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CW MMA: Contreiras vs Mumba PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patryk Mikolajczyk (ranked 24672 p4p, 24721 weight class) and Dustin Sleeth (ranked 617 p4p, 627 weight class). Dustin Sleeth acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patryk Mikolajczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dustin Sleeth !
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikolajczyk's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mikolajczyk duly obliges.
Mikolajczyk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Mikolajczyk does no damage.
Sleeth wants to counter with a clinch but Mikolajczyk pushes him away.
Sleeth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mikolajczyk lands a leg kick that knocks Sleeth off balance momentarily.
Sleeth shoots for a double leg takedown but Mikolajczyk sprawls well. He's pushed Sleeth 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sleeth has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mikolajczyk throws a sloppy head kick and Sleeth moves out of range easily.
And Sleeth tries to counter it with a takedown but Mikolajczyk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sleeth wants to clinch.
Sleeth throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mikolajczyk's waist but Mikolajczyk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sleeth off to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mikolajczyk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikolajczyk misses with a head kick.
Sleeth looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sleeth wants to free his trapped foot but Mikolajczyk is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mikolajczyk is trying to maintain the position but Sleeth is very close to passing his half guard.
Mikolajczyk is controlling Sleeth 's trapped leg to prevent Sleeth from advancing to side control.
Sleeth stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikolajczyk wants to control but Sleeth is keeping busy.
Mikolajczyk controlling the position well.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sleeth stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikolajczyk throws a series of punches but Sleeth avoids them all with ease.
Mikolajczyk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sleeth slips a jab and a cross from Mikolajczyk.
And Sleeth tries to counter it with a takedown but Mikolajczyk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mikolajczyk throws a head kick that Sleeth semi-blocks.
Sleeth tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mikolajczyk defends well and Sleeth ends up having to push Mikolajczyk into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mikolajczyk appears to be looking for a big counter.
Patryk Mikolajczyk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dustin Sleeth .
Sleeth changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mikolajczyk tries to avoid it but Sleeth manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mikolajczyk to the ground. Mikolajczyk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sleeth is defended easily by Mikolajczyk.
Sleeth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mikolajczyk as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mikolajczyk.
Mikolajczyk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sleeth .
Mikolajczyk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sleeth decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sleeth looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sleeth prevents Mikolajczyk from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patryk Mikolajczyk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mikolajczyk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sleeth 's waist but Sleeth gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mikolajczyk off to one side.
Sleeth lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mikolajczyk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick by Mikolajczyk misses
and Sleeth holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mikolajczyk goes for a takedown attempt but Sleeth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sleeth has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sleeth jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sleeth has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mikolajczyk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mikolajczyk wants to control from the top but Sleeth keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikolajczyk prevents Sleeth from getting back to his feet.
Mikolajczyk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sleeth is keeping the position for now.
Mikolajczyk wants to control from the top but Sleeth keeps moving.
Mikolajczyk postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sleeth is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mikolajczyk, into his guard.
Sleeth is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mikolajczyk trying to keep a closed guard but Sleeth is proving a slippery customer.
Sleeth stands up and waves to Mikolajczyk to follow him.
Sleeth has a takedown stuffed.
Sleeth keeps the fight on the outside.
Mikolajczyk lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikolajczyk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sleeth sprawls well. Sleeth wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mikolajczyk gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patryk Mikolajczyk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sleeth moves out of range of the body kick from Mikolajczyk.
Sleeth fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mikolajczyk to the ground. Sleeth is now in Mikolajczyk's guard.
Sleeth slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mikolajczyk is looking to stand up but Sleeth isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mikolajczyk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sleeth can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikolajczyk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dustin Sleeth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mikolajczyk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mikolajczyk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sleeth controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sleeth 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Sleeth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mikolajczyk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mikolajczyk slaps away a takedown attempt from Sleeth , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mikolajczyk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sleeth circles away quickly and effectively.
Mikolajczyk tries to keep at a distance but Sleeth has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sleeth has Mikolajczyk pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mikolajczyk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mikolajczyk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sleeth breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sleeth tries to clinch there but Mikolajczyk circles away.
