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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Lecic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasiliy Arkhipov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasiliy Arkhipov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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217 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Lecic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasiliy Arkhipov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lecic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lecic has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Arkhipov as the two fighters clinch.
Lecic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Arkhipov effectively controlling the action here.
A nice left hand lands by Lecic.
Lecic lands with a right to the head.
Lecic digs a right hand into Arkhipov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arkhipov's gas tank.
Lecic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lecic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lecic digs a right hand underneath Arkhipov's ribcage. Arkhipov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lecic.
Lecic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arkhipov looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lecic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Arkhipov misses with some punches.
Lecic scores with a shoulder strike.
Lecic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lecic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lecic is working for takedown but Arkhipov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lecic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marko Lecic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arkhipov prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arkhipov is defending well for now.
Lecic scores with a hook to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lecic.
Lecic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lecic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Lecic as the two fighters clinch.
Lecic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lecic can't get the takedown.
Lecic prevents a body shot from Arkhipov.
Lecic stalling the fight.
Lecic has picked Arkhipov up - he's going for a ride! Lecic dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Arkhipov is not content to let Lecic control the position.
Lecic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lecic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecic lands strikes from half guard.
Lecic winds up and cracks Arkhipov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Arkhipov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lecic is working away from the top position though.
Lecic lands strikes from half guard.
Lecic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lecic perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lecic works his way into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lecic lands some shots froms side control.
Lecic working the ground and pound.
Lecic cracks Arkhipov with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arkhipov struggling a bit here.
Arkhipov is not content to let Lecic control the position.
Lecic 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.
Lecic content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Arkhipov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lecic connects with a decent elbow.
Lecic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lecic cracks Arkhipov with an elbow. That is naaassty.
A lull in the action here.
Arkhipov can't do much from the bottom here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Arkhipov can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecic working the head and body with strikes.
Lecic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lecic lands some shots froms side control.
Lecic is looking to take a break and control but Arkhipov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arkhipov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lecic 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.
Marko Lecic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Arkhipov misses with a wild body shot.
Arkhipov keeps the fight on the outside.
Lecic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lecic tries to clinch
and Arkhipov counters with a nice uppercut.
Lecic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Arkhipov trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Arkhipov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marko Lecic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lecic with a couple of short strikes.
Lecic is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Arkhipov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Arkhipov is breathing heavily.
Lecic postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Arkhipov looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lecic lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arkhipov is in a horrible position here. Lecic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lecic postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Arkhipov looks a forlorn figure.
Lecic landing strikes from the mount and Arkhipov is in trouble!
Arkhipov taking shots to the head.
Arkhipov is rocked!
Lecic is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Arkhipov is still in real trouble! Can Lecic finish him?
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!
Lecic landing shots from mount.
Lecic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lecic cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lecic working Arkhipov over with strikes here.
Lecic with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecic lands a big elbow.
Lecic landing strikes from the mount and Arkhipov is in trouble!
Lecic looking to finish Arkhipov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Arkhipov!
Lecic fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lecic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lecic tries to control but Arkhipov wriggling away.
Lecic fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lecic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arkhipov can do to turn this around?
Arkhipov is bucking up trying to escape but Lecic cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Arkhipov seems to have recovered his senses.
Lecic landing strikes from the mount.
Lecic lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Arkhipov is squirming around, avoiding Lecic's attempts to control the action.
Lecic with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecic unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Arkhipov wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Lecic celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Lecic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sipho Maseco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maseco comes to the cage accompanied by Tan Dun - For The World (Hero Soundtrack). Fury has chosen Rammstein - Te Quiero Puta as his entrance music. Sipho Maseco is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sipho Maseco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Fury!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maseco throws a head kick that misses.
Maseco looks to land a body kick but Fury moved away.
Jab by Fury.
Maseco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maseco takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fury takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maseco swats away the attempt to clinch by Fury.
Fury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maseco lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Brian Fury has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maseco looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maseco lands with an overhand left.
A head kick by Maseco misses
so Fury counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Maseco wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maseco wants to get back to his feet but Fury is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maseco is trying to keep Fury in close.
