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CEC 128 : Centurions PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sauli Heilimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Harry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinton Harry is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
8 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sauli Heilimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quinton Harry!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heilimo shoots in looking for a takedown. Harry tries to sprawl out of it but Heilimo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Heilimo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sauli Heilimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heilimo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heilimo shoots in but no luck this time.
Harry tries to clinch but Heilimo is having none of it.
Harry drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Harry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Harry wants to pass the guard but Heilimo is keeping the position.
Harry trying to control the position from guard on top but Heilimo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Harry preventing the sweep.
Heilimo is working hard here to advance position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Quinton Harry was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Harry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heilimo wants to control but Harry is having none of it.
Heilimo bucks up and throws Harry to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Heilimo misses with a double jab.
Heilimo is breathing heavily.
Heilimo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harry decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Heilimo's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sauli Heilimo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harry trying to control but Heilimo is working from the bottom.
Harry stands up and waves to Heilimo to follow him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harry, right into the meat.
Harry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Heilimo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heilimo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Harry puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harry is looking to take a break and control but Heilimo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harry stands up from half guard.
Harry clinches up with Heilimo and pushes him back against the cage.
Harry has Heilimo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Harry pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Heilimo tumbling to the mat - Harry dives into Heilimo's guard.
Heilimo looking for a guillotine here but Harry defends easily.
Heilimo is controlling Harry's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harry wants to control from the top but Heilimo keeps moving.
Heilimo wants to hit a switch here but Harry passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Heilimo there!
Harry working for a submission but Heilimo is keeping him at bay.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heilimo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Heilimo tries to kick Harry off but Harry keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harry is trying to control the action in half guard but Heilimo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Heilimo is pressing down on Harry's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harry is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Heilimo has a closed guard, preventing Harry from standing up.
Harry trying to control the position from guard on top but Heilimo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heilimo wants to stand but Harry is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heilimo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Harry dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harry closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Harry lands in his opponent's guard.
Heilimo looking to control.
Harry trying to control but Heilimo is working from the bottom.
Harry looking to pass the guard.
Harry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Heilimo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harry has managed to get both his arms back between Heilimo's legs - danger averted.
Heilimo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harry is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harry trying to control the position from guard on top but Heilimo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Quinton Harry.
Harry shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Harry wants to take a breather but Heilimo is having none of it.
Harry works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harry tries to control but Heilimo wriggling away.
Harry is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Heilimo is in real trouble.
Harry looking for the choke from the back.
Heilimo tries to escape the position.
Harry lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Harry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harry misses with a punch to the head.
Heilimo has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harry keeps control of the position as Heilimo tries to break free.
Heilimo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Harry tries to keep control of the position but Heilimo is staying busy.
Heilimo has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Will Harry go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Heilimo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Harry not allowing Heilimo to control his hands.
Harry sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Heilimo taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Quinton Harry!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pasi Rantala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lary Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lary Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasi Rantala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lary Brown!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown scores with a one two! Rantala had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rantala wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Rantala does no damage.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Pasi Rantala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rantala lands a big head kick that sends Brown tumbling to the mat! Rantala takes a step backwards and waves Brown back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Brown is rocked!
It looks like Lary Brown has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Rantala knocks Brown out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pasi Rantala!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jarno Highwayz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Kaleva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaleva has chosen Fort Minor - Remember The Name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Jarno Highwayz has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jarno Highwayz seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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144 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarno Highwayz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Kaleva!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaleva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Highwayz's waist but Highwayz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kaleva off to one side.
Kaleva wants to clinch up but Highwayz keeps it at a distance.
Kaleva throws a sloppy head kick and Highwayz moves out of range easily.
Highwayz shoots in but no luck this time.
Kaleva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Highwayz, pushing him back against the cage.
Kaleva is working for takedown but Highwayz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Highwayz stalling against the cage.
Kaleva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jarno Highwayz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Kaleva.
Highwayz is pressed up against the cage. Kaleva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Highwayz down to the mat. Highwayz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Highwayz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kaleva's guard.
Kaleva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Highwayz is controlling him.
Kaleva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Highwayz is one step ahead there.
Kaleva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaleva trying to keep a closed guard but Highwayz is proving a slippery customer.
Kaleva looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Highwayz has picked Kaleva up and slammed him! Kaleva can't keep hold of the triangle and Highwayz manages to pass to side control!
Kaleva is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kaleva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Highwayz slows the pace down in half guard.
Kaleva tries to get to full guard but Highwayz has control of the leg.
Highwayz is thwarting Kaleva's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highwayz stands up out of the half guard.
Highwayz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Highwayz showed some decent athleticism there.
Kaleva wants to improve his position but Highwayz is controlling well.
Kaleva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Highwayz wants to stand up but Kaleva has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Kaleva is looking to control Highwayz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kaleva avoid being mounted?
Kaleva wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaleva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Highwayz pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarno Highwayz dominated that round.
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.
Kaleva wants to clinch up but Highwayz keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Highwayz as Kaleva shoots in.
Jarno Highwayz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Highwayz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaleva. That did some damage!
Kaleva misses with a low kick.
Highwayz stuffs the takedown attempt from Kaleva. Kaleva gets slowly back to his feet.
Kaleva misses with a takedown attempt
and Highwayz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kaleva!
Jarno Highwayz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Kaleva.
Highwayz avoids the attempt from Kaleva to control.
Highwayz manages to capitalize on a mistake by Kaleva to take his back!
Highwayz is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Highwayz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kaleva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaleva holding both Highwayz 's hands and preventing any damage.
Kaleva just trying to survive but Highwayz is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Highwayz controlling well, preventing Kaleva from escaping the position.
