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Kumite 33 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timu Puruunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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175 lbs
1 - 6 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Timu Puruunen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puruunen forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Puruunen lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
It looks like Ryan Johnson has been cut.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson is trying to push Puruunen away but Puruunen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Puruunen lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson wants to break free but Puruunen has control.
Puruunen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Puruunen jumps into guard, dragging Johnson to the mat.
Puruunen is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Puruunen.
Puruunen tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Puruunen pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Puruunen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Puruunen circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Puruunen backs up against the cage.
It looks like Timu Puruunen has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Puruunen is rocked!
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Puruunen. Puruunen gets slowly back to his feet.
Puruunen is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Puruunen shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Puruunen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Puruunen seems to have recovered his senses.
Puruunen wants to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch but Puruunen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Puruunen.
Puruunen moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Puruunen.
Puruunen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Puruunen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Puruunen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Puruunen lands a nice elbow.
Puruunen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Puruunen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Puruunen breaks the clinch.
Puruunen looks gassed!
Johnson looks to land a combination but Puruunen avoids it well.
Puruunen has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Puruunen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Puruunen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Puruunen.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
Puruunen moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Puruunen has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Puruunen is controlling him.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Puruunen has him pressed against the cage.
Puruunen scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Puruunen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Puruunen has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Puruunen pulls guard successfully.
Puruunen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Puruunen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Puruunen clinches with his opponent.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Come on Puruunen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Puruunen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puruunen lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Puruunen manages to break the clinch.
Puruunen clinches with his opponent.
Puruunen lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Puruunen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Puruunen lands a damaging elbow.
Puruunen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Puruunen moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
A knee to the head by Puruunen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puruunen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Puruunen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Puruunen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Puruunen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Puruunen lands a right hand.
Puruunen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Puruunen pulls guard.
Puruunen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Puruunen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Johnson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Puruunen's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puruunen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Puruunen controlling from the full mount.
Johnson wants to hold on but Puruunen pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puruunen controlling from mount.
Puruunen trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timu Puruunen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Puruunen moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Puruunen has double underhooks.
Puruunen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee calls for Puruunen to work.
Puruunen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Puruunen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Puruunen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Puruunen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Puruunen lands a damaging elbow.
Puruunen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Puruunen.
Puruunen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Puruunen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Puruunen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Puruunen gets control of Johnson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Puruunen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puruunen kicks Johnson off and gets to his feet.
Puruunen drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Puruunen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Puruunen closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puruunen pulls guard effortlessly.
Puruunen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Puruunen closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Puruunen manages to break the clinch.
Puruunen takes the fight into the clinch.
Puruunen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Puruunen lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Timu Puruunen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson wants to break free but Puruunen has control.
Puruunen trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Puruunen drags the fight down to the ground.
Johnson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Puruunen's guard.
Johnson throws a strike but Puruunen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Puruunen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Puruunen counters with a head kick.
Puruunen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Puruunen forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Puruunen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Puruunen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Puruunen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Puruunen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice elbow from Puruunen.
Puruunen prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Puruunen scores a nice knee to the body.
Puruunen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Puruunen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Puruunen.
Puruunen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Johnson wants to break free but Puruunen has control.
Puruunen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Puruunen won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puruunen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Puruunen tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Puruunen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Puruunen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Puruunen is controlling him.
Puruunen tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Puruunen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Puruunen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Puruunen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Puruunen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Puruunen lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puruunen's elbow.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Puruunen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Puruunen lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Puruunen jumps into guard, dragging Johnson to the mat.
Puruunen keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson stops Puruunen from standing up.
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.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Puruunen keeps moving.
Puruunen has his feet on Johnson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Puruunen takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Puruunen.
Puruunen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Puruunen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puruunen has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puruunen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puruunen moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Puruunen is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timu Puruunen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johnson drives through and clinches with Puruunen against the cage.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Puruunen breaks the clinch.
Puruunen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Puruunen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Puruunen has double underhooks.
Puruunen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Puruunen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Puruunen feints a jab promting Johnson to slip. Puruunen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Johnson tries to clinch but Puruunen is having none of it.
Puruunen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Puruunen shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Puruunen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Puruunen. Puruunen gets slowly back to his feet.
Puruunen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryan Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson rushes Puruunen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Puruunen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Puruunen uses from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puruunen trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Puruunen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Johnson, up you get!
Puruunen moves into the clinch.