Maseco wants to stand and escape but Fury is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury trying to control but Maseco is working from the bottom.
Fury postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maseco throws a lazy head kick
and Fury counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fury throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maseco blocks it with crossed arms.
Maseco manages to break the clinch.
Maseco tries to land a front kick but Fury steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Decent striking displayed by Maseco there.
Maseco misses with a double jab
and Fury counters with a three punch combo that has Maseco backing up. Maseco nods at Fury to acknowledge the strikes.
Sipho Maseco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maseco lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Maseco.
Maseco throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fury counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Maseco is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maseco is breathing heavily.
Fury preventing the sweep.
Fury pushing down on Maseco's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fury is thwarting Maseco's attempts to control the position.
Maseco keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maseco avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fury.
Maseco is looking to get back to full guard here but Fury has managed to pass to side control instead.
Maseco is working to get back to half guard.
Fury postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Maseco looks a forlorn figure.
Fury lands a big shot there that rocks Maseco but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maseco wants to try and get back to his feet.
Maseco can't escape the position.
Fury tries to control but Maseco wriggling away.
Fury has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fury working Maseco over with strikes here.
Fury is working for a guillotine from mount but Maseco frees his head quite easily.
Maseco is squirming around, avoiding Fury's attempts to control the action.
Fury looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maseco is looking to get to half guard.
Maseco wants to control but Fury is having none of it.
Maseco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fury in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fury throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Maseco tries to lock up and control but Fury gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fury landing strikes from the mount and Maseco is in trouble!
Maseco blocking the ground and pound.
Maseco tries to reverse the position but Fury maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Fury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Fury's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maseco lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Maseco throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fury counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maseco's guard now.
Maseco controls Fury momentarily but Fury frees himself.
Maseco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fury on the ground.
Maseco on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Maseco tries to get out of the position.
Fury wants to control from the top but Maseco keeps moving.
Maseco bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fury's guard.
Fury wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury looking to control.
Fury is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Maseco has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fury is proving hard to escape from.
Fury keeping full guard, as Maseco tries to pass.
Maseco is working hard here to advance position.
Fury looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maseco is one step ahead there.
Fury keeping full guard, as Maseco tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fury avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maseco keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maseco throws a sloppy head kick
and Fury counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Maseco.
Fury is breathing heavily.
A head kick by Maseco misses
and Fury counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fury.
Maseco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sipho Maseco is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick by Maseco misses
and Fury counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maseco's guard now.
Maseco wants to sweep but no luck.
Fury thows a big elbow that misses.
Fury being controlled here momentarily.
Maseco keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.
Brian Fury has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maseco is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Maseco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maseco misses with a head kick.
Fury shoots in for a takedown but Maseco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maseco lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fury has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fury and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fury dives in and grabs Maseco's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maseco pushes down on Fury's head and hops out.
Sipho Maseco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Fury.
Maseco throws a lazy head kick
and Fury counters with a nice uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maseco.
Sipho Maseco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maseco as he avoids it easily.
Fury slips a jab and a cross from Maseco.
Fury avoids the head kick by Maseco.
Fury fails to land the takedown.
Maseco throws a head kick but Fury moves out of range.
Maseco misses with a combination
and Fury counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maseco throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fury takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maseco misses with a body kick.
Maseco throws a head kick but Fury moves out of range.
Maseco throws a combination that misses
and Fury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maseco throws a sloppy head kick and Fury moves out of range easily.
Fury closes the distance and clinches.
Fury tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maseco just stands there and leans against the cage.
Maseco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fury is looking to clinch but Maseco is avoiding it.
Fury moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Maseco swats away the attempt to clinch by Fury.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maseco throws a sloppy head kick and Fury moves out of range easily.
Maseco throws a head kick that misses
and Fury holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maseco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brian Fury will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brian Fury's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Maseco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maseco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fury scores with the left hand. Maseco knows he should have avoided that one.
Maseco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fury counters with a left to the body.
Maseco throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fury's head.
Maseco throws a head kick that misses
and Fury counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sipho Maseco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maseco throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fury counters with a stiff right hand.
Crunch! Maseco slams his shin into Fury's torso.
