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WPFA XI: Copeland vs Active PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Minitauro Shogun (ranked 7081 p4p, 536 weight class) and Vitor Menezes (ranked 4411 p4p, 446 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Minitauro Shogun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vitor Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menezes closes the distance and pushes Shogun back into the cage.
Menezes pushes Shogun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Menezes prevents Shogun from breaking the clinch.
Shogun scores with a shot to the side of Menezes's head.
A short uppercut from Menezes.
Shogun jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Menezes walks away with a smile on his face. Shogun gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Menezes drives through and clinches with Shogun against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Menezes.
It looks like Minitauro Shogun has been cut.
Shogun takes a knee to the side of the body.
Menezes crunches a lovely knee into Shogun's ribcage.
Shogun looking for a takedown.
Shogun is breathing heavily.
Menezes breaks from the clinch.
Shogun tries to keep at a distance but Menezes has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menezes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Menezes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shogun shoots in looking for a takedown but Menezes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shogun's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minitauro Shogun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Menezes has Shogun up against the cage in a clinch.
Menezes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shogun shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Menezes as he jumps to the side.
Menezes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Menezes.
Shogun looking for a takedown.
Menezes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shogun tries to pull guard but Menezes holds him up against the cage and eventually Shogun drops back down to his feet.
Shogun being controlled against the cage.
Menezes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shogun's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Menezes.
Minitauro Shogun's cut is getting worse.
Menezes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Menezes.
Menezes pushes Shogun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Menezes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Menezes just leaning against Shogun, taking a breather.
Menezes lands a nice knee to the body.
Menezes breaks from the clinch.
Menezes closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Menezes working Shogun over with knees to the body.
Menezes is working Shogun over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Menezes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Minitauro Shogun'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.
Menezes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Menezes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Menezes closes the distance and pushes Shogun back into the cage.
Shogun tries to pull guard but Menezes won't allow it.
Menezes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shogun's face.
Menezes scores with a shoulder strike.
Shogun decides to pull guard.
Shogun is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shogun is looking for a triangle but Menezes pushes his legs off easily.
Shogun has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Menezes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Menezes tries to free his leg and advance position but Shogun is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shogun has a closed guard, preventing Menezes from standing up.
Menezes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Menezes wants to stand but Shogun is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Menezes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shogun not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shogun utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Menezes wants to stand but Shogun has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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.
Menezes postures up in Shogun's guard and throws a big left but Shogun blocks it.
Shogun could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Menezes wants to stand but Shogun has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shogun fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Menezes darts in and clinches Shogun up against the cage.
Menezes avoiding damage as Shogun throws knees to the body.
Menezes slows down the pace here.
Menezes lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shogun tries to throw a body punch but Menezes avoids it by throwing Shogun back against the cage.
Menezes scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Menezes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Minitauro Shogun'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Menezes darts in and clinches Shogun up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Menezes obliges.
Menezes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Menezes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Menezes closes the distance and clinches.
Menezes lands an elbow inside.
Menezes manages to break the clinch.
Vitor Menezes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Menezes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Menezes scores with a shoulder strike.
Menezes scores with a shoulder strike.
Minitauro Shogun's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Menezes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Menezes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shogun, pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menezes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jeez, Minitauro Shogun's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Menezes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Menezes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vitor Menezes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shogun has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Menezes.
Menezes clinches with his opponent.
The referee calls for Menezes to work.
Shogun tries to score a body lock takedown but Menezes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A bit of stalling here from Menezes.
A frustrated look appears on Shogun's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Menezes breaks from the clinch.
A head kick from Menezes lands but Shogun takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menezes forces Shogun back against the cage and clinches.
Shogun tries to pull guard but Menezes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Menezes scores with a shot to the side of Shogun's head.
Menezes landing knees to the body.
Menezes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Menezes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Menezes's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Menezes presses Shogun against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Minitauro Shogun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Menezes - that landed with a thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Menezes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Menezes 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 25:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Menezes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Pen (ranked 4290 p4p, 354 weight class) and Shane Graham (ranked 4245 p4p, 350 weight class). Shane Graham is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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KO power |
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Knockout power |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Pen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Graham!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pen looks to clinch
and Graham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Graham.