Mikolajczyk throws a sloppy head kick
and Sleeth counters with a takedown into side control.
Sleeth wants to control but Mikolajczyk is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikolajczyk wants to control but Sleeth postures up.
Sleeth stands up.
Mikolajczyk misses with a two punch combination.
Mikolajczyk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sleeth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sleeth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sleeth looks for a takedown but Mikolajczyk sprawls well.
Mikolajczyk went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Patryk Mikolajczyk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dustin Sleeth .
Mikolajczyk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sleeth . That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikolajczyk throws a head kick that misses
and Sleeth counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sleeth .
Sleeth jumps into guard, dragging Mikolajczyk to the mat.
Sleeth working a defensive guard here.
Mikolajczyk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mikolajczyk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sleeth is on top in guard.
Mikolajczyk wants to sweep here but Sleeth controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleeth sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sleeth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mikolajczyk has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sleeth is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Mikolajczyk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sleeth avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sleeth prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikolajczyk being controlled against the cage.
Sleeth jumps guard.
Sleeth wants to sweep but no luck.
Mikolajczyk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sleeth 's guard.
Sleeth keeping moving, preventing Mikolajczyk from controlling successfully.
Sleeth seems keen to control Mikolajczyk's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mikolajczyk lying in Sleeth 's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Sleeth decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Mikolajczyk taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dustin Sleeth !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Irish (ranked 5729 p4p, 4261 weight class) and Rich Voss (ranked 519 p4p, 450 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 Rich Voss was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Irish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Voss!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voss throws a body shot but no joy.
Irish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Irish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Irish is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Irish lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Irish stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Irish avoids the body shot from Voss.
Irish connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Irish cracks Voss with an open hand slap.
Voss just misses with a punch to the body.
Irish moves into range and clinches up with Voss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voss is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Irish gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Irish avoiding damage.
A head punch on the inside from Voss fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Voss fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voss is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Voss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Voss misses with some punches.
Voss drops down looking for an ankle pick but Irish pulls his leg out and moves away.
Irish scores with a hook to the body. Voss takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice shot by Irish.
Irish 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.
Irish looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Irish throws a jab but it's blocked by Voss.
Voss tries to counter by closing the distance.
Billy Irish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irish darts in and clinches Voss up against the cage.
Voss is trying to drag Irish to the mat but Irish just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Billy Irish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Voss.
Irish is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irish lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voss.
A short right from Voss.
Irish stalling against the cage.
Voss tries for a takedown. No joy.
Irish holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Voss has a couple of punches blocked by Irish.
Irish scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Voss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voss lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Irish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Irish stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Voss is working for takedown but Irish is calmly controlling the position for now.
Irish scores with a nice hook to the head.
Voss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Irish softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Irish.
A right hook to the body lands for Voss.
Voss misses with a punch to the body.
Irish lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Voss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voss takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Irish.
Irish throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Voss misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Irish.
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!
Irish working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Irish scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Irish - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Irish lands with a right to the head.
Irish lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Irish.
Irish scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Irish gets underhooks to prevent Voss's takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Irish.
Irish lands a shot to the body.
Voss misses with a punch on the inside.
Irish lands a hook that snaps the head of Voss backwards.
Irish stalling the fight.
Irish lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Irish dominated that 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.
Voss walks into a jab.
Voss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irish moves away.
Voss walks into a straight right hand from Irish.
Irish connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Voss momentarily.
Irish is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voss can do to turn this around?
Voss is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Irish moves out of range of the strikes.
Voss tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Irish counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Voss thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voss avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice cross by Irish.
Voss tries to clinch but Irish is having none of it.
Irish scores with a jab to the head.
Voss takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Billy Irish is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voss's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Irish connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Voss scrambles back to his feet.
Irish throws a jab when Voss was well out of range.
Voss goes for a double leg but Irish avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Irish continues to drive forward.
Voss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voss tries to clinch up but Irish circles away and keeps his distance.
Irish misses with an uppercut. Voss saw that one coming.
