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CWMMA: The Last Ride PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Denchailek Sitsongrit (ranked 4363 p4p, 4324 weight class) and Rickard Forsberg (ranked 484 p4p, 480 weight class). Rickard Forsberg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
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KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Denchailek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rickard Forsberg!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Forsberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit scores with a push kick.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Forsberg counters with a right hand to the body.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Forsberg's leg. Forsberg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Forsberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Forsberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forsberg slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Forsberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit clobbers Forsberg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Forsberg.
Sitsongrit connects with the punch.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Forsberg saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Forsberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Forsberg misses.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Forsberg's shoulder, as Forsberg tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Forsberg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Forsberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Forsberg moves forwards but Sitsongrit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Forsberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Forsberg. That did some damage!
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Forsberg counters with a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab to the body
and Forsberg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Forsberg is just out of range.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Forsberg is just out of range.
Forsberg now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Forsberg has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sitsongrit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Forsberg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body
letting Forsberg counter with a right hand.
Forsberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Forsberg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Denchailek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sitsongrit rushes Forsberg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Forsberg backwards.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Forsberg manages to avoid it.
Forsberg is looking for the big counter here.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot that snaps Forsberg's head back.
Denchailek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Forsberg's body. Forsberg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Forsberg moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
A countering left hand to the body from Forsberg misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Forsberg's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Forsberg.
Forsberg now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Sitsongrit as he connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab to the body
and Forsberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good work by Forsberg as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forsberg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Forsberg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
Denchailek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
 Forsberg is rocked!
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
Denchailek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Forsberg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Forsberg's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Forsberg scrambles back to his feet.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Forsberg releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Forsberg down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Forsberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sitsongrit here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sitsongrit cracks Forsberg with a good jab.
Sitsongrit clobbers Forsberg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Forsberg avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Forsberg throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Forsberg counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Forsberg saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Forsberg releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Denchailek Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sitsongrit doesn't manage to clinch there - Forsberg circles away.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Forsberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Forsberg's leg. Forsberg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Forsberg.
Forsberg let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Forsberg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forsberg tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Forsberg moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Forsberg! But no joy.
Forsberg avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Forsberg slips under a jab.
Forsberg lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Forsberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit sizes up Forsberg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sitsongrit clinches up against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Forsberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Forsberg or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forsberg blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Forsberg avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Forsberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Sitsongrit misses
and Forsberg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Forsberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Forsberg moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Forsberg doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab to the body
and Forsberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Forsberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Forsberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Forsberg can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Forsberg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Forsberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rickard Forsberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denchailek Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sitsongrit 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denchailek Sitsongrit!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaapo Westerinen (ranked 4240 p4p, 5398 weight class) and Sohrab Bahmanzade (ranked 575 p4p, 667 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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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 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaapo Westerinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sohrab Bahmanzade!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westerinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bahmanzade.
We've been informed that Bahmanzade has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Westerinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bahmanzade.
Westerinen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bahmanzade just manages to avoid it.
Bahmanzade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bahmanzade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Westerinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Westerinen throws a body kick that misses.
Bahmanzade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Westerinen.
Westerinen is looking to chop away at Bahmanzade's legs.
Bahmanzade throws a shot from downtown. Westerinen moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Westerinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westerinen slips a straight right by Bahmanzade.
Bahmanzade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Westerinen.
Westerinen ducks under a wild hook from Bahmanzade.
Westerinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bahmanzade.
It appears Westerinen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Westerinen slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westerinen slips under a jab.
Bahmanzade throws out a loose jab but Westerinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Westerinen.
Westerinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bahmanzade swings for the body but Westerinen moves out of range.
Westerinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Westerinen's head coaches at The Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Westerinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bahmanzade.
Westerinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Westerinen wants to slow Bahmanzade down by chopping away at his legs.
Bahmanzade throws a right hand that misses
and Westerinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bahmanzade's knee momentarily.
Westerinen looks to land a body kick but Bahmanzade moved away.
Westerinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Westerinen looks to land a body kick but Bahmanzade moved away.
Bahmanzade checks the leg kick nicely there.
Westerinen is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bahmanzade misses with a straight left.
Westerinen throws a sloppy head kick
and Bahmanzade counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Kaapo Westerinen has been cut.
Westerinen delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Westerinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bahmanzade.
A head kick from Westerinen lands but Bahmanzade takes it in his stride.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Westerinen.
Westerinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Westerinen throws a head kick but Bahmanzade moves out of range.
Bahmanzade looks to throw the jab but Westerinen is out of range.
Westerinen moves out of range as Bahmanzade strikes.
Westerinen wants to slow Bahmanzade down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick from Westerinen misses.
Westerinen throws a head kick but Bahmanzade moves out of range.
Bahmanzade throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Westerinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bahmanzade blocks a low kick nicely.
