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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hemmo Hujoppi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban Llorente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hujoppi comes into the arena with Juelz Santana - Kill Em' blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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133 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hemmo Hujoppi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esteban Llorente!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hujoppi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Llorente.
Llorente looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hujoppi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hujoppi throws a head kick that Llorente semi-blocks.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Hujoppi! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hemmo Hujoppi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Hiltunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and heska pavonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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289 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hiltunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, heska pavonen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pavonen wants to clinch.
Hiltunen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
pavonen trying to control from the bottom.
Hiltunen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
pavonen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hiltunen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hiltunen throwing shots but pavonen is blocking nicely.
Hiltunen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hiltunen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hiltunen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
pavonen looks gassed!
Hiltunen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
It looks like heska pavonen has been cut.
Hiltunen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiltunen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hiltunen wants to get back to his feet.
Hiltunen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hiltunen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hiltunen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The cut above heska pavonen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at heska pavonen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tommi Hiltunen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Creaturos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haraldr Harfagri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creaturos's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Riverside - O2 Panic Room. The crowd seem to be enjoying Harfagri's choice of entrance music: Pursuit of Vikings. Haraldr Harfagri is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Creaturos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Haraldr Harfagri!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creaturos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harfagri swinging wilding here.
Creaturos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Harfagri is trying to control but can't.
Creaturos wants to take a breather but Harfagri is having none of it.
Creaturos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harfagri looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Creaturos pushes past his half guard into mount!
Harfagri is desperately trying to improve his position but Creaturos has a good base and remains in mount.
Creaturos looking to finish Harfagri with some ground and pound. This is bad for Harfagri!
Harfagri working to try and regain half guard.
Harfagri is squirming around, avoiding Creaturos's attempts to control the action.
Harfagri working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harfagri trying desperately to get to his feet.
Harfagri is bucking up trying to escape but Creaturos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Creaturos scoring with strikes but Harfagri is staying in there.
Creaturos lands a big elbow.
Harfagri is trying desperately to improve position.
Creaturos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Harfagri is rocked!
Harfagri is in all sorts of trouble here.
Creaturos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Harfagri is still in real trouble! Can Creaturos finish him?
Creaturos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creaturos looking to control but Harfagri is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harfagri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harfagri seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harfagri looks very frustrated and is flailing away with strikes from the bottom. His corner are telling him to stay calm.
Creaturos lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Creaturos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harfagri flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Creaturos 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.
Harfagri is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Harfagri looks gassed!
Harfagri is squirming around, avoiding Creaturos's attempts to control the action.
Creaturos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Creaturos has control of Harfagri's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Harfagri regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harfagri is squirming around, avoiding Creaturos's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Harfagri tries to lock up and control but Creaturos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harfagri really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Creaturos looking to control but Harfagri is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harfagri is looking to get to half guard.
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.
Creaturos lands a heavy elbow.
Harfagri sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Creaturos blocks the strikes from Harfagri.
Creaturos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harfagri defending well though.
Harfagri is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Creaturos is tapping! Great win for Harfagri!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Haraldr Harfagri!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Cockx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Cifer Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott Cockx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lou Cifer Jr!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cockx misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cockx blocks a head kick by Cifer Jr.
Cifer Jr darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cifer Jr lands strikes from half guard.
Cockx keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cifer Jr thows a huge punch but Cockx dodges it nicely.
Cockx might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cifer Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cockx defending well though.
Cockx wants to get back to his feet.
Cifer Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cockx keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cifer Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cockx tries to clinch but Cifer Jr moves out of range.
Cockx misses with a hook.
Cifer Jr shoots in and drives through. Cockx sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Cockx. No joy for Cifer Jr on that attempt.
Cifer Jr looks gassed!
Cifer Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cockx's waist but Cockx gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cifer Jr off to one side.
Scott Cockx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Cifer Jr.
Cockx throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cockx wants to clinch.
Cockx rushes Cifer Jr and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cockx connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cifer Jr's face.
Cockx with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cockx lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cockx.
Cockx's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cifer Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cockx throws a head kick that misses.
Cockx moves in looking to clinch but Cifer Jr pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cockx wants to clinch up but Cifer Jr keeps it at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cockx, right into the meat.
Cockx is looking to clinch but Cifer Jr is avoiding it.
Nice straight punches there by Cockx. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cockx.
Cockx cracks Cifer Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cockx stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cifer Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cockx cracks Cifer Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cockx has Cifer Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cockx scores a nice knee to the body.
Cockx connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cifer Jr's face.
Cockx comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cockx tries to land knees in the clinch but Cifer Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Cifer Jr is trying to break free.
Cockx with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cifer Jr has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cockx is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Cockx scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cockx lands an elbow inside that Cifer Jr shrugs off.
Cockx throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cockx tries to work over Cifer Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cockx escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cockx is looking to clinch but Cifer Jr is avoiding it.
Cifer Jr shoots for a takedown but Cockx saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A big left from Cockx misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cifer Jr.
Cockx moves in looking to clinch but Cifer Jr pushes him off.
Cifer Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Cockx is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cockx throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cifer Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cockx is fending him off so far but Cifer Jr persists. Nope, Cockx circles away and we're back to standing.
Cifer Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Cockx to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cockx throws a right hand that Cifer Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Cifer Jr also avoids with ease.
Cifer Jr scores with a takedown into Cockx's guard.
Cifer Jr postures up in Cockx's guard and throws a big left but Cockx blocks it.
Cifer Jr throwing strikes from guard but Cockx blocks nicely.
Cifer Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Cifer Jr throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cifer Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Cockx dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cockx stuffs the takedown attempt from Cifer Jr. Cifer Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Cifer Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cockx swivels and escapes.
