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Holmgang: Challengers!!!!!!! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksei Alenichev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the ring accompanied by Super Freak. Alenichev has chosen "Acid Rain" by Liquid Tension Experiment as his entrance music. The key to victory for Rick James has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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268 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksei Alenichev!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Alenichev is predictable there
and James counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alenichev misses with a leg kick
and James counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
James misses with a low kick.
James throws a nice looking combination but Alenichev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alenichev misses with a hook to the body
and James counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alenichev misses with the body kick
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Alenichev is predictable there
and James counters with a head kick.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
Alenichev shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. James manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Alenichev is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alenichev postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
Alenichev is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aleksei Alenichev was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A low kick from Alenichev is predictable there
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
Alenichev thows a leg kick but James checks it
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alenichev moves away.
Alenichev misses with a leg kick
and James makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
James throws a sloppy head kick and Alenichev moves out of range easily.
Alenichev shoots in looking for a takedown but James manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alenichev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alenichev thows a leg kick but James checks it
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
Alenichev throws a leg kick
and James counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alenichev thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from James.
James is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Alenichev drives through with a takedown into guard.
James wants to stand and escape but Alenichev is having none of it.
Alenichev slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
James checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick James dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A low kick from Alenichev misses
and James counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alenichev thows a leg kick but James checks it
and James counters with a three punch combo that has Alenichev backing up. Alenichev nods at James to acknowledge the strikes.
Alenichev throws a leg kick
and James counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Alenichev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Alenichev thows a leg kick but James checks it
and James counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alenichev thinking.
Alenichev swings away with a body shot that misses
and James counters with a head kick. That will keep Alenichev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Alenichev misses with a body punch
and James counters with a head kick.
James is looking to wear down Alenichev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
James stuffs the takedown attempt from Alenichev. Alenichev gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a head kick.
Alenichev misses with a takedown attempt
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Alenichev misses
and James counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Alenichev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rick James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alenichev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aleksei Alenichev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alenichev fails with the takedown
and James counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rick James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksei Alenichev.
James misses with a body shot.
Alenichev misses with a takedown attempt
and Alenichev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alenichev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
James swings for the body but Alenichev moves out of range.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
Alenichev throws a leg kick that is checked
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. James darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
James throws a looping overhand right but Alenichev ducks down to avoid it.
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.
Alenichev looks for a takedown but James sprawls well.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alenichev.
Alenichev with a poor takedown
and Alenichev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alenichev moves away.
James with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick James dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
James misses with a wild body shot.
James stuffs the takedown attempt from Alenichev. Alenichev gets slowly back to his feet.
Alenichev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alenichev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rick James is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James throws a sloppy head kick and Alenichev moves out of range easily.
Alenichev throws a leg kick
and James counters with a big head kick but Alenichev shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alenichev shoots in and drives through. James sprawls well.
James lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alenichev throws a leg kick
and Alenichev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alenichev fails with the takedown
and James counters with a straight right hand.
Rick James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksei Alenichev.
Alenichev avoids the head kick by James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alenichev thows a leg kick but James checks it
and James counters with a lovely shot to the body.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alenichev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. James tries to avoid it but Alenichev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag James to the ground. James escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Alenichev is predictable there
and James counters with a left to the body.
Alenichev throws a leg kick
letting James counter with a right hand.
Alenichev misses with a leg kick
and Alenichev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alenichev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.
Alenichev misses with a kick to the body
and James counters with a head kick.
Alenichev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A low kick from Alenichev is predictable there
and James counters with a head kick. That will keep Alenichev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alenichev tries for a takedown but James circles away easily
and James counters with a head kick.
Alenichev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James leaves Alenichev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alenichev thows a leg kick but James checks it
and James counters with a head kick. That will keep Alenichev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for James, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick James!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilfred Apae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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202 lbs
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187 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wilfred Apae!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apae misses with a series of wild punches.
Apae looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
One shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Apae as he avoids it easily.
Apae fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Apae throws a right and a left that both miss.
One shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Apae as he avoids it easily.
One feints and as Apae raises his hands in defense, One changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Apae trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Apae throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Apae throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Apae striking off his back but it's not causing One any problems.
Apae keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.
Apae tries to strike from the bottom.
One wants to control from the top but Apae keeps moving.
Apae trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
One will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Apae throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One drops back looking for a leg! Apae is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Apae manages to kick One off! One jumps back into Apae's guard.
Apae throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Apae keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.
Apae trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
One 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.
Apae throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Apae keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.
Apae doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
One trying to control but Apae is working from the bottom.
One is really struggling to control Apae but he's trying to hold on to the position.
One drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Apae manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now One has Apae in his guard.
Apae must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Apae throws and elbow that misses. One uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Apae's guard. Nice move by One!
One seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Apae keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.
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 three minutes gone in the round.
Apae throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Apae tries to land a sweep but no joy.
One wants to control from the top but Apae keeps moving.
