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DC 26: Nyla vs Belly PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derk Voorheis (ranked 23347 p4p, 23408 weight class) and Jordan Lisko (ranked 609 p4p, 648 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jordan Lisko 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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derk Voorheis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Lisko!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voorheis swinging wildly here.
Voorheis missing with a left hand there. Lisko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lisko delivers a nice body kick.
Voorheis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lisko can pounce on him.
Lisko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lisko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Voorheis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lisko lands a high kick!
Voorheis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Snake Eyes Fighting Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Voorheis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lisko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Voorheis is out of range.
Voorheis throwing a counter right hand but Lisko manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lisko misses the target.
Jordan Lisko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lisko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Voorheis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Voorheis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Voorheis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lisko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Voorheis at a distance.
Lisko tries a head kick but it misses.
Voorheis throwing a counter right hand but Lisko manages to avoid it.
Lisko scores with a leg kick.
Lisko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lisko takes a swing at Voorheis's ribcage but misses.
Lisko gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Voorheis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Voorheis avoids the body shot from Lisko.
A telegraphed right hand from Voorheis misses the target.
Lisko lands with a kick to the temple. Voorheis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick by Lisko misses
and Voorheis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Jordan Lisko has been cut.
Lisko throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Lisko.
Jordan Lisko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voorheis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A good leg kick by Lisko.
Lisko tries a head kick but it misses.
Lisko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Voorheis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Lisko misses
and Voorheis counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lisko! Voorheis lets Lisko back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Lisko is rocked!
Lisko throws a leg kick
and Voorheis counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derk Voorheis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Just Fight Scappy Do (ranked 3088 p4p, 2386 weight class) and Dillon Hardman (ranked 386 p4p, 318 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hardman's choice of entrance music: Hang âEm High. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Just Fight Scappy Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dillon Hardman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scappy Do moves into the clinch.
Hardman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Just Fight Scappy Do has been cut.
Hardman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hardman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hardman throws a punch but it's blocked by Scappy Do.
Scappy Do blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scappy Do lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Dillon Hardman has been cut.
Hardman lands a nice shot to the body.
Scappy Do has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hardman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Scappy Do looking to throw knees to the head but Hardman is blocking nicely.
Hardman can't find room to land a body shot as Scappy Do controls the action.
Hardman pushes Scappy Do back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scappy Do using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardman lands a left hand.
Scappy Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scappy Do takes a shot to the head.
Hardman has a couple of punches blocked by Scappy Do.
Scappy Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardman.
Hardman has a couple of punches blocked by Scappy Do.
Hardman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hardman lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scappy Do jumps guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hardman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hardman preventing the sweep.
Scappy Do bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hardman's guard.
Scappy Do is looking to stand up but Hardman won't let him.
Hardman has Scappy Do pulled in close to control his posture.
Let's hope that Hardman has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Scappy Do trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardman has control of Scappy Do's left arm, preventing Scappy Do from doing any damage.
Scappy Do wants to control from the top but Hardman keeps moving.
Hardman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hardman is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scappy Do looking to pass the guard.
Scappy Do is fighting to break Hardman's control of his arms but Hardman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Scappy Do passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hardman prevents Scappy Do from moving into mount.
Hardman is looking to reverse the position.
Hardman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Scappy Do controlling from side mount.
Hardman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Scappy Do is working away from the top position though.
Scappy Do is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hardman tries to roll over but Scappy Do keeps him under control.
Scappy Do wants to free his trapped foot but Hardman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hardman wants to control but Scappy Do is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Scappy Do is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hardman is looking for a sweep. Scappy Do is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hardman is looking to control Scappy Do's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hardman avoid being mounted?
Hardman felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Scappy Do wants to pass to mount but Hardman is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hardman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Scappy Do's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Scappy Do's back!
Hardman has the hooks in. Scappy Do is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hardman trying to control momentarily.
Good control from Hardman.
Hardman throwing damaging strikes from the back! Scappy Do could be in trouble here!
Hardman is working the ground and pound. Can Scappy Do escape?
