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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazbek Khasiev (ranked 5223 p4p, 6743 weight class) and Heikki Paananen (ranked 556 p4p, 618 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 London, Kazbek Khasiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heikki Paananen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paananen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Khasiev counters with a nice uppercut.
Paananen wants to clinch.
Paananen instigates a clinch.
Paananen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khasiev leaves Paananen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khasiev with a jab.
Khasiev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paananen darts in looking for a takedown but Khasiev gets double underhooks and turns Paananen into the cage.
Kazbek Khasiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heikki Paananen.
Khasiev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paananen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paananen walks into a straight right hand from Khasiev.
Paananen slips a jab and a cross from Khasiev.
Paananen shoots in but no luck this time.
Paananen throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paananen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khasiev lands the left hand.
Kazbek Khasiev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paananen tries for a takedown but Khasiev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Khasiev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paananen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Paananen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khasiev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Paananen is looking to clinch but Khasiev is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khasiev looks to score with a jab to the body but Paananen is just out of range.
Khasiev blocks a head kick by Paananen.
Paananen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Khasiev counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khasiev scores with a decent looking hook.
Khasiev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paananen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Khasiev misses.
Paananen misses with a few strikes there.
Khasiev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Khasiev lands an overhand right.
Paananen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Khasiev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paananen staying out of range there.
Paananen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khasiev.
Khasiev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Khasiev misses with a straight left.
Paananen misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khasiev keeps the fight on the outside.
Khasiev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Khasiev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paananen has his takedown stuffed
enabling Khasiev to counter with a crisp jab.
Paananen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khasiev.
Paananen wants to counter the offense by Khasiev and move into the clinch position.
Paananen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khasiev feints a jab promting Paananen to slip. Khasiev then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Paananen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Khasiev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paananen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Paananen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khasiev swinging wildly here.
Paananen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paananen closes the distance and clinches up with Khasiev, looking for a takedown. Paananen pushes Khasiev against the cage but Khasiev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Khasiev.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paananen tries to clinch up
and Khasiev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khasiev misses with an uppercut
and Paananen counters with an inside leg kick.
Paananen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khasiev.
Paananen throws a sloppy body shot
and Khasiev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paananen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khasiev throws out the jab.
And Paananen tries to counter it with a takedown but Khasiev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Khasiev lands with a nice body punch.
Paananen fails with the takedown.
A quick step to the side and Khasiev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khasiev throws a body punch but Paananen moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kazbek Khasiev dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Paananen slips under a jab.
Paananen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Khasiev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Khasiev.
Paananen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Khasiev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Paananen somewhat.
Khasiev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Paananen's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khasiev slaps away a takedown attempt from Paananen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kazbek Khasiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heikki Paananen.
A slow jab from Khasiev misses its intended target.
Khasiev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paananen at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paananen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khasiev as he jumps to the side.
Paananen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khasiev.
Nice defenses there by Paananen.
Paananen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khasiev blocks a head kick by Paananen.
Khasiev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khasiev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paananen can do to turn this around?
Paananen tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Khasiev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Khasiev lands the left hand.
 Paananen is rocked!
Kazbek Khasiev is winning the standup battle so far.
Khasiev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paananen.
Khasiev throws an overhand right that lands on Paananen's shoulder, as Paananen tries to avoid the shot.
Khasiev throws a right hand that Paananen ducks under and follows up with a left that Paananen also avoids with ease.
Khasiev works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khasiev scores with a jab to the body.
Paananen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khasiev.
Paananen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paananen tries to clinch but Khasiev moves out of range.
Khasiev throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khasiev lands a slapping body shot.
Khasiev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khasiev wants it to stay on the feet.
Khasiev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Paananen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khasiev throws out the jab.
Khasiev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paananen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khasiev.
Paananen shapes to counter with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paananen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khasiev throws a body shot but no joy.
Khasiev takes a swing at Paananen's ribcage but misses.