Highwayz controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Kaleva's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaleva trying to control but not successfully.
I really don't envy Kaleva right now.
Highwayz has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kaleva's body.
Kaleva holding both Highwayz 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Highwayz trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Kaleva doesn't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Kaleva's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarno Highwayz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Highwayz throws a series of punches but Kaleva moves out of range.
Highwayz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kaleva is looking to stand up but Highwayz isn't so interested in that idea.
Highwayz wants to get up but he can't break Kaleva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaleva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kaleva wants to sweep but no luck.
Highwayz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaleva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kaleva wants to stand up but Highwayz is controlling him.
Kaleva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kaleva wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Highwayz is now in half guard.
Highwayz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kaleva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kaleva striking off his back but it's not causing Highwayz any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaleva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Highwayz won't allow Kaleva to sweep him here.
Highwayz gets to his feet - Kaleva follows without any prompting.
Highwayz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaleva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Highwayz counters with a left and a right that stings Kaleva.
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.
Highwayz swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaleva.
Highwayz takes the fight into the clinch.
Highwayz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kaleva up against the cage.
Jarno Highwayz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Highwayz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kaleva uses from the top position.
Kaleva trying to control but Highwayz is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Highwayz is pulling down on Kaleva's head. It's preventing any offense from Kaleva, at least for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jarno Highwayz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Highwayz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarno Highwayz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pate Rakko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tauno Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen has chosen Hurt me as his entrance music. Pate Rakko had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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285 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Rakko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Tolonen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakko scores with a takedown into Tolonen's guard.
Rakko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rakko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rakko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rakko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rakko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rakko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rakko drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tolonen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rakko has Tolonen in his guard.
Tolonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rakko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rakko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tolonen is one step ahead there.
Rakko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakko keeping moving, preventing Tolonen from controlling successfully.
Rakko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tolonen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rakko is looking for a triangle but Tolonen pushes his legs off easily.
Rakko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tolonen is one step ahead there.
Rakko is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tolonen's guard.
Rakko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rakko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tolonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rakko is one step ahead there.
Rakko postures up.
Tolonen keeping full guard, as Rakko tries to pass.
Rakko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rakko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rakko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tolonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Tolonen, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tolonen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tolonen trying to control the position.
Rakko tries to free his leg and advance position but Tolonen is retaining full guard.
Rakko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rakko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tolonen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rakko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rakko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rakko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rakko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rakko postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tolonen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rakko, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rakko is looking for a triangle but Tolonen pushes his legs off easily.
Tolonen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rakko keeping moving, preventing Tolonen from controlling successfully.
Rakko working for a triangle but Tolonen defends it easily.
Tolonen stopping the sweep attempt from Rakko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Rakko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rakko shoots in but no luck this time.
Tolonen scores with a one two! Rakko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Pate Rakko has been cut.
Tolonen misses with a wild combination.
Tolonen leaves Rakko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rakko shoots for a double leg takedown but Tolonen sprawls well. He's pushed Rakko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pate Rakko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oooooh!!! Tolonen has knocked Rakko down with a huge combo! Tolonen steps away and waves a wobbly Rakko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rakko is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Tolonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh Rakko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tolonen throws a right hand that Rakko ducks under and follows up with a left that Rakko also avoids with ease.
Rakko seems to have got his legs back now.
Tolonen is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Rakko hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tauno Tolonen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Severi Suhonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and munzu vunzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suhonen comes to the cage accompanied by Lentävä Kalakukko. munzu vunzu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Severi Suhonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, munzu vunzu!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suhonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A combination from vunzu does no damage.
vunzu tries to bum rush Suhonen with a series of wild strikes but Suhonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suhonen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches vunzu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
vunzu wants to control but Suhonen postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
vunzu parries the strikes from Suhonen easily there. Suhonen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable vunzu to escape.
vunzu manages to get back to half guard.
Suhonen is looking for a kimura but vunzu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Suhonen to get the leverage.
Suhonen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
vunzu is trying to control but can't.
Suhonen uses his free foot to push down on vunzu's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for vunzu.
vunzu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Suhonen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. vunzu can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suhonen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Suhonen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Suhonen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but vunzu manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Suhonen decides to stand back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Suhonen misses the target.
vunzu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Suhonen in his tracks.
vunzu loads up on a big right hand but Suhonen slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
vunzu with a nice cross.
Suhonen misses with a head kick.
Suhonen avoids the head kick by vunzu.
Suhonen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with vunzu but vunzu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Good leg kick by Suhonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
vunzu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
vunzu tries to bum rush Suhonen with a series of wild strikes but Suhonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
vunzu throws a head kick that Suhonen semi-blocks.
Suhonen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and vunzu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Suhonen is breathing heavily.
vunzu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from vunzu.
munzu vunzu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen shoots for a takedown but vunzu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
vunzu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
vunzu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Suhonen's calf.
Suhonen tries to move into range but vunzu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Suhonen throws a leg kick
and vunzu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Suhonen's knee momentarily.
vunzu cracks the inside of Suhonen's front leg.
Suhonen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
vunzu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
munzu vunzu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suhonen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
vunzu lands with an uppercut that bounces Suhonen off the cage and back into rage.
vunzu lands with a thumping leg kick.
vunzu jabs Suhonen right on the nose. Suhonen blinks but takes it well.
vunzu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Suhonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Suhonen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from vunzu.
vunzu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
vunzu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
vunzu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
vunzu scores with a jab.
Suhonen misses with a body kick.
vunzu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
munzu vunzu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Suhonen tries to clinch up but vunzu circles away and keeps his distance.
Suhonen shoots in for a double leg but vunzu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
vunzu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
vunzu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Suhonen throws a body punch but vunzu moves out of range.
Suhonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Suhonen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
vunzu pushes Suhonen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by vunzu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
vunzu stalling.
vunzu lands an elbow inside that Suhonen shrugs off.
The referee calls for vunzu to work.
vunzu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
vunzu has Suhonen pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by munzu vunzu.
vunzu throws a sloppy head kick and Suhonen moves out of range easily.
Suhonen avoids the head kick by vunzu.
Suhonen tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
vunzu throws the left hand but Suhonen avoids the punch easily.
Suhonen closes the distance and clinches up with vunzu, looking for a takedown. Suhonen pushes vunzu against the cage but vunzu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Severi Suhonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suhonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Suhonen doesn't manage to clinch there - vunzu circles away.
vunzu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suhonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Danga de danga de dang - vunzu scores with a four punch combination!
Suhonen walks into a straight right hand from vunzu.
vunzu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Suhonen is out of range and vunzu settles back down.
Suhonen shoots in and bounces vunzu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Suhonen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Suhonen stands and throws vunzu's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Suhonen is working vunzu over with some ground and pound from side control.
Suhonen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Suhonen works to advance to full mount. vunzu defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Suhonen takes vunzu's back.
Suhonen is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but vunzu won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Suhonen off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Severi Suhonen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pera Kuukkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volmar Wikstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
250 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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27
265 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pera Kuukkeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Volmar Wikstrom!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuukkeli is looking to clinch but Wikstrom is avoiding it.
Wikstrom is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kuukkeli.
It looks like Volmar Wikstrom has been cut.
Wikstrom blocks the body kick.
Kuukkeli scores a takedown into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Kuukkeli there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kuukkeli swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Wikstrom is now in Kuukkeli's guard. A big mistake from Kuukkeli there, giving up the dominant position!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuukkeli is pulling down on Wikstrom's head. It's preventing any offense from Wikstrom, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wikstrom trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuukkeli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wikstrom controlling from the top position.
That's two 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.
Kuukkeli looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kuukkeli wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuukkeli has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wikstrom can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kuukkeli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kuukkeli is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kuukkeli looking for a sweep. Not yet Kuukkeli, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pera Kuukkeli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Volmar Wikstrom's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wikstrom throws a series of punches but Kuukkeli avoids them all with ease.
Kuukkeli throws a combination that misses
and Wikstrom counters with a one-two to the body.
Kuukkeli does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kuukkeli throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wikstrom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pera Kuukkeli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuukkeli misses with a straight left.
Wikstrom takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuukkeli scores a takedown into full mount!
Kuukkeli wants to finish this one by submission but Wikstrom is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kuukkeli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukkeli pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kuukkeli looking to finish with strikes here!
Kuukkeli cracks Wikstrom with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kuukkeli moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Wikstrom has worked his arm free - good work by Wikstrom!
Wikstrom parries the strikes from Kuukkeli easily there. Kuukkeli is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wikstrom to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuukkeli throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kuukkeli wants to control but Wikstrom is keeping him busy.
Kuukkeli is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wikstrom has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kuukkeli creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuukkeli in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kuukkeli seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wikstrom for as long as he can get away with.
Kuukkeli trying to control the action but Wikstrom is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kuukkeli lands some shots froms side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuukkeli tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kuukkeli has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pera Kuukkeli dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Volmar Wikstrom's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wikstrom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuukkeli.
Wikstrom slips under a jab.
Kuukkeli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kuukkeli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wikstrom counters with a left to the body.
Kuukkeli with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wikstrom counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kuukkeli won't be happy with that.
Kuukkeli is trying to control Wikstrom's posture but Wikstrom avoids it.
Wikstrom really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kuukkeli. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kuukkeli regains half guard there - taking advantage of Wikstrom's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukkeli tries to roll over but Wikstrom keeps him under control.
Volmar Wikstrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kuukkeli blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wikstrom.
Wikstrom is trying to control the action in half guard but Kuukkeli is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kuukkeli makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kuukkeli.
Wikstrom must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kuukkeli working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuukkeli manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wikstrom manages to get himself to full guard.
Kuukkeli slips nicely into half guard.
Kuukkeli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wikstrom keeps working.
That's four 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.
Wikstrom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kuukkeli.
Kuukkeli throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kuukkeli moves into full mount! Wikstrom won't be happy about that!
Kuukkeli trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kuukkeli is working for a guillotine from mount but Wikstrom frees his head quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Volmar Wikstrom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kuukkeli has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pera Kuukkeli!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between morgan bunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Trane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
141 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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20
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 Helsinki, morgan bunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cole Trane!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bunch stuffs the takedown attempt from Trane. Trane gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trane.
Trane fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. bunch sprawls well initially but Trane persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Trane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. bunch defending well though.
Trane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
bunch on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if bunch tries to get out of the position.
Trane prevents bunch from improving his position.
Trane throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Trane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. bunch defending well though.
Trane thows a huge punch but bunch dodges it nicely.
bunch trying to control but Trane postures up.
Trane is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. bunch doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Trane.
Trane prevents bunch from improving his position.
bunch is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trane is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. bunch doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Trane.
Trane is trying for a kimura here. bunch looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Trane wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cole Trane!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Flex Legs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Timmyyyy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flex Legs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timmy Timmyyyy!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timmyyyy throws a nice head kick!
Legs misses with a takedown attempt - Timmyyyy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Timmyyyy throws a sloppy head kick and Legs moves out of range easily.
Timmyyyy misses with a body shot.
Timmyyyy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Legs's head.
Timmyyyy scores with a jab to the head.
Legs needs to keep his hands up - Timmyyyy had a free shot at his head there.
Legs takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Timmyyyy throws a head kick but Legs moves out of range.