Cockx connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cifer Jr's hands.
Cockx misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from Cockx. No joy for Cifer Jr on that attempt.
Scott Cockx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Cifer Jr.
Cockx instigates a clinch.
Cockx breaks the clinch.
Cifer Jr defending well as Cockx loads up on a big left hand.
Cockx explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cockx is looking to clinch but Cifer Jr is avoiding it.
Cockx tries to bum rush Cifer Jr with a series of wild strikes but Cifer Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cockx connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cockx steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cifer Jr.
Cifer Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cockx scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cockx lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cockx closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cockx breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cifer Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cockx swivels and escapes.
Scott Cockx is winning the standup battle so far.
Cockx is looking to clinch but Cifer Jr is avoiding it.
Cockx throws a shot from downtown. Cifer Jr moves away and avoids it.
Cifer Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Cockx sprawls well. He's pushed Cifer Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown by Cifer Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Cockx which made him look bad.
Cockx moves into range and connects with a jab.
Scott Cockx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cockx rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cifer Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cockx misses with a straight right.
Cifer Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cockx is fending him off so far but Cifer Jr persists. Nope, Cockx circles away and we're back to standing.
Cifer Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cockx tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cifer Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left lands for Cifer Jr.
Cockx doesn't manage to clinch there - Cifer Jr circles away.
Cifer Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Cockx counters with a low kick, right behind Cifer Jr 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cifer Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Cockx sprawls well. He's pushed Cifer Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cockx fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cifer Jr, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cockx wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cifer Jr wants the takedown. Cockx is fighting it off but Cifer Jr persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cockx's guard against the ropes.
Cifer Jr wants to stand but Cockx is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cockx looking to control.
Cifer Jr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cifer Jr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cockx is trying to keep Cifer Jr in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cifer Jr postures up in Cockx's guard and throws a big left but Cockx blocks it.
Cockx wants to get back to his feet but Cifer Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cifer Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cockx has momentary wrist control but Cifer Jr slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cifer Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cockx looks to land a left hand but Cifer Jr moved out of range nicely.
Cifer Jr fails with the takedown.
Cockx fails to land with a series of punches.
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.
Cockx tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cifer Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cockx fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cifer Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cifer Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cockx moves into the clinch successfully.
Cockx manages to break the clinch.
Cockx throws out a leg kick but Cifer Jr moves out of range and Cockx only half commits.
Cifer Jr shoots for a takedown but Cockx saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cockx tries to close the distance and clinch but Cifer Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cifer Jr blocks the body kick.
Cifer Jr shoots in and drives through. Cockx sprawls well.
Cockx tries to clinch
and Cifer Jr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cockx's guard.
Cifer Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cifer Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cifer Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Cockx dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Cifer Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cockx lands a right hook to the body.
Cockx thuds a left hand into Cifer Jr's body.
Cockx just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Cockx.
Cifer Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cockx counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cockx comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cockx throws the left hand but Cifer Jr avoids the punch easily.
Cockx looks for the body kick but Cifer Jr saw that one coming.
Cockx closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cifer Jr counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cockx's guard now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cifer Jr tries to stand but Cockx is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cifer Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cifer Jr thows a big elbow that misses.
Cifer Jr trying to control but Cockx is working from the bottom.
Cifer Jr postures up in Cockx's guard and throws a big left but Cockx blocks it.
Cockx wants to stand up but Cifer Jr is controlling him.
Cifer Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cifer Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cockx works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cifer Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cockx pinned against the cage. Cockx gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Scott Cockx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Cifer Jr.
Cockx fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cifer Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Cockx.
Nice sprawl there from Cockx as Cifer Jr shoots in.
Cockx with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cockx lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cockx.
Cifer Jr slips under a jab.
Cifer Jr changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cockx looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cifer Jr working away.
Cifer Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lou Cifer Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cifer Jr is working Cockx over with some ground and pound from side control.
Scott Cockx is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cifer Jr scoring with punches and elbows.
Cockx wants to control but Cifer Jr postures up.
Cifer Jr sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cockx is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
An elbow from Cifer Jr crashes against the mat.
Cockx is trying to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cockx displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cifer Jr throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cockx stuffs the takedown attempt from Cifer Jr. Cifer Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Cifer Jr shoots in and drives through. Cockx sprawls well.
Cockx clinches.
Cifer Jr can't get the takedown.
Cockx breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cifer Jr closes the distance but Cockx moves to the side
and Cockx counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cifer Jr wants a takedown but no success here.
Lou Cifer Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cockx lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cifer Jr backwards.
Cifer Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lou Cifer Jr.
I think Cockx 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Cockx!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gigantor Tremendous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Koivikorpi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tremendous comes into the arena with Segertåget - Maskinen blaring out of the sound system. Gigantor Tremendous has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gigantor Tremendous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Koivikorpi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tremendous tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koivikorpi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koivikorpi shoots in and bounces Tremendous off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Koivikorpi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Koivikorpi won't allow Tremendous to get back to his feet.
Tremendous tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Koivikorpi wants to pass the guard but Tremendous is keeping the position.
Koivikorpi trying to control the position from guard on top but Tremendous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koivikorpi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Koivikorpi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tremendous looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tremendous looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tremendous!
A lull in the action here as Tremendous stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivikorpi is trying to work for a sweep but Tremendous has mounted him!
Koivikorpi tries to reverse the position but Tremendous maintains control.
Koivikorpi wants to hold on but Tremendous pushes him away.
Tremendous tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Koivikorpi tries to hold on but Tremendous postures up.