Graham fails to land the takedown.
Pen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Graham shoots in but no luck this time.
Jackson Pen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Graham.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham checks a low kick from Pen.
Graham looks to land a body kick but Pen moved away.
Pen clinches up against the cage.
Pen breaks from the clinch.
Graham shoots for a double leg takedown but Pen sprawls well. He's pushed Graham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pen feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice sprawl there from Pen as Graham shoots in.
Pen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pen wants it to stay on the feet.
Pen is looking to clinch but Graham is avoiding it.
Pen fails to land with a series of punches.
Graham drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pen has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Graham has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Graham tries for a takedown but Pen manages to get underhooks.
Graham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pen is looking to clinch.
Graham shoots for a takedown but Pen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graham pushes Pen up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Graham's face.
Pen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Graham circles away quickly and effectively.
Pen throws a jab but it's blocked by Graham.
Some wild striking there from Pen.
Graham dodges the punch combination from Pen.
Graham misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Pen misses
and Graham counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Graham.
Pen keeping moving, preventing Graham from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Pen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pen takes the fight into the clinch.
Pen tries to break the clinch but Graham is controlling the position.
Pen can't break the clinch.
Pen manages to break the clinch.
Shane Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graham pushes Pen up against the cage in a clinch.
Pen breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pen is fending him off so far but Graham persists. Nope, Pen circles away and we're back to standing.
Graham closes the distance and clinches.
Graham jumps guard but Pen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Graham pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Pen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graham can do to turn this around?
Pen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Graham has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pen has managed to get both his arms back between Graham's legs - danger averted.
Graham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pen is stalling in the full guard.
Graham looking to control.
Pen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Graham looking for a guillotine here but Pen defends easily.
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.
Pen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Graham is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Graham fails with the takedown.
Jackson Pen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Graham.
Pen connects with a body shot that sends Graham's belly button to the back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pen throws a nice looking combination but Graham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Graham is looking for the big counter here.
Graham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Pen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Graham's calf.
Pen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Despite the aggression on Graham's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pen throws a leg kick which misses Graham's front leg but catches the back leg as Graham tries to avoid it.
Pen tries to bum rush Graham with a series of wild strikes but Graham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pen throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham throws a head kick but Pen moves out of range.
Graham moves into the clinch successfully.
Graham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pen smiles and moves away.
Graham is looking to clinch.
Pen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pen cracks Graham with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson Pen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graham throws a nice head kick!
Left hook, right uppercut from Pen.
Graham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Graham gets a double leg takedown into Pen's guard.
Pen pushes Graham off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jackson Pen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graham shoots and misses
and Pen counters with a straight right hand.
Graham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pen is fending him off so far but Graham persists. Nope, Pen circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson Pen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Graham.
Pen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Graham fails with the takedown.
Pen tries to counter by clinching up but Graham breaks away and moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pen throws a right and a left that Graham avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Pen. Those never looked like landing.
Graham shoots in but Pen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pen checks a leg kick nicely.
Graham is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Graham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Graham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Graham misses with a takedown attempt
and Pen counters by clinching up.
Graham is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Pen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pen 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Pen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Taurus (ranked 6959 p4p, 541 weight class) and Third Tourn (ranked 5132 p4p, 477 weight class). Tourn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Korpiklaani - Suden Joiku. 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 Third Tourn was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wesley Taurus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Third Tourn!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taurus slips under a jab from Tourn.
Tourn misses with a hook
enabling Taurus to counter with a crisp jab.
Taurus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tourn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taurus counters with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Tourn there.
Third Tourn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tourn misses with a lunging right hand
and Taurus counters with a solid body kick.
Tourn throws an overhand right that lands on Taurus's shoulder, as Taurus tries to avoid the shot.
Tourn tries to clinch there but Taurus circles away.
Taurus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tourn looks winded!
Taurus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tourn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tourn tries to counter with a clinch but Taurus shakes him off and moves away.
Taurus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tourn throws a shot to the body.