Irish lands with a good body shot.
Irish looks to score with a jab to the body but Voss is just out of range.
Voss tries to clinch there but Irish circles away.
Irish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voss on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Voss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irish with a hook.
Voss shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Irish as he avoids it easily.
Irish was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Voss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irish.
Voss appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Irish looks to score with a jab to the body but Voss is just out of range.
Voss doesn't manage to clinch there - Irish circles away.
Irish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voss.
Voss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Irish throws a lazy uppercut
and Voss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irish throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Irish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Voss.
Voss misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voss blocks a low kick nicely.
Voss takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Irish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Irish wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Voss takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Voss on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Irish lands a jab to Voss's midsection.
Voss wants to clinch up but Irish keeps it at a distance.
Irish slips under a jab from Voss.
Irish dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Irish throws a right and a left that both miss.
Voss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Irish manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Voss takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irish stuns Voss with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Voss misses with an uppercut
and Irish counters with a stiff right hand.
Irish lands a jab.
Voss fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Irish swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Billy Irish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Voss.
Irish cracks Voss with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Irish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Voss wants to clinch.
Irish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Irish dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Voss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Irish.
Voss closes the distance and pushes Irish back into the cage.
Irish is leaning against Voss and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Voss wants a takedown but no success here.
Irish taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Irish lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Voss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Irish as Voss tries to tie him up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Irish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Voss swings wildly with an uppercut but Irish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irish breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Irish. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Irish.
Irish connects with a good right hand that stumbles Voss. Voss circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Irish pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Voss drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Irish defends it well.
Voss looks to score with a jab to the body but Irish is just out of range.
It looked like Irish was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Voss.
Voss has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Voss pushes Irish up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irish.
Irish will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Voss up against the cage.
A short right from Irish on the inside.
Irish avoiding damage.
Irish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voss tries for a takedown. No joy.
Voss throws a punch but it's blocked by Irish.
Voss struggles to land a body shot inside as Irish controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Irish.
Irish stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Irish lands a left hand.
Irish digs a right hand underneath Voss's ribcage. Voss let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Irish lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Irish lands with a left to the head.
Voss throws a head punch that misses.
Voss is looking to take this one to the mat.
Billy Irish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Voss.
Voss wants to take the fight to the mat but Irish manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Irish.
Irish lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Voss or not.
Voss misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Irish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Irish scores with a jab to the head.
Voss walks into a stiff left hand from Irish.
Irish tests Voss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Irish darts in and clinches Voss up against the cage.
Voss can't get the takedown.
Voss misses with a punch on the inside.
Irish leaning against his opponent.
Irish lands a right hand that snaps the head of Voss backwards.
Rich Voss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irish will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Voss up against the cage.
Irish scores with a shot to the side of Voss's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voss is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Irish pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Billy Irish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Irish leaning his opponent against the cage.
Voss goes for a takedown attempt but Irish pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irish. Voss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Irish as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irish moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Irish with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Voss.
A little jabbing left from Voss on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Irish. Those never looked like landing.
Voss takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Irish showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Irish 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Irish!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Semba Rua (ranked 3234 p4p, 6717 weight class) and Jimmy Navarro (ranked 136 p4p, 642 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Semba Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Navarro!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navarro slips under a jab.
Navarro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Navarro ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Rua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rua seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Navarro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rua.
Rua shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Navarro is trying to defend but Rua finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rua slows the pace down in half guard.
Navarro wants to get back to his feet.
Rua trying to pass the guard but Navarro defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Navarro wants to get back to full guard.
Navarro trying to hold on to Rua's head to control him but Rua postures up.
Rua stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro tries to roll over but Rua keeps him under control.
Rua seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Navarro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rua is stalling in the full guard.
Navarro wants to sweep here but Rua controlling him for the moment.
Rua controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rua has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Navarro just misses with a punch to the body.
Rua shoots in for a takedown but Navarro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A big right from Navarro misses.
Rua throws a big shot that misses.
Navarro throws a hook but Rua blocks it.
Rua misses with a looping left.
Navarro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
Rua slips a jab from Navarro.