Bahmanzade takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bahmanzade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Westerinen is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bahmanzade thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crunch! Westerinen slams his shin into Bahmanzade's torso.
Westerinen misses with a kick to the body.
Bahmanzade appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Westerinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bahmanzade checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bahmanzade might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Westerinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bahmanzade.
Westerinen throws a nice head kick!
Westerinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Westerinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bahmanzade.
Westerinen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bahmanzade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bahmanzade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Westerinen.
A head kick from Westerinen lands but Bahmanzade takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Westerinen with the inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westerinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bahmanzade.
Westerinen 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.
A little jabbing left from Bahmanzade on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Westerinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bahmanzade throws a hook but Westerinen blocks it.
Westerinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bahmanzade looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bahmanzade throws a hook to the side of Westerinen's head but Westerinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bahmanzade jabs at Westerinen's body.
Bahmanzade avoids the head kick by Westerinen.
Westerinen throws a nice head kick!
Westerinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bahmanzade misses the shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Westerinen.
Westerinen staying out of range there.
Bahmanzade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaapo Westerinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaapo Westerinen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Westerinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bahmanzade throws a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Westerinen.
Westerinen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Westerinen 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.
Westerinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Westerinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bahmanzade swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Westerinen.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Westerinen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A solid body kick from Westerinen.
Westerinen moves out of range as Bahmanzade strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bahmanzade moves into range and connects with a jab.
 Westerinen is rocked!
Westerinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oh Westerinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Westerinen with the inside leg kick.
Bahmanzade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Westerinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick lands for Westerinen.
Bahmanzade thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bahmanzade blocks a head kick by Westerinen.
Westerinen moves out of range as Bahmanzade strikes.
Westerinen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kaapo Westerinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Bahmanzade throws a body shot but no joy.
Bahmanzade misses with a straight left.
Westerinen slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westerinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bahmanzade throws out the jab.
Westerinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Bahmanzade misses with an uppercut. Westerinen saw that one coming.
Westerinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bahmanzade's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Westerinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bahmanzade loads up on a big right hand but Westerinen slips the punch.
A low kick lands for Westerinen.
Westerinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bahmanzade.
Bahmanzade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Westerinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bahmanzade.
Bahmanzade throws a hook but Westerinen avoids it easily.
Bahmanzade throws a hook to the side of Westerinen's head but Westerinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bahmanzade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Westerinen moves away.
Westerinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Westerinen throws a front kick aimed at Bahmanzade's knee but Bahmanzade avoids it well.
Westerinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bahmanzade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Westerinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westerinen scores with a nice body kick.
Bahmanzade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Bahmanzade.
Westerinen throws a leg kick but Bahmanzade moved away.
Westerinen scores with a head kick. Bahmanzade tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bahmanzade's jab looks to have found its range, popping Westerinen under the eye.
Westerinen throws a head kick that misses.
Westerinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Westerinen throws a head kick but Bahmanzade moves out of range.
Westerinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Westerinen.
A clash of legs there as Bahmanzade blocks the low kick.
Bahmanzade has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Westerinen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Westerinen. That's going to slow Bahmanzade down.
Bahmanzade swings for the body but Westerinen moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westerinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Westerinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Bahmanzade.
A nice leg kick from Westerinen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bahmanzade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Westerinen.
Bahmanzade throws a lazy uppercut
and Westerinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Westerinen staying out of range there.
Nice body kick there by Westerinen.
Westerinen tries to land a leg kick but Bahmanzade saw it coming and moves away.
Westerinen throws a leg kick but Bahmanzade sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Westerinen.
Westerinen moves away from the strike by Bahmanzade.
Westerinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bahmanzade throws a right hand that misses
and Westerinen counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bahmanzade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Westerinen avoids the body shot from Bahmanzade.
Westerinen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Westerinen misses.
Bahmanzade looks to throw the jab but Westerinen is out of range.
Westerinen throws a sloppy head kick
and Bahmanzade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Westerinen throws a front kick that sends Bahmanzade stumbling back into the cage.
Westerinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bahmanzade is breathing heavily.
Westerinen misses with a body kick.
Westerinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bahmanzade connects with a body shot that sends Westerinen's belly button to the back.
Westerinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Bahmanzade throws an off balance right hand
and Westerinen counters with a low kick, right behind Bahmanzade 's knee.
Westerinen with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaapo Westerinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaapo Westerinen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Westerinen.
Westerinen looks for the body kick but Bahmanzade saw that one coming.
Westerinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Westerinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bahmanzade.
Westerinen is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bahmanzade misses the body punch
and Westerinen counters with a body kick that stops Bahmanzade in his tracks momentarily.
Bahmanzade misses with an uppercut. Westerinen saw that one coming.
Westerinen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bahmanzade connects with a crisp jab.
Westerinen scores with a spinning back kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Westerinen.
Westerinen throws out a leg kick but Bahmanzade moves out of range and Westerinen only half commits.
