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CEC 11 : Shot At The Title PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikey McQue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenerd Rockstien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McQue comes to the cage accompanied by Organ Donor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikey McQue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lenerd Rockstien!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQue tries to close the distance and clinch but Rockstien swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McQue doesn't manage to clinch there - Rockstien circles away.
McQue fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rockstien misses with a takedown attempt - McQue sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rockstien connects with a right hand. McQue shakes it off.
McQue tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rockstien swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McQue moves in looking to clinch but Rockstien pushes him off.
Rockstien shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McQue but McQue pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McQue doesn't manage to clinch there - Rockstien circles away.
McQue is looking to clinch.
McQue fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mikey McQue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McQue tries to clinch but Rockstien moves out of range.
McQue tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rockstien swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McQue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rockstien tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McQue swivels and escapes.
Mikey McQue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenerd Rockstien.
Rockstien scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McQue is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rockstien in side control, throwing shots but McQue defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQue is not content to let Rockstien control the position.
Rockstien is trying to get an arm triangle but McQue is defending well.
Rockstien tries for a kimura but McQue is defending well.
Rockstien is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McQue knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rockstien looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rockstien trying to control the action but McQue is working from the bottom.
Rockstien is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McQue has escaped the position, nice work there.
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The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQue explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Rockstien circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rockstien.
Mikey McQue is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McQue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rockstien paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McQue gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQue is pushing Rockstien up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McQue lands an elbow inside that Rockstien shrugs off.
McQue with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McQue with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McQue lands a knee to the head.
Rockstien takes an elbow to the temple.
McQue connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rockstien's face.
McQue lands a nice knee to the body.
McQue stalling in the clinch.
McQue looking to throw knees to the head but Rockstien is blocking nicely.
McQue lands an elbow inside that Rockstien shrugs off.
McQue with a knee to the head.
McQue connects with a knee to the head.
McQue lands an elbow that stopped Rockstien in his tracks for a moment.
McQue connects with a knee to the head.
McQue landing knees to the head.
McQue with a knee to the head.
McQue landing knees to the head.
McQue is pressed up against the cage. Rockstien has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McQue down to the mat. McQue avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lenerd Rockstien will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McQue pushes Rockstien up against the cage in a clinch.
Rockstien tries for a takedown but McQue manages to get underhooks.
Rockstien has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McQue avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McQue looking to throw knees to the head but Rockstien is blocking nicely.
McQue creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rockstien's defenses.
McQue tries to land a knee to the head but Rockstien blocks with his arms.
McQue lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rockstien can't get the takedown.
Mikey McQue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenerd Rockstien.
A knee to the head by McQue.
Rockstien takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by McQue.
Rockstien tries for a takedown but McQue manages to get underhooks.
McQue with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A bit of stalling here from McQue.
McQue with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McQue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rockstien blocks it with crossed arms.
Rockstien on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rockstien drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McQue gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McQue with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockstien is trying to drag McQue to the mat but McQue just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McQue lands a knee to the head.
McQue scores with a knee to the head.
McQue looking to throw knees to the head but Rockstien is blocking nicely.
Rockstien is working for takedown but McQue is calmly controlling the position for now.
McQue connects with a knee to the head.
Rockstien takes an elbow to the forehead.
McQue with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rockstien tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McQue misses with a knee to the head.
Rockstien drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McQue gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McQue with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McQue with a knee to the head.
McQue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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.
McQue avoiding damage.
Rockstien can't break the clinch.
McQue has Rockstien pushed against the cage.
McQue misses with a knee to the head.
McQue throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rockstien can't get the takedown.
McQue comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rockstien wants to get back to striking at distance but McQue won't allow it.
McQue with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McQue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rockstien blocks it with crossed arms.
McQue with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McQue misses with a knee strike.
McQue will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rockstien up against the cage.
Rockstien wants to get back to striking at distance but McQue won't allow it.
McQue lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQue lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by McQue.
McQue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rockstien tries for a takedown but McQue manages to get underhooks.
Rockstien takes an elbow to the forehead.
McQue landing knees to the body.
McQue lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McQue manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McQue misses with a knee to the head.
Rockstien blocks an elbow strike.
McQue creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rockstien's defenses.
Rockstien is trying to drag McQue to the mat but McQue just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McQue takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McQue lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McQue lands an elbow inside that Rockstien shrugs off.
Rockstien takes a knee right on the jaw!
McQue lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rockstien can't break the clinch.
Rockstien tries to pull guard but McQue won't allow it.
McQue lands an elbow inside.
McQue tries to land a knee to the head but Rockstien blocks with his arms.
Rockstien lands a takedown into guard.
Rockstien has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McQue is proving hard to escape from.
Rockstien is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rockstien stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McQue swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey McQue dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
McQue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rockstien circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rockstien shoots in looking for a takedown. McQue tries to sprawl out of it but Rockstien keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McQue manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rockstien tries for a takedown but McQue sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rockstien fails with the takedown.