Timmyyyy throws a head kick that misses.
Timmyyyy throws a head kick that misses.
Timmyyyy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Timmyyyy tests Legs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Legs fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmyyyy scores with a head kick.
Timmyyyy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Legs.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flex Legs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Timmyyyy.
Timmyyyy is looking to clinch but Legs is avoiding it.
Timmyyyy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Timmyyyy tries to clinch but Legs moves out of range.
Legs shoots in looking for a takedown. Timmyyyy tries to sprawl out of it but Legs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Timmyyyy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Legs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Timmyyyy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmyyyy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Timmyyyy takes the fight into the clinch.
Timmyyyy lands a nice elbow.
Timmyyyy lands a knee to the head.
Legs tries to pull guard but Timmyyyy won't allow it.
Legs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Timmyyyy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Timmyyyy connects with a knee to the head.
Timmyyyy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Timmyyyy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Legs. Legs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Legs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Timmyyyy can pounce on him.
Legs closes the distance and clinches up with Timmyyyy, looking for a takedown. Legs pushes Timmyyyy against the cage but Timmyyyy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Legs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Timmyyyy avoids it really well and circles away.
Legs dives in and grabs Timmyyyy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Timmyyyy pushes down on Legs's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmyyyy lands with a shot to the body.
Timmyyyy lands a jab to the head.
Legs shoots in for a takedown but Timmyyyy shows good takedown defense.
Legs shoots for a takedown but Timmyyyy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Timmyyyy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Timmyyyy throws a head kick that Legs semi-blocks.
Timmyyyy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Legs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Legs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Timmyyyy avoids it really well and circles away.
Timmyyyy is looking to clinch but Legs is avoiding it.
Timmyyyy is looking to clinch but Legs is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Legs looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Timmyyyy thows a body kick. Legs tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Timmyyyy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Legs, pushing him back against the cage.
Timmyyyy looking to throw knees to the head but Legs is blocking nicely.
Timmyyyy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Legs's defenses.
Timmyyyy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Legs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Timmyyyy smiles and moves away.
Legs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Timmyyyy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legs throws a predictable looking body shot
and Timmyyyy counters with a body kick.
Timmy Timmyyyy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timmyyyy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Timmyyyy wants to clinch up but Legs keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Timmyyyy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Timmyyyy, as that shot connected.
Timmyyyy misses the shot to the body.
Timmyyyy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Legs shoots in and gets a takedown into Timmyyyy's guard.
Legs prevents Timmyyyy from getting back to his feet.
Legs drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Timmyyyy dives on top into guard.
Legs wants to improve his position but instead Timmyyyy has moved into half guard.
Legs is looking to get back to is feet but Timmyyyy passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legs is looking to regain half guard here but Timmyyyy keeps moving and retains side control.
Legs is working hard here to advance position.
Legs tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Legs is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Legs tries to hold on but Timmyyyy postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Timmyyyy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Legs is trying desperately to improve position.
Timmyyyy avoids the attempt from Legs to control.
Legs is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legs manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Legs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Legs wants to control but Timmyyyy is keeping busy.
Legs has a hand on Timmyyyy's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Timmyyyy takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Legs working to try and regain half guard.
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.
Legs wants to hold on but Timmyyyy pushes him away.
Legs is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Timmyyyy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Timmyyyy lands a head kick. Legs smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Timmyyyy scores with a leg kick.
Timmyyyy wants to clinch.
Timmyyyy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Legs if he has to take too many more of those.
Timmyyyy rushes Legs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Legs fails to pull guard.
Timmyyyy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Legs blocks it with crossed arms.
Timmyyyy has Legs pressed against the cage, preventing Legs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Timmyyyy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Timmyyyy tries to clinch up.
Timmyyyy tries to clinch up.
A nice combination there by Timmyyyy.
Legs blocks a head kick by Timmyyyy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Timmyyyy avoids it really well and circles away.
Legs throws the left hand but Timmyyyy avoids the punch easily.
Timmyyyy cracks Legs with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
No luck for Legs with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flex Legs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Timmyyyy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Timmyyyy misses with a head kick.
Legs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Timmyyyy can pounce on him.
Legs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Timmyyyy avoids it really well and circles away.
Legs changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Timmyyyy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmyyyy parries the strikes from Legs easily there. Legs is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Timmyyyy to escape.
Legs goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Timmyyyy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Legs's guard! Nice work there by Timmyyyy!
Timmyyyy tries to stand but Legs is controlling from the bottom.
Timmyyyy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Legs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Timmyyyy prevents Legs from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legs looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Legs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Legs is looking to sinch up a triangle. Timmyyyy throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Legs's body to avoid the submission. Legs has instead reached around Timmyyyy's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Legs arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Flex Legs!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blake Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards comes to the cage accompanied by Like a surgeon. Blake Edwards has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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Granite chin |
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mirko Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Emelianenko.
It looks like Blake Edwards has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edwards, right into the meat.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Edwards circles away and keeps his distance.
Edwards takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Edwards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
Edwards connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emelianenko thuds his right hand into Edwards's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Emelianenko clinches.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Edwards has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Edwards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Edwards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelianenko.
Edwards is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Emelianenko lands a body punch.
Emelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Edwards.
Emelianenko taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Edwards is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Emelianenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Edwards.
A bit of stalling here from Edwards.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Edwards has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Edwards slows down the pace here.
Emelianenko is fighting off a takedown attempt but Edwards is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Emelianenko to the mat. Emelianenko regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edwardsis looking to pass into half guard but Emelianenko pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Emelianenko is in guard.
Edwards looking for a sweep. Not yet Edwards, not yet.