Bahmanzade throws out a counter right but Westerinen avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westerinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bahmanzade. That did some damage!
Bahmanzade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Westerinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bahmanzade.
Westerinen throws a leg kick which misses Bahmanzade's front leg but catches the back leg as Bahmanzade tries to avoid it.
Westerinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Bahmanzade misses.
Good leg kick by Westerinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bahmanzade throws a looping overhand right but Westerinen ducks down to avoid it.
Westerinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bahmanzade misses with a looping right.
Bahmanzade walks forward, straight into a front kick from Westerinen.
Bahmanzade throws a jab when Westerinen was well out of range.
A head kick by Westerinen misses
and Bahmanzade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bahmanzade dips to his left and cracks Westerinen with an uppercut!
Bahmanzade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bahmanzade throws out a loose jab but Westerinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Westerinen!
Bahmanzade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Westerinen moves away.
Bahmanzade throws an overhand right that lands on Westerinen's shoulder, as Westerinen tries to avoid the shot.
As Bahmanzade backs away, Westerinen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Westerinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Westerinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sohrab Bahmanzade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westerinen with a nice calf kick.
Westerinen with the inside leg kick.
Westerinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Westerinen fakes the leg kick and cracks Bahmanzade in the body.
Westerinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Westerinen throws a leg kick but Bahmanzade checks it.
A head kick misses from Westerinen.
Westerinen connects with a high kick.
Westerinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bahmanzade.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bahmanzade. Westerinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Westerinen thinks about countering with a body kick.
Westerinen throws a leg kick which misses Bahmanzade's front leg but catches the back leg as Bahmanzade tries to avoid it.
Westerinen throws a leg kick which misses Bahmanzade's front leg but catches the back leg as Bahmanzade tries to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Westerinen.
Both fighters circling a little - Westerinen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bahmanzade.
Westerinen blocks a jab.
Westerinen misses with a low kick.
Westerinen misses with a body kick.
Bahmanzade takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bahmanzade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Westerinen.
Westerinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bahmanzade has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Westerinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bahmanzade swings widly with a right hand
and Westerinen counters with an outside leg kick.
Bahmanzade throws a hook to the side of Westerinen's head but Westerinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Westerinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bahmanzade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Westerinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westerinen staying out of range there.
Bahmanzade misses with a straight right.
Bahmanzade throws a jab when Westerinen was well out of range.
Westerinen misses with a head kick.
Bahmanzade looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Westerinen connects with a leg kick.
Westerinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Bahmanzade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Westerinen throws a sloppy head kick and Bahmanzade moves out of range easily.
Bahmanzade misses with an uppercut. Westerinen saw that one coming.
Westerinen lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Westerinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
You can see that Bahmanzade has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Westerinen slips under a jab.
Westerinen scores with a push kick.
Westerinen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaapo Westerinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Westerinen 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaapo Westerinen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Murat (ranked 3464 p4p, 3172 weight class) and Justin Sane (ranked 453 p4p, 406 weight class). Sane is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by FAST LANE. Charles Murat could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Justin Sane's chin.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charles Murat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Sane!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sane scores with a hook.
Sane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murat walks into a stiff left hand from Sane.
Sane 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.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sane with a hook.
Sane lands with a hook. Murat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sane lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sane.
Sane throws a nice looking combination but Murat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murat was well out of range. Poor timing from Sane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sane scores with a nice strike.
Murat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Sane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murat went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sane works over Murat's head and body with a nice combination.
Sane lands a jab to the nose.
Murat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murat half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Murat walks into a straight right hand from Sane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sane throws a looping overhand right but Murat ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Sane misses.
Sane cracks Murat with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sane lands a jab to the nose.
Murat slips under a jab.
Murat feinted with a counter takedown.
Sane throws out a loose jab but Murat uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Murat on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sane is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Murat had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sane.
Sane fails to land with a series of punches.
Murat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sane throws the left hand but Murat avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Murat misses its target.
Sane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Sane does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sane swings for the body but Murat moves out of range.
Sane scores with a shot to the body.
Sane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murat.
Murat was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sane misses with an uppercut.
Sane throws an off balance right hand
and Murat counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sane thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Sane.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Sane dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A right-left combo lands from Sane.
Sane throws a looping overhand right but Murat ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Murat wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sane lands a right hook to the body.
Sane misses with a wild combination.
Murat went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sane misses with a looping right.
Sane goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sane throws a looping overhand right but Murat ducks down to avoid it.
Sane looks to score with a jab to the body but Murat is just out of range.
Murat appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Murat might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murat feinted with a counter takedown.
Sane bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murat's head.
Sane lands with a nice body punch.
Sane connects with a body shot that sends Murat's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sane.
Murat changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Justin Sane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sane jabs Murat right on the nose. Murat blinks but takes it well.
Sane misses with a combination
and Murat counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sane lands a really nice looking cross but Murat seems unphased.