Paananen defending well as Khasiev loads up on a big left hand.
Khasiev throws a shot from downtown. Paananen moves away and avoids it.
Khasiev throws a series of punches but Paananen avoids them all with ease.
Khasiev throws a series of punches but Paananen avoids them all with ease.
As Khasiev backs off Paananen throws a huge counter combo but Khasiev manages to avoid it all.
Khasiev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paananen is looking to clinch.
Paananen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Heikki Paananen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khasiev looks to land a left hand but Paananen moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Khasiev misses.
Paananen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khasiev swings for the body but Paananen moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khasiev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paananen.
Khasiev throws a jab but it's blocked by Paananen.
Paananen avoids the body shot from Khasiev.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paananen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khasiev throws a looping overhand right but Paananen ducks down to avoid it.
Paananen throws a low kick, looking for Khasiev's leg but Khasiev calmly moves out of range.
Paananen wants to clinch.
Paananen wants to clinch but Khasiev slips to the side
and Khasiev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Paananen thinking.
Khasiev thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kazbek Khasiev dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Paananen tries to clinch up but Khasiev circles away and keeps his distance.
Khasiev swats away the attempt to clinch by Paananen.
Paananen is trying desperately to land a takedown but Khasiev is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Paananen.
Khasiev throws an overhand right that lands on Paananen's shoulder, as Paananen tries to avoid the shot.
Paananen shoots in but Khasiev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Khasiev misses with a wild body shot.
Paananen tries to clinch up.
Khasiev misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paananen tries to clinch up.
Paananen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Khasiev avoids the body shot from Paananen.
An attempted straight right counter from Khasiev misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Khasiev. Those never looked like landing.
Despite the aggression on Paananen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khasiev. Paananen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paananen lands a high kick!
 It looks like Kazbek Khasiev has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Khasiev misses the target.
Paananen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Paananen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khasiev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khasiev seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Paananen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khasiev tries to avoid it but Paananen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khasiev to the ground. Khasiev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Paananen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Khasiev lands with a right hand.
Paananen swinging wildly here.
Khasiev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Paananen misses with a body kick.
Khasiev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khasiev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khasiev throws a body shot but no joy.
Khasiev moves out of range as Paananen strikes.
Khasiev lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Khasiev misses.
Paananen closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Khasiev to counter with a crisp jab.
Paananen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khasiev tries to avoid it but Paananen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khasiev to the ground. Khasiev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Khasiev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kazbek Khasiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heikki Paananen.
Khasiev misses with a hook.
Paananen wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khasiev blocks the body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Paananen.
Khasiev misses with a few strikes there.
Khasiev swings for the body but Paananen moves out of range.
Khasiev misses with an uppercut. Paananen saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khasiev. Paananen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khasiev misses with a body shot.
Paananen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Paananen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Khasiev counter with a right hand.
Paananen is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paananen tries to clinch up.
Khasiev tests Paananen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paananen has his takedown stuffed
and Khasiev counters with a straight right hand.
Paananen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khasiev looks to score with a jab to the body but Paananen is just out of range.
Paananen unleashes a big counter combination but Khasiev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Khasiev throws a body punch but Paananen moves out of range.
Paananen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khasiev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khasiev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khasiev throws a hook but Paananen avoids it easily.
Paananen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Paananen slips under a jab from Khasiev.
Khasiev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Paananen on the side of the head.
Heikki Paananen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khasiev scores with a three punch combo!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazbek Khasiev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Khasiev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazbek Khasiev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Afronko Beer (ranked 25256 p4p, 4379 weight class) and Apollo Simmons (ranked 680 p4p, 505 weight class). Afronko Beer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Afronko Beer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Apollo Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beer shoots in looking for a takedown but Simmons manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Beer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Simmons has closed the distance and engaged Beer in a clinch.
Beer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Simmons misses with a punch to the body.
Beer tries for a takedown but Simmons manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Afronko Beer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simmons struggles to land a body shot inside as Beer controls his hands.