Maseco swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fury.
Fury wants to clinch.
Maseco throws a sloppy head kick
and Fury counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maseco is trying to break free.
Fury wants a takedown.
Maseco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fury is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maseco pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fury avoiding damage as Maseco throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maseco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maseco misses with a kick to the body
and Fury counters with a nice body shot.
Maseco attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maseco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fury.
Maseco falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fury counters with a left to the body.
Maseco keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sipho Maseco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Fury.
Fury tries to clinch but Maseco moves out of range.
Fury gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fury can't find room to land a body shot as Maseco controls the action.
Maseco manages to break the clinch.
Maseco throws a head kick that misses
and Fury counters with a left and a right that stings Maseco.
Fury looks to land a combination. Maseco sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Maseco misses with the body kick
and Fury counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Maseco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fury gets control of Maseco's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fury will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fury utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fury throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maseco throwing strikes but missing.
Maseco advances to half guard.
Maseco is trying to control. Fury wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fury wants to improve his position but Maseco is controlling well.
Maseco is keen to just control but Fury is a slippery customer.
Maseco controlling the action here.
Maseco wants to stand up but Fury is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maseco's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maseco's back!
Fury struggling to land strikes to the head as Maseco covers up.
Fury lands punches and elbows.
Maseco is trying to stand back up.
Maseco rolls, trying to escape but Fury keeps control of the position.
Brian Fury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fury not allowing Maseco to control his hands.
Fury is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
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.
Maseco trying to control the hands but Fury breaks the grip.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Fury controlling the positon.
Maseco tries to roll but Fury sticks to his back.
Maseco is trying to get back to his feet but Fury has full control of the position and if anything, Maseco has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Fury has good solid back control here.
Sipho Maseco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fury sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Maseco taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brian Fury!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mocha Latte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunni Nelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Latte comes to the cage accompanied by Vauvan teko homma. Mocha Latte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mocha Latte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunni Nelsson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelsson moves away from the strike by Latte.
Latte looks to land a right hand but Nelsson moved out of range.
Latte shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nelsson is staying active underneath Latte, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Latte is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nelsson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Latte.
Latte wants to work for an arm triangle but Nelsson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Latte slows the pace down in half guard.
Latte is keen to just control but Nelsson is a slippery customer.
Nelsson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nelsson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Latte got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nelsson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Latte has managed to get both his arms back between Nelsson's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelsson has his foot on Latte's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Latte works his way back into a safe position though.
Latte passes into half guard.
Nelsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelsson looks gassed!
Latte is trying for a kimura here. Nelsson looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Latte wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mocha Latte!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Breki Hundur Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Juutalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juutalainen has chosen The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die as his entrance music. Breki Hundur Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesse Juutalainen's chin.
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195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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210 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Breki Hundur Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Juutalainen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juutalainen wants to clinch.
Hundur Jr lands a left and a right that send Juutalainen crashing to the mat, dazed. Hundur Jr thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Juutalainen is rocked!
Juutalainen doesn't manage to clinch there - Hundur Jr circles away.
Hundur Jr feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Juutalainen crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Breki Hundur Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vasara Markku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirkov Kormanovs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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186 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasara Markku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kirkov Kormanovs!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markku checks a leg kick.
Kirkov Kormanovs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markku shoots in and bounces Kormanovs off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Markku tries to free his leg and advance position but Kormanovs is retaining full guard.
Markku scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kormanovs wants to get back to his feet but Markku is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Markku working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kormanovs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kormanovs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Markku is controlling him.
Markku working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kormanovs has momentary wrist control but Markku slips an elbow through the middle.
Kormanovs wants to stand but Markku is controlling the position.
Markku with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Markku showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kormanovs.
Kirkov Kormanovs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Markku looks to score with a jab to the body but Kormanovs is just out of range.
Kormanovs throws a looping overhand right but Markku ducks down to avoid it.
Markku slips a jab and a cross from Kormanovs.
Kormanovs tries to bum rush Markku with a series of wild strikes but Markku uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kormanovs throws the kick towards the body but Markku avoids it.
Markku is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kormanovs's half guard.
Markku throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kormanovs is looking to escape.