Tourn throws an off balance right hand
and Taurus counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tourn misses with an uppercut
and Taurus counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tourn! Taurus lets Tourn back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Tourn is rocked!
It looks like Third Tourn has been cut.
Tourn swings widly with a right hand
and Taurus counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wesley Taurus!
After the big win, Wesley Taurus made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Third Tourn was interviewed post fight and said 'Next time will be better. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Louis Princip (ranked 2240 p4p, 248 weight class) and Lamont King (ranked 2609 p4p, 283 weight class). Princip comes to the cage accompanied by Lord of This World by Black Sabbath. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Princip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lamont King!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Princip. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Princip's shoulder, as Princip tries to avoid the shot.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Princip defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
Princip misses with a series of wild punches.
Princip jabs King right on the nose. King blinks but takes it well.
King throws a hook but Princip avoids it easily.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Princip misses with a hook.
A lazy left from Princip finds it's target.
King misses with an uppercut.
Princip cracks King with an open hand slap.
We've been told by Princip's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Princip throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Princip counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Princip fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Princip lunges at King with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King's hand.
King scores with a jab to the head.
A punch lands to the side of King 's head but he takes it in his stride.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from King misses.
A big right from King misses.
Princip lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
King scores with a sloppy right hand. Princip should have avoided that one.
Princip fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Princip bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Princip throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Princip throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Princip scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Princip.
King has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Princip just misses with a punch to the body.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Princip is just out of range.
Princip scores with a one two! King had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Princip misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King misses with a hook.
Princip with a nice cross.
Princip lands a jab to the head.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Princip was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Princip.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Princip.
A shot to the liver by Princip. Beautiful body shot.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Princip was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Princip scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Princip scores with a jab to the head.
King drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Princip catches King with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Princip dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Princip lands a head shot.
Princip throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Princip pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Louis Princip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Princip to score with a decent uppercut.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King moves away from the strike by Princip.
King scores with a jab to the body.
Princip is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by King.
Princip thows a left - swing and a miss!
Princip lands a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Princip darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A right-left combo lands from Princip.
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!
Princip throws a one two combo.
King throws a jab when Princip was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Princip misses the target.
Nice jab there from King.
Princip throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip throws a body shot but no joy.
Princip with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Princip throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from King in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Princip digs a good hook to King's body.
Princip takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King slips under a jab.
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Princip misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
King throws a hook to the side of Princip's head but Princip sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Princip was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Princip connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Princip moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King prevents a body shot from Princip.
Princip tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Princip misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Princip misses with the head strike.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Princip throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Princip misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Princip creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Princip has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Princip misses with the head strike.
Princip lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Princip fails to land.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Princip tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Princip is working King over against the cage.
Princip misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Princip dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Princip uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.
Princip lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Louis Princip is winning the standup battle so far.
King throws a looping overhand right but Princip ducks down to avoid it.
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from King misses.
Princip misses with a jab to the body
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Princip.
King throws a looping overhand right but Princip ducks down to avoid it.
Princip stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
King takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King missing with a left hand there. Princip was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Princip does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from King.
Princip staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
King slips a straight right by Princip.
Princip scores with a jab to the body.
Lamont King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Princip throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Princip lands with a cross.
King misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Princip there.
Princip lands a nice hook to King's body. King takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Princip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Princip clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Princip looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A right-left combo lands from Princip.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of King 's head but he takes it in his stride.
King walks into a left hand.
Princip ducks under a wild hook from King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Princip ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Princip.
King connects with a crisp jab.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Princip manages to avoid it.
King throws a shot from downtown. Princip moves away and avoids it.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Princip.
A looping hook to the body misses from Princip. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Princip throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King takes one to the side of the head.
Princip scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King misses with a left hand
and Princip counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Princip connects with a body shot.
King throws a shot from downtown. Princip moves away and avoids it.
King walks into a straight right hand from Princip.
Princip lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Princip showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Princip 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Princip!
A relieved looking Louis Princip thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 1793 p4p, 185 weight class) and Dale Harengody (ranked 2533 p4p, 246 weight class). Boyka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Norman - Fury. Dale Harengody told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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240 lbs
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dale Harengody!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harengody.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boyka!