Rua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro misses with an uppercut. Rua saw that one coming.
Rua appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Rua misses the target.
Navarro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Navarro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rua with a hook.
Navarro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rua momentarily.
Rua shoots in and bounces Navarro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rua sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rua passes Navarro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rua in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rua seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Navarro for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Navarro wants to stand and escape but Rua is having none of it.
Rua is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rua's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Navarro is looking to stand up but Rua isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rua 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Semba Rua will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Navarro lands a nice hook to Rua's body. Rua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Semba Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rua tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Navarro defends well and Rua ends up having to push Navarro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rua is looking to take this one to the mat.
Navarro manages to break the clinch.
Rua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Navarro.
Navarro has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Navarro misses with an uppercut. Rua saw that one coming.
A big left from Rua misses.
Navarro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Navarro ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Navarro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Navarro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Navarro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua looks to land a left hand but Navarro moved out of range nicely.
Rua takes a swing at Navarro's ribcage but misses.
Rua misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Navarro! But no joy.
Navarro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
Navarro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Navarro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jimmy Navarro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Navarro cracks Rua with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Rua misses the target.
Rua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rua misses with an uppercut. Navarro saw that one coming.
A big right from Rua misses.
A little jabbing left from Navarro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rua moves out of range of the strikes.
Navarro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rua throws a jab when Navarro was well out of range.
Navarro slips under a jab.
Rua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rua looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Navarro!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Navarro wants to get back to his feet.
Rua controls the position from side control.
Navarro is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rua asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Navarro will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Navarro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rua takes a little break here. Navarro wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Navarro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua advances to full mount.
Rua takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Rua.
Navarro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rua sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Semba Rua overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua prevents Navarro from getting the reversal.
Rua looking to control but Navarro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Navarro's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rua content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jimmy Navarro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Navarro tries to move into range but Rua moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rua looks to land a right hand but Navarro moved out of range.
Rua slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rua blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Rua misses its intended target.
Rua closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Navarro is looking for a sweep. Rua is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rua tries to pass to full mount but Navarro defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Navarro wants to get back to full guard.
Rua sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rua looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rua continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Rua.
Navarro working to try and regain half guard.
Rua takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Navarro is trying desperately to improve position.
Rua looking to control and managing it successfully.
Navarro is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro really wants to buck Rua off and get back to his feet.
Rua controlling the position easily from mount.
Navarro is looking to get to half guard.
Rua controlling from the full mount.
Rua continues to hold on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Navarro is desperately trying to improve his position but Rua has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Semba Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rua 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 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Semba Rua!
In his post fight interview, Semba Rua 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Flijers (ranked 6758 p4p, 2402 weight class) and Bela Rakosi (ranked 624 p4p, 306 weight class). Bela Rakosi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ruben Flijers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bela Rakosi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flijers has Rakosi up against the cage in a clinch.
Rakosi blocks an uppercut.
Rakosi digs a right hand underneath Flijers's ribcage. Flijers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rakosi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Flijers tries to pull guard but Rakosi holds him up against the cage and eventually Flijers drops back down to his feet.
Rakosi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rakosi works Flijers's body with a nice hook.
Flijers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rakosi was well out of range. Poor timing from Flijers.
A lazy left from Rakosi finds it's target.
Rakosi scores with the left hand. Flijers knows he should have avoided that one.
We've been told by Flijers's head coaches at Cope's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rakosi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Flijers is breathing heavily.
Rakosi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rakosi digs a good body shot into Flijers's ribs.
Rakosi lands a right hook to the body.
Rakosi lands a jab to Flijers's midsection.
Rakosi jabs Flijers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rakosi closes the distance and clinches.
Flijers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Rakosi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Flijers jumps guard but Rakosi stands there with Flijers around his waist. Flijers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Flijers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flijers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rakosi just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruben Flijers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rakosi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flijers backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rakosi.
Rakosi lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Rakosi.
Flijers misses with some punches.
Rakosi avoids a wild elbow strike from Flijers.
Nice body punch from Rakosi.
A hook to the body from Rakosi.