Tremendous fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Koivikorpi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tremendous can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koivikorpi is looking to escape.
Koivikorpi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tremendous is trying to keep Koivikorpi in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivikorpi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Koivikorpi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Koivikorpi looking to sit in guard and control but Tremendous gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koivikorpi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tremendous doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tremendous manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Koivikorpi keeping full guard, as Tremendous tries to pass.
Koivikorpi is looking for a triangle but Tremendous pushes his legs off easily.
Tremendous wants to control from the top but Koivikorpi keeps moving.
Koivikorpi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tremendous doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tremendous manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Koivikorpi looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Koivikorpi is looking for a triangle here but Tremendous uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Koivikorpi tries to buck Tremendous off but Tremendous is having none of it.
Koivikorpi can't do much from the bottom here.
Koivikorpi is not content to let Tremendous control the position.
Tremendous gets to mount! Koivikorpi was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Tremendous sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tremendous seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Koivikorpi for as long as he can get away with.
Tremendous lands with some strikes.
Koivikorpi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Koivikorpi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tremendous tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Koivikorpi tries to reverse the position but Tremendous maintains control.
Tremendous can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koivikorpi is looking to escape.
Tremendous controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gigantor Tremendous dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Koivikorpi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tremendous swivels and escapes.
Juha Koivikorpi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tremendous tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Koivikorpi swivels and escapes.
Koivikorpi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Koivikorpi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tremendous trying to get back to full guard but Koivikorpi takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Koivikorpi moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tremendous has worked his arm free - good work by Tremendous!
Tremendous is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Koivikorpi off and has taken his back!
Koivikorpi looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Tremendous controlling the positon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremendous scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Koivikorpi is looking for a way out.
Koivikorpi is trying to break free.
Tremendous trying to control momentarily.
Tremendous is trying to stick to Koivikorpi's back but Koivikorpi is turning into Tremendous. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tremendous's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Koivikorpi.
Tremendous keeping moving, preventing Koivikorpi from controlling successfully.
Tremendous scores with a nice shot.
Koivikorpi trying to control the position from guard on top but Tremendous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tremendous is trying to control the position but Koivikorpi postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Koivikorpi shoots and misses
and Tremendous counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gigantor Tremendous overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koivikorpi is breathing heavily.
Tremendous lands with a punch from half guard.
Tremendous controlling the action here.
Koivikorpi is not content to let Tremendous control the position.
Koivikorpi is looking for a sweep. Tremendous is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tremendous not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Koivikorpi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Koivikorpi trying to control the position.
Koivikorpi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tremendous can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Koivikorpi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivikorpi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tremendous's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tremendous wants to control from the top but Koivikorpi keeps moving.
Tremendous will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Koivikorpi working for a triangle but Tremendous defends it easily.
Tremendous controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Koivikorpi working for a triangle but Tremendous defends it easily.
Tremendous trying to control but Koivikorpi is working from the bottom.
Tremendous has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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.
Tremendous stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koivikorpi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koivikorpi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tremendous is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tremendous drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tremendous jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tremendous trying to control the position from guard on top but Koivikorpi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koivikorpi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tremendous passes into half guard.
Koivikorpi is looking for a sweep. Tremendous is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gigantor Tremendous dominated that second round.
That's time! Tremendous's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Koivikorpi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Koivikorpi tries to free his leg and advance position but Tremendous is retaining full guard.
Tremendous is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Koivikorpi trying to control the position from guard on top but Tremendous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tremendous trying to keep a closed guard but Koivikorpi is proving a slippery customer.
Koivikorpi wants to control from the top but Tremendous keeps moving.
Koivikorpi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tremendous swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tremendous controls Koivikorpi momentarily but Koivikorpi frees himself.
Koivikorpi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koivikorpi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tremendous's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivikorpi wants to work for an arm triangle but Tremendous is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tremendous is defending against the submission attempts here by Koivikorpi.
Tremendous is trying to maintain the position but Koivikorpi is very close to passing his half guard.
Tremendous has his hands clasped together around Koivikorpi's back. He's all about the action.
Koivikorpi is looking for a kimura here.
Koivikorpi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tremendous is positioning himself well to prevent Koivikorpi advancing to mount.
Tremendous wants 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.
Koivikorpi fails with the takedown
and Tremendous counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tremendous wants to control from the top but Koivikorpi keeps moving.
Tremendous is in close to Koivikorpi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Koivikorpi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Koivikorpi can't keep his opponent in guard - Tremendous advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous wants to pass to mount but Koivikorpi is defending the position.
Koivikorpi looking for submissions off his back.
Koivikorpi is trying to control but can't.
Tremendous seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Koivikorpi is looking for a sweep. Tremendous is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tremendous is controlling the pace.
Juha Koivikorpi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Koivikorpi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Koivikorpi is looking for a sweep. Tremendous is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tremendous is trying to control. Koivikorpi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tremendous passes to full mount!
Tremendous can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koivikorpi is looking to escape.
Tremendous blocks Koivikorpi's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gigantor Tremendous showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tremendous 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 Matti Vanhoillinen 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... Gigantor Tremendous!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and teuvo toblerone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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176 lbs
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178 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sammy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, teuvo toblerone!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on toblerone's shoulder, as toblerone tries to avoid the shot.
A punch lands to the side of toblerone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like teuvo toblerone has been cut.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but toblerone was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson swinging wilding here.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. toblerone moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped toblerone's head back.
toblerone swinging wilding here.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from toblerone.