Hardman struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dillon Hardman dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Scappy Do feints and then cracks Hardman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hardman down.
Hardman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hardman checks a low kick from Scappy Do.
Scappy Do looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Scappy Do dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scappy Do uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hardman.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hardman checks a leg kick.
Scappy Do ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hardman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hardman is pressed up against the cage. Scappy Do has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hardman down to the mat. Hardman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Scappy Do swings for the body but Hardman moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Scappy Do throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scappy Do throws out a loose jab but Hardman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardman wants to counter the offense by Scappy Do and move into the clinch position.
Some wild striking there from Scappy Do.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scappy Do tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Scappy Do throws out a leg kick but Hardman moves out of range and Scappy Do only half commits.
A good leg kick by Scappy Do.
Hardman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hardman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Scappy Do throws out a loose jab but Hardman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scappy Do throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardman.
Hardman tries to counter by closing the distance.
Scappy Do has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Scappy Do finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Scappy Do throws a big shot that misses.
Just Fight Scappy Do seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Scappy Do misses.
Hardman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Scappy Do misses with an uppercut. Hardman saw that one coming.
Hardman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hardman throws a head kick that Scappy Do semi-blocks.
Just Fight Scappy Do's cut is getting worse.
Hardman moves out of range as Scappy Do strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scappy Do staying out of range there.
Hardman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scappy Do takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oooooh!!! Hardman has knocked Scappy Do down with a huge combo! Hardman steps away and waves a wobbly Scappy Do back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Scappy Do is rocked!
OH! Scappy Do has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Hardman smells blood and charges in for the finish! Hardman unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Scappy Do sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dillon Hardman!
Our winner, Dillon Hardman, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Bobandy (ranked 2528 p4p, 4640 weight class) and Mark Arkinson (ranked 122 p4p, 200 weight class). Arkinson has chosen Breaking Benjamin - So cold as his entrance music. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Bobandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Arkinson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobandy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arkinson.
Bobandy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
No joy there for Arkinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bobandy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arkinson lands a glancing blow to the side of Bobandy's head.
It looks like Randy Bobandy has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Arkinson.
Arkinson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arkinson misses with a lunging right hand
and Bobandy counters with a takedown into side control.
Bobandy controlling the position.
Arkinson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bobandy remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bobandy is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Arkinson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bobandy gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Arkinson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bobandy lets go of the hold and Arkinson can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Randy Bobandy!
Randy Bobandy 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Lahey (ranked 2653 p4p, 3318 weight class) and Patrick Slinger (ranked 243 p4p, 291 weight class). Slinger has chosen Hail Mary as his entrance music. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Lahey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Slinger!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slinger misses with a takedown
and Lahey counters with a nice uppercut.
Slinger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lahey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Slinger slips under a jab from Lahey.
Slinger shoots in and bounces Lahey off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Slinger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lahey wants to hit a sweep here but Slinger passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lahey there!
Slinger misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Slinger thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Slinger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lahey is looking to escape.
Slinger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Lahey that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Slinger thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Slinger looking to control but Lahey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Slinger sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Slinger misses with a head shot.
Slinger putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lahey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Slinger landing strikes, looking to finish!
Slinger throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Slinger lands a big shot there that rocks Lahey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Slinger connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lahey avoids a series of strikes thrown by Slinger.
Slinger lands a big shot there that rocks Lahey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lahey is rocked!
Slinger throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Slinger with shots to the head and body - Lahey looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh Lahey is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slinger lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Slinger postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Lahey badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Slinger around the waist but Slinger pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Slinger is the winner by TKO! Slinger jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Slinger!
A very excited looking Patrick Slinger 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.
Jim Lahey spoke after the fight, saying 'This Fuckin SHIT Pirate cheated!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terence Erenberg (ranked 2734 p4p, 6202 weight class) and Sergej Kusnemirpow (ranked 340 p4p, 542 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terence Erenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergej Kusnemirpow!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erenberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Kusnemirpow.
Kusnemirpow looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Erenberg!
