bear shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Voroshilov defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ko Ala Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voroshilov throws a head kick but Bear moves out of range.
Voroshilov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bear looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Bear is looking to clinch but Voroshilov is avoiding it.
Bear shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Voroshilov sprawls well. Voroshilov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bear gets slowly back to his feet.
Voroshilov slaps away a takedown attempt from Bear, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sergey Voroshilov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bear keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Voroshilov.
Bear doesn't manage to clinch there - Voroshilov circles away.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Voroshilov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Voroshilov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Voroshilov tries to clinch but Bear moves out of range.
Voroshilov throws a one two combo.
Voroshilov fails to land with a series of punches.
Bear appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bear dives in for a single leg takedown but Voroshilov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voroshilov connects with a solid leg kick.
Voroshilov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Voroshilov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bear misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Look low, kick high! Voroshilov uses the oldest trick in the book to send Bear tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Voroshilov is absolutely delighted - when Bear wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sergey Voroshilov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Gustafsson (ranked 6872 p4p, 724 weight class) and Russel Bronson (ranked 6675 p4p, 717 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russel Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bronson!
Bronson sneaks back into half guard.
Bronson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gustafsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bronson trying to control but Gustafsson postures up.
Gustafsson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bronson is trying to control but can't.
Gustafsson is looking for a kimura here.
Gustafsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gustafsson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson is defending against the submission attempts here by Gustafsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson is working for a submission of some sort.
Gustafsson wants to work for an arm triangle but Bronson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bronson with the active half guard here but Gustafsson passes nicely into side control.
Bronson is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bronson regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gustafsson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bronson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gustafsson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gustafsson is working for a kimura but Bronson is defending it quite comfortably.
Gustafsson seems to be looking for submissions.
Gustafsson tries to pass to full mount but Bronson defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gustafsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bronson trying to control but Gustafsson postures up.
Bronson tries to kick Gustafsson off but Gustafsson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bronson wants to control but Gustafsson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gustafsson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gustafsson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bronson is looking to control Gustafsson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bronson avoid being mounted?
Gustafsson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson wants to work for an arm triangle but Bronson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bronson is defending against the submission attempts here by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bronson defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bronson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson is looking for a kimura but Bronson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gustafsson to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Gustafsson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gustafsson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gustafsson slaps away a takedown attempt from Bronson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bronson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gustafsson as he jumps to the side.
Gustafsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bronson.
Simon Gustafsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russel Bronson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson clinches up against the cage.
Gustafsson tries to score a body lock takedown but Bronson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson is trying to trip Bronson. He has hold of a leg but Bronson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gustafsson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bronson wants to get back to his feet but Gustafsson passes into half guard.
Bronson wants to control but Gustafsson is keeping busy.
Gustafsson is working for a submission of some sort.
Gustafsson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gustafsson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gustafsson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bronson is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gustafsson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bronson has worked his arm free - good work by Bronson!
Gustafsson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gustafsson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gustafsson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gustafsson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bronson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gustafsson's guard! Nice work there by Bronson!
Gustafsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson wanted to stand there but Gustafsson had control of the position.
Gustafsson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bronson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bronson throws a big right hand that misses.
Gustafsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bronson can do to turn this around?
Bronson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gustafsson is keeping the position for now.
Gustafsson keeping moving, preventing Bronson from controlling successfully.
Gustafsson has his foot on Bronson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bronson works his way back into a safe position though.
Bronson trying to control but Gustafsson is working from the bottom.
Bronson is looking to stand up but Gustafsson won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gustafsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bronson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bronson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gustafsson has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Bronson doesn't defend quickly enough and Gustafsson has managed to lock this one up! Can Bronson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Gustafsson on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Simon Gustafsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Jeudy (ranked 6996 p4p, 504 weight class) and Herb Wakabayashi (ranked 6908 p4p, 501 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Jeudy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Herb Wakabayashi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeudy scores with a jab. Wakabayashi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Herb Wakabayashi has been cut.
Jeudy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jeudy tries to counter by clinching up but Wakabayashi breaks away and moves out of range.
Patrick Jeudy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jeudy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jeudy lands with a hook. Wakabayashi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wakabayashi fails with the takedown.
Jeudy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jeudy scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jeudy. Wakabayashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jeudy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wakabayashi wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Wakabayashi misses.
Wakabayashi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jeudy throws out a loose jab but Wakabayashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Jeudy. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wakabayashi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wakabayashi looks winded!
Jeudy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wakabayashi doesn't seem bothered though.
Jeudy cracks Wakabayashi with an open hand slap.
Jeudy lands a big uppercut and Wakabayashi crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Wakabayashi looks OK. Jeudy waves Wakabayashi back to his feet!
Wakabayashi is rocked!
