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FREAKSHOW 45 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Theory Riggs (ranked 5182 p4p, 25407 weight class) and Benoit Saint Denis (ranked 369 p4p, 398 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Theory Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benoit Saint Denis!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint Denis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Riggs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Riggs goes for a takedown attempt but Saint Denis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Riggs stuffs the takedown.
Riggs tries to keep at a distance but Saint Denis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saint Denis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Saint Denis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Saint Denis wants to sweep here but Riggs controlling him for the moment.
Riggs trying to control but Saint Denis is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saint Denis is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs is looking to work some ground and pound but Saint Denis has wrist control.
Saint Denis keeping moving, preventing Riggs from controlling successfully.
Saint Denis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Saint Denis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Riggs is looking to improve his position.
Riggs is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Denis not doing much here.
Saint Denis is trying to control. Riggs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Riggs tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Riggs tries to roll over but Saint Denis keeps him under control.
Riggs moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Saint Denis postures up in Riggs's guard and throws a big left but Riggs blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Denis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Saint Denis throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Riggs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saint Denis.
Saint Denis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Riggs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Theory Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benoit Saint Denis.
Riggs moves away from the strike by Saint Denis.
Riggs is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Theory Riggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint Denis throws a shot from downtown. Riggs moves away and avoids it.
Saint Denis looks to land a left hand but Riggs moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Denis clinches.
Riggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riggs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saint Denis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saint Denis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Riggs counters with a leg kick.
Riggs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saint Denis misses with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Saint Denis.
Saint Denis is looking to clinch but Riggs is avoiding it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Riggs darts in looking for a takedown but Saint Denis gets double underhooks and turns Riggs into the ropes.
Riggs breaks from the clinch.
Riggs gets caught napping as Saint Denis dives in and scores a takedown. Riggs manages to retain guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Riggs is breathing heavily.
Saint Denis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Riggs is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Saint Denis throws a big right hand that misses.
Saint Denis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saint Denis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riggs is keeping the position for now.
Saint Denis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Saint Denis stays in close to Riggs's body and controls the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Saint Denis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Riggs. That one must have hurt.
Saint Denis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Riggs is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Saint Denis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Saint Denis's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint Denis staying busy and making it hard for Riggs to control.
Saint Denis is trying to get back to his feet but Riggs has full control of the position and if anything, Saint Denis has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Riggs wants to control but Saint Denis is keeping busy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Saint Denis turns into Riggs and is now in his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saint Denis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saint Denis wants to control from the top but Riggs keeps moving.
Saint Denis won't allow Riggs to get back to his feet.
Saint Denis trying to control but Riggs is working from the bottom.
Saint Denis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Riggs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Saint Denis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saint Denis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saint Denis trying to control but Riggs is working from the bottom.
Saint Denis postures up in Riggs's guard and throws a big left but Riggs blocks it.
Saint Denis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Saint Denis stuffs the takedown attempt from Riggs. Riggs gets slowly back to his feet.
Saint Denis moves in looking to clinch but Riggs pushes him off.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Saint Denis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like Riggs was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Saint Denis.
Riggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saint Denis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riggs tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Saint Denis manages to circle out of the way.
Riggs shoots for a double leg takedown but Saint Denis sprawls well. He's pushed Riggs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Riggs fails with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Riggs lands a nice hook to Saint Denis's body. Saint Denis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Theory Riggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benoit Saint Denis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Saint Denis avoids the head kick by Riggs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benoit Saint Denis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Saint Denis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Benoit Saint Denis!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Benoit Saint Denis!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Benoit Saint Denis!
Benoit Saint Denis wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Opetima Tupua (ranked 2929 p4p, 24859 weight class) and Thor Poohammer (ranked 294 p4p, 402 weight class). Tupua comes to the ring accompanied by Greatness. Opetima Tupua could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thor Poohammer's chin.
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275
6 - 11 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Opetima Tupua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thor Poohammer!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poohammer throws a right hand that misses
and Tupua counters with a solid body kick.
Poohammer looks winded!
