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TK 3: Lemminkäinen PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hey Man (ranked 5353 p4p, 5482 weight class) and Russel Wilson (ranked 148 p4p, 152 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hey Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Russel Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wilson goes for a takedown attempt but Man pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wilson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wilson in particular looking to stall.
Man is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Wilson.
Wilson lands strikes from half guard.
 Man is rocked!
Wilson lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Man! More strikes land and this one is all over! Wilson jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russel Wilson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Rudabaugh (ranked 6398 p4p, 5412 weight class) and Joshua Martinez (ranked 662 p4p, 606 weight class). Joshua Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabe Rudabaugh !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rudabaugh looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Martinez decides to stand back up.
Martinez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rudabaugh tries to avoid it but Martinez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rudabaugh to the ground. Rudabaugh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rudabaugh quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Rudabaugh dives in and grabs Martinez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Martinez pushes down on Rudabaugh 's head and hops out.
Rudabaugh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rudabaugh lands a really nice looking cross but Martinez seems unphased.
Rudabaugh fails to land the takedown.
Rudabaugh misses with a takedown attempt - Martinez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabe Rudabaugh . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rudabaugh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Martinez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rudabaugh throws a sloppy strike and Martinez has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Rudabaugh is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Martinez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joshua Martinez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremiah Holloway (ranked 4957 p4p, 6321 weight class) and LaDarius Frank (ranked 545 p4p, 600 weight class). LaDarius Frank has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremiah Holloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LaDarius Frank!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holloway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Frank throws a big shot that misses.
Holloway throws a leg kick which misses Frank's front leg but catches the back leg as Frank tries to avoid it.
Frank sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Holloway - that will leave a mark!
Holloway staying out of range there.
Holloway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frank.
Holloway digs a good body shot into Frank's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holloway.
Frank throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holloway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holloway chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body kick from Holloway.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holloway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frank.
Holloway takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Frank takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holloway.
A low kick lands for Holloway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloway throws a sloppy head kick and Frank moves out of range easily.
Holloway scores with a push kick.
Frank looks to land a left hand but Holloway moved out of range nicely.
Holloway thinks about countering with a body kick.
Frank scores with a crisp jab that stopped Holloway in his tracks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Holloway.
Holloway thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Frank if he has to take too many more of those.
Frank moves out of range as Holloway strikes.
A nice side step and Frank releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Holloway walks into a left hand.
Holloway cracks Frank with a right hand to the side of the head.
 It looks like LaDarius Frank has been cut.
Holloway moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Holloway!
Frank looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holloway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It appears Holloway was looking to counter with a kick there.
Frank tries to move into range but Holloway moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Frank throws a lazy uppercut
and Holloway counters with a good low kick that Frank was not able to check.
Frank scores with a jab. Holloway acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Holloway.
Nice body kick from Holloway.
Frank has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Holloway.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holloway.
Frank throws an off balance right hand
and Holloway counters with an outside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Holloway.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Holloway.
Holloway moves out of range as Frank strikes.
A solid body kick from Holloway.
Frank walks forward, straight into a front kick from Holloway.
Holloway moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Holloway lands a nice looking kick to the body. Frank takes a step back to recover.
Holloway scores with a head kick. Frank tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Holloway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank misses with a looping right.
Holloway fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Frank.
Frank misses with a straight left.
Holloway throws a quick counter kick to the body but Frank avoids it.
Holloway scores with a kick to the body.
Holloway scores with a head kick. Frank tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Holloway plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That has opened up LaDarius Frank's cut even more.
Holloway throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Good leg kick by Holloway.
Holloway tries to move into range but Frank moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick from Holloway, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frank throws out a loose jab but Holloway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frank has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Holloway.
Holloway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frank sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Frank takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holloway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frank.
Frank chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holloway can pounce on him.
Frank throws a poor cross that misses
and Holloway counters with a nice kick to the body.
Holloway thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Frank if he has to take too many more of those.
Frank misses with a right hand
and Holloway counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holloway. That's going to slow Frank down.
Holloway throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Holloway scores with a leg kick.
Holloway lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Holloway is looking to slow Frank down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holloway with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Holloway plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Holloway fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Frank has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Holloway plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremiah Holloway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on LaDarius Frank's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice shot lands for Holloway.
The fighters circling - Frank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holloway jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Frank throws a jab when Holloway was well out of range.
Holloway moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Frank moves out of range of the body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Holloway - that will leave a mark!
Holloway moves away from the strike by Frank.
A low kick lands for Holloway.
Holloway connects with a high kick.
Holloway lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank misses with a hook. Holloway ducked under it nicely.
Holloway pushes Frank away with a front kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holloway.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holloway staying out of range there.
Frank throws a right hand that misses
and Holloway counters with a good low kick that Frank was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Holloway scores with a kick to the midsection.
Frank is breathing heavily.
Holloway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frank moves away.
Good leg kick by Holloway.
Frank misses with a straight right.
A head kick from Holloway lands but Frank takes it in his stride.
Holloway staying out of range there.
Holloway on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Holloway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frank chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holloway can pounce on him.
Holloway throws a head kick that Frank semi-blocks.