Jeudy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wakabayashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Jeudy finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakabayashi looks up at the clock. Bad move! Jeudy lands a right hand from hell, dropping Wakabayashi. Jeudy pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Jeudy!
Patrick Jeudy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cosby (ranked 5983 p4p, 456 weight class) and Ajax Briggs (ranked 6484 p4p, 480 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Cosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ajax Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosby connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Ajax Briggs has been cut.
Briggs clinches up against the cage.
Cosby is leaning against Briggs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cosby effectively controlling the action here.
Briggs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cosby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Briggs looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cosby.
Briggs letting Cosby take a breather here.
Briggs looking to throw knees to the head but Cosby is blocking nicely.
Cosby is struggling to control the position.
Cosby stalling.
Cosby seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Cosby works on Briggs's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosby slowing the pace effectively.
Cosby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Cosby - that landed with a thud.
Cosby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
Cosby pushes Briggs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Cosby is working Briggs over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Cosby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Cosby as the two fighters clinch.
I was talking to Cosby's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cosby lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Cosby.
Cosby pushes Briggs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cosby presses Briggs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Briggs takes a shot to the head.
Cosby cracks Briggs with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Cosby.
A right hook to the body lands for Cosby.
Cosby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Briggs.
A nice left hand lands by Cosby.
A body shot lands from Cosby.
Cosby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Briggs or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cosby works on Briggs's body with a couple of short punches.
Cosby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cosby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Cosby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Briggs is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby presses Briggs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Briggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Cosby finish him?
Cosby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cosby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Briggs or not.
Briggs seems to have recovered his senses.
A hook to the body from Cosby.
Cosby could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A nice left hand lands by Cosby.
A right handed body shot lands from Cosby.
Cosby scores with a hook to the body.
Cosby lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cosby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cosby drops Briggs onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Briggs is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Cosby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cosby creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Briggs's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Briggs drops to his knees and Cosby pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Cosby!
In his post fight interview, Bill Cosby started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahamad Aly (ranked 4812 p4p, 168 weight class) and Frik Van Wyk (ranked 7901 p4p, 229 weight class). Van Wyk has chosen Ska-Rumba as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Frik Van Wyk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mahamad Aly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frik Van Wyk!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Wyk changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Van Wyk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van Wyk avoiding damage as Aly throws knees to the body.
Van Wyk pulls guard.
Aly really is a fat lump.
Van Wyk has control of Aly's left arm, preventing Aly from doing any damage.
Aly preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Wyk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aly's guard.
Van Wyk advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aly tries to control but Van Wyk manages to take his back.
Van Wyk loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Aly hold on?
Van Wyk trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Aly doesn't escape.
Van Wyk is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Aly won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Van Wyk off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frik Van Wyk!
Frik Van Wyk decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Betadyne (ranked 4721 p4p, 459 weight class) and Dylan Peterson (ranked 6472 p4p, 555 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 Dylan Peterson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Betadyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dylan Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Betadyne is defended easily by Peterson.
Peterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Betadyne is defended easily by Peterson.
Peterson drives through with a takedown into Betadyne's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Peterson stops Betadyne from standing up.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Betadyne keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Betadyne looking for a guillotine here but Peterson defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Peterson pushes down on Betadyne's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson slips a nice elbow through Betadyne's hands, connecting with Betadyne's forehead.
Peterson trying to control from half guard but Betadyne is working away.
Peterson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Betadyne with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peterson lands with a punch from half guard.
Betadyne trying to hold on to Peterson's head to control him but Peterson postures up.
Betadyne is refusing to be controlled, as Peterson sits in half guard.
Peterson is thwarting Betadyne's attempts to control the position.
Betadyne taking some punishment here, with Peterson in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Peterson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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. Peterson connects with a nice short shot to Betadyne's temple.
Peterson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Betadyne doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Peterson.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Peterson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Betadyne is rocked!
Peterson is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Betadyne is hurt! He's hurt bad - Peterson fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Betadyne from any more punishment! Congratulations to Peterson! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Peterson!
Dylan Peterson 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mungo Jerry (ranked 4193 p4p, 423 weight class) and Juan Mendes (ranked 24856 p4p, 667 weight class). Mungo Jerry has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Brawler
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mungo Jerry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mendes tries to pass to full mount but Jerry defends it.
Jerry is trying to stand back up but Mendes is controlling him
Jerry wants to control but Mendes is keeping busy.
Jerry has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Mendes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jerry keeps working.
Jerry tries to kick Mendes off but Mendes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes wants to pass the guard but Jerry is defending well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jerry lands a left and a right that send Mendes crashing to the mat, dazed. Jerry thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Mendes is rocked!