Tupua stuns Poohammer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tupua feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Poohammer sprawling to the canvas! Poohammer rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tupua finish him?!
 Poohammer is rocked!
 It looks like Thor Poohammer has been cut.
Tupua with the inside leg kick.
Poohammer is still on wobbly legs! Can Tupua finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tupua cracks Poohammer with a left hook right on the temple and Poohammer goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Tupua lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Poohammer is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Opetima Tupua!
Opetima Tupua bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Einar Lorens (ranked 4403 p4p, 3712 weight class) and Rick Stevens (ranked 383 p4p, 355 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Einar Lorens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorens staying out of range there.
Stevens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lorens feinted with a counter takedown.
Stevens throws out a loose jab but Lorens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lorens on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Stevens misses.
Stevens throws an off balance right hand
and Lorens counters with an outside leg kick.
Stevens misses with an uppercut
and Lorens counters with a low kick, right behind Stevens 's knee.
Stevens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lorens. Lorens obviously looking to wear him down.
Stevens misses with a hook
and Lorens makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Some wild striking there from Stevens.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorens wants to slow Stevens down by chopping away at his legs.
Stevens turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stevens misses with a leg kick
and Lorens counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rick Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lorens counters with a good low kick that Stevens was not able to check.
A good leg kick by Lorens.
Stevens takes a swing at Lorens's ribcage but misses.
Lorens changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lorens fails with the takedown
and Stevens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lorens looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stevens misses with a straight left.
Stevens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lorens counters with an inside leg kick.
Rick Stevens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Stevens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Stevens backs away, Lorens returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Stevens on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stevens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lorens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevens moves away.
That kick from Lorens tenderised Stevens's leg. Stevens is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lorens checks a leg kick.
Stevens throws a lazy uppercut
and Lorens makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Stevens really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens swats away the attempt to clinch by Lorens.
A little jabbing left from Stevens on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stevens on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Stevens does no damage.
Stevens throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stevens misses with a combination
and Lorens counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lorens doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevens circles away.
Stevens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lorens.
Stevens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lorens changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Stevens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lorens counters with a leg kick.
Stevens comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Lorens.
Stevens misses with a wild combination.
Stevens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lorens counters with a nice leg kick.
Stevens swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lorens counters with an outside leg kick.
Stevens looks winded!
Stevens misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lorens counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stevens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lorens fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stevens.
Stevens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lorens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stevens misses with a body shot
and Lorens counters with a good low kick that Stevens was not able to check.
Lorens lands a leg kick that knocks Stevens off balance momentarily.
Stevens throws a right and a left that Lorens avoids nicely.
It appears Lorens was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a shot to the body
and Lorens counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lorens rushes Stevens and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stevens trying to stall but Lorens improves his position.
Lorens utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lorens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stevens avoids it.
Lorens lands a left hand.
Stevens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stevens wants to break free but Lorens has control.
Stevens avoiding damage as Lorens throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lorens trying to control the position but instead, Stevens has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lorens into the ropes.
Maybe Lorens would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Lorens throws an elbow but it misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stevens pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Lorens.
It looks like Rick Stevens has been cut.
Lorens tries to land knees in the clinch but Stevens avoids the damage to the body.
Stevens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lorens fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lorens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stevens.
Lorens tries to land knees in the clinch but Stevens avoids the damage to the body.
Lorens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lorens tries to land knees in the clinch but Stevens avoids the damage to the body.
Lorens tries to land knees in the clinch but Stevens avoids the damage to the body.
Lorens trying to land knees to the body.
Stevens is looking to control Lorens's arms but Lorens gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stevens has his back to the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lorens.
Stevens is trying to stall.
Stevens trying to control the position but instead, Lorens has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stevens into the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lorens lands a knee to the body.
Stevens working hard to break the clinch.
Lorens prevents Stevens from breaking the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lorens obliges.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lorens just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stevens's brow.
Lorens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lorens looking to slow down the pace here.
Stevens has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lorens seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stevens can turn it around.