It looks like Sammy Johnson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson misses with a double jab.
toblerone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
toblerone throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with toblerone, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes toblerone against the ropes but toblerone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slips under a jab from toblerone.
toblerone shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed toblerone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
toblerone defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but toblerone moved out of range nicely.
toblerone scores with a jab.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with toblerone, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes toblerone against the ropes but toblerone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling toblerone to counter with a crisp jab.
toblerone avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
toblerone dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
toblerone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
toblerone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
toblerone misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to de liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
A big left from toblerone misses.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but toblerone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
toblerone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson throws a series of punches but toblerone moves out of range.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slow jab from toblerone misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
toblerone misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
toblerone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
toblerone throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
toblerone scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson works over toblerone's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting toblerone counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
toblerone jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
toblerone drops Johnson with a right and a left! toblerone comes rushing in but Johnson regains his composure and manages to keep toblerone in guard.
Johnson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but toblerone puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Johnson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
toblerone slows the pace down in half guard.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sammy Johnson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A slow jab from toblerone misses its intended target.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Sammy Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
toblerone swinging wilding here.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson throws a head kick but toblerone moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - toblerone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
toblerone throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but toblerone uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
toblerone throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
toblerone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but toblerone circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson sizes up toblerone with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
toblerone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
toblerone takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
toblerone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
toblerone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but toblerone circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - toblerone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
toblerone takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and toblerone counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and toblerone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
toblerone sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
toblerone misses with a wild combination.
Johnson misses with a combination
and toblerone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from toblerone misses.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces toblerone off the ropes and back into rage.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around toblerone's waist but toblerone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
A combination from toblerone does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by toblerone. Beautiful body shot.
toblerone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but toblerone seems unphased.
toblerone blocks a head kick by Johnson.
A jab from Johnson misses.
toblerone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. toblerone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
toblerone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
toblerone throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
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.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Johnson throws a head kick but toblerone moves out of range.
toblerone's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and toblerone duly obliges.
toblerone might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
toblerone shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed toblerone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but toblerone swivels and escapes.
toblerone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
toblerone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by toblerone.
Sammy Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
toblerone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
toblerone blocks a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Johnson.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
teuvo toblerone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
toblerone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but toblerone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice takedown defense from toblerone. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by toblerone.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
toblerone scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. toblerone doesn't seem phased though.
Johnson slips a straight right by toblerone.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and toblerone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
toblerone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and toblerone counters with a left to the body.
toblerone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
toblerone drops Johnson with a big left hand! Johnson is injured, injured bad! toblerone jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). teuvo toblerone!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Peruna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalevi Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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220 lbs
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218 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Peruna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalevi Sorsa!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peruna ducks under a wild hook from Sorsa.
Peruna lands with a thumping leg kick.
No luck for Sorsa with that takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peruna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peruna forces Sorsa back against the ropes and clinches.
Peruna unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sorsa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peruna misses with a knee strike.
Sorsa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Peruna.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Peruna, right into the meat.
Peruna is looking to slow Sorsa down with leg kicks.
Peruna bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sorsa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Peruna. Peruna obviously looking to wear him down.
Sorsa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Peruna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sorsa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Peruna is fending him off so far but Sorsa persists. Nope, Peruna circles away and we're back to standing.
Pekka Peruna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalevi Sorsa.
Sorsa looks gassed!
Peruna throws a quick inside leg kick.
Peruna is looking to slow Sorsa down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peruna takes the fight into the clinch.
Sorsa takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Kalevi Sorsa has been cut.
Peruna misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peruna unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sorsa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peruna landing knees to the head.
Peruna lands a knee to the head.
Peruna lands a knee to the body.
Peruna unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sorsa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peruna lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Peruna scores with a knee to the head.
Peruna lands a nice knee to the body.
Sorsa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Peruna using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Peruna unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sorsa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but Sorsa blocks it.
Peruna lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Peruna lands a nice knee to the body.
Peruna lands a nice knee to the body.
Peruna connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sorsa's face.
Peruna scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peruna lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Peruna with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peruna keeps control of Sorsa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Peruna landing knees to the head.
Peruna gets underhooks to prevent Sorsa's takedown attempt.
Peruna with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Peruna lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sorsa is trying to break free.
Peruna lands a nice knee to the body.
Peruna misses with a knee to the head.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but Sorsa blocks it.
Peruna keeps control of Sorsa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Peruna throws an elbow but it misses.
Sorsa goes for a takedown attempt but Peruna pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sorsa throws a hook but Peruna blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peruna tries to clinch there but Sorsa circles away.
Sorsa misses with a two punch combination.
Peruna lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peruna moves into range and clinches up with Sorsa.
Sorsa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Peruna landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peruna crunches a lovely knee into Sorsa's ribcage.
Peruna with a knee to the head.
Peruna landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peruna.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but Sorsa blocks with his arms.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but Sorsa blocks with his arms.
Sorsa has Peruna pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Peruna manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sorsa has Peruna pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Peruna manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees to the body from Peruna.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peruna misses with a knee strike.
Peruna with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peruna stops a takedown attempt from Sorsa.
Peruna connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sorsa's face.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but Sorsa blocks with his arms.
Sorsa has clasped his hands together around Peruna's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Peruna gets back to half guard.
Sorsa stops Peruna from getting back to his feet.
Sorsa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sorsa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peruna is looking to escape.
Sorsa decides to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Peruna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalevi Sorsa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Peruna throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sorsa.
Peruna looks to land a body kick but Sorsa moved away.
Peruna thumps Sorsa with a low kick.
Peruna dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sorsa. That did some damage!
Sorsa throws a nice looking combination but Peruna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peruna has closed the distance and engaged Sorsa in a clinch.