Mikey McQue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenerd Rockstien.
McQue moves into the clinch successfully.
McQue with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McQue connects with a knee to the head.
McQue connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rockstien's face.
McQue lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McQue lands a knee to the head.
McQue lands a knee to the head.
McQue with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McQue lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQue with a knee to the head.
McQue connects with a knee to the head.
McQue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rockstien wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rockstien wants to get back to striking at distance but McQue won't allow it.
Rockstien takes a knee right on the jaw!
McQue's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rockstien has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McQue avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McQue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rockstien blocks it with crossed arms.
McQue looking to throw knees to the head but Rockstien is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from McQue.
Rockstien wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rockstien can't get the takedown.
McQue gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by McQue.
Rockstien fails to pull guard.
McQue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rockstien blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McQue with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McQue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McQue tries a knee to the head but Rockstien blocks it.
McQue misses with a knee to the head.
Rockstien looking for a takedown.
McQue tries a knee to the head but Rockstien blocks it.
McQue looking to throw knees to the head but Rockstien is blocking nicely.
McQue stalling against the cage.
McQue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McQue tries a knee to the head but Rockstien blocks it.
Rockstien drops down looking for an ankle pick but McQue pulls his leg out and moves away.
McQue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rockstien paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McQue takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McQue fails in his attempt to clinch.
McQue gets a clinch.
McQue connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rockstien's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQue leaning against his opponent.
McQue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McQue misses with a knee strike.
McQue with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McQue prevents Rockstien from breaking the clinch.
McQue lands a knee to the head.
McQue prevents the takedown attempt.
McQue misses with a knee strike.
The referee calls for McQue to work.
McQue tries a knee to the head but Rockstien blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McQue just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rockstien's brow.
McQue tries a knee to the head but Rockstien blocks it.
Rockstien is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McQue throws a knee to the head but misses.
McQue with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McQue with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McQue prevents a takedown attempt there.
McQue landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McQue scores with a knee to the head.
McQue misses with a knee strike.
McQue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rockstien blocks it with crossed arms.
McQue throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rockstien has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McQue is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McQue gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rockstien.
McQue tries a knee to the head but Rockstien blocks it.
McQue connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rockstien's face.
McQue with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McQue misses with a knee to the head.
McQue looking to throw knees to the head but Rockstien is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rockstien is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McQue lands an elbow that stopped Rockstien in his tracks for a moment.
McQue misses with a knee strike.
McQue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rockstien blocks it with crossed arms.
McQue misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey McQue showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McQue 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey McQue!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loke Asgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kele Fight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loke Asgard has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Loke Asgard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kele Fight!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asgard closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Asgard tries to move into full mount but can't pass Fight's legs.
Asgard throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fight is not content to let Asgard control the position.
Asgard tries to move into full mount but can't pass Fight's legs.
Asgard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Asgard postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asgard looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fight is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fight is not content to let Asgard control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Asgard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Asgard is looking to take a break and control but Fight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Asgard crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fight is not content to let Asgard control the position.
Fight dodges the ground and pound from Asgard.
Asgard stands up.
Asgard scores with a nice head shot.
Asgard dodges the punch combination from Fight.
Asgard shoots in and bounces Fight off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Asgard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asgard 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.
Asgard has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Asgard wants to control from the top but Fight keeps moving.
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.
Asgard trying to move into half guard but instead Fight has managed to sweep!
Asgard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Asgard is working hard here to advance position.
Fight is fighting to break Asgard's control of his arms but Asgard is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fight really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Asgard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Asgard has his feet on Fight's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Asgard is breathing heavily.
Fight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Asgard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Loke Asgard dominated that round.
That's time! Asgard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Asgard tries to clinch up but Fight circles away and keeps his distance.
Fight fails to land with a series of punches.
Fight looks for the body kick but Asgard saw that one coming.
Fight lands an overhand right.
Asgard shoots in but no luck this time.
Loke Asgard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asgard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Asgard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fight tries a head kick but it misses.
Asgard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fight is fending him off so far but Asgard persists. Nope, Fight circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Loke Asgard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asgard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fight throws a right and a left that both miss.
Asgard slips a jab and a cross from Fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Fight misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asgard slips a jab and a cross from Fight.
Asgard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Asgard crashes against the mat.
Asgard wants to control but Fight is keeping him busy.
Fight is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Asgard has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fight taking a bit of punishment here - Asgard scoring with strikes.
Fight regains half guard, as Asgard was trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asgard wants to pass the guard but Fight is defending well.
Asgard thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fight to regain full guard.
Asgard throwing strikes but missing.
Asgard advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asgard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Asgard wants to pass to mount but Fight is defending the position.
Fight is refusing to be controlled, as Asgard sits in half guard.
Asgard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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.