Apae looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Apae can do anything to dispel that myth.
Apae trying to strike off his back.
Apae tries to strike from the bottom.
Apae striking off his back but it's not causing One any problems.
One trying to control but Apae is working from the bottom.
Apae 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.
Apae keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Apae trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Apae controls One momentarily but One frees himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
One drops back looking for a leg! Apae is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Apae manages to kick One off! One jumps back into Apae's guard.
One trying to control but Apae is working from the bottom.
One drops back looking for a leg! Apae is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Apae manages to kick One off! One jumps back into Apae's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
One trying to control but Apae is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel One 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.
Apae tests One's chin there with a solid looking shot.
One takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Apae misses with an uppercut. One saw that one coming.
One shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Apae but Apae pushes him off and we're back to square one.
One avoids a punch combination nicely.
Apae stuffs the takedown.
Apae throws a series of punches but One avoids them all with ease.
Apae with a nice cross.
No luck with that takedown attempt from One.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Apae misses with a two punch combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Apae. That snapped One's head back.
A combination from Apae does no damage.
Apae looks to land a combination but One avoids it well.
Apae misses with a few strikes there.
Apae throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Apae as One shoots in.
One gets cracked there but stands up to it.
One is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One tries for a takedown but Apae sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oh One is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Apae looks to land a combination but One avoids it well.
One seems to have got his legs back now.
Good exchange - Apae coming out on top.
One looks up at the clock. Bad move! Apae lands a right hand from hell, dropping One. Apae pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilfred Apae!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo McCloughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rob Roy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlo McCloughan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Roy!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCloughan.
McCloughan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A low kick from McCloughan misses
and McCloughan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCloughan throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCloughan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Roy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McCloughan backs up against the ropes.
Roy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Roy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McCloughans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Roy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Roy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McCloughan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roy moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy tests McCloughan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roy tests McCloughan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roy clobbers McCloughan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carlo McCloughan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roy lands with a good body shot.
McCloughan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Roy counters with a three punch combo that has McCloughan backing up. McCloughan nods at Roy to acknowledge the strikes.
Roy scores with a one two! McCloughan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McCloughan dives in and grabs Roy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roy pushes down on McCloughan's head and hops out.
Rob Roy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlo McCloughan.
McCloughan throws a leg kick but Roy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Roy slaps away a takedown attempt from McCloughan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCloughan shoots for a takedown but Roy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCloughan.
McCloughan misses with a body kick.
Rob Roy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCloughan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCloughan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roy scores with a nice head shot.
Roy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Roy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Roy scores with a jab. McCloughan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Roy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McCloughans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCloughan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Roy avoids it really well and circles away.
Roy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McCloughan has time to react.
McCloughan misses with a double jab
and McCloughan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roy lands a right hook to the body.
Roy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from McCloughan.
McCloughan shoots in but Roy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick by McCloughan misses
and Roy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roy dips to his left and cracks McCloughan with an uppercut!
McCloughan throws a lazy uppercut
and Roy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Roy!
McCloughan throws the kick towards the body but Roy avoids it.
Roy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McCloughan throws a head kick that misses.
McCloughan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roy counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Roy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Roy. Beautiful body shot.
Roy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McCloughan tries a head kick but it misses.
Roy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Roy thuds a left hand into McCloughan's body.
Roy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McCloughan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roy counters with a stiff right hand.
Roy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Roy!
McCloughan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McCloughan is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCloughan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McCloughan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roy looks to land a combination. McCloughan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Roy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCloughan.
McCloughan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roy counters with a one-two to the body.
McCloughan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Roy defends it nicely.
McCloughan throws a head kick that misses
and Roy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rob Roy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roy cracks McCloughan with a good jab.
Roy is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rob Roy is winning the standup battle so far.
McCloughan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Roy swivels and escapes.
The crowd cheers as Roy lands an impressive looking overhand right. McCloughan doesn't seem phased though.
McCloughan throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left lands for Roy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCloughan.
A right-left combo lands from Roy.
Roy lands a slapping body shot.
McCloughan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Roy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCloughan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Roy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McCloughan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roy manages to avoid it.
McCloughan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCloughan.
Rob Roy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlo McCloughan.
Roy dips to his left and cracks McCloughan with an uppercut!
No luck with that takedown attempt from McCloughan.
Roy slips under a jab.
McCloughan closes the distance and clinches up with Roy, looking for a takedown. McCloughan pushes Roy against the ropes but Roy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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.
Roy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Roy lands a jab to the nose.
Nice takedown defense from Roy. No joy for McCloughan on that attempt.
Roy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCloughan doesn't seem bothered though.
Roy lands with a straight right. McCloughan didn't see that one coming.
McCloughan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Roy but Roy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McCloughan is breathing heavily.
Roy cracks McCloughan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McCloughan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Roy dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Roy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McCloughan back to the ropes. Roy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but McCloughan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Roy has got the better of the exchanges.
McCloughan takes one to the side of the head.