Beer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simmons goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simmons throws an elbow but it misses.
Beer jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beer is working an open guard so Simmons takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Beer tries a head kick but it misses.
Beer throws a body kick that misses
and Simmons counters with a two punch combo.
Simmons throws a head kick but Beer moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons connects with a leg kick.
Beer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Simmons sprawls well. Simmons wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beer gets slowly back to his feet.
Simmons clinches.
Beer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simmons lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simmons lands a nice elbow.
Simmons lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Beer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Afronko Beer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beer clinches up with Simmons and pushes him back against the cage.
Beer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Simmons landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Simmons misses with an elbow over the top.
Beer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simmons misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simmons trying to land knees to the body.
Simmons trying to land knees to the body.
Beer is looking to take this one to the mat.
Beer avoids a wild elbow strike from Simmons.
Beer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Simmons throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Simmons moves into the clinch successfully.
Beer dodges an elbow strike from Simmons.
Beer gets control of Simmons's arms and successfully pulls guard. Beer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is looking to stand up but Beer won't let him.
Simmons gets to his feet. Beer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Beer blocks the body kick.
Beer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Simmons sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Simmons throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
 Beer is rocked!
Beer drops his hands momentarily and Simmons needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Beer just on the top of the head. Beer drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Beer - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Apollo Simmons!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isa Ismailov (ranked 5254 p4p, 4064 weight class) and Rosey Nosey (ranked 573 p4p, 497 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Isa Ismailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rosey Nosey!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ismailov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nosey drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ismailov defends it well.
Ismailov looks to land a right hand but Nosey moved out of range.
Ismailov throws a hook to the side of Nosey's head but Nosey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nosey feints the counter takedown.
Ismailov throws an off balance right hand
and Nosey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ismailov won't be happy with that.
Nosey is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ismailov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nosey is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ismailov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nosey is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ismailov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nosey wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ismailov, who protects the arm well.
Ismailov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nosey is trying to get an arm triangle but Ismailov is defending well.
Nosey is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ismailov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nosey tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nosey has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nosey is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ismailov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nosey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nosey advances to mount.
Nosey working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nosey looking to secure an arm triangle but Ismailov defends it well.
Ismailov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nosey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ismailov's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Nosey working for a submission but Ismailov is keeping him at bay.
Nosey is working for a guillotine from mount but Ismailov frees his head quite easily.
Nosey is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ismailov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ismailov shrugs it off.
Ismailov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nosey.
Nosey working for a submission but Ismailov is keeping him at bay.
Ismailov really wants to buck Nosey off and get back to his feet.
Ismailov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Nosey is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ismailov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ismailov shrugs it off.
Ismailov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nosey looking to secure an arm triangle but Ismailov defends it well.
Ismailov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Nosey looking to secure an arm triangle but Ismailov defends it well.
Nosey is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ismailov is surviving well by controlling Nosey's body position as best he can.
Ismailov is trying to stand up.
Nosey is working for a guillotine from mount but Ismailov frees his head quite easily.
Nosey looking for a guillotine from mount but Ismailov is having none of it.
Ismailov is trying to stand.
Nosey is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ismailov is surviving well by controlling Nosey's body position as best he can.
Ismailov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Nosey looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismailov wants to get back to his feet.
Nosey has control of Ismailov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ismailov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Nosey jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ismailov manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Nosey is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ismailov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nosey thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ismailov wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nosey wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ismailov, who protects the arm well.
Nosey is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ismailov has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rosey Nosey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No joy there for Ismailov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ismailov misses with a wild body shot.
Nosey with the counter takedown but Ismailov avoids it easily.
Ismailov lands a right hook to the body.
Ismailov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nosey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Isa Ismailov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nosey avoids the body shot from Ismailov.
Ismailov throws a big shot that misses.
Nosey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ismailov throws a body punch but Nosey moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ismailov.