Fight pushes Asgard off looking to stand but Asgard dives back in and keeps control.
Asgard perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Asgard throwing shots but Fight is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Loke Asgard dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fight misses with the combination.
Asgard scores with a shot to the body.
Asgard clinches up with Fight and pushes him back against the cage.
Asgard tries to score a body lock takedown but Fight shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Asgard decides to pull guard.
Fight preventing the sweep.
Asgard wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fight postures up.
Asgard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asgard pushes Fight off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A head kick by Asgard misses
and Fight counters with a big head kick but Asgard shrugs it off.
Asgard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Asgard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Asgard lands in his opponent's guard.
Fight preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Asgard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Asgard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fight is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asgard postures up in Fight's guard and throws a big left but Fight blocks it.
Asgard postures up in Fight's guard and throws a big left but Fight blocks it.
Asgard trying to control the position from guard on top but Fight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Asgard throws and elbow that misses. Fight uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Asgard's guard. Nice move by Fight!
Asgard will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Asgard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Loke Asgard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ground and pound from Asgard seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fight regains half guard there - taking advantage of Asgard's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Asgard thows a huge punch but Fight dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fight is looking to escape.
Fight blocking the ground and pound attempt from Asgard.
Asgard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fight with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fight avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Asgard.
Asgard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Asgard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fight does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kele Fight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loke Asgard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Asgard is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fight is just riding it out for now. Asgard eventually gives up the hold.
And that's the end of the fight!
Loke Asgard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asgard 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Loke Asgard!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Volz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tera Laaksonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volz comes into the arena with Anthem of Courage blaring out of the sound system. Laaksonen has chosen Heikki Kuula & Voli - Viimeinen Tango as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Volz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tera Laaksonen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volz lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Laaksonen sprawling to the canvas. Volz follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Laaksonen hang on?
Volz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Laaksonen is trying to stand up here but Volz is controlling him well.
Laaksonen actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laaksonen has a hand on Volz's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Volz takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Volz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Laaksonen can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volz controlling from the full mount.
Laaksonen has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Volz is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
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.
Laaksonen wants to escape the position.
Laaksonen is trying to stand back up.
Volz is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laaksonen just trying to survive but Volz is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
I would not like to be Laaksonen right now.
Laaksonen is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Laaksonen just trying to survive but Volz is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Volz really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Laaksonen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volz is not going to allow Laaksonen to sit and survive in this position.
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.
Laaksonen tries to break free.
Volz is not going to allow Laaksonen to sit and survive in this position.
Laaksonen tries to escape but Volz has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Laaksonen looks gassed!
Laaksonen looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Volz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Laaksonen walks into a straight right hand from Volz.
Victor Volz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Volz.
Volz gets caught flat footed, as Laaksonen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Volz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Volz keeping moving, preventing Laaksonen from controlling successfully.
Laaksonen stopping the sweep attempt from Volz.
Volz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Laaksonen should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volz controlling the action here.
Volz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
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.
Volz works his foot free and advances to mount.
Volz controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Victor Volz just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Volz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Volz misses with a double jab.
A big right from Laaksonen misses.
Volz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Volz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Laaksonen backs up against the cage.
Laaksonen is breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Volz.
Laaksonen tries to land a front kick but Volz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Volz throws a series of punches but Laaksonen avoids them all with ease.
Volz drops Laaksonen with a big left hand and mounts him. Laaksonen is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volz controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laaksonen looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Laaksonen holding both Volz 's hands and preventing any damage.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Laaksonen has eaten all the pies!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Volz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Volz throws a left that rocks Laaksonen and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Volz dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Laaksonen regain composure!
A lull in the action here as Volz stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on Laaksonen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Laaksonen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee asks Volz politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Volz prefers to stall for the moment though.
Laaksonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volz moves into full mount!
Volz controlling from the full mount.
Volz seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Laaksonen is holding on tight.
Laaksonen tries to hold on but Volz pushes him away.
Volz controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Laaksonen is looking to get to half guard.
Volz looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Victor Volz just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Laaksonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab-cross combination lands for Volz and sends Laaksonen crashing to the mat! Volz follows him down to the mat - Laaksonen regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Laaksonen tries to roll over but Volz keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volz decides to stand and escape the position.
Laaksonen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tera Laaksonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laaksonen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Volz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Volz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Laaksonen manages to get himself to full guard.
Victor Volz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laaksonen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Volz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Volz 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Volz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nalle Lehtonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Linkoala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linkoala is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ei enää pelitä. Pentti Linkoala has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nalle Lehtonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pentti Linkoala!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linkoala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Linkoala checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lehtonen lands with a kick to the temple. Linkoala shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Pentti Linkoala has been cut.
Good work by Lehtonen as he checks the leg kick.
Lehtonen rushes Linkoala and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Linkoala breaks the clinch.
Lehtonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linkoala scores with a shot to the body.
Linkoala misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Linkoala.