Sane throws a hook but Murat avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sane lands with a shot to the body.
Sane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murat walks into a straight right hand from Sane.
Sane lands a nice hook to Murat's body. Murat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sane misses with an uppercut. Murat saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sane misses with a wild body shot.
Murat drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sane sprawls and moves away.
Sane misses with a lunging right hand
and Murat counters with a nice body shot.
Sane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murat looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sane stuns Murat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murat doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Sane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Justin Sane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Sane misses.
Sane lands a big shot that drops Murat! Can he finish him?
Murat is rocked!
Sane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oh Murat is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sane throws a big elbow that misses.
Sane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sane with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sane throws a big elbow that misses.
Murat seems to have got his legs back now.
Sane wants to control from the top but Murat keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sane throwing strikes from guard but Murat blocks nicely.
Sane preventing the sweep.
Murat is trying to control the position but Sane postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Murat holds on and takes a little breather.
Murat throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murat is controlling Sane's posture.
Sane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sane throws a big right hand that misses.
Sane with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sane throws a looping overhand right but Murat ducks down to avoid it.
Murat drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sane sprawls and moves away.
Sane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murat moves out of range and avoids them all 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.
Sane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murat.
Murat half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sane throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murat counters with a straight right hand.
Sane throws a right hand that misses
and Murat counters with a nice uppercut.
Sane misses with a straight right.
Sane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Murat.
Murat drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sane sprawls and moves away.
Sane misses with a hook
and Murat counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sane!
Murat misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Murat in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sane really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sane dodges the ground and pound from Murat.
Murat in side control, throwing shots but Sane defends.
Murat throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Murat.
Sane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murat trying to control the action but Sane is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murat throws an elbow but Sane slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Sane's face as Murat controls the position.
Murat in side control, throwing shots but Sane defends.
The strikes coming from Murat are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Murat throws a strike aimed at the side of Sane's head but Sane avoids it well.
Murat in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
An elbow from Murat crashes against the mat.
Sane tries to buck Murat off but Murat is having none of it.
Murat throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Sane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sane 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 25:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Sane!
Justin Sane made sure to mention his sponsor, REDEMPTION ink in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ndamukong Song (ranked 3185 p4p, 2155 weight class) and Pizza Rat (ranked 457 p4p, 312 weight class). Song's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Icon - Jaden. Rat is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by New york city rat taking pizza home. Pizza Rat is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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201
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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 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ndamukong Song!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pizza Rat!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rat takes one to the chin there.
Rat looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A quick step to the side and Song tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rat shoots in but Song avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Song gets caught flat footed, as Rat shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rat trying to control the position from guard on top but Song is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Song pulls Rat in close to his closed guard and prevents Rat from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rat wants to control from the top but Song keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rat sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Song holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rat wants to clinch up but Song keeps it at a distance.
Song was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rat has his takedown stuffed
and Song counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ndamukong Song has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pizza Rat.
Song cracks Rat with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rat looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Song finish him?
Rat is rocked!
Rat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rat is still on wobbly legs! Can Song finish him?
Song misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rat seems to have recovered his senses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rat.
Stalling in the clinch from Rat.
Rat swings wildly with an uppercut but Song uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A body shot lands from Song.
Song pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rat throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Song's waist but Song gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rat off to one side.
Song throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Song throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rat lands with a short shot to the head.
Song breaks from the clinch.
Pizza Rat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rat doesn't manage to clinch there - Song circles away.
A left lands for Song.
Rat throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Song's waist but Song gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rat off to one side.
Rat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Song as he jumps to the side.
A quick step to the side and Song tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rat looks winded!
Rat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Song.
A swing and a miss from Song.
Rat gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Song counters with a nice right hand that sends Rat toppling to the canvas! Rat scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Song finish him?!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Song throws a series of punches but Rat moves out of range.
Song stuffs the takedown.
Rat shoots for a takedown but Song saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Song fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Song connects with a body shot that sends Rat's belly button to the back.
Song lands a jab to Rat's midsection.
A punch combination from Song misses.
Rat misses with a takedown
and Song counters with a right hand to the body.
Song fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Rat out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ndamukong Song!
Ndamukong Song decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saint George (ranked 1508 p4p, 1925 weight class) and Devonte Pinks (ranked 213 p4p, 260 weight class). Pinks is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: HUMBLE.. Saint George could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Devonte Pinks's chin.
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Saint George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devonte Pinks!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pinks moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Saint George has been cut.
Pinks moves away from the strike by George.
George avoids the body shot from Pinks.
Pinks lands a big right hand that sends George crashing to the mat! Pinks stays standing though and waves George back to his feet!
George is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pinks throws a quick inside leg kick.
George swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinks let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice body punch from Pinks.
George misses with a left hand
and Pinks counters with a slapping leg kick.
George plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice defenses there by George.
George seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pinks's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pinks.
Pinks throws a hook to the side of George's head but George sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
George is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pinks ducks under a wild hook from George.
George misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
George walks into a straight right hand from Pinks.
Pinks wants to land a leg kick but George is out of range.
George throwing a counter right hand but Pinks manages to avoid it.
Pinks is looking to land body kicks.
George throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pinks's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinks misses with a body shot.
George tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pinks manages to circle out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Pinks.
George thows a body kick. Pinks tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A big right from George misses.
George lands a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
George on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pinks misses with a leg kick
and George counters with a left to the body.
George throws a poor cross that misses
letting Pinks counter with a right hand.
Pinks misses with a low kick.
Pinks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from George.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from George misses.
Pinks misses the jab.
Pinks lands with a shot to the body.
Pinks takes a kick to the side of the head.
George looks for the body kick but Pinks saw that one coming.
Pinks missing with a left hand there. George was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pinks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
George looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as George checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinks misses with a lunging right hand
and George counters with a stiff right hand.
Pinks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but George was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinks.
George tries to counter by clinching up but Pinks breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Pinks.
George takes a swing at Pinks's ribcage but misses.
Pinks misses with an uppercut. George saw that one coming.
Pinks swings for the body but George moves out of range.
George tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pinks manages to circle out of the way.
George fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
George ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinks moves away.
George throws out a loose jab but Pinks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinks walks into a straight right hand from George.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Devonte Pinks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Saint George's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pinks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches George on the side of the head.
George checks the leg kick nicely there.
George cracks Pinks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pinks sends George crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Pinks is motioning to the referee to let George up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh George is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pinks misses the jab.
Pinks just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGeorge.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
George seems to have got his legs back now.
George pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pinks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pinks throws a lazy uppercut
enabling George to counter with a crisp jab.
Pinks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between George's hands.
Pinks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
George was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George scores with a body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for George.
George looks to throw the jab but Pinks is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pinks. That's going to slow George down.
Pinks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
George on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pinks. Pinks obviously looking to wear him down.
Pinks misses with a body shot
letting George counter with a right hand.
George waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinks.
George fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pinks throws a jab but it's blocked by George.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as George checks a leg kick.
George is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pinks.
George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinks drops George with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but George looks back up at him and smiles so Pinks waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Pinks is looking to score with low kicks.
George throws a lazy uppercut
and Pinks scores with a counter punch that sends George to the canvas! Pinks smells blood - he's punishing George with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! George has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devonte Pinks!
After the fight, Devonte Pinks 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Jimenez (ranked 2497 p4p, 2369 weight class) and Minoari Amida (ranked 361 p4p, 339 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 Minoari Amida 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Minoari Amida!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Amida counters with a stiff right hand.
Jimenez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Amida but Amida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jimenez works Amida's body with a nice hook.
Amida missing with a left hand there. Jimenez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jimenez misses with a double jab
and Amida counters with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Amida coming out on top.
Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amida looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amida swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jimenez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Amida counters with a crisp right that sends Jimenez to the canvas! Amida follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Minoari Amida!
A relieved looking Minoari Amida 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Bright (ranked 1734 p4p, 2044 weight class) and Shigeru Uchida (ranked 215 p4p, 251 weight class). Bright's entrance music is Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive. A fine choice. Shigeru Uchida will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desmond Bright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shigeru Uchida!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bright fails with the takedown
and Uchida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bright misses with a takedown
and Uchida counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bright or perhaps it was just good defense by Uchida, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Bright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bright looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Uchida was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bright dives in and grabs Uchida's left leg, looking for a takedown. Uchida pushes down on Bright's head and hops out.
Bright shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Uchida as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bright or perhaps it was just good defense by Uchida, which made it look bad.
Bright has his takedown stuffed
and Uchida counters with a big head kick but Bright shrugs it off.
Uchida throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright shoots in looking for a takedown. Uchida tries to sprawl out of it but Bright keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Uchida manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Uchida appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bright closes the distance and clinches up with Uchida, looking for a takedown. Bright pushes Uchida against the cage but Uchida circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bright fails to land the takedown.
Uchida connects with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Uchida.
Bright moves into the clinch.
Uchida misses with a knee strike.
Uchida tries to land a knee to the head but Bright blocks with his arms.
Uchida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bright has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Uchida tries to land a knee to the head but Bright blocks with his arms.
Bright ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bright no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchida showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bright is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Uchida is aware though and is defending well.
Bright keeping moving, preventing Uchida from controlling successfully.
Uchida avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bright not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Uchida is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Uchida stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bright is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchida trying to control but Bright is working from the bottom.
Bright being controlled here, momentarily.
Bright is looking for a triangle but Uchida pushes his legs off easily.
Uchida stays in close to Bright's body and controls the position.