Edwards seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Emelianenko is looking to stand up but Edwards won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Edwards is working hard here to advance position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Edwards is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko pulls Edwards in close to his closed guard and prevents Edwards from doing any damage or advancing position.
Edwards throws a strike but Emelianenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Edwards tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four 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.
Emelianenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edwards swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Emelianenko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Edwards wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blake Edwards's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Edwards looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch but Edwards is avoiding it.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Edwards lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emelianenko at a distance.
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Edwards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mirko Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Emelianenko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That kick from Edwards tenderised Emelianenko's leg. Emelianenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Emelianenko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Edwards backs up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Edwards moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko throws a push kick but Edwards slaps the foot to one side.
Edwards connects with a crisp jab.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Edwards connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Emelianenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Edwards.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Edwards manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Edwards slips under a jab.
Edwards tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch
and Edwards counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Emelianenko misses.
Edwards is looking to wear down Emelianenko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Mirko Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Edwards counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mirko Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edwards circles away from the clinch attempt
and Edwards cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blake Edwards is winning the standup battle so far.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up
and Edwards counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Emelianenko.
A shot to the liver by Emelianenko. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
Emelianenko wants to clinch but Edwards slips to the side
and Edwards counters with a shoot takedown. Emelianenko fights it but they end up in guard.
Edwards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Edwards seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Edwards with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
Edwards stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Emelianenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Edwards throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edwards tries to free his leg and advance position but Emelianenko is retaining full guard.
Edwards missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Edwards dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Emelianenko closes the distance but Edwards moves to the side
and Edwards counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Edwards wants to pass to mount but Emelianenko is defending the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Emelianenko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Edwards in particular looking to stall.
Emelianenko tries to roll over but Edwards keeps him under control.
Edwards thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards trying to control the pace.
Edwards is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Emelianenko!
Edwards cracks Emelianenko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Edwards trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Edwards controlling the position easily from mount.
Edwards lands with some strikes.
That has opened up Mirko Emelianenko's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Edwards is landing with some decent strikes but Emelianenko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Edwards 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.
Emelianenko is looking to get to half guard.
Emelianenko is squirming around, avoiding Edwards's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to hold on but Edwards postures up.
Edwards misses with a head shot.
Edwards tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Emelianenko takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The cut above Mirko Emelianenko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Blake Edwards overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edwards scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Emelianenko is rocked!
Mirko Emelianenko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mirko Emelianenko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Blake Edwards!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanovits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teijo Tarzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanovits comes to the cage accompanied by The Odorants - This Night. Sergei Ivanovits could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Teijo Tarzan's chin.
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25
300 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergei Ivanovits!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teijo Tarzan!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovits lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tarzan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ivanovits. That did some damage!
Tarzan lands a jab to Ivanovits's midsection.
Ivanovits cracks Tarzan with a right hand to the side of the head.
No joy there for Tarzan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ivanovits thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tarzan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ivanovits moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tarzan misses with a wild combination.
Tarzan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ivanovits wants to clinch.
Tarzan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ivanovits.
Ivanovits fakes the leg kick and cracks Tarzan in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanovits throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tarzan walks into a stiff left hand from Ivanovits.
Ivanovits blocks a leg kick.
Tarzan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ivanovits is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tarzan tries a head kick but it misses.
Tarzan misses with a wild combination.
Ivanovits delivers a nice body kick.
Tarzan looks gassed!
Ivanovits connects with the punch.
Ivanovits scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ivanovits's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ivanovits duly obliges.
It looks like Teijo Tarzan has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovits lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ivanovits!
Nice uppercut there from Ivanovits.
Ivanovits goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tarzan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Ivanovits - just one landing.
Tarzan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ivanovits throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tarzan throws a lazy head kick
and Ivanovits counters with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ivanovits is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ivanovits is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ivanovits tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ivanovits breaks from the clinch.
Ivanovits stalks Tarzan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tarzan's face. Tarzan staggers backwards, shaken.
Tarzan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ivanovits scores with a punch to the head.
Ivanovits throws a leg kick which misses Tarzan's front leg but catches the back leg as Tarzan tries to avoid it.
Ivanovits throws a combination. Tarzan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ivanovits is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ivanovits ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ivanovits lands a really nice looking cross but Tarzan seems unphased.
Ivanovits connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tarzan momentarily.
Ivanovits moves into range and clinches up with Tarzan.
Ivanovits breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivanovits bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ivanovits looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ivanovits fakes the leg kick and cracks Tarzan in the body.
Ivanovits cracks a nice hook into Tarzan's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Ivanovits.
Ivanovits lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ivanovits lands with a cross.
Ivanovits is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ivanovits throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tarzan.
Some wild striking there from Ivanovits.
Ivanovits thumps Tarzan with a low kick.
Tarzan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ivanovits goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ivanovits with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donk. Ivanovits catches Tarzan right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan needs to keep his hands up - Ivanovits had a free shot at his head there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ivanovits.
Ivanovits wants to clinch up but Tarzan keeps it at a distance.
Ivanovits lands with a cross.
Tarzan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ivanovits counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tarzan needs to keep his hands up - Ivanovits had a free shot at his head there.
Ivanovits's corner calls for a 1-2. Ivanovits obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ivanovits ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tarzan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ivanovits darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ivanovits is looking to clinch but Tarzan is avoiding it.
Ivanovits lands a nice hook to Tarzan's body. Tarzan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tarzan looks to land a right hand but Ivanovits moved out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ivanovits.
Ivanovits delivers a nice body kick.
Ivanovits bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ivanovits lands a nice hook to Tarzan's body. Tarzan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ivanovits jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ivanovits lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ivanovits lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits connects with a right hand. Tarzan shakes it off.