Erenberg is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kusnemirpow off and has taken his back!
Kusnemirpow is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Erenberg punches Kusnemirpow on the ear.
Erenberg misses with punches from the back.
Erenberg throwing sloppy strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erenberg throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Kusnemirpow manages to reverse the position and now he's in Erenberg's guard. Nice work there by Kusnemirpow.
Kusnemirpow tries to free his leg and advance position but Erenberg is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusnemirpow advances position into side control!
Kusnemirpow goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Erenberg rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kusnemirpow's guard! Nice work there by Erenberg!
Erenberg has gone for a leg lock! Kusnemirpow slips out almost immediately though and dives into Erenberg's guard.
Erenberg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kusnemirpow is one step ahead there.
Erenberg lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Erenberg postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kusnemirpow is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Erenberg, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erenberg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kusnemirpow is one step ahead there.
Erenberg wants to improve his position but instead Kusnemirpow has moved into half guard.
Erenberg trying to hold on to Kusnemirpow's head to control him but Kusnemirpow postures up.
Kusnemirpow is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Erenberg has managed to free his arm - good work.
Erenberg tries to roll over but Kusnemirpow keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erenberg makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Erenberg.
Erenberg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Erenberg looking to control.
Kusnemirpow would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Erenberg working a defensive guard but Kusnemirpow manages to pass into side control anyway.
Erenberg is trying to improve his position.
Erenberg is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusnemirpow trying to control the position but Erenberg is working away.
Erenberg is trying to get back to half guard.
Erenberg looking for a sweep but Kusnemirpow has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Erenberg wants to hold on but Kusnemirpow pushes him away.
Kusnemirpow is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Erenberg wants to hold on but Kusnemirpow pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergej Kusnemirpow will probably get the nod.
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.
Erenberg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kusnemirpow sprawls well. Kusnemirpow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Erenberg gets slowly back to his feet.
Kusnemirpow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kusnemirpow thuds his right hand into Erenberg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
No luck for Erenberg with that takedown attempt.
Kusnemirpow with the counter takedown but Erenberg avoids it easily.
Kusnemirpow connects with a single shot there.
Erenberg dives in and grabs Kusnemirpow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kusnemirpow pushes down on Erenberg's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terence Erenberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Erenberg misses its intended target.
Kusnemirpow wants to clinch up but Erenberg keeps it at a distance.
Erenberg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kusnemirpow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kusnemirpow looks to land a right hand but Erenberg moved out of range.
Erenberg defending well as Kusnemirpow loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Kusnemirpow coming out on top.
Erenberg dives in and scores a takedown into Kusnemirpow's guard.
Kusnemirpow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Erenberg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Erenberg advances position into side control!
Kusnemirpow felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kusnemirpow prevents Erenberg from moving into mount.
Erenberg is chipping away with strikes.
Erenberg working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Erenberg wants to control for a moment but Kusnemirpow uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Kusnemirpow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erenberg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kusnemirpow is trying to stand up here but Erenberg is controlling him well.
Kusnemirpow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Erenberg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Erenberg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Erenberg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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!
Kusnemirpow looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kusnemirpow is looking for a sweep. Erenberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Erenberg winds up and cracks Kusnemirpow with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kusnemirpow is not content to let Erenberg control the position.
Erenberg is pressing down on Kusnemirpow's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kusnemirpow is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erenberg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kusnemirpow defending well though.
Erenberg is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kusnemirpow is just riding it out for now. Erenberg eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Erenberg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Erenberg is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Kusnemirpow is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Terence Erenberg!
After winning the bout, Terence Erenberg thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liwa Kursiwa (ranked 2223 p4p, 4170 weight class) and John Frost (ranked 200 p4p, 350 weight class). Liwa Kursiwa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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22
145
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30
153
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Solid boxing
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liwa Kursiwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Frost!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kursiwa closes the distance and clinches.
Kursiwa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Frost escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kursiwa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kursiwa moves into range and clinches up with Frost.
Kursiwa lands a right hand.