Ismailov stuns Nosey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ismailov is looking to wear down Nosey with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismailov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nosey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nosey changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A cross from Ismailov lands.
Nosey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nosey drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ismailov defends it well.
Ismailov just misses with a punch to the body.
And Nosey tries to counter it with a takedown but Ismailov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nosey moves out of range of the strikes.
Ismailov misses with a wild combination.
Rosey Nosey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nosey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nosey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ismailov looks to score with a jab to the body but Nosey is just out of range.
Nosey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ismailov throws a good cross that connects.
Ismailov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nosey.
Nosey drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ismailov defends it well.
Isa Ismailov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ismailov swings widly with a right hand
and Nosey counters with a single leg into guard. Ismailov didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nosey thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nosey drops back looking for a leg! Ismailov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ismailov manages to kick Nosey off! Nosey jumps back into Ismailov's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nosey thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nosey slips nicely into half guard.
Nosey stops Ismailov from getting back to his feet.
Nosey is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nosey prevents Ismailov from standing back up.
Nosey looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ismailov wants to get back to his feet.
Nosey is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ismailov sees it coming and defends easily.
Ismailov pushes Nosey off looking to stand but Nosey dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nosey is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nosey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ismailov tries to kick Nosey off but Nosey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ismailov cracks Nosey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Isa Ismailov is winning the standup battle so far.
Ismailov misses with a body punch
so Nosey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nosey thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nosey pushes down on Ismailov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isa Ismailov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ismailov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ismailov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nosey tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ismailov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nosey.
Nosey with the counter takedown but Ismailov avoids it easily.
A big right from Ismailov misses.
Nosey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nosey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ismailov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nosey slips a jab from Ismailov.
Ismailov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ismailov misses with a hook to the body
and Nosey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nosey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nosey slips nicely into half guard.
Ismailov wants to get back to his feet.
Nosey is working for a submission of some sort.
Nosey seems to be working for a kimura but Ismailov defends the submission attempt.
Nosey wants to work for an arm triangle but Ismailov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ismailov tries to kick Nosey off but Nosey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nosey is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ismailov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nosey.
Ismailov is trying to stand up here but Nosey is controlling him well.
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.
Nosey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ismailov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nosey is looking for a kimura but Ismailov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nosey to get the leverage.
Ismailov wants to get back to his feet.
Nosey is looking for a kimura but Ismailov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nosey to get the leverage.
Nosey is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ismailov defends it well.
Ismailov is trying to stand back up but Nosey is controlling him
Nosey is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ismailov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nosey is working for a submission of some sort.
Nosey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ismailov tries to kick Nosey off but Nosey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismailov misses with a double jab.
Ismailov throws a series of punches but Nosey avoids them all with ease.
Nosey drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ismailov defends it well.
Nosey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nosey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nosey moves out of range as Ismailov strikes.
Ismailov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nosey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nosey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ismailov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismailov misses with a jab to the body
and Nosey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ismailov's guard.
Nosey prevents Ismailov from getting back to his feet.
Nosey is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ismailov wants to stand up but Nosey is controlling him.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Nosey thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nosey is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nosey stops Ismailov from standing up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nosey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nosey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Isa Ismailov.
I think Ismailov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rosey Nosey!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Sully (ranked 3120 p4p, 3907 weight class) and Marlo Ramze (ranked 381 p4p, 460 weight class). Sully comes to the cage accompanied by Hail the Apocallipse. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ramze's choice of entrance music: Son of a Gun. Marlo Ramze acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Sully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marlo Ramze!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sully avoids the head kick by Ramze.
Ramze throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sully.
It looks like Jake Sully has been cut.
The fighters circling - Sully throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice straight punches there by Sully. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sully.
Sully moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sully.
Sully lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramze backwards.
Ramze looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sully lands a body shot.
Ramze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sully lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sully lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sully lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramze is trying to break free.
Sully lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramze backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sully lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramze backwards.
Ramze takes a shot to the head.