Lorens landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lorens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stevens is defending well for now.
Lorens throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lorens lands a knee to the body.
Lorens scores a nice knee to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lorens lands an elbow that stopped Stevens in his tracks for a moment.
Lorens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stevens avoids it.
Stevens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stevens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stevens takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lorens is stalling here.
Lorens prevents a body shot from Stevens.
Lorens pulls guard.
Lorens looking for a guillotine here but Stevens defends easily.
Lorens is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lorens looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lorens has his foot on Stevens's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stevens works his way back into a safe position though.
Lorens looking for a guillotine here but Stevens defends easily.
Lorens lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lorens looking to pass the guard.
Lorens thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lorens is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stevens is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stevens has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lorens is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stevens must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lorens has his foot on Stevens's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stevens works his way back into a safe position though.
Lorens is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stevens is aware though and is defending well.
Stevens is looking to stand up but Lorens won't let him.
Lorens has his foot on Stevens's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stevens works his way back into a safe position though.
Stevens trying to control but Lorens is working from the bottom.
Lorens looking for a sweep. Not yet Lorens, not yet.
Stevens has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lorens is proving hard to escape from.
Rick Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Einar Lorens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lorens looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Einar Lorens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lorens has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Einar Lorens!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Einar Lorens!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Einar Lorens!
Einar Lorens wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Einar Lorens thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blaze Church (ranked 2964 p4p, 25356 weight class) and Xander Moon (ranked 261 p4p, 393 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blaze Church!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xander Moon!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Church swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Church misses with a body shot.
Moon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Church throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Church throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Moon has a couple of punches blocked by Church.
A head punch on the inside from Moon fails to land.
Church doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Church blocks an uppercut.
Church escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Moon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Moon misses with the head strike.
Church has a couple of punches blocked by Moon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Church stalling in the clinch but Moon improves position.
Church has Moon pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Church pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Moon tumbling to the mat - Church dives into Moon's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Church loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Church scoring with some ground and pound.
Church definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Church scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Church cracks Moon with a solid left hand.
Church landing some decent shots from guard.
Moon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Church. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Church postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Church is working Moon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Church postures up and lands a big shot to Moon's brow.
Church postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Church throws a big elbow that misses.
Moon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Church throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Church postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Church chips away with some ground and pound.
Church works over Moon with some ground and pound from guard.
Church throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Church stands up over Moon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Church advances to half guard.
Moon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Church.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Church is nestled in close to Moon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Church slips a nice elbow through Moon's hands, connecting with Moon's forehead.
Church wants to control but Moon is keeping him busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Church drops an elbow to the side of Moon's head.
Moon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Church there.
Church trying to control the action but Moon is working from the bottom.
Church scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Moon is trying to stand.
Church lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Church lands with a punch from half guard.
Moon taking some punishment here, with Church in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Church seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Church is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Church missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Church winds up and cracks Moon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Church keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Moon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Church scores with a couple of nice shots.
Church working Moon over with strikes.
Church 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Church throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Church is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Church wants to take a breather but Moon is having none of it.
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. Church connects with a nice short shot to Moon's temple.
Xander Moon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Church looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Church is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Church working Moon over with strikes.
Moon is rocked!
Church lands with a punch from half guard.
Moon is still in real trouble! Can Church finish him?
Church seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Church is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Moon is hurt! He's hurt bad - Church fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Moon from any more punishment! Congratulations to Church! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blaze Church!
Blaze Church thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hanson (ranked 3347 p4p, 3747 weight class) and Kamron Romero (ranked 250 p4p, 274 weight class). Mike Hanson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kamron Romero!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero shoots in and bounces Hanson off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Romero throws a strike but Hanson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hanson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Romero is proving hard to escape from.
Hanson is stalling in the full guard.
Hanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson prevents Romero from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hanson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Romero looking to control.
Romero pulls Hanson in close to prevent any damage.
Hanson stopping the sweep attempt from Romero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Romero controlling the position.
Hanson controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Romero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hanson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hanson circles away.
Hanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romero manages to avoid it.
Romero takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hanson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romero takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Romero with a poor takedown
and Hanson counters with a nice uppercut.
Mike Hanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamron Romero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson lands a nice hook to Romero's body. Romero takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Romero looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hanson works Romero's body with a nice hook.
Hanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero with the counter takedown but Hanson avoids it easily.
Hanson lands with a cross.
Hanson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Romero doesn't seem bothered though.
Hanson jabs Romero right on the nose. Romero blinks but takes it well.
Romero fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hanson swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Romero has a takedown stuffed.
A counter left hand to the body from Hanson misses its target.
Mike Hanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanson lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hanson. That's going to slow Romero down.
Romero gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Romero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Romero misses with a takedown attempt
and Hanson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Romero. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romero.
Romero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hanson.
Hanson connects with a looping right hand.
Romero avoids the body shot from Hanson.
Hanson walks into a straight right hand from Romero.
Hanson is looking to wear down Romero with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hanson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hanson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Romero avoids the body shot from Hanson.
Kamron Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanson misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Hanson.
Romero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Hanson counter with a right hand.
Romero with a poor takedown
and Hanson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Romero was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Romero with a poor takedown
enabling Hanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Romero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Romero looks winded!
Hanson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Romero takes a step back to recover.
Romero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hanson as he jumps to the side.
Hanson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Romero shoots in but no luck this time.
Romero gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hanson 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.
Hanson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Romero is rocked!
Hanson lands a jab to Romero's midsection.
Romero is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanson finish him?
Hanson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hanson stuns Romero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hanson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Romero looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hanson drops Romero with a straight right hand, right on the button! Hanson follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Hanson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Bon Jovi (ranked 4014 p4p, 3062 weight class) and Errol Cameron (ranked 154 p4p, 87 weight class). Cameron is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: There it goes- Smashing Pumpkins. Jon Bon Jovi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Bon Jovi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Errol Cameron!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cameron looks to land a left hand but Bon Jovi moved out of range nicely.
Bon Jovi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cameron manages to circle out of the way.
A jab lands there for Cameron.
Bon Jovi moves in looking to clinch but Cameron pushes him off.
Bon Jovi instigates a clinch.
Bon Jovi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bon Jovi misses with a knee strike.
Bon Jovi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bon Jovi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cameron wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bon Jovi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bon Jovi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cameron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bon Jovi misses with a knee to the head.
Bon Jovi tries to land a knee to the head but Cameron blocks with his arms.
Cameron takes a shot to the head.
Cameron has had enough of the clinch but Bon Jovi keeps him there for the moment.
Bon Jovi scores with a hook to the body.
Cameron wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Bon Jovi.
Bon Jovi lands a left hand.
Cameron blocks an uppercut.
Bon Jovi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cameron backwards.
Bon Jovi throws a head punch that misses.
Bon Jovi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cameron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cameron is looking to break free of the clinch but Bon Jovi has double underhooks.
Bon Jovi has a couple of punches blocked by Cameron.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bon Jovi has a couple of punches blocked by Cameron.
Bon Jovi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bon Jovi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cameron wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bon Jovi misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bon Jovi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cameron's face.
Bon Jovi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cameron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bon Jovi.
Bon Jovi misses with a punch on the inside.
Bon Jovi keeps control of Cameron as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Bon Jovi.
Cameron blocking some punches.
Bon Jovi tries to land a knee to the head but Cameron blocks with his arms.
Cameron blocking some punches.
Bon Jovi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bon Jovi throws a punch but it's blocked by Cameron.
Bon Jovi misses with a knee to the head.
Cameron blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bon Jovi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bon Jovi throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bon Jovi.
Bon Jovi throws a punch but it's blocked by Cameron.
Cameron is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bon Jovi lands a left hand.
Bon Jovi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cameron is trying to break free.
Bon Jovi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cameron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bon Jovi throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Bon Jovi as the two fighters clinch.
Bon Jovi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bon Jovi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've been informed that Cameron has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bon Jovi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bon Jovi lands an uppercut.