Kursiwa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kursiwa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
John Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kursiwa defends well and Frost ends up having to push Kursiwa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kursiwa is looking for a counter combo.
Kursiwa tests Frost's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like John Frost has been cut.
Kursiwa keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost pushes Kursiwa up against the cage in a clinch.
Frost breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kursiwa throws a big shot that misses.
Frost is looking to clinch but Kursiwa is avoiding it.
Kursiwa clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kursiwa misses with the head strike.
Frost breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frost is looking to clinch.
Frost instigates a clinch.
Frost breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kursiwa lands a body shot.
Frost tries to clinch but Kursiwa moves out of range.
Frost tries to clinch up.
Kursiwa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frost rushes Kursiwa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kursiwa breaks the clinch.
Kursiwa closes the distance and clinches.
Kursiwa slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Kursiwa can't break the clinch.
Kursiwa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frost has him pressed against the cage.
Kursiwa tries to score a body lock takedown but Frost shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Frost has Kursiwa pressed against the cage, preventing Kursiwa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kursiwa working hard to break the clinch.
Kursiwa manages to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost wants to stand but Kursiwa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa is controlling Frost's posture.
Kursiwa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kursiwa looking to control.
Kursiwa has a closed guard, preventing Frost from standing up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kursiwa trying to keep a closed guard but Frost is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Frost pushes Kursiwa up against the cage in a clinch.
Kursiwa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frost is looking to clinch but Kursiwa is avoiding it.
Frost tries to clinch up.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Kursiwa circles away.
Frost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frost wants to clinch up but Kursiwa keeps it at a distance.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kursiwa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frost drives through and clinches with Kursiwa against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frost breaks from the clinch.
Kursiwa misses with a straight right.
Frost is looking to clinch but Kursiwa is avoiding it.
Frost moves into range and clinches up with Kursiwa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liwa Kursiwa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Frost'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.
Frost wants to clinch.
Frost wants to clinch but Kursiwa slips to the side
and Kursiwa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Frost takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kursiwa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kursiwa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kursiwa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Frost looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kursiwa trying to control the position from guard on top but Frost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kursiwa stands up from Frost's guard - Kursiwa perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kursiwa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frost takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Frost lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Frost wants to clinch up but Kursiwa keeps it at a distance.
Kursiwa closes the distance and pushes Frost back into the cage.
Kursiwa effectively controlling the action here.
Kursiwa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kursiwa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kursiwa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frost tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frost is looking to clinch.
Frost closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kursiwa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frost moves in looking to clinch but Kursiwa pushes him off.
Kursiwa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frost can do to turn this around?
Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Kursiwa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frost has Kursiwa up against the cage in a clinch.
Kursiwa can't find room to land a body shot as Frost controls the action.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kursiwa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frost darts in and clinches Kursiwa up against the cage.
Frost manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kursiwa content to stall in guard here.
Kursiwa throwing strikes but missing.
Kursiwa wants to control from the top but Frost keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa wants to pass the guard but Frost is keeping the position.
Kursiwa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Frost, up you get!
Frost clinches with his opponent.
Frost breaks the clinch.
Kursiwa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Frost stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frost tries to clinch up.
Frost wants to clinch up but Kursiwa keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kursiwa. Frost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liwa Kursiwa is winning the standup battle so far.
Frost bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liwa Kursiwa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Frost's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Frost 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kursiwa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frost fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frost looks to clinch
enabling Kursiwa to counter with a crisp jab.
Liwa Kursiwa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frost takes the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Frost letting Kursiwa take a breather here.
Kursiwa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kursiwa darts in and clinches Frost up against the cage.
Frost manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost has Kursiwa up against the cage in a clinch.
Frost breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kursiwa throws a hook but Frost blocks it.
Kursiwa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frost tries to clinch but Kursiwa moves out of range.
Kursiwa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Frost moves into the clinch.
Kursiwa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kursiwa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kursiwa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frost.
A nice left hand lands by Kursiwa.
Frost has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kursiwa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Frost can turn it around.