Ramze is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ramze prevents a body shot from Sully.
Sully throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ramze tries to break free but Sully pushes him back against the cage.
Sully lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sully lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sully gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ramze regains guard.
Ramze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sully postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sully's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sully has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sully landing some decent shots from guard.
Ramze is rocked!
Sully gets to his feet and stands over Ramze, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Ramze felt that one! Sully unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Ramze from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Sully!
Jake Sully took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Bargnastumus (ranked 3649 p4p, 4136 weight class) and Mangas Coloradas (ranked 394 p4p, 439 weight class). Mangas Coloradas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonardo Bargnastumus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mangas Coloradas!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Bargnastumus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bargnastumus is looking to clinch but Coloradas is avoiding it.
Coloradas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bargnastumus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bargnastumus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Coloradas throws a head kick that half lands.
Bargnastumus shoots in for a takedown but Coloradas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bargnastumus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coloradas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bargnastumus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Coloradas scores with a push kick.
Coloradas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Coloradas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Coloradas avoids a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coloradas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Coloradas wants it to stay on the feet.
Coloradas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Coloradas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bargnastumus on the side of the head.
Bargnastumus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coloradas leaves Bargnastumus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Bargnastumus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coloradas throws a solid leg kick but Bargnastumus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Coloradas.
Bargnastumus takes one to the side of the head.
Bargnastumus is rocked!
Bargnastumus misses with a takedown
and Coloradas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bargnastumus's knee momentarily.
Coloradas lands with a nice body punch.
Coloradas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oh Bargnastumus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coloradas cracks Bargnastumus with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Bargnastumus falls to his knees and Coloradas doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mangas Coloradas!
Mangas Coloradas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khamzat Vagabov (ranked 5241 p4p, 3368 weight class) and Alberto Carrieri (ranked 572 p4p, 432 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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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Khamzat Vagabov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alberto Carrieri!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vagabov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vagabov misses with an uppercut.
Carrieri unleashes a big counter combination but Vagabov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Carrieri fails to land with a series of punches.
Carrieri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carrieri's coach down at Hells Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Carrieri's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Carrieri throws out a loose jab but Vagabov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carrieri tries to bum rush Vagabov with a series of wild strikes but Vagabov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carrieri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vagabov moves away.
Carrieri with a poor takedown
enabling Vagabov to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Alberto Carrieri has been cut.
Carrieri swinging wildly here.
A punch lands to the side of Carrieri 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carrieri misses with a body shot.
Carrieri throws a body shot but no joy.
Carrieri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vagabov.
Carrieri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vagabov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vagabov drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Carrieri right on the button. Carrieri goes down! Vagabov follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Vagabov gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khamzat Vagabov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adreen Macadoo (ranked 3684 p4p, 3728 weight class) and Justino Doormus (ranked 440 p4p, 444 weight class). Adreen Macadoo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adreen Macadoo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justino Doormus!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doormus feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Macadoo has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Doormus has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Macadoo turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Macadoo manages to end up in side control.
Doormus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doormus is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Macadoo 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Doormus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Macadoo pulls his head out easily.
Macadoo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Macadoo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Doormus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Macadoo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Doormus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Macadoo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Doormus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Macadoo pulls his head out easily.
Doormus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Macadoo connects with a nice short shot to Doormus's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doormus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Macadoo 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Macadoo 's back!
Macadoo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Doormus goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Macadoo turns into him and now he's in Doormus's guard.
Doormus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Macadoo .
Macadoo looking to pass the guard.
Doormus looking for a guillotine here but Macadoo defends easily.
Macadoo landing with the ground and pound.
Macadoo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Doormus's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doormus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Macadoo stands up over Doormus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Doormus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macadoo with a nice head shot there.
Doormus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Macadoo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macadoo is working Doormus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Doormus is rocked!
Macadoo working some strikes from top position.
Doormus is still in real trouble! Can Macadoo finish him?