Bon Jovi looking to throw knees to the head but Cameron is blocking nicely.
Cameron managing to block the knees to the body from Bon Jovi.
A short uppercut from Bon Jovi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bon Jovi lands with a right to the head.
Bon Jovi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cameron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bon Jovi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bon Jovi.
Cameron looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cameron wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bon Jovi lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bon Jovi fails to land.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cameron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cameron throws a hook but Bon Jovi blocks it.
Cameron throws a looping overhand right but Bon Jovi ducks down to avoid it.
Bon Jovi misses with an uppercut.
Cameron lands a jab to the head.
Bon Jovi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cameron throws a looping overhand right but Bon Jovi ducks down to avoid it.
As Cameron tries to get set, Bon Jovi tries to push him back and clinch up but Cameron manages to avoid the attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bon Jovi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Cameron was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cameron misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Cameron.
Bon Jovi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cameron swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cameron avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Errol Cameron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bon Jovi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cameron circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Cameron on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jon Bon Jovi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bon Jovi is looking to clinch.
Bon Jovi rushes Cameron and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cameron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bon Jovi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cameron has had enough of the clinch but Bon Jovi keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Cameron's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A head punch on the inside from Bon Jovi fails to land.
Cameron wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cameron wants to break free but Bon Jovi has control.
Bon Jovi keeps control of Cameron as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cameron misses with a punch to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bon Jovi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cameron can't break the clinch.
Cameron is looking to break free of the clinch but Bon Jovi has double underhooks.
Cameron misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cameron misses with a body punch.
Cameron misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Bon Jovi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bon Jovi 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Jon Bon Jovi!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Jon Bon Jovi!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Jon Bon Jovi!
Jon Bon Jovi wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jukka Nurminen (ranked 2035 p4p, 3640 weight class) and Jeffrey Ramirez (ranked 221 p4p, 339 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jeffrey Ramirez enters the ring!
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266
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jukka Nurminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeffrey Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurminen takes a jab right on the kisser.
 It looks like Jukka Nurminen has been cut.
Ramirez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nurminen on the side of the head.
Nurminen swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nurminen.
A big left from Nurminen misses.
Nurminen connects with the punch.
Nurminen looks to land a right hand but Ramirez moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Nurminen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurminen.
As Nurminen backs off Ramirez throws a huge counter combo but Nurminen manages to avoid it all.
Ramirez throws a hook but Nurminen blocks it.
A combination from Ramirez does no damage.
Nurminen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nurminen lands with a straight right. Ramirez didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez defending well as Nurminen loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Ramirez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nurminen throws a big shot that misses.
Ramirez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nurminen just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez swings for the body but Nurminen moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Nurminen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nurminen with a jab.
Nurminen works the jab nicely.
Ramirez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nurminen finds it's way round the side to connect with Ramirez's head.
Nurminen lands with an uppercut that bounces Ramirez off the ropes and back into range.
Nurminen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramirez looks to land a combination but Nurminen avoids it well.
Ramirez defending well as Nurminen loads up on a big left hand.
Nurminen fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramirez unleashes a big counter combination but Nurminen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ramirez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramirez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramirez slips under a jab.
Nurminen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ramirez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nurminen misses with a body shot.
Nurminen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ramirez! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurminen misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurminen misses the target.
Ramirez misses with a hook. Nurminen ducked under it nicely.
Nurminen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ramirez tests Nurminen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nurminen scores with the left hand. Ramirez knows he should have avoided that one.
Ramirez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ramirez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nurminen.
Ramirez throws a chopping leg kick but Nurminen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nurminen throwing a counter right hand but Ramirez manages to avoid it.
Jukka Nurminen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ramirez takes one on the button.
Nurminen throws a push kick but Ramirez slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Nurminen misses.
Nurminen throws a combination that misses
and Ramirez counters with a left and a right... And another left! Nurminen is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffrey Ramirez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grave Robber (ranked 2278 p4p, 24528 weight class) and Guillermo Alvarez (ranked 212 p4p, 373 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Guillermo Alvarez was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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4 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grave Robber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robber moves into the clinch.