Ivanovits lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tarzan will feel that in the morning.
Ivanovits getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ivanovits lands a glancing blow to the side of Tarzan's head.
Ivanovits misses with a double jab.
Ivanovits lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Decent striking displayed by Ivanovits there.
Tarzan avoids the head kick by Ivanovits.
Tarzan swinging wildly here.
Tarzan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ivanovits uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tarzan.
Tarzan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ivanovits.
Ivanovits lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tarzan at a distance.
Ivanovits cracks Tarzan with a good jab.
Tarzan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ivanovits counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanovits fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tarzan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ivanovits throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ivanovits throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ivanovits wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tarzan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ivanovits. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Ivanovits dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teijo Tarzan'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.
Ivanovits lands a jab to the nose.
Tarzan misses with a body punch
and Ivanovits finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ivanovits lands a jab to Tarzan's midsection.
Teijo Tarzan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ivanovits is looking to clinch but Tarzan is avoiding it.
Ivanovits swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tarzan.
Tarzan moves forwards but Ivanovits connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ivanovits connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ivanovits jabs at Tarzan's body.
Ivanovits throws a nice head kick!
Ivanovits pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tarzan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarzan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ivanovits.
Tarzan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ivanovits connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tarzan's hands.
Tarzan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ivanovits. Tarzan shrugs it off though.
Sergei Ivanovits is winning the standup battle so far.
Tarzan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ivanovits throws a push kick but Tarzan slaps the foot to one side.
Tarzan is breathing heavily.
Ivanovits ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tarzan moves away.
Ivanovits pushes Tarzan away with a front kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Ivanovits scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheers as Ivanovits lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tarzan doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovits moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tarzan throws a jab but it's blocked by Ivanovits.
Ivanovits connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tarzan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ivanovits misses with a body shot.
Tarzan misses with a low kick as Ivanovits jumps back.
Ivanovits throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivanovits tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tarzan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tarzan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ivanovits.
Ivanovits throws a right hand that Tarzan ducks under and follows up with a left that Tarzan also avoids with ease.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jab, jab by Ivanovits - just one landing.
Ivanovits throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tarzan on the side of the head.
Tarzan walks into a straight right hand from Ivanovits.
Ivanovits throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tarzan on the side of the head.
A combination from Ivanovits does no damage.
Tarzan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tarzan avoids the head kick by Ivanovits.
Ivanovits scores with a body shot.
Tarzan punishes Ivanovits's body with a nice straight punch.
Tarzan looks to land a combination. Ivanovits sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Ivanovits.
Tarzan moves out of range of the body kick.
Ivanovits throws a head kick but Tarzan moves out of range.
Ivanovits lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tarzan throws a sloppy head kick
and Ivanovits connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ivanovits cracks Tarzan with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanovits thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Tarzan.
Tarzan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tarzan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slow jab from Ivanovits misses its intended target.
Tarzan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ivanovits throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ivanovits lands the left hand.
Tarzan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ivanovits is out of range.
Ivanovits tries to score with a low kick but Tarzan moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ivanovits. Tarzan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ivanovits scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ivanovits lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tarzan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ivanovits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits misses with a body kick.
Ivanovits tries to land a front kick but Tarzan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ivanovits throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tarzan.
Ivanovits connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tarzan thows a body shot but no joy.
Ivanovits lands a front kick.
Tarzan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tarzan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tarzan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ivanovits to score with a decent uppercut.
Ivanovits steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tarzan.
Ivanovits with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ivanovits slips under a jab from Tarzan.
Ivanovits lands a nice looking body shot.
Ivanovits moves out of range of the strikes.
Ivanovits avoids the head kick by Tarzan.
Ivanovits stuns Tarzan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tarzan moves forwards but Ivanovits connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ivanovits punishes Tarzan's body with a nice straight punch.
Ivanovits misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tarzan.
Tarzan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan is looking to score with low kicks.
Ivanovits fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Ivanovits.
Ivanovits turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ivanovits looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ivanovits throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tarzan.
Ivanovits looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tarzan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Tarzan misses.
Ivanovits throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tarzan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ivanovits throws a front kick that sends Tarzan stumbling back into the cage.
Tarzan misses with a two punch combination.
Tarzan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ivanovits lands the left hand.
Ivanovits 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanovits tries to clinch up but Tarzan circles away and keeps his distance.
Tarzan slips a jab and a cross from Ivanovits.
Ivanovits showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tarzan.
Ivanovits lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tarzan at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Ivanovits dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Teijo Tarzan's cut.
That's time! Ivanovits's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tarzan wants to land a leg kick but Ivanovits is out of range.
Ivanovits catches Tarzan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Some wild striking there from Tarzan.
Some wild striking there from Tarzan.
Ivanovits throws a leg kick that misses.
Tarzan misses with a straight left.
Ivanovits avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ivanovits checks a low kick from Tarzan.
Ivanovits misses with a body shot.
Ivanovits is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tarzan moves out of range of the body kick.
Tarzan throws a series of punches but Ivanovits avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarzan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ivanovits throws a head kick but Tarzan moves out of range.
Tarzan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ivanovits.
Tarzan throws a nice looking combination but Ivanovits bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tarzan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tarzan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ivanovits.
Tarzan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovits fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ivanovits.
Ivanovits lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tarzan looks to land a right hand but Ivanovits moved out of range.
Ivanovits with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ivanovits lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tarzan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tarzan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ivanovits - the referee stops the clock and Tarzan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ivanovits. Tarzan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ivanovits looks to land a body kick but Tarzan moved away.
Ivanovits ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tarzan moves away.