Linkoala lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lehtonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Lehtonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lehtonen drives through and clinches with Linkoala against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Linkoala.
Lehtonen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lehtonen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Linkoala changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lehtonen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtonen darts in and clinches Linkoala up against the cage.
Lehtonen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Linkoala pulls his leg out and moves away.
Linkoala is looking to clinch but Lehtonen is avoiding it.
Linkoala looks to land a right hand but Lehtonen moved out of range.
Linkoala tries to clinch up
and Lehtonen moves into the clinch.
Linkoala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lehtonen jumps into guard, dragging Linkoala to the mat.
Linkoala throwing strikes from guard but Lehtonen blocks nicely.
Lehtonen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Linkoala looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Linkoala wants to get up but he can't break Lehtonen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lehtonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Linkoala working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lehtonen's head.
Linkoala is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Linkoala throwing strikes from guard but Lehtonen blocks nicely.
Linkoala throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Linkoala in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Linkoala preventing the sweep.
Linkoala throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Linkoala is looking to work some ground and pound but Lehtonen has wrist control.
Lehtonen working for a triangle but Linkoala defends it easily.
Lehtonen is breathing heavily.
Linkoala postures up and lands a big shot to Lehtonen's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lehtonen tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Linkoala or perhaps it was just good defense by Lehtonen which made him look bad.
Lehtonen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Linkoala counters with a one-two to the body.
Linkoala stuffs the takedown attempt from Lehtonen. Lehtonen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nalle Lehtonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lehtonen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Linkoala.
Linkoala scores with a three punch combo!
Linkoala is looking to clinch but Lehtonen is avoiding it.
Lehtonen stuffs the takedown.
Lehtonen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Linkoala counters with a three punch combo that has Lehtonen backing up. Lehtonen nods at Linkoala to acknowledge the strikes.
Lehtonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lehtonen dodges the punch combination from Linkoala.
Linkoala misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linkoala is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lehtonen wants to control from the top but Linkoala keeps moving.
Linkoala wants to stand and escape but Lehtonen is having none of it.
Lehtonen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lehtonen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Linkoala has his feet on Lehtonen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linkoala swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lehtonen counters by clinching up.
Lehtonen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Linkoala throws Lehtonen to one side and escapes!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pentti Linkoala will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pentti Linkoala's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lehtonen closes the distance and clinches.
Linkoala wants to get back to striking at distance but Lehtonen won't allow it.
Linkoala swings wildly with an uppercut but Lehtonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lehtonen wants a takedown.
Linkoala leaning against his opponent.
Linkoala avoiding damage as Lehtonen throws knees to the body.
Lehtonen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Linkoala walks away with a smile on his face. Lehtonen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehtonen tries to clinch up.
Linkoala has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Linkoala tries to break the clinch but Lehtonen is controlling the position.
Lehtonen prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtonen avoiding damage as Linkoala throws knees to the body.
Lehtonen trying to land knees to the body.
Lehtonen decides to pull guard.
Lehtonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lehtonen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Linkoala lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Linkoala with a nice head shot there.
Linkoala pushing down on Lehtonen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Linkoala missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Linkoala decides to stand up.
Lehtonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nalle Lehtonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linkoala misses with the combination.
Lehtonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Linkoala forces Lehtonen back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lehtonen.
Linkoala has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lehtonen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lehtonen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lehtonen tries a body shot but Linkoala blocks it.
Lehtonen wants to break free but Linkoala has control.
Linkoala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Lehtonen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linkoala lands a nice shot to the body.
Lehtonen tries to pull guard but Linkoala won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nalle Lehtonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lehtonen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Linkoala pushes down on Lehtonen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lehtonen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lehtonen has hold of Linkoala's hands but Linkoala slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lehtonen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Linkoala.
Lehtonen trying to control from the bottom.
Linkoala lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Linkoala working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Linkoala slips a nice elbow through Lehtonen's hands, connecting with Lehtonen's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linkoala decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Linkoala looks to land a combination but Lehtonen avoids it well.
Linkoala throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
An inside leg kick from Linkoala misses.
Lehtonen clinches up against the cage.
Linkoala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Linkoala avoids the head kick by Lehtonen.
Lehtonen shoots in but no luck this time.
Linkoala closes the distance but Lehtonen moves to the side
and Lehtonen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lehtonen.
Lehtonen won't allow Linkoala to get back to his feet.
Linkoala keeping moving, preventing Lehtonen from controlling successfully.
Linkoala looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lehtonen is one step ahead there.
Linkoala wants to improve his position but instead Lehtonen has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pentti Linkoala will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pentti Linkoala's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Linkoala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lehtonen misses with a kick to the body
and Linkoala counters by clinching up.
Lehtonen can't get the takedown.
Linkoala tries a body shot but Lehtonen blocks it.
Linkoala gets underhooks to prevent Lehtonen's takedown attempt.
Linkoala breaks the clinch.