Peruna misses with a knee to the head.
Pekka Peruna has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sorsa can't break the clinch.
Peruna crunches a lovely knee into Sorsa's ribcage.
Sorsa managing to block the knees to the body from Peruna.
Peruna lands a knee to the body.
Peruna throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sorsa blocks an elbow strike from Peruna.
Sorsa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Peruna.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sorsa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Peruna!
Sorsa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peruna is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Sorsa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Peruna tries to hold on but Sorsa pushes him away.
Peruna wants to get back to his feet.
Sorsa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Peruna can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sorsa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sorsa looking to control but Peruna is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sorsa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Peruna wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
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.
Peruna takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sorsa trying to control but Peruna is having none of it.
Peruna is working to get back to half guard.
Sorsa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Peruna because Sorsa loaded up on that one.
Sorsa prevents Peruna from getting the reversal.
Peruna bucks up and throws Sorsa to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Kalevi Sorsa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sorsa throws a nice looking combination but Peruna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sorsa throws the left hand but Peruna avoids the punch easily.
Sorsa moves out of range of the body kick.
Peruna motions for Sorsa to come forward. Peruna throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sorsa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peruna lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peruna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peruna lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sorsa throws a series of punches but Peruna moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sorsa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peruna crunches a lovely knee into Sorsa's ribcage.
Sorsa is trying to break free.
Peruna landing knees to the head.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peruna using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Peruna lands a knee to the body.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but Sorsa blocks with his arms.
Peruna throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peruna with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sorsa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Peruna fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peruna closes the distance and pushes Sorsa back into the ropes.
Peruna throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sorsa blocks it with crossed arms.
Sorsa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sorsa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Peruna looking to throw knees to the head but Sorsa is blocking nicely.
Sorsa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sorsa wants to get back to striking at distance but Peruna won't allow it.
Sorsa tries for a takedown but Peruna manages to get underhooks.
Peruna prevents the takedown attempt.
Pekka Peruna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalevi Sorsa.
Nice elbow from Peruna.
Peruna landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Peruna misses with a knee to the head.
Peruna misses with a knee to the head.
Sorsa tries to score a body lock takedown but Peruna shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Peruna dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kalevi Sorsa's cut.
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!
Peruna thows a body kick. Sorsa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Peruna takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Peruna misses with a body kick.
Peruna throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Peruna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peruna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peruna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sorsa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Peruna is looking to score with low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sorsa.
Sorsa throws out a loose jab but Peruna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peruna attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Peruna tries to clinch there but Sorsa circles away.
Sorsa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peruna slips under a jab.
Peruna looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peruna gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sorsa scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peruna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sorsa throws an overhand right that lands on Peruna's shoulder, as Peruna tries to avoid the shot.
Sorsa checks the leg kick.
Sorsa keeps the fight on the outside.
Peruna tries to score with a low kick but Sorsa moves his leg out of the way.
Peruna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peruna forces Sorsa back against the ropes and clinches.
Peruna lands a nice knee to the body.
Sorsa breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peruna.
Peruna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sorsa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sorsa throws an overhand right that lands on Peruna's shoulder, as Peruna tries to avoid the shot.
Peruna darts in and clinches Sorsa up against the ropes.
Peruna throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sorsa wants to get back to striking at distance but Peruna won't allow it.
Peruna looking to throw knees to the head but Sorsa is blocking nicely.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peruna misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Peruna gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Peruna looking to throw knees to the head but Sorsa is blocking nicely.
Sorsa can't break the clinch.
Peruna throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sorsa blocks it with crossed arms.
Peruna tries to land knees in the clinch but Sorsa avoids the damage to the body.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but Sorsa blocks it.
Sorsa managing to block the knees to the body from Peruna.
Peruna misses with a knee to the head.
Sorsa breaks from the clinch.
Sorsa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Peruna is fending him off so far but Sorsa persists. Nope, Peruna circles away and we're back to standing.
Sorsa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sorsa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pekka Peruna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peruna throws a push kick but Sorsa slaps the foot to one side.
Peruna scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Peruna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sorsa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peruna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sorsa.
Pekka Peruna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peruna keeps Sorsa at a distance using the push kick.
Sorsa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peruna.
Peruna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sorsa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peruna moves out of range of the leg kick from Sorsa.
Peruna doesn't manage to clinch there - Sorsa circles away.
Sorsa fails to land the takedown.
Pekka Peruna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalevi Sorsa.
Peruna clinches up against the ropes.
Peruna lands a knee to the head.
Peruna connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sorsa's face.
Peruna landing knees to the head.
Peruna trying to land knees to the body.
Sorsa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peruna throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sorsa blocks it with crossed arms.
Peruna misses with a knee strike.
Sorsa has had enough of the clinch but Peruna keeps him there for the moment.
Sorsa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Peruna gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peruna lands a knee to the body.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sorsa wants to get back to striking at distance but Peruna won't allow it.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sorsa is trying to break the clinch but Peruna has him pressed against the ropes.
Sorsa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sorsa looking for a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peruna.
Sorsa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Peruna looking to throw knees to the head but Sorsa is blocking nicely.
Peruna trying to land knees to the body.
Peruna tries to land knees in the clinch but Sorsa avoids the damage to the body.
Kalevi Sorsa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peruna with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pekka Peruna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Peruna, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Peruna!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Hanska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anabol Asteroid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanska kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rytmihäiriö - Pakko Tappaa Ihminen . The crowd seem to be enjoying Asteroid's choice of entrance music: Friends and Traitors by RAISED FIST. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Hanska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anabol Asteroid!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanska scores with a nice strike.