Roy avoids the head kick by McCloughan.
Roy avoids the head kick by McCloughan.
McCloughan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Roy tries to control the position but he's not in luck - McCloughan easily slips into full mount!
Roy is working to get back to half guard.
McCloughan controlling from the full mount.
Roy is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy tries to hold on but McCloughan postures up.
McCloughan has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Roy's face.
McCloughan with a couple of short strikes.
Roy wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McCloughan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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.
Roy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCloughan controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
McCloughan lands a heavy elbow.
McCloughan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Roy taking shots to the head.
McCloughan controlling his opponent.
McCloughan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCloughan unloading with bombs!
McCloughan cracks Roy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
McCloughan controlling his opponent.
Roy is looking to improve his position but McCloughan isn't that keen on the idea.
McCloughan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McCloughan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McCloughan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Roy hang on?
McCloughan controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCloughan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Roy looks a forlorn figure.
Roy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Roy is working hard here to advance position.
McCloughan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McCloughan content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCloughan scoring with strikes but Roy is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlo McCloughan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Roy 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rob Roy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kari Makkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Kerensky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makkonen comes to the ring accompanied by Visa & Harri - Hyvä Ässät!. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Makkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Kerensky!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerensky changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Makkonen takes the fight into the clinch.
Makkonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Makkonen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kerensky prevents Makkonen from breaking the clinch.
Makkonen looking to throw knees to the head but Kerensky is blocking nicely.
Makkonen has Kerensky pressed against the ropes, preventing Kerensky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Makkonen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kerensky's efforts to push away.
Makkonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Makkonen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kerensky is keeping busy.
Makkonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Kerensky avoids the damage to the body.
Kerensky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Makkonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kerensky has a couple of punches blocked by Makkonen.
Kerensky is trying to force a seperation but Makkonen has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kerensky.
Makkonen lands with a left to the head.
Makkonen is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kerensky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kerensky wants to break free but Makkonen has control.
Makkonen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kerensky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kerensky.
Makkonen misses with a knee strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Makkonen.
Makkonen is looking to control Kerensky's arms but Kerensky gets an underhook and turns him. Now Makkonen has his back to the ropes.
Kerensky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Makkonen has him pressed against the ropes.
Makkonen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Makkonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Makkonen stalling in the clinch but Kerensky improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerensky can't break the clinch.
Kerensky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Makkonen has Kerensky pressed against the ropes, preventing Kerensky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kerensky breaks from the clinch.
Makkonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab by Kerensky.
Alexander Kerensky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kerensky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Makkonen is breathing heavily.
Kerensky works Makkonen's body with a nice hook.
Kerensky works over Makkonen's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Kari Makkonen has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerensky jabs at Makkonen's body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kerensky.
Kerensky gets in close and tags Makkonen with a short punch that almost sends Makkonen to the mat! Oh Makkonen is in big trouble! He turns his back on Kerensky, trying to create some distance but Kerensky rushes him, striking wildly and Makkonen goes down! The referee tackles Kerensky into the ropes to end the fight! Kerensky is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Kerensky!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ana Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Apinamies. This should be fireworks!
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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, Ana Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bond!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Bond.
Bond with a nice cross.
It looks like Ana Ali has been cut.
Bond fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bond fails to land with a series of punches.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ali.
Ali in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Bond is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ana Ali!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kai Allard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lothario De Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kai Allard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lothario De Luca!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Allard as he connects with a hook.
De Luca fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Allard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Allard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Luca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allard.
Allard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Luca closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Allard to the mat! Allard manages to get full guard.
De Luca prevents Allard from getting back to his feet.
Allard looking for a sweep. Not yet Allard, not yet.
Allard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Allard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Allard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Luca is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Luca regains half guard.
De Luca is refusing to be controlled, as Allard sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Allard in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De Luca desperately trying to maintain half guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Kai Allard wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Allard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De Luca.
De Luca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allard.
Allard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Luca has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allard swings for the body but De Luca moves out of range.
De Luca looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
De Luca looks gassed!
Allard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Allard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Luca is controlling him.
Allard pushes De Luca off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allard with a nice cross.
Allard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allard digs a good hook to De Luca's body.
De Luca is trying hard to land a takedown here. Allard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kai Allard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lothario De Luca.
De Luca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Allard.
Allard digs a good body shot into De Luca's ribs.
Allard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Luca's head backwards.
Allard is looking to wear down De Luca with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Allard lands with a hook. De Luca tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Allard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Allard scores with a hook to the body. De Luca takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Allard digs a good body shot into De Luca's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Allard 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.
Allard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Allard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Allard lands with a hook. De Luca tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Allard scores with a nice right hand.
De Luca gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Allard takes a swing at De Luca's ribcage but misses.
Allard lands a right hook to the body.
De Luca on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Allard lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Luca on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Luca is rocked!
De Luca walks straight into a right hand from Allard - that's dropped him! Allard jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save De Luca from any more punishment! De Luca complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kai Allard!
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