Macadoo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Macadoo postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Doormus covers up, he's hurt! Macadoo keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Macadoo and the ref steps in to end the fight! Macadoo can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adreen Macadoo !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Neer Neer (ranked 2674 p4p, 4144 weight class) and Juiced Dilly (ranked 275 p4p, 380 weight class). Neer comes to the cage accompanied by Back In Black. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zachary Neer Neer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juiced Dilly!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Sydney in the buildup to the fight.
Neer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dilly punishes Neer's body with a nice straight punch.
Neer moves in looking to clinch but Dilly pushes him off.
Neer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Neer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dilly as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zachary Neer Neer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Dilly misses.
Dilly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neer shoots for a double leg takedown but Dilly sprawls well. He's pushed Neer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Neer fails with the takedown.
Dilly takes a swing at Neer's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neer shoots in looking for a takedown but Dilly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Neer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Neer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dilly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Neer somewhat.
Dilly tests Neer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dilly.
Neer throws a big counter combination but Dilly scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Zachary Neer Neer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neer doesn't manage to clinch there - Dilly circles away.
Dilly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Neer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dilly counters with a nice uppercut.
Neer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dilly stuns Neer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Neer is breathing heavily.
Dilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Neer.
Neer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dilly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Neer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Neer closes the distance and clinches up with Dilly, looking for a takedown. Neer pushes Dilly against the cage but Dilly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dilly misses the shot to the body.
Dilly swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Neer misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilly cracks Neer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Dilly misses.
Dilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dilly misses with a few strikes there.
Dilly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dilly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Neer rather than just go for the knockout.
Dilly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Dilly does no damage.
Neer shoots in for a takedown but Dilly shows good takedown defense.
Dilly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Neer has time to react.
Neer fails to land the takedown.
Neer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dilly misses with the combination.
Dilly fails to land with a series of punches.
Dilly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Neer with that takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Neer.
Danga de danga de dang - Dilly scores with a four punch combination!
Dilly has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Neer is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Neer slips under a jab.
A big right from Dilly misses.
Dilly connects with the punch.
Neer is rocked!
Dilly misses with a series of wild punches.
Dilly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Neer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dilly defends well and Neer ends up having to push Dilly into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dilly manages to break the clinch.
Neer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dilly throws a looping overhand right but Neer ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Dilly misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Dilly to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Dilly as he connects with a hook.
Oh Neer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Neer dives in for a single leg takedown but Dilly sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Neer jumps guard but Dilly turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Neer throws a head punch that misses.
Neer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neer misses with the head strike.
Neer tries to throw a body punch but Dilly avoids it by throwing Neer back against the cage.
Neer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Neer.
Neer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dilly's efforts to push away.
Neer seems to have got his legs back now.
Dilly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dilly throws a series of punches but Neer avoids them all with ease.
Neer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dilly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Neer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dilly as he avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juiced Dilly 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.
Dilly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Neer.
Dilly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Neer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dilly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dilly looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neer kicks Dilly off and gets to his feet.
Neer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Neer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dilly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dilly drops Neer with a naaaaasty hook - Neer is in real trouble here! Dilly dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juiced Dilly!
Zachary Neer Neer was interviewed post fight and said 'You still suck!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yermak Dobronravov (ranked 3153 p4p, 3633 weight class) and Titan Stone (ranked 405 p4p, 453 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yermak Dobronravov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Titan Stone!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dobronravov.
Stone shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dobronravov eats them both and turns towards Stone to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Yermak Dobronravov has been cut.
Dobronravov could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stone lands a big uppercut and Dobronravov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dobronravov looks OK. Stone waves Dobronravov back to his feet!
Dobronravov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dobronravov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh Dobronravov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice defenses there by Dobronravov.