Asteroid fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Hanska misses.
Asteroid moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Hanska goes down! Can Asteroid finish him!?
Hanska is rocked!
It looks like Seppo Hanska has been cut.
Asteroid postures up in Hanska's guard and throws a big left but Hanska blocks it.
Oh Hanska is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hanska has a closed guard, preventing Asteroid from standing up.
Asteroid wants to control from the top but Hanska keeps moving.
Hanska manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hanska seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asteroid takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hanska postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Asteroid looks a forlorn figure.
Asteroid is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanska lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Asteroid is looking to improve his position but Hanska isn't that keen on the idea.
Hanska putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hanska lands a nice shot to the head.
Hanska dominating with strikes here.
Asteroid is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Asteroid is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hanska working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanska trying to control but Asteroid is having none of it.
Hanska throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Asteroid because Hanska loaded up on that one.
Asteroid can't escape the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hanska tries to control but Asteroid wriggling away.
Hanska scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hanska scoring with strikes but Asteroid is staying in there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanska connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid wants to hold on but Hanska pushes him away.
Asteroid sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hanska trying to pass the guard but Asteroid defending well.
Hanska is thwarting Asteroid's attempts to control the position.
Hanska moves nicely into side control.
Hanska taking a break here but Asteroid is having none of it and regains half guard.
Hanska is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanska trying to control from half guard but Asteroid is working away.
Hanska moves into full mount! Asteroid won't be happy about that!
Asteroid is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Asteroid is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanska with a couple of short strikes.
Asteroid is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Hanska dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Hanska's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Asteroid throws a series of punches but Hanska avoids them all with ease.
Hanska missing with a left hand there. Asteroid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanska throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Asteroid throws a left that rocks Hanska and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Asteroid dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Hanska regain composure!
Hanska is rocked!
Hanska is looking for a sweep.
Oh Hanska is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hanska gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hanska seems to have got his legs back now.
Asteroid is keen to just control but Hanska is a slippery customer.
Asteroid prevents Hanska from improving his position.
Hanska makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hanska.
Asteroid is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asteroid advances position into side control!
Asteroid misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Asteroid controls the position from side control.
Asteroid trying to control the action but Hanska is working from the bottom.
Hanska tries to buck Asteroid off but Asteroid is having none of it.
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.
Asteroid wants to control but Hanska is keeping him busy.
Hanska throws a few strikes from the bottom but Asteroid takes advantage and mounts!
Hanska bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hanska wants to pass the guard but Asteroid is keeping the position.
Asteroid trying to keep a closed guard but Hanska is proving a slippery customer.
Hanska looking to sit in guard and control but Asteroid gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanska thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hanska wants to sweep here but Asteroid controlling him for the moment.
Hanska keeping moving, preventing Asteroid from controlling successfully.
Asteroid might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hanska kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Asteroid throws a series of punches but Hanska moves out of range.
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.
Hanska dodges the punch combination from Asteroid.
Asteroid throws a looping overhand right but Hanska ducks down to avoid it.
Hanska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asteroid.
Asteroid is breathing heavily.
Hanska just misses with a punch to the body.
Asteroid takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Asteroid loads up on a big right hand but Hanska slips the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Asteroid 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hanska swats away the attempt to clinch by Asteroid.
Asteroid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanska sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Asteroid gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hanska keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asteroid.
Asteroid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hanska circles away quickly and effectively.
Asteroid walks into a stiff left hand from Hanska.
Hanska misses with a low kick.
Anabol Asteroid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Asteroid throws a right and a left that Hanska avoids nicely.
Hanska closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Asteroid to the mat! Asteroid manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Seppo Hanska will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Seppo Hanska's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hanska scores with a decent looking hook.
Asteroid throws a hook to the side of Hanska's head but Hanska sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asteroid misses with a hook to the body
and Hanska counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hanska.
Hanska looking to pass the guard.
Hanska stands and throws Asteroid's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hanska laying and praying for a moment but Asteroid takes advantage and regains half guard.
Hanska thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Asteroid is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanska throws a strike but Asteroid avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hanska works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hanska has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Hanska there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hanska in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Asteroid is working to get back to half guard.
Hanska lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanska prevents Asteroid from getting the reversal.
Hanska has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Asteroid's face.
Asteroid taking shots to the head.
Asteroid somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Anabol Asteroid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanska lands a jab-cross combination.
Asteroid misses with a double jab.
Hanska throws a series of strikes that have Asteroid backpedaling.
Hanska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hanska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asteroid lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asteroid clinches but Hanska breaks the clinch
and Hanska connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Asteroid uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hanska has time to react.
Hanska ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanska jabs at Asteroid's body.
Hanska takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hanska tests Asteroid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anabol Asteroid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanska showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Asteroid.
Hanska avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asteroid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hanska lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hanska shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Asteroid is in a horrible position here. Hanska smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanska pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hanska trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anabol Asteroid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanska sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Seppo Hanska 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.
Asteroid avoids a strike by Hanska and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Hanska's guard! Fantastic escape!
Asteroid slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Hanska showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hanska, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Hanska!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erno Porilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egill Skallagrimsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Porilainen comes to the ring accompanied by Simo Salminen - Pornolaulu. Skallagrimsson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hoeremeisje by EyeMJR kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Egill Skallagrimsson has the eye of the tiger 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erno Porilainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Egill Skallagrimsson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porilainen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Skallagrimsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Porilainen's head.
Porilainen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Porilainen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Skallagrimsson breaks from the clinch.
Porilainen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Skallagrimsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skallagrimsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Porilainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skallagrimsson.