Uchida trying to control but Bright is working from the bottom.
Uchida controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bright drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Uchida throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Shigeru Uchida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Bright with that takedown attempt.
Bright throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Uchida's waist but Uchida gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bright off to one side.
Bright fails with a takedown attempt.
Uchida only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bright misses with a takedown attempt
and Uchida counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bright goes for a double leg but Uchida avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Uchida continues to drive forward.
Uchida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bright's face.
Uchida tries to land a knee to the head but Bright blocks with his arms.
Bright takes a knee right on the jaw!
Uchida lands a knee to the head.
Uchida utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shigeru Uchida dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bright shoots in looking for a takedown. Uchida tries to sprawl out of it but Bright keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Uchida manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Uchida appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Uchida moves forwards but Bright connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Uchida circles away from the clinch attempt
and Uchida counters with a head kick. That will keep Bright thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uchida tries to land a leg kick but Bright saw it coming and moves away.
Bright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Uchida scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bright shoots and misses
and Uchida makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bright really felt that one!
Bright fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Uchida avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Bright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bright closes the distance and clinches up with Uchida, looking for a takedown. Bright pushes Uchida against the cage but Uchida circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Uchida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bright misses with a body shot.
Bright tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Uchida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Desmond Bright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uchida throws a leg kick which misses Bright's front leg but catches the back leg as Bright tries to avoid it.
Uchida stuffs the takedown.
Bright tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Uchida counters with a low kick, right behind Bright 's knee.
Bright looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchida is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Uchida is still trying to improve position.
Uchida trying to control from the bottom.
Bright seems to be working for a kimura but Uchida defends the submission attempt.
Bright uses his free foot to push down on Uchida's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Uchida.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uchida gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bright is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bright goes for an armbar but Uchida turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Uchida.
Uchida passes Bright's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Uchida performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bright tries to roll over but Uchida keeps him under control.
Bright won't allow Uchida to pass to mount.
Bright works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bright can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Uchida controls the pace.
Uchida trying to control the position from guard on top but Bright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shigeru Uchida has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bright looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Uchida postures up.
Uchida's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Uchida advances to half guard.
Bright is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bright wants to control but Uchida is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, if Uchida is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bright moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bright looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shigeru Uchida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bright has his takedown stuffed
and Uchida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bright tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Uchida swivels and escapes.
Uchida tries a quick counter leg kick but Bright is wise to it.
Uchida stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Uchida wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Bright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bright tries to clinch up.
Bright fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Uchida, pushing him back against the cage.
Uchida gets underhooks to prevent Bright's takedown attempt.
Uchida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Uchida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Uchida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bright in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bright takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bright tries for a takedown but Uchida manages to get underhooks.
Uchida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bright tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short left from Uchida.
Uchida lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchida misses with a knee strike.
Bright tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bright has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Uchida is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Uchida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bright is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Uchida is defending well.
Bright fails to pull guard.
Uchida unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Uchida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shigeru Uchida seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Uchida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Uchida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Uchida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bright.
Bright fails with the takedown
and Uchida counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bright gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Uchida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchida throws a sloppy head kick and Bright moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Uchida.
Bright closes the distance and clinches up with Uchida, looking for a takedown. Bright pushes Uchida against the cage but Uchida circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bright throws an off balance right hand
and Uchida counters with an inside leg kick.
Bright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Uchida as he jumps to the side.
Bright misses with a takedown attempt
and Uchida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice takedown defense from Uchida. No joy for Bright on that attempt.
Bright takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
An inside leg kick lands from Uchida.
Bright is trying hard to land a takedown here. Uchida sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bright tries for a takedown but Uchida sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchida scores with a leg kick.
Bright will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Uchida lands a right hook to the body.
Shigeru Uchida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uchida throws a head kick that Bright semi-blocks.
Shigeru Uchida is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bright fails with the takedown
and Uchida counters with an outside leg kick.
Uchida connects with a leg kick.
Bright fails with a takedown attempt.
Uchida slaps away a takedown attempt from Bright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Uchida follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Uchida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bright throws a poor cross that misses
and Uchida counters with a solid body kick.
Bright has taken the fight to the clinch.
Uchida misses with a knee strike.
Bright has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Uchida is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Desmond Bright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uchida with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bright tries for a takedown but Uchida manages to get underhooks.
Uchida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bright has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bright is trying to pull guard but Uchida has him pressed against the cage.
Uchida lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bright is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bright wants to take the fight to the mat but Uchida manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uchida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bright's face.
Bright misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shigeru Uchida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Uchida has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shigeru Uchida!
A very excited looking Shigeru Uchida made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ante Pavlovic (ranked 1493 p4p, 2866 weight class) and Jimi Korpela (ranked 230 p4p, 389 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ante Pavlovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimi Korpela!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korpela misses with a body kick.
Korpela throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pavlovic scores with a shot to the body.