Linkoala throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lehtonen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Linkoala wants to control but Lehtonen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lehtonen is looking for a kimura but Linkoala is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lehtonen to get the leverage.
Linkoala is trying to stand back up but Lehtonen is controlling him
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Linkoala wants to get back to full guard.
Lehtonen passes into side control, despite Linkoala's attempt to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linkoala being controlled for a moment.
Lehtonen lands a few punches from side control.
Linkoala managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lehtonen.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lehtonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lehtonen slips a jab and a cross from Linkoala.
Lehtonen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Linkoala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lehtonen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Linkoala counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nalle Lehtonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lehtonen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lehtonen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lehtonen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lehtonen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linkoala tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lehtonen working for a submission but Linkoala is keeping him at bay.
Linkoala regains half guard.
Linkoala wants to get back to his feet.
Lehtonen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lehtonen prevents Linkoala from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linkoala kicks Lehtonen off and gets back to his feet.
Lehtonen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Linkoala looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lehtonen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lehtonen is trying to get an arm triangle but Linkoala is defending well.
Linkoala explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Lehtonen slips a jab and a cross from Linkoala.
Linkoala tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lehtonen counters by clinching up.
Linkoala gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lehtonen.
Linkoala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen tries to clinch up.
Lehtonen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lehtonen walks into a straight right hand from Linkoala.
Linkoala forces Lehtonen back against the cage and clinches.
Lehtonen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Linkoala pressing his opponent against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lehtonen.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nalle Lehtonen.
I think Linkoala has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pentti Linkoala!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gibson do Carmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Raised Fist - Words and Phrases. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gibson do Carmo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez slips a jab from do Carmo.
Alvarez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
do Carmo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Alvarez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
do Carmo wants to get back to full guard.
Alvarez thows a huge punch but do Carmo dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez wants to take a breather but do Carmo is having none of it.
Alvarez prevents do Carmo from improving his position.
Alvarez is trying to control the action in half guard but do Carmo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
do Carmo shoots and misses
and Alvarez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in do Carmo's guard.
Alvarez thows a big elbow that misses.
do Carmo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
do Carmo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
do Carmo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Alvarez wants to hold on but do Carmo pushes him away.
do Carmo moves to the back position.
Alvarez is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if do Carmo gets his way!
do Carmo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
do Carmo looks gassed!
A bit of a pause in the action here. do Carmo controlling the positon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
You can see the frustration on Alvarez's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
do Carmo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez trying to control the action but do Carmo just sinks the hooks in.
do Carmo controlling well, preventing Alvarez from escaping the position.
Alvarez is working hard here to advance position.
Alvarez is trying to defend against the choke here but do Carmo has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. do Carmo Tightens the hold and Alvarez taps out furiously! do Carmo displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gibson do Carmo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harri Potteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Nokim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potteri comes to the cage accompanied by HP Theme. Nokim has chosen Kent - Töntarna as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Potteri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christian Nokim!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nokim pushes Potteri up against the cage in a clinch.
Potteri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nokim needs to keep his hands up - Potteri had a free shot at his head there.
Nokim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Nokim or perhaps it was just good defense by Potteri which made him look bad.
Nokim doesn't manage to clinch there - Potteri circles away.
Nokim misses with a two punch combination.
Potteri throws a shot from downtown. Nokim moves away and avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nokim.
Harri Potteri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Nokim.
Nokim will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Nokim or perhaps it was just good defense by Potteri which made him look bad.
Potteri moves into range and connects with a jab.
Potteri lunges at Nokim with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nokim's hand.
Nokim shoots for a takedown but Potteri saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Potteri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Potteri scores with a punch to the head.
Potteri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potteri stuffs the takedown attempt from Nokim. Nokim gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Nokim 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nokim is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nokim changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Potteri tries to avoid it but Nokim manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Potteri to the ground. Potteri escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nokim looks gassed!
Nokim slips under a jab from Potteri.
Harri Potteri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Potteri lands a right hook to the body.
Potteri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nokim fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nokim moves forwards but Potteri connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Potteri cracks Nokim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Potteri throws a chopping leg kick but Nokim manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nokim shoots in for a double leg but Potteri sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Potteri lands a nice hook to Nokim's body. Nokim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Potteri, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right-left combo lands from Potteri.
Potteri cracks Nokim with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Potteri throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nokim counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Potteri's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potteri trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Potteri looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nokim avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Potteri is pulling down on Nokim's head to control his posture.
Potteri trying to keep a closed guard but Nokim is proving a slippery customer.
Nokim trying to control but Potteri is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potteri trying to keep a closed guard but Nokim is proving a slippery customer.
Potteri is really struggling to control Nokim but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Potteri is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nokim is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Potteri wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nokim looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Potteri throws a one two combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Potteri.
Nokim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Horrible takedown by Nokim or perhaps it was just good defense by Potteri which made him look bad.
Nokim shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nokim postures up.