Robber lands with a right to the head.
Alvarez tries to pull guard but Robber holds him up against the ropes and eventually Alvarez drops back down to his feet.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez is trying to break free.
Alvarez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Alvarez wants to stand but Robber is controlling the position.
Robber would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez is looking to stand up but Robber isn't so interested in that idea.
Robber wants to get up but he can't break Alvarez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robber 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.
Alvarez is looking to stand up but Robber isn't so interested in that idea.
Alvarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Alvarez, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Robber moves out of range.
Alvarez looks to throw a body kick
and Robber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Robber tries to clinch there but Alvarez circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Robber clinches.
Alvarez gets control of Robber's arms and successfully pulls guard. Alvarez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Alvarez wants to stand but Robber is controlling the position.
Robber is looking to stand up but Alvarez won't let him.
Alvarez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Alvarez wants to stand up but Robber is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez has a closed guard, preventing Robber from standing up.
Robber will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Robber prevents Alvarez from getting back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Alvarez wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Robber closes the distance and pushes Alvarez back into the ropes.
Alvarez tries to pull guard but Robber won't allow it.
Robber with a knee to the head.
Alvarez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grave Robber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guillermo Alvarez.
Robber misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Robber.
Robber lands a nice knee to the body.
Alvarez looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Robber.
Robber digs a right hand underneath Alvarez's ribcage. Alvarez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Robber lands an elbow inside that Alvarez shrugs off.
Robber pushes Alvarez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robber gets through Alvarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robber scores with a shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Robber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robber lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Robber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Robber lands a damaging elbow.
Robber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robber gets through Alvarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robber.
Robber looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Robber jerks Alvarez's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Alvarez drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Robber goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Robber because Alvarez was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Grave Robber!
After the big win, Grave Robber made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Amped Energy and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Loch Wake (ranked 1489 p4p, 3424 weight class) and Alberte Horace (ranked 196 p4p, 369 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 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Loch Wake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alberte Horace!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wake misses with a looping right.
Wake misses with a left hand
and Horace counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Wake misses.
That kick from Horace tenderised Wake's leg. Wake is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wake throws a looping overhand right but Horace ducks down to avoid it.
Wake lands the left hand.
Horace throws a leg kick which misses Wake's front leg but catches the back leg as Wake tries to avoid it.
Wake cracks Horace with an open hand slap.
Horace is looking to slow Wake down with leg kicks.
Wake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Horace misses.
Wake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Horace is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wake digs a good hook to Horace's body.
Horace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Horace lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wake doesn't seem phased though.
Wake checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good standup being displayed there by Wake as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Horace. No joy for Wake on that attempt.
Wake misses with a looping left.
Wake loads up on a big right hand but Horace slips the punch.
Horace fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horace scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horace throws a wild body kick that Wake sees coming a mile off.
Horace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wake.
Wake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wake misses with a straight left.
Horace needs to keep his hands up - Wake had a free shot at his head there.
Some wild striking there from Horace.
Horace throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wake moves out of range as Horace throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wake throws a lazy uppercut
and Horace counters with a straight right hand.
Alberte Horace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Horace.
Horace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Horace releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've been informed that Horace has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wake throws an off balance right hand
and Horace counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wake throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Wake misses the target.
Horace walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Horace throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Horace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wake throws a lazy right hand but Horace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wake looks to score with a jab to the body but Horace is just out of range.
Horace changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wake slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Horace throws a leg kick
enabling Wake to counter with a crisp jab.
Wake tries to move into range but Horace moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wake misses the shot to the body.
Horace flicks out a counter leg kick but Wake steps away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Wake there.
Horace gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wake.
Horace throws a wild body kick that Wake sees coming a mile off.
Horace scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wake in his tracks.
Horace looks to land a left hand but Wake moved out of range nicely.
Wake throwing a counter right hand but Horace manages to avoid it.
Wake looks to throw the jab but Horace is out of range.