Skallagrimsson swinging wilding here.
Skallagrimsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Porilainen's head backwards.
Porilainen is rocked!
Skallagrimsson works Porilainen's body with a nice hook.
Oh Porilainen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Porilainen is breathing heavily.
Skallagrimsson fakes the body blow, causing Porilainen to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Porilainen goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Egill Skallagrimsson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brik Holtik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byeongsuk Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Choi Hong Man-Beauty and the Beast kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brik Holtik!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Byeongsuk Kim!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kim stuns Holtik with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holtik walks into a straight right hand from Kim.
Kim throws a body punch but Holtik moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Kim. That snapped Holtik's head back.
Kim punishes Holtik's body with a nice straight punch.
Byeongsuk Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holtik lands with a kick to the temple. Kim shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kim scores with a jab to the body.
Holtik avoids the body shot from Kim.
Kim blocks a head kick by Holtik.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Holtik gets a clinch.
Holtik wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holtik lands a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Holtik lands a nice knee to the body.
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.
Holtik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kim connects with the punch.
Holtik misses with a body punch
and Kim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Holtik rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holtik scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kim in his tracks.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Kim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Holtik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kim.
Kim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Holtik gets caught flat footed, as Kim shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Holtik wants to sweep here but Kim controlling him for the moment.
Kim is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kim cracks Holtik with a solid left hand.
Kim is in close to Holtik's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Holtik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kim is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holtik keeping full guard, as Kim tries to pass.
Kim trying to control but Holtik is working from the bottom.
Kim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holtik is keeping the position for now.
Kim wants to control from the top but Holtik keeps moving.
Kim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Holtik's head.
Kim postures up in Holtik's guard and throws a big left but Holtik blocks it.
Holtik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kim is one step ahead there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Holtik.
Holtik looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Kim thows a body shot but no joy.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holtik was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Brik Holtik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim lands an overhand right.
Holtik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kim misses with a jab to the body
and Holtik counters with a thumping low kick.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Holtik throws a low kick but Kim avoids it.
Kim throws a wild body kick that Holtik sees coming a mile off.
A head kick by Holtik misses
and Kim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kim wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Holtik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holtik misses with a body shot.
Kim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holtik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holtik is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick by Kim misses
and Holtik counters with a low kick, right behind Kim 's knee.
Holtik lands a nice hook to Kim's body. Kim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holtik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holtik dodges the punch combination from Kim.
Kim clobbers Holtik with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Holtik throws a low kick, looking for Kim's leg but Kim calmly moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim looks to land a combination. Holtik sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holtik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holtik throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byeongsuk Kim dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kim throws a series of strikes that have Holtik backpedaling.
Holtik is looking to slow Kim down with leg kicks.
Kim swings away with a body shot that misses
and Holtik counters with a nice kick to the body.
Holtik tries to clinch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holtik can pounce on him.
Holtik ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Holtik slips a jab from Kim.
Kim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kim misses the body punch
and Holtik counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holtik takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holtik manages to avoid it.
Holtik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holtik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holtik lands a right hook to the body.
Kim takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Kim waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Holtik.
Holtik scoring well with a low kick there.
Holtik tries to clinch there but Kim circles away.
Holtik scores with a leg kick.
Kim misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Holtik counters with a good low kick that Kim was not able to check.
Nice body kick from Holtik.
Holtik throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Kim defending well as Holtik loads up on a big left hand.
Holtik lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holtik connects with a high kick.
It looks like Byeongsuk Kim has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holtik cracks Kim with a right hand to the side of the head.
Holtik throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holtik with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brik Holtik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holtik swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Holtik misses with a few strikes there.
Holtik misses with a head kick.
Holtik sizes up Kim with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kim takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Holtik cracks the inside of Kim's front leg.
Holtik scores with a head kick.
Kim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kim avoids the head kick by Holtik.
A big left from Kim misses.
A head kick from Holtik lands but Kim takes it in his stride.
Holtik tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holtik buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Holtik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kim digs a good body shot into Holtik's ribs.
Holtik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
Kim connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Holtik in his tracks.
Kim looks to throw the jab but Holtik is out of range.
Kim thows a leg kick but Holtik checks it
and Holtik counters with a big head kick but Kim shrugs it off.
Kim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holtik can pounce on him.
Holtik throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holtik throws a leg kick but Kim sees it coming and moves out of range.
Holtik takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Kim stuns Holtik with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands a jab to the nose.
Kim thumps Holtik with a low kick.
Holtik throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Holtik lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kim looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holtik is fending him off so far but Kim persists. Nope, Holtik circles away and we're back to standing.
Kim missing with a left hand there. Holtik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kim lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim clinches with his opponent.
Holtik connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kim's face.
Holtik tries to land a knee to the head but Kim blocks with his arms.
Kim goes for a takedown in the clinch but Holtik prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holtik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kim digs a right hand into Holtik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holtik's gas tank.
Holtik with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kim pushes Holtik back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kim scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brik Holtik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Byeongsuk Kim's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kim clinches but Holtik breaks the clinch
and Holtik counters with a head kick.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Holtik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
Brik Holtik is winning the standup battle so far.
Holtik dodges the punch combination from Kim.
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holtik avoids the body shot from Kim.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim blocks a low kick nicely.
Kim scores with a body shot.
Holtik throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kim fails with the takedown.
Kim shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Kim seems content to control.
Holtik is trying to get back to full guard.
Kim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kim working Holtik over with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Holtik tries to roll over but Kim keeps him under control.