Dobronravov walks straight into a right hand from Stone - that's dropped him! Stone jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Dobronravov from any more punishment! Dobronravov complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Titan Stone!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Suriwongse Pradablueang (ranked 24476 p4p, 2371 weight class) and Denny Guillen (ranked 337 p4p, 137 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suriwongse Pradablueang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Denny Guillen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guillen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Guillen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Guillen misses the target.
Guillen takes a swing at Pradablueang's ribcage but misses.
Guillen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pradablueang. That one must have hurt.
Pradablueang closes the distance and clinches.
Pradablueang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
I was talking to Pradablueang's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pradablueang with a knee to the head.
Guillen trying to control the position but instead, Pradablueang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Guillen into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pradablueang obliges.
A knee to the head by Pradablueang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guillen is trying to pull guard but Pradablueang has him pressed against the cage.
Pradablueang landing knees to the body.
Guillen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pradablueang.
Guillen looks winded!
Guillen misses with a punch to the body.
Pradablueang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pradablueang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guillen's face.
Guillen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pradablueang landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pradablueang lands a nice knee to the body.
Pradablueang turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Pradablueang manages to end up in side control.
Guillen gets back to half guard.
Pradablueang postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Guillen to stand up.
Guillen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pradablueang closes the distance and pushes Guillen back into the cage.
Pradablueang lands a knee to the body.
Pradablueang working Guillen over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Pradablueang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pradablueang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guillen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pradablueang landing knees to the head.
It looks like Denny Guillen has been cut.
Pradablueang gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Guillen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pradablueang.
Well, if Pradablueang 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pradablueang tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Guillen.
Guillen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pradablueang's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pradablueang's back!
Guillen has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Pradablueang has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Pradablueang trying to get back to his feet but Guillen is in full control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guillen is hanging on to Pradablueang's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pradablueang looking very determined here, making life difficult for Guillen.
Guillen working for a choke but Pradablueang is defending well.
Pradablueang preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Guillen.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pradablueang showing good submission defense here.
Pradablueang is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pradablueang defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Guillen's arms.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guillen is persistently looking for the submission but Pradablueang is defending it well.
Our spies down at at Hells Gym inform us that Guillen has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Pradablueang is trying to get back to his feet but Guillen has full control of the position and if anything, Pradablueang has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Pradablueang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guillen on the ground.
Pradablueang looking very determined here, making life difficult for Guillen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guillen looking for the choke from the back.
Guillen trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Suriwongse Pradablueang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Denny Guillen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Pradablueang scores with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Guillen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guillen throws a body shot but no joy.
Pradablueang is looking to counter with a body kick.
Guillen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pradablueang moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pradablueang.
Guillen tries for a takedown but Pradablueang manages to get underhooks.
Pradablueang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pradablueang moves into the clinch.
Pradablueang lands an elbow just above Guillen 's eye.
Suriwongse Pradablueang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pradablueang.
Pradablueang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guillen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pradablueang scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalling in the clinch from Pradablueang.
Pradablueang unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Guillen is breathing heavily.
Pradablueang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice right hand lands inside from Pradablueang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pradablueang lands a knee to the head.
Pradablueang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guillen can do to turn this around?
Pradablueang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guillen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pradablueang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pradablueang landing knees to the head.
Pradablueang lands with a left to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pradablueang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pradablueang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guillen's face.
Guillen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guillen is rocked!
Pradablueang has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Guillen is trying to keep an underhook but Pradablueang manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Guillen is still in real trouble! Can Pradablueang finish him?
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!
Pradablueang looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Guillen seems to have recovered his senses.
Guillen is trying to control but can't.
Guillen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guillen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pradablueang defends it easily.
Guillen working a defensive guard here.
Guillen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Guillen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pradablueang tries to stand but Guillen is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guillen wants to sweep but no luck.
Guillen has a closed guard, preventing Pradablueang from standing up.
Guillen is looking to cinch up a triangle. Pradablueang throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Guillen's body to avoid the submission. Guillen has instead reached around Pradablueang's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Guillen arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Denny Guillen!
Denny Guillen is the new bantamweight champion!
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