The cut above LaDarius Frank's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Holloway lands a glancing blow to the side of Frank's 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!
Holloway scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holloway fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Holloway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frank can do to turn this around?
Frank throws a body punch but Holloway moves out of range.
Holloway lands with a kick to the ribs.
Holloway throws a head kick but Frank moves out of range.
Frank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frank throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holloway counters with a nice low kick that buckles Frank's knee momentarily.
Frank throws a poor cross that misses
and Holloway counters with a leg kick.
Holloway lands a head kick!
Frank missing with a left hand there. Holloway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holloway walks into a left hand.
Holloway dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Frank. That did some damage!
Frank throws a jab when Holloway was well out of range.
A slow jab from Frank misses its intended target.
Frank misses with a lunging right hand
and Holloway makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Holloway. Frank shrugs it off though.
Holloway throws a nice head kick!
Frank throws a lazy uppercut
and Holloway counters with a thumping low kick.
Holloway thows a body kick. Frank tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Holloway lands a nice looking body kick.
Holloway throws a front kick that sends Frank stumbling back into the cage.
Holloway scores with a nice body kick.
Frank misses with a lunging right hand
and Holloway counters with a thumping low kick.
Holloway lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Holloway with a nice calf kick.
A solid body kick from Holloway.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Holloway.
A slapping body kick lands there for Holloway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holloway.
Holloway explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A solid leg kick lands there for Holloway.
Holloway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Frank misses its intended target.
Holloway quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Frank has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Holloway.
Holloway moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Holloway goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
LaDarius Frank's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Holloway feints and then cracks Frank's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Frank down.
Holloway fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Frank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holloway connects with a high kick.
Frank thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frank lands with a nice body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremiah Holloway dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on LaDarius Frank'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. This is the final round!
Holloway thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Frank if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice leg kick from Holloway, right into the meat of the thigh.
Frank sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Holloway.
A big left from Frank misses.
Holloway throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Holloway explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A solid body kick from Holloway.
Frank 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.
Holloway moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Frank takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Frank slips under a jab from Holloway.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frank tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frank takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frank loads up on a big right hand but Holloway slips the punch.
Holloway throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank misses with a body shot.
Frank misses with a right hand
and Holloway counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A punch lands to the side of Frank 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at LaDarius Frank's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeremiah Holloway!
Jeremiah Holloway seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pier Oka (ranked 3641 p4p, 5220 weight class) and Chris Toanesti (ranked 100 p4p, 145 weight class). Chris Toanesti acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pier Oka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Toanesti!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toanesti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toanesti moves out of range of the strikes.
Toanesti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big right from Oka misses.
Oka misses with a combination
and Toanesti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oka thinking.
Oka misses with an uppercut. Toanesti saw that one coming.
Oka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oka takes the fight into the clinch.
Toanesti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 It looks like Pier Oka has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Toanesti blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oka tries to circle away but Toanesti has him pinned against the cage.
Oka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oka throws an elbow that misses.
Toanesti misses with a knee strike.
Oka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Toanesti is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toanesti pulls guard effortlessly.
Toanesti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Toanesti winds up and cracks Oka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Toanesti looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Toanesti trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oka won't allow Toanesti to pass to mount.
Toanesti looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Toanesti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toanesti thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oka's head.
Toanesti trying to mount his opponent but Oka defends it.
Toanesti in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Oka tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Toanesti!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Toanesti!
Chris Toanesti thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iso Paa (ranked 3679 p4p, 4360 weight class) and Phineas Turner (ranked 487 p4p, 561 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Iso Paa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phineas Turner!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paa blocks a leg kick.
Paa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Paa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Phineas Turner has been cut.
Turner tries to land a leg kick but Paa saw it coming and moves away.
Paa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turner throws a series of punches but Paa moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Paa.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Paa.
Paa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turner has time to react.
Turner throws a leg kick but Paa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Paa blocks a head kick by Turner.
Paa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Paa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's 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!
Paa lands a right hook to the body.
Paa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gymi in the buildup to the fight.
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
Turner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A punch lands to the side of Turner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paa lands with a cross.
Paa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Turner staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turner! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Paa gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iso Paa!
Phineas Turner was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck that nigga'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaapo Muuri (ranked 2962 p4p, 2931 weight class) and Andre Hooyao (ranked 371 p4p, 369 weight class). Kaapo Muuri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaapo Muuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Hooyao!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muuri defending well as Hooyao loads up on a big left hand.
Muuri uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hooyao has time to react.
Hooyao's coach down at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hooyao's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice defenses there by Hooyao.
Hooyao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Muuri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andre Hooyao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muuri drops Hooyao with a straight right hand, right on the button! Muuri follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaapo Muuri!
A very excited looking Kaapo Muuri 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Stat Golden Ticket (ranked 3823 p4p, 2192 weight class) and Charlie IV (ranked 104 p4p, 64 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuki Stat Golden Ticket!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charlie IV!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
IV catches Golden Ticket with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Yuki Stat Golden Ticket has been cut.
Golden Ticket tries to clinch up but IV circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from IV! But no joy.
IV connects with a jab.