Nokim controlling from the top position.
Potteri not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nokim content to stall in guard here.
Potteri is trying to control the position but Nokim postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nokim wants to control from the top but Potteri keeps moving.
Potteri 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.
Nokim trying to control the position from guard on top but Potteri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harri Potteri dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nokim tries to clinch there but Potteri circles away.
Harri Potteri is winning the standup battle so far.
Potteri is looking to chop away at Nokim's legs.
Potteri looks to score with a jab to the body but Nokim is just out of range.
Potteri swats away the attempt to clinch by Nokim.
Potteri misses with a straight right.
Nokim checks the leg kick.
Nokim closes the distance and clinches.
Potteri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nokim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Potteri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nokim checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nokim shoots for a double leg takedown but Potteri sprawls well. He's pushed Nokim's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Christian Nokim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nokim has a takedown stuffed.
Nokim takes one to the chin there.
Good shot there by Potteri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potteri misses with an uppercut. Nokim saw that one coming.
Potteri throws a series of strikes that have Nokim backpedaling.
Potteri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nokim shoots in for a double leg but Potteri sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harri Potteri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Nokim.
Horrible takedown by Nokim or perhaps it was just good defense by Potteri which made him look bad.
Nokim is breathing heavily.
Nokim instigates a clinch.
Nokim tries to pull guard but Potteri holds him up against the cage and eventually Nokim drops back down to his feet.
Potteri managing to block the knees to the body from Nokim.
Potteri wants to get back to striking at distance but Nokim won't allow it.
Potteri is looking to break free of the clinch but Nokim has double underhooks.
Nokim jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Potteri walks away with a smile on his face. Nokim gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nokim will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nokim takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to de liver by Potteri. Beautiful body shot.
Potteri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potteri stuffs the takedown.
Potteri misses with a low kick.
Nokim drives through with a takedown into guard.
Potteri working for a triangle but Nokim defends it easily.
Potteri seems keen to control Nokim's posture.
Nokim wants to control from the top but Potteri keeps moving.
Nokim scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Potteri wants to sweep but no luck.
Potteri avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nokim sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Potteri working for a triangle but Nokim defends it easily.
Potteri wants to sweep here but Nokim controlling him for the moment.
Nokim landing with the ground and pound.
Nokim controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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.
Potteri is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nokim trying to hold on to Potteri's head to control him but Potteri postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nokim can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nokim won't allow Potteri to pass to mount.
Potteri is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Potteri is trying to control. Nokim wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harri Potteri dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Potteri misses with a looping left.
Potteri has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nokim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Potteri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Potteri scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nokim shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Potteri lands a nice looking body shot.
Potteri closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Potteri lands a lovely overhand right.
Potteri throws a lazy right hand but Nokim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Potteri throws a looping overhand right but Nokim ducks down to avoid it.
Potteri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harri Potteri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potteri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nokim has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nokim tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Potteri swivels and escapes.
Potteri misses with a hook. Nokim ducked under it nicely.
Potteri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Potteri keeps the fight on the outside.
Potteri throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokim looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harri Potteri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Nokim.
Nokim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nokim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Potteri.
Nokim doesn't manage to clinch there - Potteri circles away.
Potteri tests Nokim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No luck for Nokim with that takedown attempt.
Potteri lands a nice looking body shot.
Nokim dodges the punch combination from Potteri.
Potteri connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Potteri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Potteri misses with a double jab.
Potteri misses the shot to the body.
Potteri waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Nokim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Potteri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Potteri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nokim looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nokim misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Potteri cracks Nokim with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nokim moves forwards but Potteri connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Potteri connects with a nice looking jab.
Potteri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nokim momentarily.
Nokim moves out of range as Potteri strikes.
Nokim shoots in for a takedown but Potteri shows good takedown defense.
Potteri lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nokim backs up against the cage.
Potteri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Potteri stuns Nokim with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Potteri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nokim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Potteri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potteri fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No luck for Nokim with that takedown attempt.
Potteri connects with the punch.
Nokim walks into a straight right hand from Potteri.
Potteri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nokim shoots in for a takedown but Potteri shows good takedown defense.
Nokim has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nokim misses with a takedown attempt - Potteri sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Potteri lands a with a good body shot.
Potteri moves into range and connects with a jab.
Potteri closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nokim shoots in looking for a takedown. Potteri tries to sprawl out of it but Nokim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Potteri manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Potteri lands a jab to the nose.
Harri Potteri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potteri misses with a few strikes there.
Potteri misses with a series of wild punches.
Nokim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Potteri. Potteri obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Potteri misses.
Nokim slips under a jab.
Potteri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown by Nokim or perhaps it was just good defense by Potteri which made him look bad.
Nokim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Potteri. Potteri obviously looking to wear him down.