Rakosi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruben Flijers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rakosi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Flijers under the eye.
Rakosi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Flijers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rakosi closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakosi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Flijers tries to land knees in the clinch but Rakosi avoids the damage to the body.
Rakosi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flijers looks to score with a jab to the body but Rakosi is just out of range.
Flijers moves to clinch but Rakosi breaks away
and Rakosi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Flijers is rocked!
Rakosi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rakosi shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Flijers takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Rakosi sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Flijers bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bela Rakosi!
Bela Rakosi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between KT Delight (ranked 7000 p4p, 3738 weight class) and Justin Sane (ranked 637 p4p, 451 weight class). Sane has chosen FAST LANE as his entrance music. KT Delight has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, KT Delight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Sane!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sane throws a shot to the body.
Delight could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Delight.
Sane looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Delight moves to clinch but Sane breaks away
and Sane counters with a stiff right hand.
Delight scores with a head kick.
Sane catches Delight napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Delight to the canvas!
Delight is rocked!
 It looks like KT Delight has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sane throwing strikes but missing.
Oh Delight is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Delight utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Delight seems to have got his legs back now.
Delight knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sane on the ground.
Sane wants to control from the top but Delight keeps moving.
Delight avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sane with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sane looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Delight keeping moving, preventing Sane from controlling successfully.
Sane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sane's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sane landing with the ground and pound.
Delight looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Delight avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sane throwing strikes from guard but Delight blocks nicely.
Sane wants to control from the top but Delight keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Delight throws a head kick that misses
and Sane counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Delight badly! He tries to strike back but Sane puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Delight out cold! Oh man, Delight will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Justin Sane!
Justin Sane made sure to mention his sponsor, Redemption ink in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey War (ranked 3314 p4p, 6115 weight class) and Antero Aalto (ranked 409 p4p, 588 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mickey War!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Aalto!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aalto is defended easily by War.
War lands a body shot.
War displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aalto.
Aalto fails with a takedown attempt.
Mickey War has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antero Aalto.
War keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
War waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aalto.
War swings for the body but Aalto moves out of range.
Aalto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from War.
War scores with a hook to the body. Aalto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aalto.
War swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto fails with the takedown
and War counters with a nice body shot.
War throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aalto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aalto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by War.
War moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aalto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
War's coaches at Desert Fitness & Training -13 Elites/1 Sensational have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
War is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Aalto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Aalto's back!
War is hanging on to Aalto's back as he tries to escape.
War has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Aalto's body.
War continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aalto trying to control the hands but War won't let him.
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.
Aalto is trying to break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
War is not going to allow Aalto to sit and survive in this position.
I would not like to be Aalto right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
I really don't envy Aalto right now.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Aalto manages to reverse the position and now he's in War's guard. Nice work there by Aalto.
Aalto throwing strikes from guard but War blocks nicely.
Aalto looking to pass the guard.
Aalto trying to control the position from guard on top but War is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey War dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
War leaves Aalto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Antero Aalto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from War. No joy for Aalto on that attempt.
War ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aalto moves away.
War lands an overhand right.
War works the jab nicely.
Aalto shoots for a takedown but War saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mickey War has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antero Aalto.
War lands a two punch combo.
Aalto dives in for a single leg takedown but War sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Aalto goes for a double leg but War avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as War continues to drive forward.
Nice body punch from Aalto.
War stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
War darts in and clinches Aalto up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
War breaks from the clinch.
Mickey War is winning the standup battle so far.
Aalto blocks a jab.
Aalto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and War counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by War.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aalto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War lands a hook that snaps the head of Aalto backwards.
War lands a right hand.
War works on Aalto's body with a couple of short punches.
War lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aalto is breathing heavily.
War lands on the inside with an uppercut.
War lands a body punch in the clinch.
War goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
War lands a shoulder strike.
War lands a right hand.
Aalto has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. War avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Aalto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
War working some nice short punches in the clinch.
War leaning his opponent against the cage.
War lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aalto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. War smiles and moves away.