Kursiwa working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kursiwa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frost closes the distance and pushes Kursiwa back into the cage.
John Frost seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kursiwa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Kursiwa does no damage.
Kursiwa throws a hook but Frost avoids it easily.
Kursiwa throws a big shot that misses.
Frost looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kursiwa darts in looking for a takedown but Frost gets double underhooks and turns Kursiwa into the cage.
Kursiwa is trying to force a seperation but Frost has the dominant position.
Kursiwa struggles to land a body shot inside as Frost controls his hands.
Kursiwa breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Kursiwa to counter with a crisp jab.
Frost fails with an attempt to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kursiwa.
Some wild striking there from Kursiwa.
Kursiwa clinches.
Frost breaks the clinch.
Kursiwa misses with an uppercut.
Frost unleashes a big counter combination but Kursiwa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Frost tries to clinch but Kursiwa is having none of it.
Frost wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost rushes Kursiwa and presses him up against the cage.
Frost breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kursiwa fails with a takedown attempt.
Kursiwa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frost tries to clinch but Kursiwa is having none of it.
Frost closes the distance and pushes Kursiwa back into the cage.
Kursiwa effectively controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liwa Kursiwa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kursiwa, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liwa Kursiwa!
After winning the bout, Liwa Kursiwa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aljamain Sterling (ranked 1467 p4p, 3268 weight class) and Zigor Azarola (ranked 89 p4p, 176 weight class). Sterling comes to the cage accompanied by I Love. Azarola has chosen Million Shattered Swords by Witchrot as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
135
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aljamain Sterling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zigor Azarola!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sterling looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sterling has a takedown stuffed.
Azarola swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Azarola tries a head kick but it misses.
Azarola looks to throw the jab but Sterling is out of range.
Zigor Azarola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azarola gets caught flat footed, as Sterling shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Azarola has control of Sterling's left arm, preventing Sterling from doing any damage.
Sterling won't allow Azarola to sweep him here.
Sterling is fighting to break Azarola's control of his arms but Azarola is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterling looking to pass the guard.
Azarola is trying to hold Sterling in close to prevent damage but Sterling has managed to pass into half guard.
Sterling is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azarola preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Azarola wants to get back to his feet.
Azarola is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Sterling is working for a kimura but Azarola is defending it quite comfortably.
Sterling is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Azarola is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aljamain Sterling!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Aljamain Sterling made sure he mentioned BE Younick , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borowa Gora (ranked 601 p4p, 1212 weight class) and Ngytsj Diesel (ranked 91 p4p, 180 weight class). Ngytsj Diesel told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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27
213
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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Borowa Gora!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ngytsj Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diesel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gora misses with a straight left.
Diesel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diesel throws a leg kick
and Gora connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diesel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gora's head.
Gora misses the jab.
Gora sizes up Diesel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gora feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Diesel sprawling to the canvas! Diesel rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gora finish him?!
It looks like Ngytsj Diesel has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gora misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gora misses with a kick to the body.
Diesel throws a head kick that misses
and Gora counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diesel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left lands for Gora.
Gora drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diesel throws a poor cross that misses
and Gora counters with a nice uppercut.
Gora scores with a jab.
Diesel is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gora takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diesel misses with a wild combination.
Gora tries to land a leg kick but Diesel saw it coming and moves away.
Diesel throws a right hand that misses
and Diesel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diesel throws a right and a left that Gora avoids nicely.
Diesel throws a lazy uppercut
and Gora counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diesel's knee momentarily.
Gora is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gora uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diesel.
Diesel lands a glancing blow to the side of Gora's head.
Diesel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diesel misses with a series of wild punches.
Diesel tries to clinch up
and Gora counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gora thows a body kick. Diesel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diesel throws a nice looking combination but Gora bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ngytsj Diesel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diesel just misses with a punch to the body.
Gora slips a jab from Diesel.
Gora is looking for a counter combo.
Diesel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diesel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diesel moves out of range of the body kick from Gora.
Diesel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Diesel misses with a head kick.