Nokim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Potteri closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Christian Nokim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nokim drops his hands momentarily and Potteri takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harri Potteri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Potteri, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harri Potteri!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paddie Ohallahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulrich McHaggis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McHaggis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rock Co Kane Flow. Ulrich McHaggis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paddie Ohallahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulrich McHaggis!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohallahan closes the distance and pushes McHaggis back into the cage.
McHaggis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Ohallahan misses.
Ohallahan is looking to clinch but McHaggis is avoiding it.
McHaggis defending well as Ohallahan loads up on a big left hand.
Ohallahan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ohallahan.
It looks like Ulrich McHaggis has been cut.
Ohallahan doesn't manage to clinch there - McHaggis circles away.
McHaggis avoids a kick to the body.
McHaggis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ohallahan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McHaggis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ohallahan is fending him off so far but McHaggis persists. Nope, Ohallahan circles away and we're back to standing.
McHaggis slips a jab and a cross from Ohallahan.
Ohallahan tries to clinch but McHaggis moves away
and McHaggis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McHaggis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ohallahan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McHaggis controls the pace.
McHaggis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McHaggis stands and throws Ohallahan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McHaggis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McHaggis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ohallahan can't do much from the bottom here.
Ohallahan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ohallahan is trying to stand back up but McHaggis is controlling him
That's two 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.
McHaggis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ohallahan's head.
McHaggis wants to control but Ohallahan is keeping him busy.
McHaggis throwing shots but Ohallahan is blocking nicely.
McHaggis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ohallahan's head.
McHaggis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ohallahan defending well though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ohallahan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McHaggis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McHaggis.
Ohallahan tries to break the clinch but McHaggis is controlling the position.
Ohallahan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ohallahan has had enough of the clinch but McHaggis keeps him there for the moment.
Ohallahan trying to stall but McHaggis improves his position.
A short left from Ohallahan.
Ohallahan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ohallahan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McHaggis looking to throw knees to the head but Ohallahan is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Ohallahan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHaggis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ohallahan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ohallahan throws a head kick that misses.
McHaggis has Ohallahan up against the cage in a clinch.
Ohallahan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ohallahan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ohallahan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McHaggis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McHaggis is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ohallahan!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ohallahan is breathing heavily.
McHaggis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McHaggis looking to ground and pound but Ohallahan is blocking nicely.
Ohallahan really wants to buck McHaggis off and get back to his feet.
McHaggis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ohallahan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ohallahan has left one of his arms exposed and McHaggis doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Ohallahan screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ulrich McHaggis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rubert Kuminauha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seventies Blackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuminauha comes to the cage accompanied by Celine Dion - Just Walk Away. On his way into the cage it seems that Rubert Kuminauha has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rubert Kuminauha seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rubert Kuminauha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seventies Blackman!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuminauha shoots for a double leg takedown but Blackman sprawls well. He's pushed Kuminauha's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Seventies Blackman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuminauha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Rubert Kuminauha has been cut.
A shot to de liver by Blackman. Beautiful body shot.
A punch combination from Blackman misses.
Blackman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blackman drops Kuminauha with a right and a left! Blackman comes rushing in but Kuminauha regains his composure and manages to keep Blackman in guard.
Kuminauha is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackman is looking to stand up but Kuminauha won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackman stands and steps away. Kuminauha gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Blackman lands an overhand right.
Blackman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuminauha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Blackman misses.
Blackman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blackman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut lands for Blackman. That snapped Kuminauha's head back.
Blackman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuminauha darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kuminauha thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blackman is trying to stand back up but Kuminauha is controlling him
Blackman looks gassed!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuminauha thows a huge punch but Blackman dodges it nicely.
Kuminauha is looking for a kimura but Blackman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kuminauha to get the leverage.
Blackman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kuminauha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blackman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blackman looks to land a combination but Kuminauha avoids it well.
Kuminauha takes one to the chin there.
Kuminauha slips a jab from Blackman.
Some wild striking there from Blackman.
Kuminauha slips a jab and a cross from Blackman.
Kuminauha closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blackman to the mat! Blackman manages to get full guard.
Blackman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blackman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kuminauha is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackman is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Blackman keeping moving, preventing Kuminauha from controlling successfully.
Kuminauha thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Blackman keeping moving, preventing Kuminauha from controlling successfully.
Kuminauha has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blackman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kuminauha thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kuminauha closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Blackman tries to kick Kuminauha off but Kuminauha keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kuminauha is trying to control. Blackman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blackman is trying to stand back up but Kuminauha is controlling him
Kuminauha seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuminauha throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blackman swinging wilding here.
Kuminauha shoots in but Blackman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seventies Blackman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rubert Kuminauha's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kuminauha drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blackman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuminauha drops back looking for a leg! Blackman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blackman manages to kick Kuminauha off! Kuminauha jumps back into Blackman's guard.
Blackman wants to get back to his feet but Kuminauha passes into half guard.
Blackman is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuminauha thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blackman kicks Kuminauha off and gets back to his feet.