Ivanovits misses with a head kick.
Ivanovits connects with a nice looking jab.
Ivanovits scores with a nice right hand.
Ivanovits with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tarzan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tarzan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tarzan ducks right into an uppercut from Ivanovits.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarzan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tarzan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ivanovits throws a head kick that Tarzan semi-blocks.
Ivanovits clobbers Tarzan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ivanovits rushes Tarzan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ivanovits breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits throws a lazy head kick
and Tarzan counters with a two punch combo.
A combination from Tarzan does no damage.
Ivanovits works Tarzan's body with a nice hook.
Ivanovits lands with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ivanovits.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ivanovits!
Ivanovits lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ivanovits lands with a nice body punch.
Ivanovits connects with a leg kick. Tarzan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ivanovits lands a nice shot that snaps Tarzan's head back.
Ivanovits scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ivanovits stuns Tarzan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tarzan moves forwards but Ivanovits connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ivanovits scores with a head kick.
Ivanovits clinches up against the cage.
Ivanovits's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ivanovits scores with a jab to the head.
Tarzan throws a series of punches but Ivanovits moves out of range.
Ivanovits connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ivanovits throws a right and a left that Tarzan avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ivanovits misses with a straight left.
Ivanovits is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tarzan can do to turn this around?
Ivanovits throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tarzan.
Tarzan misses with a series of wild punches.
Ivanovits swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tarzan digs a good body shot into Ivanovits's ribs.
Tarzan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ivanovits checks a low kick from Tarzan.
Ivanovits slips a jab and a cross from Tarzan.
Ivanovits tries to close the distance and clinch but Tarzan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ivanovits misses with a body shot
and Tarzan counters with a one-two to the body.
Ivanovits slips under a jab from Tarzan.
Ivanovits scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tarzan blocks a head kick by Ivanovits.
Ivanovits throws a head kick but Tarzan moves out of range.
Tarzan throws the left hand but Ivanovits avoids the punch easily.
Ivanovits slips a jab and a cross from Tarzan.
Tarzan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ivanovits cracks Tarzan with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits scores with the left hand. Tarzan knows he should have avoided that one.
Ivanovits ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tarzan moves away.
A big right from Ivanovits misses.
Tarzan throws a leg kick but Ivanovits moved away.
Ivanovits moves out of range of the leg kick from Tarzan.
Tarzan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivanovits was well out of range. Poor timing from Tarzan.
Tarzan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ivanovits checks the leg kick.
Tarzan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tarzan misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick from Ivanovits lands but Tarzan takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanovits misses with a wild combination.
Tarzan avoids the head kick by Ivanovits.
Ivanovits throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarzan thows a body shot but no joy.
Ivanovits avoids the body shot from Tarzan.
Ivanovits throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tarzan's head.
Tarzan motions for Ivanovits to come forward. Tarzan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ivanovits lands a jab to Tarzan's midsection.
Tarzan cracks Ivanovits with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Ivanovits clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Teijo Tarzan's cut.
That's time! Ivanovits's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ivanovits plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ivanovits throws a push kick but Tarzan slaps the foot to one side.
A combination from Tarzan does no damage.
Ivanovits tries to land a leg kick but Tarzan saw it coming and moves away.
Ivanovits misses with a looping left.
Ivanovits throws a leg kick but Tarzan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tarzan throws a combination that misses
and Ivanovits makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tarzan really felt that one!
Tarzan ducks right into an uppercut from Ivanovits.
A combination from Tarzan does no damage.
Ivanovits tries a head kick but it misses.
Tarzan slips under a jab.
Tarzan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ivanovits thuds his shin into the meat of Tarzan's side.
Tarzan misses with a series of wild punches.
Ivanovits cracks Tarzan with a good jab.
Ivanovits waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tarzan.
Tarzan misses with a looping left.
Ivanovits avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ivanovits. Tarzan does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarzan slips a straight right by Ivanovits.
Tarzan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ivanovits lunges at Tarzan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tarzan's hand.
Ivanovits jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ivanovits lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tarzan at a distance.
Ivanovits scores with the left hand. Tarzan knows he should have avoided that one.
Ivanovits misses the shot to the body.
Tarzan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tarzan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ivanovits throws a series of punches but Tarzan moves out of range.
Ivanovits scores with a push kick.
Tarzan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ivanovits attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tarzan misses with a double jab.
Ivanovits scores with a decent looking hook.
Tarzan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ivanovits on the side of the head.
Ivanovits throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tarzan misses with a hook. Ivanovits ducked under it nicely.
Tarzan tries to bum rush Ivanovits with a series of wild strikes but Ivanovits uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ivanovits lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ivanovits pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ivanovits fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tarzan fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits tries to score with a low kick but Tarzan moves his leg out of the way.
Tarzan misses with a double jab.
Ivanovits with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ivanovits misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tarzan.
Tarzan throws a leg kick but Ivanovits checks it.
Tarzan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ivanovits throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tarzan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tarzan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ivanovits.
Ivanovits misses the jab.
Ivanovits getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tarzan slips under a jab.
Tarzan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tarzan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tarzan throws a combination that misses
and Ivanovits counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tarzan throws a combination that misses
and Tarzan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Ivanovits throws out a loose jab but Tarzan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanovits tries to land a front kick but Tarzan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tarzan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tarzan looks to land a left hand but Ivanovits moved out of range nicely.
Ivanovits takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivanovits swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ivanovits 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.
Ivanovits with a hook.
Ivanovits works over Tarzan's head and body with a nice combination.
Ivanovits throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ivanovits scores with a head kick. Tarzan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ivanovits tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tarzan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ivanovits fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tarzan on the side of the head.