Jerry connects with a nice cross there... Mendes is looking wobbly and Jerry recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Mendes to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Jerry jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mungo Jerry!
A victorious Mungo Jerry thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Chaplin (ranked 1858 p4p, 219 weight class) and Nick Knack (ranked 8136 p4p, 613 weight class). Charlie Chaplin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie Chaplin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Knack!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knack darts in and clinches Chaplin up against the cage.
Chaplin misses with a punch to the body.
Chaplin lands a body shot.
Knack is trying to pull guard but Chaplin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Chaplin struggles to land a body shot inside as Knack controls his hands.
Chaplin 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.
Chaplin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Chaplin.
Chaplin leaning against his opponent.
Chaplin presses Knack against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chaplin stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Chaplin.
Knack working hard to break the clinch.
Chaplin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chaplin misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knack jumps guard but Chaplin stands there with Knack around his waist. Knack gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chaplin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chaplin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaplin can't find room to land a body shot as Knack controls the action.
Chaplin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knack wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chaplin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chaplin decides to pull guard.
Chaplin looking for a sweep. Not yet Chaplin, not yet.
Chaplin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Chaplin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Chaplin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chaplin tries to get out of the position.
Knack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chaplin managing to control the position.
Chaplin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chaplin is pulling down on Knack's head. It's preventing any offense from Knack, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knack stopping the sweep attempt from Chaplin.
Chaplin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chaplin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chaplin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chaplin passes the guard and advances to mount!
Chaplin looking to ground and pound but Knack is blocking nicely.
Chaplin misses with a head shot.
BOOM! Chaplin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaplin tries to control but Knack wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Chaplin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Chaplin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Chaplin.
Chaplin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chaplin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chaplin is landing with some decent strikes but Knack is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Knack is rocked!
Knack tries to reverse the position but Chaplin maintains control.
Chaplin tries to control but Knack wriggling away.
Knack tries to hold on but Chaplin postures up.
Chaplin trying to control but Knack is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin lands with some strikes.
Chaplin unloads with some shots from mount but Knack bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chaplin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Chaplin throws some wild stikes that Knack manages to avoid easily.
Knack tries to hold on but Chaplin pushes him away.
Chaplin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chaplin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Knack is squirming around, avoiding Chaplin's attempts to control the action.
Knack wants to control but Chaplin is having none of it.
Chaplin has hold of Knack's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Knack manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Chaplin looking to control but Knack is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Chaplin dominated that round.
That's time! Chaplin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chaplin tests Knack's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knack rushes Chaplin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chaplin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knack wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knack is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chaplin is working Knack over against the cage.
Chaplin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knack is still on wobbly legs! Can Chaplin finish him?
Chaplin stops a takedown attempt from Knack.
Chaplin stalls.
Knack seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knack tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stalling in the clinch from Chaplin.
Knack is trying to pull guard but Chaplin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Charlie Chaplin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Knack.
Chaplin blocks an elbow strike.
Chaplin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaplin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knack is working for takedown but Chaplin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knack is breathing heavily.
Chaplin leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Chaplin on the inside.
Chaplin lands a shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chaplin.
Chaplin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chaplin lands a shoulder strike.
Chaplin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chaplin gets through Knack's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chaplin throws a big uppercut that drops Knack! More strikes from Chaplin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Knack lies dazed against the cage as Chaplin celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Chaplin!
Charlie Chaplin is the new lightweight champion!
Charlie Chaplin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Disco Kid (ranked 1897 p4p, 81 weight class) and Charlie Hardy (ranked 6156 p4p, 221 weight class). Disco Kid has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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134 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Disco Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy leaves Kid with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A low kick from Hardy misses
and Kid decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hardy's guard.
Kid passes into half guard.
Hardy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kid. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kid keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kid working the head and body with strikes.
Kid scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kid not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid lands with a punch from half guard.
Kid controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.
Kid looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kid not doing much here.
Kid is working for a submission of some sort.
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.
Kid is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hardy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kid.
Hardy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kid trying to control from Hardy's half guard. Hardy has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to sweep but no luck.
Kid scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hardy isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kid stacks Hardy on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kid!
Kid has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Hardy is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Kid yanks on the arm and Hardy is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Kid.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Disco Kid!
Disco Kid 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Bott (ranked 3569 p4p, 137 weight class) and Franco Santo (ranked 7162 p4p, 222 weight class). Franco Santo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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295 lbs
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290 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Bott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Franco Santo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bott looks to land a combination but Santo avoids it well.
Bott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santo. Santo obviously looking to wear him down.
Bott tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bott somewhat.
Santo sends Bott crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Santo is motioning to the referee to let Bott up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Big Bott has been cut.
Bott swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santo counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Bott to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Santo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Franco Santo!
Franco Santo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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