Markku missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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.
Markku is nestled in close to Kormanovs, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markku scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Markku thows a huge punch but Kormanovs dodges it nicely.
Markku not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Markku is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Markku trying to mount his opponent but Kormanovs defends it.
Markku looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kormanovs with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Markku scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Markku sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kormanovs defending well though.
Kormanovs pushes Markku off looking to stand but Markku dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kormanovs looks gassed!
Markku sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kormanovs defending well though.
Markku throwing shots but Kormanovs is blocking nicely.
Markku slips a nice elbow through Kormanovs's hands, connecting with Kormanovs's forehead.
Kormanovs is rocked!
Markku lands strikes from half guard.
Kormanovs is still in real trouble! Can Markku finish him?
Markku lands a big elbow - Kormanovs is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Markku!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasara Markku!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Burke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waldemar Silvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Burke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Discoboys - I came for you. Waldemar Silvia is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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21
192 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Solomon Burke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Waldemar Silvia!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silvia tries to clinch up.
Burke throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy left from Burke finds it's target.
Silvia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silvia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silvia wants a takedown but no success here.
Silvia jumps into guard, dragging Burke to the mat.
Silvia is working an open guard so Burke takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Burke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silvia.
Burke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silvia's head.
Burke tries a head kick but it misses.
Burke scores with the left hand. Silvia knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvia is looking to clinch.
Silvia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Waldemar Silvia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvia blocks a head kick by Burke.
Silvia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silvia crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Burke - the referee stops the clock and Silvia gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Burke. Silvia manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvia tries to close the distance and clinch but Burke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silvia clinches up against the cage.
Burke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burke throws a leg kick which misses Silvia's front leg but catches the back leg as Silvia tries to avoid it.
Silvia looks gassed!
Silvia shoots in but no luck this time.
Burke lands a big head kick that sends Silvia tumbling to the mat! Burke takes a step backwards and waves Silvia back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Silvia is rocked!
Burke lands with a big right hook that stumbles Silvia - he's out on his feet here! Burke follows up with another monster hook that separates Silvia from consciousness! Silvia falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Burke stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Solomon Burke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Yabal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Lessard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yabal comes to the cage accompanied by New Divide, Linkin Park. Lessard has chosen Sub Focus - Could This Be Real (Sub Focus DNB Remix) as his entrance music. Junior Lessard told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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25
141 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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19
163 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Yabal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Lessard!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yabal closes the distance and clinches up with Lessard, looking for a takedown. Yabal pushes Lessard against the cage but Lessard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yabal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yabal shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannu Yabal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yabal is looking to clinch but Lessard is avoiding it.
Lessard scores with a body shot.
Yabal shoots in but Lessard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yabal moves out of range of the strikes.
Lessard throws the left hand but Yabal avoids the punch easily.
Yabal walks into a straight right hand from Lessard.
Lessard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yabal is breathing heavily.
Lessard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lessard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lessard pushes Yabal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lessard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lessard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lessard drops Yabal with a big knee straight up the middle! Yabal is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Yabal is rocked!
It looks like Hannu Yabal has been cut.
Lessard lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Yabal is looking to close the distance but Lessard sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Yabal crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Yabal is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Junior Lessard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gendun Metohkangmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Metohkangmi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best. Mies is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica- Enter Sandman. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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23
283 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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240 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gendun Metohkangmi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Per Mies!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Mies misses.
Mies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mies misses with a series of wild punches.
Mies scores with a sloppy right hand. Metohkangmi should have avoided that one.
Mies misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Mies.
A combination from Mies does no damage.
Per Mies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Metohkangmi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Metohkangmi.
Metohkangmi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Metohkangmi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mies.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Mies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mies throws a leg kick
and Metohkangmi counters with a head kick. That will keep Mies thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Metohkangmi drops Mies with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Mies! Metohkangmi dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gendun Metohkangmi!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ari Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeke Acacia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
148 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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25
150 lbs
9 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ari Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeke Acacia!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Acacia.
Good work by Gold as he checks the leg kick.
Acacia takes one on the button.
Nice shot by Gold.
Acacia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gold finds it's way round the side to connect with Acacia's head.