Ivanovits doesn't manage to clinch there - Tarzan circles away.
Ivanovits misses with the combination.
Tarzan misses with a double jab.
Tarzan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tarzan fails to land with a series of punches.
Ivanovits throws a jab but it's blocked by Tarzan.
Ivanovits swings for the body but Tarzan moves out of range.
Ivanovits misses with a wild body shot.
Ivanovits throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ivanovits wants to slow Tarzan down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits looks to land a left hand but Tarzan moved out of range nicely.
Ivanovits tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tarzan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tarzan throws a nice looking combination but Ivanovits bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Ivanovits misses.
Ivanovits pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ivanovits misses with a two punch combination.
Ivanovits thows a body shot but no joy.
Ivanovits fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarzan manages to avoid it.
Ivanovits defending well as Tarzan loads up on a big left hand.
Tarzan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ivanovits is looking to land body kicks.
Tarzan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tarzan misses with the combination.
No joy there for Tarzan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivanovits swinging wildly here.
Ivanovits tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarzan was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivanovits.
Ivanovits dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ivanovits takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Ivanovits had his way with Teijo Tarzan in that round.
The cut man is working on Teijo Tarzan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tarzan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivanovits throws a head kick that Tarzan semi-blocks.
Tarzan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ivanovits.
Tarzan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ivanovits.
Tarzan throws a combination that misses
and Ivanovits counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tarzan has Ivanovits pressed against the cage, preventing Ivanovits from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ivanovits is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ivanovits is trying to force a seperation but Tarzan has the dominant position.
Ivanovits tries to break free but Tarzan pushes him back against the cage.
Ivanovits creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tarzan's defenses.
Ivanovits tries to break the clinch but Tarzan is controlling the position.
Ivanovits lands a hook that snaps the head of Tarzan backwards.
Tarzan looking to stall.
Ivanovits pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ivanovits bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Tarzan misses the target.
Tarzan throws a nice looking combination but Ivanovits bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tarzan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovits smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tarzan. Ivanovits does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tarzan throws a leg kick which misses Ivanovits's front leg but catches the back leg as Ivanovits tries to avoid it.
Tarzan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ivanovits fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarzan manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Tarzan. Those never looked like landing.
A right-left combo lands from Ivanovits.
Tarzan walks into a jab.
An inside leg kick from Tarzan misses.
Ivanovits throws the kick towards the body but Tarzan avoids it.
Tarzan lands a high kick!
Ivanovits takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tarzan catches Ivanovits with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ivanovits looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ivanovits tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ivanovits throws a leg kick but Tarzan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tarzan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ivanovits lands a really nice looking cross but Tarzan seems unphased.
Ivanovits connects with a body shot.
Ivanovits bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tarzan's head backwards.
Ivanovits uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tarzan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits looks to land a combination but Tarzan avoids it well.
Tarzan motions for Ivanovits to come forward. Tarzan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tarzan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ivanovits counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tarzan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tarzan looks to land a combination but Ivanovits avoids it well.
Tarzan blocks the body kick.
Tarzan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ivanovits slips under a jab from Tarzan.
Ivanovits throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tarzan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tarzan throws a right hand that Ivanovits ducks under and follows up with a left that Ivanovits also avoids with ease.
Ivanovits misses with a two punch combination.
Ivanovits throws a hook to the side of Tarzan's head but Tarzan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tarzan keeps the fight on the outside.
Ivanovits tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tarzan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tarzan missing with a left hand there. Ivanovits was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ivanovits misses with a straight left.
Ivanovits checks a leg kick.
Sergei Ivanovits is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tarzan blocks a jab.
Tarzan looks to land a combination but Ivanovits avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits throws a lazy right hand but Tarzan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tarzan throws a series of strikes that have Ivanovits backpedaling.
Tarzan fails to land with a series of punches.
Ivanovits swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tarzan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tarzan misses with a leg kick.
Ivanovits tries to clinch up.
Tarzan misses with a straight left.
Tarzan throws a low kick, looking for Ivanovits's leg but Ivanovits calmly moves out of range.
Tarzan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ivanovits counters with a good low kick that Tarzan was not able to check.
Ivanovits looks to land a left hand but Tarzan moved out of range nicely.
Teijo Tarzan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tarzan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tarzan misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Tarzan misses.
Ivanovits throws a right and a left that Tarzan avoids nicely.
Ivanovits on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tarzan. Tarzan obviously looking to wear him down.
Tarzan slips under a jab.
Tarzan thuds his right hand into Ivanovits's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tarzan is looking to chop away at Ivanovits's legs.
Ivanovits misses with a leg kick
and Tarzan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ivanovits tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tarzan is able to avoid easily.
Tarzan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ivanovits avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ivanovits looks to land a left hand but Tarzan moved out of range nicely.
Ivanovits looks to land a body kick but Tarzan moved away.
Ivanovits throws a sloppy head kick and Tarzan moves out of range easily.
Ivanovits cracks Tarzan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ivanovits throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tarzan throws a hook but Ivanovits avoids it easily.
Ivanovits misses with a hook. Tarzan ducked under it nicely.
Tarzan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ivanovits throws a low kick but Tarzan avoids it.
Ivanovits missing with a left hand there. Tarzan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ivanovits lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tarzan circles away quickly and effectively.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tarzan 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 Ivanovits has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ivanovits and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A telegraphed right hand from Tarzan misses the target.
Tarzan misses with the combination.
Ivanovits misses with a looping right.
Ivanovits blocks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Teijo Tarzan.
Well Ivanovits 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 49:43
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 49:43
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Ivanovits!
Sergei Ivanovits retains his super heavyweight title!
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