Korpela misses with a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Pavlovic misses its target.
Korpela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pavlovic.
Pavlovic moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKorpela.
Pavlovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Korpela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Korpela gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pavlovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Korpela manages to avoid it.
Korpela scores with a head kick.
Korpela looks to throw a body kick
and Pavlovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Korpela displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pavlovic throws out the jab.
Korpela throws a head kick that Pavlovic semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Korpela.
A head kick misses from Korpela.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpela lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Korpela throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pavlovic. Korpela does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Pavlovic misses.
Korpela scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick by Korpela misses
and Pavlovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Korpela slips under a jab.
A lazy body kick from Korpela
and Pavlovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Korpela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pavlovic.
Korpela goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Korpela throws a head kick that misses
and Pavlovic counters with a nice body shot.
Korpela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pavlovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Korpela sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Korpela throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korpela throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Korpela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Korpela lands a high kick!
Pavlovic throws a hook but Korpela avoids it easily.
Korpela throws a big counter head kick but Pavlovic avoids it with no problem.
Pavlovic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Korpela misses with a kick to the body.
Pavlovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pavlovic throws a body punch but Korpela moves out of range.
Korpela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pavlovic.
A swing and a miss from Pavlovic.
Korpela follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Pavlovic avoids the head kick by Korpela.
Pavlovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Korpela.
Korpela slips under a jab from Pavlovic.
A punch lands to the side of Korpela 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pavlovic throws a body punch but Korpela moves out of range.
Korpela thinks about the counter body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korpela misses with a head kick.
A jab from Pavlovic does it's job there.
Both fighters circling a little - Korpela finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pavlovic seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A big left from Pavlovic misses.
Korpela walks into a left hand.
Pavlovic throws a jab when Korpela was well out of range.
Pavlovic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pavlovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Korpela counters with a head kick. That will keep Pavlovic thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Korpela is looking to land body kicks.
Pavlovic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Pavlovic misses.
Korpela throws a half hearted mid kick.
Korpela lands a head kick. Pavlovic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pavlovic connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavlovic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Korpela. That one must have hurt.
Pavlovic moves out of range as Korpela throws a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Pavlovic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Korpela throws a lazy body kick
and Pavlovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pavlovic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Korpela throws a lazy head kick
letting Pavlovic counter with a right hand.
Pavlovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Korpela counters with a low kick, right behind Pavlovic 's knee.
A head kick misses from Korpela.
Korpela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Pavlovic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Korpela.
Pavlovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Korpela counters with a head kick.
Pavlovic is rocked!
Korpela pushes Pavlovic away with a front kick.
Oh Pavlovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Korpela misses with a head kick.
Korpela throws a head kick but Pavlovic moves out of range.
Pavlovic is looking to counter punch.
Pavlovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Pavlovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Korpela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Korpela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimi Korpela will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big left from Pavlovic misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pavlovic. Korpela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jimi Korpela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pavlovic misses with a straight right.
Pavlovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Korpela throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pavlovic. Korpela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Korpela misses with the body kick
letting Pavlovic counter with a right hand.
Pavlovic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Korpela.
Pavlovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlovic blocks a head kick by Korpela.
Pavlovic will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pavlovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Korpela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Korpela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Korpela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pavlovic throwing a counter right hand but Korpela manages to avoid it.
Korpela looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pavlovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Korpela. Korpela circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A punch lands to the side of Korpela 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pavlovic blocks the body kick.
Korpela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pavlovic works Korpela's body with a nice hook.
Korpela bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Korpela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pavlovic lunges at Korpela with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Korpela's hand.
Korpela pushes Pavlovic away with a front kick.
Korpela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Korpela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korpela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pavlovic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korpela throws a push kick but Pavlovic slaps the foot to one side.
Pavlovic throws out a powerful jab.
Korpela is rocked!
A big left from Pavlovic misses.
Pavlovic moves out of range as Korpela throws a body kick.
Korpela avoids the body shot from Pavlovic.
Pavlovic missing with a left hand there. Korpela was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pavlovic scores with a body shot.
Pavlovic with a jab.
Pavlovic jabs at Korpela's body.
Korpela throws the kick towards the body but Pavlovic avoids it.
Pavlovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Korpela throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pavlovic's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korpela looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pavlovic misses the jab.
A slow jab from Pavlovic misses its intended target.
Pavlovic takes a swing at Korpela's ribcage but misses.
Korpela on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Korpela lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pavlovic will feel that in the morning.
Korpela lands with a slapping head kick.
Pavlovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Korpela takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Korpela tried to score with a low kick but Pavlovic checks it.
Pavlovic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pavlovic avoids the head kick by Korpela.
Pavlovic swings for the body but Korpela moves out of range.
Korpela takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters circling a little - Korpela finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korpela scores with a push kick.
Pavlovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Korpela stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pavlovic swings for the body but Korpela moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Pavlovic blocks the low kick.
Korpela tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Pavlovic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Korpela throws a head kick that half lands.
Korpela looks to throw a body kick
letting Pavlovic counter with a right hand.
Korpela throws a body kick that misses.
Korpela throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pavlovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Korpela is still on wobbly legs! Can Pavlovic finish him?
Korpela takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Korpela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ante Pavlovic 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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Korpela tries to land a front kick but Pavlovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Korpela seems to have recovered his senses.
Pavlovic scores with a hook.
Korpela throws a body kick that misses.
Pavlovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Korpela raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Korpela misses with a kick to the body
and Pavlovic counters with a big right hand! Oh Korpela is in trouble here! Pavlovic follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ante Pavlovic!
Our winner, Ante Pavlovic, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Jimi Korpela stepped up to the mic, saying 'No can do. Better fighter won. Thumbs up!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rueben Roth (ranked 2117 p4p, 2378 weight class) and Marko Antonije (ranked 230 p4p, 257 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rueben Roth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Antonije!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Antonije.
Roth misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Antonije on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roth misses with a right hand
and Antonije connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Antonije fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Antonije tries to sprawl but Roth drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Roth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Roth there.
Roth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Antonije misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Antonije is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Antonije avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roth.
Antonije is not content to let Roth control the position.
Roth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth works his foot free and advances to mount.
Roth controlling the pace for now.
Roth avoids the attempt from Antonije to control.
Roth controlling from mount.
Roth unloads with some shots from mount but Antonije bucks and avoids them well.
Roth misses with a head shot.
Roth raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth lands a nice shot to the head.
 It looks like Marko Antonije has been cut.
Roth raining down hammerfists from mount.
Roth thowing shots but they're missing.
Roth lands a big elbow.
We've been hearing good reports from Roth's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Roth working for a guillotine from mount but Antonije is in no mood to give up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roth wants to control the pace but Antonije is squirming around nicely.
Roth lands a heavy elbow.
The cut above Marko Antonije's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marko Antonije's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rueben Roth!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Lee (ranked 590 p4p, 1250 weight class) and Raminus Polus (ranked 95 p4p, 190 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight 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 New York, Jimmy Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raminus Polus!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Polus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee tries to counter by clinching up but Polus breaks away and moves out of range.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Polus counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Polus.
Lee trying to control the position.
Polus wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Polus is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is pulling down on Polus's head. It's preventing any offense from Polus, at least for the moment.
Polus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Polus slips nicely into half guard.
Polus working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lee's thigh. Lee counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Polus tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee keeping full guard, as Polus tries to pass.
Polus advances position into side control!
Polus working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polus tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee has escaped the position, nice work there.
Polus advances to full mount.
Polus goes for an armbar but Lee turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lee.
Polus looking for a sweep. Not yet Polus, not yet.
Lee sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Polus looking for a guillotine here but Lee defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Polus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raminus Polus 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.
Polus clinches with his opponent.
Lee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Polus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Polus manages to pull guard.
Polus looking for a guillotine here but Lee defends easily.
Lee trying to control but Polus is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Polus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Polus.
Lee is pushing down on Polus's leg trying to pass to half guard. Polus is fighting to maintain full guard but Lee has managed to sneak the leg through.
Polus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Polus is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Lee jumps into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Polus tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.
Polus gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lee prevents Polus from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Polus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lee looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Raminus Polus has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Polus, as that shot connected.
Polus scores with a jab.
Polus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Polus manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Lee's head coaches at Ice Cream Parlour that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lee swings for the body but Polus moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Polus throws out the jab.
Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Polus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Polus had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Polus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Polus blocking some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Polus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Polus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polus avoids it.
Lee looking to stall.
Polus fails to pull guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raminus Polus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Raminus Polus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Polus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Polus checks the leg kick.
Polus changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And Polus tries to counter it with a takedown but Lee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lee swings for the body but Polus moves out of range.
Polus feints the counter takedown.
Polus has managed to clinch.
Polus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Polus pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Polus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polus looking for a sweep. Not yet Polus, not yet.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Polus is keeping the position.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Polus.
Polus isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lee stacks Polus on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lee!
Lee is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Polus's shoulder. That is not cool.
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.
Polus tries to bench press Lee off him but Lee keeps the position.
Lee controls the position.
Polus is trying to get back to half guard.
Polus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Polus manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Polus wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
Polus manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Polus is on top in guard.
Polus has gone for a leg lock! Lee slips out almost immediately though and dives into Polus's guard.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Polus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Polus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee slips nicely into half guard.
Lee keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Polus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Polus manages to get to full guard.
Lee is sitting in close to Polus's body. Polus has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Lee is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Lee is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Polus.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Raminus Polus!
Raminus Polus is the new welterweight champion!
Raminus Polus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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