Acacia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gold scores with a crisp jab that stopped Acacia in his tracks.
Gold misses with a double jab.
Acacia throws out a loose jab but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Acacia is looking to land body kicks.
Acacia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Acacia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
Gold tries to score a power double leg takedown but Acacia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gold somewhat.
Gold scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acacia throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.
Gold takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gold moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Acacia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gold scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gold lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Acacia backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold scores with a nice strike.
Acacia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gold. Gold obviously looking to wear him down.
Gold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Acacia circles away quickly and effectively.
Gold does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gold scores with a leg kick.
Gold throws a nice looking combination but Acacia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Acacia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Acacia.
Gold lands a nice hook to Acacia's body. Acacia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Acacia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A cross from Gold lands.
Gold is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Gold blocks the leg kick.
Acacia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Acacia misses with a few strikes there.
Gold feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Acacia's calf.
Acacia thows a body kick. Gold tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gold moves away from the strike by Acacia.
Acacia thows a leg kick but Gold checks it
and Gold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Acacia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gold.
Acacia avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold thuds his right hand into Acacia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Acacia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gold keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Acacia loads up on a big right hand but Gold slips the punch.
A lazy left from Gold finds it's target.
Acacia checks a leg kick nicely.
Gold scores with a one two! Acacia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gold scores with a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gold!
Gold is working the combinations to good effect here.
Acacia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Acacia.
Jab by Gold.
Acacia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Acacia misses with a hook. Gold ducked under it nicely.
Gold connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Acacia throws a leg kick
and Gold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gold bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gold lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Acacia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Acacia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gold with a jab.
Gold bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Acacia's head.
No joy there for Gold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gold throws a lazy head kick
and Acacia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Acacia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gold looking for submissions off his back.
Gold is looking for a sweep. Acacia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Acacia is trying to control. Gold wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gold is looking to improve his position.
Gold regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gold isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Acacia stacks Gold on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Acacia!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acacia scoring with punches and elbows.
Gold is trying to get back to half guard.
Gold parries the strikes from Acacia easily there. Acacia is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gold to escape.
Gold tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Acacia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gold is working hard here to advance position.
Acacia decides to stand back up. Acacia steps back and let's Gold get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Acacia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gold.
A swing and a miss from Gold.
Acacia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Acacia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
Acacia looks to land a right hand but Gold moved out of range.
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 Ari Gold will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gold throws a sloppy head kick and Acacia moves out of range easily.
Acacia tests Gold's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gold connects with the punch.
Acacia closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gold is trying to maintain the position but Acacia is very close to passing his half guard.
Gold works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gold working for a triangle but Acacia defends it easily.
Gold throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Acacia escapes and throws Gold's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold is trying to work for a sweep but Acacia has mounted him!
Gold really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Acacia controlling from mount.
Gold tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gold regains half guard.
Gold tries to get to full guard but Acacia has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, if Acacia is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Acacia wants to control but Gold is keeping him busy.
Gold has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Acacia is working away from the top position though.
Gold looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gold is looking for a sweep. Acacia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Acacia thows a body kick. Gold tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ari Gold is winning the standup battle so far.
Acacia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gold paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Acacia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Acacia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gold counters with a nice uppercut.
Acacia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gold.
Ari Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Gold.
Acacia tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Gold with that takedown attempt.
Ari Gold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Acacia as Gold shoots in.
Gold misses with an uppercut. Acacia saw that one coming.
Acacia lands a head kick. Gold smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A punch combination from Acacia misses.
Acacia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Acacia misses with a wild body shot.
Gold throws a push kick but Acacia slaps the foot to one side.
Gold works Acacia's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Acacia as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ari Gold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gold.
Gold shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Acacia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gold avoids the head kick by Acacia.
Acacia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gold misses with the combination.
Gold fakes the leg kick and cracks Acacia in the body.
Gold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Acacia scores with a kick to the body.
Acacia misses with a body kick.
Acacia thows a body shot but no joy.
Gold throws a leg kick which misses Acacia's front leg but catches the back leg as Acacia tries to avoid it.
Acacia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Acacia tries to score with a low kick but Gold moves his leg out of the way.