Aalto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and War counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
War throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
War slaps away a takedown attempt from Aalto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
War is looking to counter the offense by Aalto and move into the clinch.
Aalto needs to keep his hands up - War had a free shot at his head there.
War forces Aalto back against the cage and clinches.
War working some nice short punches in the clinch.
War lands with a short shot to the head.
War prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from War.
War scores with an uppercut up the middle.
War lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from War.
War just leaning against Aalto, taking a breather.
War scores with a shot to the side of Aalto's head.
Aalto is trying to pull guard but War turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
War lands a shot to the body.
War pushes Aalto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
War escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
War lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aalto circles away quickly and effectively.
War misses with a body shot.
War lands a nice hook to Aalto's body. Aalto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aalto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. War defends it nicely.
War moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
War scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from War.
War throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
War lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from War.
War stops a takedown attempt from Aalto.
War breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
War has closed the distance and engaged Aalto in a clinch.
War lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from War.
A body shot lands from War.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Aalto is trying to work for a single leg takedown but War pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey War dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
War clobbers Aalto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab, jab by War - just one landing.
War misses with a hook.
Aalto moves away from the strike by War.
No luck for Aalto with that takedown attempt.
Aalto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says War as he avoids it easily.
War lunges at Aalto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aalto's hand.
War throws a body punch but Aalto moves out of range.
War throws a looping overhand right but Aalto ducks down to avoid it.
Aalto shoots in and drives through. War sprawls well.
War tries to counter by clinching up but Aalto breaks away and moves out of range.
Mickey War has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antero Aalto.
War moves into range and clinches up with Aalto.
Aalto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aalto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. War fights it off and pushes away nicely.
War throws an overhand right that lands on Aalto's shoulder, as Aalto tries to avoid the shot.
War throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aalto.
Aalto takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck for Aalto with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by War.
War stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
War throws out a loose jab but Aalto uses good head movement to avoid it.
War throws a looping overhand right but Aalto ducks down to avoid it.
War cracks Aalto with a right hand to the side of the head.
 Aalto is rocked!
Aalto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aalto is still on wobbly legs! Can War finish him?
Aalto throws a predictable looking body shot
and War counters with a huge left! Aalto is in big trouble! He's backing up but War isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Aalto from any more damage. A dominating finish by War!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey War!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Diaz (ranked 6262 p4p, 6372 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 508 p4p, 514 weight class). Lesnar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Chop Suey. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maverick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a good cross that connects.
Lesnar is looking to chop away at Diaz's legs.
Diaz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Diaz finds it's way through Lesnar's defenses.
Lesnar tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Maverick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws out a powerful jab.
Diaz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diaz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lesnar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A left lands for Diaz.
Lesnar tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz cracks a nice hook into Lesnar's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz connects with the punch.
Lesnar walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Diaz.
Lesnar is rocked!
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Lesnar is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Lesnar seems to have recovered his senses.
Lesnar pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good shot there by Diaz.
A big right from Lesnar misses.
Diaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lesnar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lesnar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diaz scores with a nice head shot.
Diaz throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Lesnar stumbling backwards into the cage! Lesnar bounces back off the cage towards Diaz, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Diaz lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Diaz celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Maverick Diaz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Ocean (ranked 2958 p4p, 3470 weight class) and Terrance Gerin (ranked 321 p4p, 369 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Ocean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terrance Gerin!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ocean jabs at Gerin's body.
Ocean forces Gerin back against the cage and clinches.
Gerin blocking some punches.
Gerin tries to throw a body punch but Ocean avoids it by throwing Gerin back against the cage.
Gerin lands an uppercut.
Ocean lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gerin pushes Ocean back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gerin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gerin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Gerin as the two fighters clinch.
Ocean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gerin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ocean.
Ocean swings wildly with an uppercut but Gerin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ocean.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gerin.
Gerin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gerin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerin is working Ocean over against the cage.
Ocean is breathing heavily.
Gerin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gerin scores with a shoulder strike.
Ocean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gerin misses with a right hand
and Ocean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheers as Gerin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ocean doesn't seem phased though.