Diesel lands a leg kick that knocks Gora off balance momentarily.
Diesel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diesel scores with a head kick.
Diesel throws a shot from downtown. Gora moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gora connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diesel avoids the body shot from Gora.
Gora misses with a head kick.
A nice combination there by Gora.
A big left from Gora misses.
Diesel lands with an uppercut that bounces Gora off the cage and back into range.
Diesel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gora.
Diesel throws a head kick but Gora moves out of range.
Diesel darts in trying to clinch
and Gora connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diesel throws a poor cross that misses
and Gora cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diesel darts in trying to clinch
and Gora counters with a crisp one two that drops Diesel! Gora thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Diesel to his feet! Diesel is in big trouble!
Diesel is still on wobbly legs! Can Gora finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel cracks Gora with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diesel seems to have recovered his senses.
Diesel throws a shot from downtown. Gora moves away and avoids it.
Diesel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gora counters with an outside leg kick.
Diesel misses with a body punch
and Gora counters with an outside leg kick.
Gora blocks a jab.
Gora throws a nice looking combination but Diesel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Gora as he connects with a hook.
Diesel scores with a jab.
Diesel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diesel throws a hook but Gora blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diesel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Diesel throws a combination that misses
and Gora makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Diesel really felt that one!
Diesel looks winded!
Gora avoids the head kick by Diesel.
And Gora counters with a quick kick to the body but Diesel blocks it.
Gora connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diesel momentarily.
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 Borowa Gora will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ngytsj Diesel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diesel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diesel misses with a head kick.
A jab from Gora misses.
Gora showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diesel.
Gora is looking to counter punch.
Diesel tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Diesel.
Diesel looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Diesel throws a hook to the side of Gora's head but Gora sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gora half committed to a counter leg kick.
Diesel gets a clinch.
Diesel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Gora.
Gora lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diesel throws a punch but it's blocked by Gora.
I was talking to Gora's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Diesel in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Diesel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Gora wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diesel.
Gora is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel instigates a clinch.
Gora goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gora.
Gora working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diesel misses with a punch on the inside.
Gora lands an uppercut.
Gora escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gora lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diesel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diesel throws a series of punches but Gora moves out of range.
Gora swinging wildly here.
Diesel unleashes a big counter combination but Gora bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gora's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diesel under the eye.
Diesel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gora lands with a short shot to the head.
Gora swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diesel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diesel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diesel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gora counters with an inside leg kick.
Diesel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diesel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gora checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diesel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gora counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diesel is breathing heavily.
Diesel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gora connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diesel gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Borowa Gora!
Borowa Gora retains his light heavyweight title!
Borowa Gora decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Kowalski (ranked 680 p4p, 2296 weight class) and Einar Kyrvänsyylä (ranked 82 p4p, 249 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Einar Kyrvänsyylä!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyrvänsyylä shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kowalski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kowalski fails with the takedown
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kyrvänsyylä looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch combination from Kyrvänsyylä misses.
Kowalski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kyrvänsyylä circles away quickly and effectively.
Kowalski avoids the head kick by Kyrvänsyylä.
Kyrvänsyylä will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kowalski drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kyrvänsyylä sprawls and moves away.
Kyrvänsyylä stuffs the takedown attempt from Kowalski. Kowalski gets slowly back to his feet.
Kowalski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kyrvänsyylä works Kowalski's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyrvänsyylä slips under a jab from Kowalski.
Kowalski lands a nice shot that snaps Kyrvänsyylä's head back.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a wild body shot.
Kowalski cracks Kyrvänsyylä with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kyrvänsyylä smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kyrvänsyylä slips a straight right by Kowalski.
Kowalski closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kowalski lands in his opponent's guard.
Kowalski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kowalski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kyrvänsyylä is keeping the position for now.
Kyrvänsyylä wants to stand up but Kowalski is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kowalski is looking to work some ground and pound but Kyrvänsyylä has wrist control.
Kowalski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kyrvänsyylä is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kowalski won't allow Kyrvänsyylä to get back to his feet.