Gold misses the shot to the body.
Acacia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Acacia tries to land a front kick but Gold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Acacia lands a glancing blow to the side of Gold's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Acacia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gold scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Acacia lands a nice looking body kick.
Gold checks a leg kick.
Acacia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
Acacia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Acacia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Acacia swinging wilding here.
Gold throws a head kick but Acacia moves out of range.
Gold cracks Acacia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gold bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Acacia's head backwards.
Acacia throws a hook but Gold avoids it easily.
Acacia sizes up Gold with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Acacia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gold lands a jab to the nose.
Acacia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gold but Gold pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gold is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Acacia.
Gold stalks Acacia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Acacia's face. Acacia staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Acacia can pounce on him.
Acacia lands a high kick!
Gold lands a glancing blow to the side of Acacia's head.
Gold tests Acacia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gold with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gold avoids a kick to the body.
Gold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Acacia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gold tries to bum rush Acacia with a series of wild strikes but Acacia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Acacia throws a right hand that Gold ducks under and follows up with a left that Gold also avoids with ease.
Gold lands a jab to the nose.
Gold moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gold throws a hook but Acacia blocks it.
Acacia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Acacia misses with a kick to the body
and Gold counters with a series of strikes. Acacia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gold connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gold connects with a single shot there.
Nice shot lands for Gold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold with a lazy takedown attempt
and Acacia counters with a good, hard body kick but Gold shrugs it off.
Gold uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Acacia manages to avoid it.
Acacia misses with a low kick as Gold jumps back.
Gold avoids the body shot from Acacia.
Gold closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Acacia looks to land a combination but Gold avoids it well.
Gold moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Acacia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Acacia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gold fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gold scores with a hook to the body. Acacia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Acacia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
A jab from Gold finds it's way through Acacia's defenses.
Acacia stuffs the takedown.
Gold throws a hook to the side of Acacia's head but Acacia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Acacia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acacia lands a head kick!
Acacia throws a jab but it's blocked by Gold.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Acacia.
Gold lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Acacia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Acacia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Acacia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gold.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ari Gold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Acacia throws a head kick but Gold moves out of range.
Acacia walks into a stiff left hand from Gold.
Acacia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Acacia tries to work over Gold's front leg with a kick but Gold checks it.
Gold will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gold tests Acacia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gold scores with a head kick.
Acacia misses with a hook to the body
and Gold counters with a nice uppercut.
Gold moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acacia tries to move into range but Gold moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for Acacia.
Acacia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Acacia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Acacia.
Gold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Acacia.
Gold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gold connects with a nice looking jab.
Gold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Acacia misses with a two punch combination.
Gold moves away from the strike by Acacia.
Gold with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gold scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gold stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Acacia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gold shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Acacia as he jumps to the side.
Acacia looks to land a left hand but Gold moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zeke Acacia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Acacia 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeke Acacia!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Luis Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Green!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Luis Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown but Green sprawls well.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Green moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Green as Rodriguez tries to tie him up.
Green has Rodriguez pushed against the cage.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Green counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Green.
Green is trying to stall.
Green lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rodriguez being controlled against the cage.
Rodriguez looking to throw knees to the head but Green is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Green takes a knee right on the jaw!
Green keeps control of Rodriguez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Green is looking to control Rodriguez's arms but Rodriguez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Green has his back to the cage.
Rodriguez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Green keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodriguez's efforts to push away.
Rodriguez being controlled against the cage.
Green breaks from the clinch.
Rodriguez wants to clinch
and Green counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rodriguez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rodriguez looks gassed!
Rodriguez wants to clinch
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Green but Green pushes him off and we're back to square one.
An inside leg kick lands from Green.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green connects with the punch.
Green thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rodriguez if he has to take too many more of those.
Green scores with a head kick.
Green thuds his shin into the meat of Rodriguez's side.
Green gets a clinch.
Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rob Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Green drops Rodriguez with a beautiful combination! Rodriguez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Green is looking for the KO!
Rodriguez is rocked!
It looks like Jose Luis Rodriguez has been cut.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Green! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rob Green!
Rob Green retains his heavyweight title!
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