It looks like Dale Harengody has been cut.
Harengody wants to clinch.
Harengody uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boyka.
Harengody's coach down at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Harengody's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Harengody tries to bum rush Boyka with a series of wild strikes but Boyka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boyka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Harengody back to the cage. Boyka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Harengody will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harengody 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.
Harengody closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boyka to the mat! Boyka manages to get full guard.
Boyka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyka wants to stand up but Harengody is controlling him.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Harengody with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harengody drops back looking for a leg! Boyka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Boyka manages to kick Harengody off! Harengody jumps back into Boyka's guard.
Boyka wants to stand but Harengody is controlling the position.
Boyka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka wants to stand but Harengody is controlling the position.
Boyka uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Boyka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boyka scores with the left hand. Harengody knows he should have avoided that one.
Harengody on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boyka lands with an overhand left.
Nice shot by Boyka.
Boyka lands a jab.
Harengody looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyka is just out of range.
Harengody misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
Harengody thumps Boyka with a low kick.
Boyka lands a nice shot that snaps Harengody's head back.
Boyka swinging wildly here.
Boyka drops Harengody with a beautiful combination! Harengody stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Boyka is looking for the KO!
Harengody is rocked!
Boyka is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka moves forwards but Harengody connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harengody is still on wobbly legs! Can Boyka finish him?
Yuri Boyka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harengody looks to throw the jab but Boyka is out of range.
Boyka cracks Harengody with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Harengody falls to his knees and Boyka doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Boyka!
A very excited looking Yuri Boyka rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simo Ahvenus (ranked 1347 p4p, 165 weight class) and Marcus Aurelius (ranked 1861 p4p, 212 weight class). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Ahvenus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahvenus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ahvenus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahvenus drops an elbow to the side of Aurelius's head.
Nice strikes from Ahvenus there.
Ahvenus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ahvenus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ahvenus looks to land a strike but Aurelius avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ahvenus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahvenus throwing strikes from guard but Aurelius blocks nicely.
Ahvenus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ahvenus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ahvenus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Aurelius working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ahvenus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ahvenus looking to pass the guard.
Ahvenus is looking to work some ground and pound but Aurelius has wrist control.
Ahvenus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ahvenus won't allow Aurelius to get back to his feet.
Ahvenus trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Aurelius manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Aurelius trying to control but Ahvenus is working from the bottom.
Aurelius looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahvenus has control of Aurelius's left arm, preventing Aurelius from doing any damage.
Aurelius pushing down on Ahvenus's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ahvenus is pressing down on Aurelius's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Aurelius is fighting to break Ahvenus's control of his arms but Ahvenus is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ahvenus controls Aurelius momentarily but Aurelius frees himself.
Ahvenus 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.
Ahvenus is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aurelius looking to pass the guard.
Aurelius drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aurelius jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ahvenus keeping moving, preventing Aurelius from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simo Ahvenus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ahvenus shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ahvenus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aurelius keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Aurelius wants to get back to his feet.
Ahvenus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ahvenus is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Aurelius as he works his way to full guard.
Aurelius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahvenus's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ahvenus slips nicely into half guard.
Ahvenus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aurelius can do to turn this around?
Aurelius tries to roll over but Ahvenus keeps him under control.
Ahvenus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Aurelius pushes Ahvenus off looking to stand but Ahvenus dives back in and keeps control.
Aurelius avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ahvenus.
Ahvenus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aurelius is trying to maintain the position but Ahvenus is very close to passing his half guard.
Ahvenus thows a huge punch but Aurelius dodges it nicely.
Aurelius blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ahvenus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahvenus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aurelius is pressing down on Ahvenus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Our spies down at at UnderGround-grapling inform us that Aurelius has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Aurelius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ahvenus.
Ahvenus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aurelius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Simo Ahvenus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ahvenus tries to free his leg and advance position but Aurelius is retaining full guard.
Ahvenus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ahvenus postures up and lands a big shot to Aurelius's brow.