Gerin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gerin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oooooh!!! Gerin has knocked Ocean down with a huge combo! Gerin steps away and waves a wobbly Ocean back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ocean is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gerin lands a nice hook to Ocean's body. Ocean takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oh Ocean is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gerin throws a hook but Ocean blocks it.
Gerin with a jab.
Gerin steps in with a hook that catches Ocean right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Gerin follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Ocean looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrance Gerin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Slaughter (ranked 3817 p4p, 6962 weight class) and Hugo B Johansson (ranked 400 p4p, 536 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Slaughter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to SICCNESS. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Doctor Slaughter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hugo B Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
B Johansson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Slaughter defends it nicely.
Slaughter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slaughter connects with the punch.
Slaughter avoids the head kick by B Johansson.
B Johansson tries to clinch up but Slaughter circles away and keeps his distance.
B Johansson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Slaughter wants to get back to his feet but B Johansson passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
B Johansson is trying to control. Slaughter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
B Johansson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Slaughter is looking for a sweep. B Johansson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
B Johansson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Slaughter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
B Johansson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Slaughter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
B Johansson wants to control but Slaughter is keeping him busy.
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.
Slaughter is in trouble now - B Johansson has advanced to mount!
B Johansson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Slaughter is surviving well by controlling B Johansson's body position as best he can.
Slaughter is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
B Johansson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Slaughter is squirming around, avoiding B Johansson's attempts to control the action.
Slaughter working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Slaughter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Slaughter tries to get out of the position.
B Johansson looking to finish with strikes here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
B Johansson has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Slaughter is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hugo B Johansson!
Hugo B Johansson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Finnish Elite Extreme Science logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Contreiras (ranked 1864 p4p, 2302 weight class) and Kwawi Mumba (ranked 214 p4p, 251 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Contreiras!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwawi Mumba!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contreiras misses with a double jab
enabling Mumba to counter with a crisp jab.
Contreiras avoids the body shot from Mumba.
Victor Contreiras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Contreiras lands a jab to the head.
Mumba looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mumba. Contreiras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mumba cracks Contreiras with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Contreiras misses.
Mumba tries to counter with a clinch but Contreiras shakes him off and moves away.
Contreiras scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mumba in his tracks.
Mumba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Victor Contreiras has been cut.
Mumba swings for the body but Contreiras moves out of range.
Contreiras throwing a counter right hand but Mumba manages to avoid it.
Contreiras looks to score with a jab to the body but Mumba is just out of range.
Mumba wants to counter with a clinch but Contreiras pushes him away.
Contreiras misses the jab.
Mumba moves out of range as Contreiras strikes.
Mumba is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contreiras lands a nice shot to the body.
A lazy left from Contreiras finds it's target.
Contreiras lands a big right hand that sends Mumba crashing to the mat! Contreiras stays standing though and waves Mumba back to his feet!
Mumba moves out of range as Contreiras strikes.
A little jabbing left from Mumba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mumba doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Contreiras ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mumba connects with a nice looking jab.
Mumba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Contreiras.
We've been told by Contreiras's head coaches at Memento Mori that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Contreiras just misses with a punch to the body.
Contreiras throws a good cross that connects.
Mumba misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Contreiras.
Mumba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Contreiras throws out the jab.
Mumba throws an overhand right that lands on Contreiras's shoulder, as Contreiras tries to avoid the shot.
Contreiras swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Contreiras scores with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Mumba.
A slow jab from Contreiras misses its intended target.
Mumba's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Contreiras connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mumba scrambles back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Mumba.
Mumba wants to counter the offense by Contreiras and move into the clinch position.
Jab from Mumba.
A punch lands to the side of Contreiras 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mumba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Contreiras. Those never looked like landing.
Mumba looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mumba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Contreiras throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mumba has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Contreiras waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mumba.
A jab from Contreiras misses.
Mumba is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Contreiras throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mumba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Contreiras connects with the punch.
Contreiras misses with a looping left.
Mumba looks up at the clock. Bad move! Contreiras lands a right hand from hell, dropping Mumba. Contreiras pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Contreiras!
Victor Contreiras is the new heavyweight champion!
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