IV connects with a good right hand that stumbles Golden Ticket. Golden Ticket circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Golden Ticket has closed the distance and engaged IV in a clinch.
IV breaks from the clinch.
Nice jab there from IV.
Golden Ticket's hands are dropping dangerously low here and IV connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Golden Ticket scrambles back to his feet.
Golden Ticket with a poor takedown
and Golden Ticket takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yuki Stat Golden Ticket's cut is getting worse.
IV scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golden Ticket closes the distance and clinches.
Golden Ticket turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Golden Ticket looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
IV is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golden Ticket stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Golden Ticket fails with the takedown
enabling IV to counter with a crisp jab.
IV listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
IV scores with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from IV.
IV jabs Golden Ticket to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Golden Ticket is breathing heavily.
Golden Ticket shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and IV counters with a nice uppercut.
Yuki Stat Golden Ticket's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuki Stat Golden Ticket. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Golden Ticket with a poor takedown
and IV counters with a straight right hand.
IV lands a head shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Golden Ticket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
IV drops Golden Ticket with a naaaaasty hook - Golden Ticket is in real trouble here! IV dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie IV!
Charlie IV is the new super heavyweight champion!
Charlie IV looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I just want to thank this organization for giving me my opportunity to win my first championship. I am going to cherish this moment for the rest of my life.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Titus (ranked 2163 p4p, 2783 weight class) and Bad Dawg (ranked 300 p4p, 381 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 light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeke Titus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bad Dawg!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dawg throws a hook but Titus blocks it.
Titus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dawg momentarily.
Dawg throws an overhand right that lands on Titus's shoulder, as Titus tries to avoid the shot.
Dawg scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Zeke Titus has been cut.
Titus closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dawg did well to prevent Titus getting side control.
Dawg manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Zeke Titus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Titus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dawg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dawg ducks right into an uppercut from Titus.
Dawg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Titus throws a series of punches but Dawg moves out of range.
Titus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Titus tries to clinch but Dawg is having none of it.
Titus darts in and clinches Dawg up against the cage.
Titus blocks an uppercut.
Dawg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dawg lands a hook that snaps the head of Titus backwards.
Dawg tries to work over Titus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dawg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Titus fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Titus.
Titus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Titus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Titus has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dawg avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Titus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dawg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dawg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dawg fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawg.
Titus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Titus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Titus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawg working aggressively here.
Titus slows down the pace here.
Titus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dawg has a couple of punches blocked by Titus.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dawg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titus misses with some punches.
Titus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Titus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dawg throws an overhand right that lands on Titus's shoulder, as Titus tries to avoid the shot.
Titus feinted with a counter takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Titus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dawg.
Dawg connects with a nice looking jab.
Dawg takes a swing at Titus's ribcage but misses.
Titus throws the left hand but Dawg avoids the punch easily.
Dawg swings for the body but Titus moves out of range.
Dawg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dawg misses with a hook.
Dawg swings for the body but Titus moves out of range.
Dawg looks to land a left hand but Titus moved out of range nicely.
Dawg misses with an uppercut
so Titus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dawg manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Titus scores with a shoulder strike.
Dawg tries to work over Titus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titus prevents a body shot from Dawg.
Titus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dawg or not.
Titus lands with a right to the head.
Titus blocking some punches.
Dawg blocks an uppercut.
Titus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dawg backwards.
Dawg is trying to break the clinch but Titus has him pressed against the cage.
Titus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Titus manages to break the clinch.
Dawg's coach down at Bone Breakerz was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dawg's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dawg slips a straight right by Titus.
Dawg lands a body shot.
Dawg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Titus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Titus.
Dawg doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Titus moves away from the strike by Dawg.
Titus throws a hook but Dawg blocks it.
Titus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dawg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Titus throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dawg.
Dawg throws an overhand right that lands on Titus's shoulder, as Titus tries to avoid the shot.
Dawg loads up on a big right hand but Titus slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dawg looks to score with a jab to the body but Titus is just out of range.
Titus throws a lazy uppercut
and Dawg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Titus shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dawg napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Who's going to make the next move?
Titus scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawg trying to remain calm as Titus controls from the top position.
Sloppy strikes there by Titus.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bad Dawg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zeke Titus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slow jab from Titus misses its intended target.
Titus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawg.
Dawg blocks a jab.
Titus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dawg.
Titus shoots in for a takedown but Dawg shows good takedown defense.
Dawg slips under a jab from Titus.
Titus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Titus is thwarting Dawg's attempts to control the position.
Titus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titus wants to free his trapped foot but Dawg is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Titus trying to control the action but Dawg is working from the bottom.
Zeke Titus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Titus is trying to work for a kimura but Dawg is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawg trying to hold on to Titus's head to control him but Titus postures up.
Titus uses his free foot to push down on Dawg's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dawg.
Dawg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Titus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Titus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Titus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Titus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Titus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titus landing strikes from the mount.
Titus cracks Dawg with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Dawg that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Titus landing shots from mount.
Titus postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Dawg bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Titus and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeke Titus!
Zeke Titus is the new light heavyweight champion!
A less than humble Zeke Titus misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Bad Dawg stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lost on purpose.'.
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