Kowalski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kyrvänsyylä wants to stand but Kowalski is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a shot to the body.
Einar Kyrvänsyylä is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyrvänsyylä throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a combination that misses
and Kowalski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kyrvänsyylä won't be happy with that.
Kowalski in side control, throwing shots but Kyrvänsyylä defends.
Kyrvänsyylä is not content to let Kowalski control the position.
Kyrvänsyylä is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kowalski asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kowalski lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kowalski cracks Kyrvänsyylä with a big right hand but Kyrvänsyylä just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kowalski lands a nice forearm strike.
Kyrvänsyylä defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski in side control, throwing shots but Kyrvänsyylä defends.
Kowalski is chipping away with strikes.
Kyrvänsyylä is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyrvänsyylä is pushing Kowalski's head away, looking to escape. Kowalski manages to hold on to the position though.
Kowalski in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Kyrvänsyylä looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Kowalski turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Kowalski!
Peter Kowalski managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, MKFC , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Nyla (ranked 427 p4p, 1229 weight class) and Jello Belly (ranked 68 p4p, 166 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Nyla!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jello Belly!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belly misses with a hook
and Nyla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Belly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jello Belly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nyla closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Belly moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Belly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Belly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nyla lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nyla slips a jab and a cross from Belly.
Belly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nyla's hands.
Nyla throws a shot from downtown. Belly moves away and avoids it.
Nyla has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Belly throws a poor cross that misses
letting Nyla counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nyla walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nyla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belly moves away.
A combination from Belly does no damage.
Nyla throws an off balance right hand
and Belly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belly throws a good cross that connects.
Belly throws a head kick that misses
and Nyla counters with a stiff right hand.
Nyla wants to clinch up but Belly keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belly has managed to clinch.
Nyla working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Belly has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nyla avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Belly has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nyla avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nyla throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Belly avoiding damage.
Nyla lands a nice uppercut.
Belly pulls guard.
Nyla has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nyla is fighting to break Belly's control of his arms but Belly is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nyla is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Belly pulls Nyla in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belly working a defensive guard but Nyla passes into half guard.
Belly wants to get back to full guard.
Belly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nyla is working away from the top position though.
Belly has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Nyla not doing much here.
Belly trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belly wants to improve his position but Nyla is controlling well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Belly misses with a looping right.
Belly displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Belly swings for the body but Nyla moves out of range.
Nyla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nyla takes one on the button.
Belly shoots in and bounces Nyla off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Belly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nyla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nyla trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyla is trying to control the position but Belly postures up.
Belly stands and steps away. Nyla gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Belly throws a lazy head kick
and Nyla counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nyla has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nyla there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Nyla as Belly shoots in.
Nyla swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sammy Nyla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jello Belly.
Belly needs to keep his hands up - Nyla had a free shot at his head there.
Belly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Belly stalks Nyla and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nyla's face. Nyla staggers backwards, shaken.
Belly closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jello Belly dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No luck for Belly with that takedown attempt.
A big right from Nyla misses.
Belly throws out a counter right but Nyla avoids it with no problem.
Belly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Belly is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Belly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Belly clinches up against the cage.
A short left from Nyla.
Belly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Belly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Belly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belly tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nyla smiles and moves away.
Nyla throws a shot from downtown. Belly moves away and avoids it.
Nyla misses with a looping left.
Belly misses with a combination
and Nyla counters with a right hand to the body.
Belly throws an off balance right hand
and Nyla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nyla keeps the fight on the outside.
Jello Belly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belly staying out of range there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Belly.
Belly slips a jab from Nyla.
Belly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Belly misses with a hook.
Belly throws a poor cross that misses
and Nyla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Belly throws a right hand that misses
and Nyla counters with a huge left! Belly is in big trouble! He's backing up but Nyla isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Belly from any more damage. A dominating finish by Nyla!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Nyla!
Sammy Nyla retains his lightweight title!
In defeat, Jello Belly stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm hungry'.
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