Ahvenus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aurelius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aurelius has momentary wrist control but Ahvenus slips an elbow through the middle.
Ahvenus looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aurelius is pulling down on Ahvenus's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simo Ahvenus dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Aurelius throws a combination that misses
and Ahvenus counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Aurelius!
Aurelius is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ahvenus with the ground and pound but Aurelius regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ahvenus seems to be working for a kimura but Aurelius defends the submission attempt.
Ahvenus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ahvenus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ahvenus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahvenus prevents Aurelius from standing back up.
Aurelius keeping control of the position.
Ahvenus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahvenus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ahvenus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aurelius is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ahvenus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aurelius is not content to let Ahvenus control the position.
Aurelius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ahvenus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aurelius defending well though.
Aurelius blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ahvenus.
Ahvenus is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Aurelius!
Ahvenus scoring with strikes but Aurelius is staying in there.
Ahvenus putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ahvenus misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahvenus looking to ground and pound but Aurelius is blocking nicely.
Ahvenus looking to ground and pound but Aurelius is blocking nicely.
Aurelius really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ahvenus unloads with some shots from mount but Aurelius bucks and avoids them well.
Aurelius is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ahvenus throws a sloppy strike and Aurelius uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Aurelius has ended up in Ahvenus's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelius postures up.
Ahvenus controlling Aurelius's posture.
Aurelius drops back looking for a leg! Ahvenus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ahvenus manages to kick Aurelius off! Aurelius jumps back into Ahvenus's guard.
Marcus Aurelius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simo Ahvenus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ahvenus 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simo Ahvenus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ahvenus 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simo Ahvenus!
A very excited looking Simo Ahvenus made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Marcus Aurelius stepped up to the mic, saying 'Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear. I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Macmacson (ranked 1359 p4p, 181 weight class) and Mark Merel (ranked 1475 p4p, 200 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
189 lbs
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31
190 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Macmacson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Merel!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Macmacson sprawls well. Macmacson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Merel gets slowly back to his feet.
Macmacson connects with a leg kick. Merel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Merel avoids the head kick by Macmacson.
Macmacson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Macmacson is trying to break the clinch but Merel is controlling him.
Merel struggles to land a body shot inside as Macmacson controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Macmacson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Merel throws a poor cross that misses
and Macmacson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Macmacson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Macmacson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macmacson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Macmacson looking to pass the guard.
Macmacson stopping the sweep attempt from Merel.
Merel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Merel is looking for a triangle but Macmacson pushes his legs off easily.
Merel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two 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.
Macmacson wants to control from the top but Merel keeps moving.
Merel controls Macmacson momentarily but Macmacson frees himself.
Macmacson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Merel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Macmacson is one step ahead there.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Macmacson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Merel swings for the body but Macmacson moves out of range.
Macmacson drives through and clinches with Merel against the cage.
Macmacson is trying to push Merel away but Merel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Macmacson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Macmacson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Merel was well out of range. Poor timing from Macmacson.
Macmacson drives through and clinches with Merel against the cage.
Macmacson is trying to force a seperation but Merel has the dominant position.
A right hand to the body from Merel.
Merel working aggressively here.
Merel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Merel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Merel.
Macmacson cracks Merel with a nice body shot.
Merel misses with a punch on the inside.
Merel looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merel misses with a punch on the inside.
Merel tries to throw a body punch but Macmacson avoids it by throwing Merel back against the cage.
Merel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Merel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Macmacson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Macmacson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Merel can do to turn this around?
Merel fails to pull guard.
Travis Macmacson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Merel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macmacson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Macmacson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Macmacson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Merel keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Merel misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Macmacson.
Merel shoots in but Macmacson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Macmacson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Merel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Merel trying to control but Macmacson postures up.
Merel felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Merel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Macmacson trying to mount his opponent but Merel defends it.
Macmacson trying to control the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Macmacson trying to pass the guard but Merel defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Macmacson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Merel cracks Macmacson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mark Merel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Merel misses with a takedown attempt
and Macmacson counters with a thumping low kick.
Merel misses with the combination.
Decent striking displayed by Merel there.