Kim looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Holtik with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Holtik trying to hold on to Kim's head to control him but Kim postures up.
Kim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Kim scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Holtik won't allow Kim to pass to mount.
Holtik is trying to get back to full guard.
Kim is trying to control. Holtik wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Holtik avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kim.
Kim is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Holtik trying to control here.
Holtik tries to roll over but Kim keeps him under control.
Kim working over Holtik with some ground and pound. Holtik looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holtik tries to kick Kim off but Kim keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ground and pound from Kim.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kim connects with a nice short shot to Holtik's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kim lands a nice short elbow.
Kim thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Holtik's head.
Holtik wants to stand back up but Kim manages to pass into side control.
Holtik wants to get back to his feet but Kim drags him back down.
Holtik is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kim scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kim cracks Holtik with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kim is putting a hurting on Holtik here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holtik on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Holtik taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kim is staying tight to Holtik's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kim lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Holtik down.
Holtik tries to buck Kim off but Kim is having none of it.
Kim working the body and head with strikes.
Kim cracks Holtik with a big elbow.
Kim wants to control but Holtik is keeping him busy.
Kim working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byeongsuk Kim really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Byeongsuk Kim's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Holtik misses with a head kick.
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holtik.
Holtik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Holtik tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holtik misses with a knee strike.
Holtik stops a takedown attempt from Kim.
Holtik wants to stall.
Kim avoiding damage as Holtik throws knees to the body.
Holtik crunches a lovely knee into Kim's ribcage.
Holtik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
Kim avoiding damage as Holtik throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kim is working for takedown but Holtik is calmly controlling the position for now.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Holtik is looking to break free of the clinch but Kim has double underhooks.
Kim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holtik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holtik avoids the body shot from Kim.
Kim fails with a takedown attempt.
Brik Holtik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Byeongsuk Kim.
Kim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Holtik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively.
Holtik gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Holtik tries to clinch but Kim moves away
and Kim counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kim.
Kim lands a body punch.
Holtik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kim has him pressed against the ropes.
Kim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kim lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holtik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Holtik throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holtik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kim is keeping busy.
Kim stalling in the clinch but Holtik improves position.
Holtik lands an elbow just above Kim 's eye.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from Holtik.
A left hand lands to the body for Kim.
Kim is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Holtik is looking to break free of the clinch but Kim has double underhooks.
Holtik is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kim is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Holtik to the mat. Holtik regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Holtik controls Kim momentarily but Kim frees himself.
Kim is standing up over Holtik. Holtik looks to escape but Kim dives into side control.
Holtik is not content to let Kim control the position.
Holtik tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim cracks Holtik with a big right hand but Holtik just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kim misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Holtik takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kim with the ground and pound but Holtik regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Kim content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Holtik wants to get back to full guard.
Holtik is pressing down on Kim's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kim tries to free his leg and advance position but Holtik is retaining full guard.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Holtik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to free his leg and advance position but Holtik is retaining full guard.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Holtik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holtik scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kim thows a body shot but no joy.
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holtik.
Holtik looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Holtik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byeongsuk Kim dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Byeongsuk Kim's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kim connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kim misses with a shot to the body
and Holtik counters by moving into the clinch.
Kim throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Holtik avoids it by throwing Kim back against the cage.
Holtik landing knees to the head.
Holtik with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Holtik.
Holtik pushes off an throws an elbow but Kim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Holtik tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kim trying to stall but Holtik improves his position.
Holtik tries to land a knee to the head but Kim blocks with his arms.
Kim avoiding damage as Holtik throws knees to the body.
Kim tries for a takedown but Holtik manages to get underhooks.
Holtik is looking to break free of the clinch but Kim has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Kim.
Kim throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kim scores with a nice head shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Holtik throws a head kick but Kim moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim scores with a hook to the body. Holtik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kim closes the distance and clinches up with Holtik, looking for a takedown. Kim pushes Holtik against the ropes but Holtik circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kim displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holtik. Holtik obviously looking to wear him down.
Kim tries to clinch but Holtik is having none of it.
Kim works over Holtik's head and body with a nice combination.
Holtik tries a head kick but it misses.
Holtik misses the shot to the body.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holtik was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Kim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kim moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kim shoots in looking for a takedown. Holtik tries to sprawl out of it but Kim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Holtik manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brik Holtik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Byeongsuk Kim.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holtik.
Brik Holtik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holtik throws a head kick that misses
letting Kim counter with a right hand.
Kim scores with a sloppy right hand. Holtik should have avoided that one.
Kim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holtik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kim fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Holtik, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim pushes Holtik back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Holtik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holtik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kim drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holtiks head.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
Holtik crunches a lovely knee into Kim's ribcage.
Kim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kim presses Holtik against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holtik walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kim lands with a hook. Holtik tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kim.
Kim lands a jab to Holtik's midsection.
A punch combination from Holtik misses.
Kim's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kim throws a predictable looking body shot
and Holtik counters with a thumping low kick.
Holtik has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Holtik there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holtik manages to avoid it.
Kim scores with a jab to the body.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kim connects with a nice looking jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Kim scores with a four punch combination!
Holtik tries to clinch but Kim moves away
letting Kim counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holtik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kim counters with a right hand to the body.
Kim misses with a jab to the body
enabling Holtik to counter with a crisp jab.
Kim closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Holtik is refusing to be controlled, as Kim sits in half guard.
Holtik moves into full guard.
Byeongsuk Kim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kim looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Holtik looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Byeongsuk Kim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kim has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 45:49
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Byeongsuk Kim!
Byeongsuk Kim is the new middleweight champion!
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