Wake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wake misses with a wild body shot.
Wake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horace.
Horace slips under a jab.
Horace swings for the body but Wake moves out of range.
Horace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wake.
Wake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horace throws a leg kick but Wake sees it coming and moves out of range.
Horace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Horace catches Wake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horace.
Wake lands with an overhand left.
Wake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Horace.
Horace slips a straight right by Wake.
Horace ducks under a wild hook from Wake.
Horace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horace blocks a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wake is defended easily by Horace.
Horace steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wake.
Horace throws a half hearted mid kick.
Horace slips a straight right by Wake.
Horace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Horace slips a jab from Wake.
Horace misses the shot to the body.
Wake misses with an uppercut.
Horace takes a swing at Wake's ribcage but misses.
Wake is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jab by Wake.
Horace misses the jab.
Wake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Loch Wake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horace swings for the body but Wake moves out of range.
Horace's corner calls for a 1-2. Horace obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Horace throws a jab but it's blocked by Wake.
Wake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horace takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wake shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Horace napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The strikes coming from Wake are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Horace is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wake off and has taken his back!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Horace trying to control.
Horace working for the choke.
Wake is really stuck here.
Wake wants to control his opponent's hands but Horace gets his hands free.
Wake prevents Horace from getting a body triangle.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wake just trying to survive but Horace is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Wake tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Horace looking to control but Wake is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wake wants to hold on but Horace pushes him away.
Horace trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Horace looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Horace controlling the position easily from mount.
Wake tries to lock up and control but Horace gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wake is trying to escape the mount.
Horace can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wake is looking to escape.
Horace is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wake manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wake wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alberte Horace.
I think Horace has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Loch Wake!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Alberte Horace!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zabuza Momochi (ranked 1136 p4p, 2337 weight class) and Bruno Baranka (ranked 135 p4p, 235 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 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zabuza Momochi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruno Baranka!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Momochi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Momochi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baranka.
Baranka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Momochi misses with a kick to the body.
Momochi takes the fight into the clinch.
Momochi presses Baranka against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baranka lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Baranka fails to land.
Momochi throws a head punch that misses.
Baranka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Momochi backwards.
Baranka struggles to land a body shot inside as Momochi controls his hands.
Momochi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Momochi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Momochi.
A short uppercut from Momochi.
Baranka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Momochi tries to work over Baranka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baranka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baranka tries to throw a body punch but Momochi avoids it by throwing Baranka back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baranka.
Momochi misses with a punch to the body.
Momochi tries to work over Baranka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Momochi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Momochi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baranka backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Momochi.
Good body shot from Baranka.
Momochi working aggressively here.
Momochi working hard to break the clinch.
Momochi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baranka lands a shoulder strike.
Momochi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Baranka as the two fighters clinch.
Baranka lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Momochi.
Baranka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Momochi misses with the head strike.
Momochi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Momochi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Momochi checks a leg kick.
Baranka throws a series of punches but Momochi moves out of range.
Momochi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baranka.
Momochi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Momochi misses with a straight left.
Baranka tries to land a body kick
and Momochi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Bruno Baranka has been cut.
Baranka looks to land a combination but Momochi avoids it well.
Baranka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Baranka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Momochi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baranka misses with a straight right.
Momochi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baranka avoids a kick to the body.
Baranka misses with a looping left.
Baranka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Momochi's sensitive parts.
Baranka slips a straight right by Momochi.
Baranka throws a nice head kick!
Baranka moves out of range of the body kick.
Momochi connects with a single shot there.
Momochi takes one to the chin there.
Nice defenses there by Momochi.
Momochi throwing a counter right hand but Baranka manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baranka throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Baranka throws a sloppy body shot
letting Momochi counter with a right hand.
Momochi misses with a right hand
and Baranka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baranka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Momochi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baranka scores with a hook.
 Momochi is rocked!
Baranka pounces like a tiger and cracks Momochi with a vicious hook! Momochi is down but not out! Baranka follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bruno Baranka!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruno Baranka thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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