Macmacson looks to clinch
and Merel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Macmacson throws a sloppy head kick and Merel moves out of range easily.
Macmacson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Merel but Merel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mark Merel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macmacson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Macmacson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Merel to the mat! Merel manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Merel is pulling down on Macmacson's head. It's preventing any offense from Macmacson, at least for the moment.
Merel working for submissions but it's allowed Macmacson to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macmacson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Travis Macmacson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Merel is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macmacson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Macmacson is thwarting Merel's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Merel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Merel.
Merel looking for a guillotine here but Macmacson defends easily.
Merel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Macmacson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Merel working for submissions but it's allowed Macmacson to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Merel.
I think Macmacson 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Macmacson!
Travis Macmacson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zed Baby! (ranked 1365 p4p, 182 weight class) and Dangerous Dan (ranked 1443 p4p, 194 weight class). Baby! comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine: Know Your Enemy. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zed Baby!!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dangerous Dan!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dan slips a jab from Baby!.
Dan punishes Baby!'s body with a nice straight punch.
Zed Baby! seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Dan lands.
Baby! takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dan slips a jab from Baby!.
Dan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Baby! takes a step back to recover.
Baby! is breathing heavily.
Dan connects with a right hand. Baby! shakes it off.
Dan tries a head kick but it misses.
Dan jabs at Baby!'s body.
Dan throws a monster overhand right that drops Baby!! Dan follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dangerous Dan!
A determined Dangerous Dan didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Goose (ranked 964 p4p, 119 weight class) and Jake Woods (ranked 1191 p4p, 140 weight class). Jake Woods 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Goose !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Woods!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Goose on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Woods moves out of range as Goose throws a body kick.
Goose throws a head kick that misses.
Woods with a nice cross.
Goose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woods throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goose .
Goose was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Woods's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Goose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Woods scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Jake Woods has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goose moves forwards but Woods connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Woods connects with a single shot there.
Woods lands a jab to Goose 's midsection.
Goose takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goose connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Woods jabs at Goose 's body.
Woods clobbers Goose with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Woods keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jake Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woods connects with a looping right hand.
Nice body punch from Woods.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Woods scores with a sloppy right hand. Goose should have avoided that one.
Goose looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goose shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Woods eats them both and turns towards Goose to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Goose counters with a nice body shot.
Woods looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Woods scores with a shot to the body.
Woods lands with a hook. Goose tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Goose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Woods lands a big uppercut and Goose crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Goose looks OK. Woods waves Goose back to his feet!
Goose is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goose leaves his chin hanging out and Woods seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Goose crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake Woods!
After the fight, Jake Woods was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Travis Copeland (ranked 463 p4p, 62 weight class) and Radio Active (ranked 344 p4p, 41 weight class). Active has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Copeland!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Radio Active!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Copeland, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Travis Copeland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Copeland forces Active back against the cage and clinches.
Active misses with the head strike.
Active breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Active keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Copeland will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Active has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Active misses with an uppercut
and Copeland counters with a nice uppercut.
Active ducks under a wild hook from Copeland.
Copeland has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) in the buildup to the fight.
Copeland misses with a combination
enabling Active to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Travis Copeland has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Copeland misses.
Copeland moves in looking to clinch but Active pushes him off.
Active throws a right and a left that Copeland avoids nicely.
Copeland looks to clinch
and Active counters with a stiff right hand.
Copeland works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Active's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Copeland connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Active scrambles back to his feet.
Copeland wants to clinch.
Active takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Active scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Copeland wants to clinch up but Active keeps it at a distance.
Active on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Active looks to throw the jab but Copeland is out of range.
Copeland misses with a looping right.
Copeland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Active looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Copeland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Active looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Active tests Copeland's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Active throws a good cross that connects.
Copeland clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Active lands a nice uppercut.
Active working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Copeland is rocked!
Active manages to break the clinch.
Oh Copeland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Active cracks Copeland with a left hook right on the temple and Copeland goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Active lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Copeland is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Radio Active!
Radio Active is the new lightweight champion!
Radio Active was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Travis Copeland had this to say: 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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