Kuminauha shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Blackman is trying to stand back up but Kuminauha is controlling him
Blackman is defending against the submission attempts here by Kuminauha.
Blackman is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuminauha is trying to work for a kimura but Blackman is defending well.
Kuminauha is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blackman defends it well.
Kuminauha looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Blackman is trying to stand up here but Kuminauha is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuminauha is trying to work for a kimura but Blackman is defending well.
Kuminauha prevents Blackman from standing back up.
Kuminauha is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kuminauha throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Blackman. No joy for Kuminauha on that attempt.
Blackman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kuminauha shoots in for a double leg but Blackman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blackman misses with a two punch combination.
Rubert Kuminauha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blackman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blackman throws a series of punches but Kuminauha moves out of range.
Blackman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Blackman misses.
Kuminauha feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Blackman wants to stand but Kuminauha is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubert Kuminauha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rubert Kuminauha's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blackman misses with a two punch combination.
Blackman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuminauha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blackman throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Blackman misses its intended target.
Seventies Blackman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuminauha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blackman.
Kuminauha shoots in for a takedown but Blackman shows good takedown defense.
Blackman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuminauha feints and as Blackman raises his hands in defense, Kuminauha changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuminauha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blackman keeping moving, preventing Kuminauha from controlling successfully.
Blackman wants to get back to his feet but Kuminauha is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuminauha trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuminauha won't allow Blackman to get back to his feet.
Kuminauha wants to pass the guard but Blackman is keeping the position.
Kuminauha trying to control but Blackman is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Blackman throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuminauha.
Blackman lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Blackman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kuminauha misses with a takedown attempt - Blackman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blackman misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuminauha looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rubert Kuminauha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Blackman.
Kuminauha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blackman throws a hook but Kuminauha avoids it easily.
Blackman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuminauha shoots in and drives through. Blackman sprawls well.
Kuminauha looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuminauha changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blackman tries to avoid it but Kuminauha manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blackman to the ground. Blackman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blackman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blackman throws out a loose jab but Kuminauha uses good head movement to avoid it.
No luck for Kuminauha with that takedown attempt.
Kuminauha on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kuminauha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blackman but Blackman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blackman throws a hook to the side of Kuminauha's head but Kuminauha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuminauha moves away from the strike by Blackman.
Blackman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kuminauha shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown by Kuminauha or perhaps it was just good defense by Blackman which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Blackman finds it's target.
Blackman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuminauha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kuminauha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackman throws out the jab.
Blackman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackman misses with an uppercut.
Kuminauha feints and as Blackman raises his hands in defense, Kuminauha changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kuminauha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blackman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rubert Kuminauha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blackman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuminauha controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seventies Blackman really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rubert Kuminauha's cut.
That's time! Kuminauha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackman misses the target.
Blackman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kuminauha slips a straight right by Blackman.
Blackman misses with a hook.
Blackman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kuminauha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuminauha fails to land the takedown.
Kuminauha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blackman throws a body punch but Kuminauha moves out of range.
Blackman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blackman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuminauha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blackman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kuminauha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rubert Kuminauha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuminauha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blackman but Blackman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kuminauha. Kuminauha circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blackman fails to land with a series of punches.
Blackman cracks Kuminauha with an open hand slap.
Kuminauha slips under a jab from Blackman.
Kuminauha shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blackman as he avoids it easily.
Kuminauha shoots in for a double leg but Blackman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blackman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackman misses with a wild combination.
Blackman throws a right and a left that Kuminauha avoids nicely.
Blackman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuminauha.
Seventies Blackman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuminauha fails with a takedown attempt.
Blackman throws a series of punches but Kuminauha avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuminauha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blackman stuffs the takedown attempt from Kuminauha. Kuminauha gets slowly back to his feet.
Kuminauha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackman.
Blackman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuminauha moves away.
A big left from Blackman misses.
Blackman throws a hook but Kuminauha blocks it.
Blackman throws a hook but Kuminauha avoids it easily.
Kuminauha scores a takedown into full mount!
Kuminauha working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackman is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kuminauha throwing strikes here but Blackman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kuminauha is working for a guillotine from mount but Blackman frees his head quite easily.
Blackman's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kuminauha tries to control but Blackman wriggling away.
Blackman trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kuminauha has control of Blackman's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Blackman regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Blackman wants to get back to his feet.
Kuminauha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blackman is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Seventies Blackman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rubert Kuminauha's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Blackman misses with a wild body shot.
Kuminauha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blackman throws a hook but Kuminauha blocks it.
Blackman thows a body shot but no joy.
Blackman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blackman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Blackman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuminauha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kuminauha fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackman looks to land a combination but Kuminauha avoids it well.
Blackman is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kuminauha shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kuminauha was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kuminauha is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Kuminauha!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rubert Kuminauha!
Rubert Kuminauha is the new heavyweight champion!
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