Puruunen slows down the pace here.
Puruunen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Puruunen won't allow it.
Puruunen lands an elbow inside.
Puruunen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Puruunen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Nice elbow from Puruunen.
Puruunen scores a nice knee to the body.
Puruunen pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Puruunen breaks from the clinch.
Puruunen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Puruunen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Puruunen lands a damaging elbow.
Puruunen misses with some punches.
Puruunen lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Puruunen.
Johnson is trying to push Puruunen away but Puruunen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson wants to break free but Puruunen has control.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Puruunen.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Puruunen has double underhooks.
Puruunen manages to break the clinch.
Puruunen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Puruunen landing knees to the body.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Puruunen holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puruunen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Puruunen pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Puruunen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Puruunen breaks the clinch.
Puruunen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Puruunen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Puruunen.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Puruunen smiles and moves away.
Ryan Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Puruunen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Puruunen rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Puruunen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Puruunen scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Puruunen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Puruunen.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Puruunen lands a nice elbow.
Puruunen prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Puruunen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Johnson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Puruunen biding his time, controlling Johnson.
Timu Puruunen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Puruunen's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Timu Puruunen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Puruunen controlling well, preventing Johnson from escaping the position.
Puruunen is not going to allow Johnson to sit and survive in this position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Johnson holding both Puruunen 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timu Puruunen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Puruunen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timu Puruunen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blank Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jalil Mahmoudi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahmoudi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: CAUTION!!! VULGAR AS F^CK. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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284 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blank Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jalil Mahmoudi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man misses with a takedown attempt
and Mahmoudi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Man's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man wants to hit a switch here but Mahmoudi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Man there!
Mahmoudi controlling the position easily from mount.
Mahmoudi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Man?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Man is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mahmoudi controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mahmoudi looking to control but Man is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mahmoudi avoids the attempt from Man to control.
Mahmoudi controlling the position easily from mount.
Man tries to hold on but Mahmoudi pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoudi is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Man is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Man flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Mahmoudi anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Man and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Mahmoudi slips an arm under Man chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Mahmoudi has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Mahmoudi is squeezing on Man like an anaconda would it's prey. Man fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jalil Mahmoudi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamilton Cosco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacinto Koutras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacinto Koutras has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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223 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hamilton Cosco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacinto Koutras!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosco stuns Koutras with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Koutras looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koutras steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cosco.
Cosco lands with an uppercut that bounces Koutras off the cage and back into rage.
It looks like Jacinto Koutras has been cut.
Cosco misses the shot to the body.
Cosco lands a big right hand that sends Koutras crashing to the mat! Cosco stays standing though and waves Koutras back to his feet!
Cosco wants to clinch.
Cosco lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hamilton Cosco!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ima Beastu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Lankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lankari has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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142 lbs
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Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ima Beastu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Lankari!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lankari takes the fight into the clinch.
Lankari has Beastu pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lankari pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Beastu tumbling to the mat - Lankari dives into Beastu's guard.
Lankari controlling from the top position.
Beastu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Beastu tries to get out of the position.
Beastu trying to strike off his back.
Beastu punching from the bottom.
Beastu is looking to sweep but instead, Lankari has passed into half guard.
Lankari working over Beastu with some ground and pound. Beastu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lankari is trying for a kimura here. Beastu looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Lankari wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hans Lankari!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Teras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Veterano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veterano has chosen Razor as his entrance music. Marcelo Veterano will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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195 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksi Teras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Veterano!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veterano throws a shot from downtown. Teras moves away and avoids it.
Veterano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Veterano connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Aleksi Teras has been cut.
Veterano throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Teras colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Veterano as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Teras is left battered and dazed whilst Veterano and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcelo Veterano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen McMurtry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalervo Paukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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26
204 lbs
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210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen McMurtry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalervo Paukku!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMurtry throws a head kick but Paukku moves out of range.
McMurtry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paukku has time to react.
Paukku avoids the head kick by McMurtry.
A big left from McMurtry misses.
McMurtry tries a head kick but it misses.
McMurtry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paukku counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McMurtry misses with a shot to the body
and Paukku counters with a left and a right that stings McMurtry.
Stephen McMurtry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McMurtry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paukku was well out of range. Poor timing from McMurtry.
Paukku swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from McMurtry. Those never looked like landing.
Paukku misses with a wild combination.
Paukku showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McMurtry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMurtry lands with a nice combination. Paukku backs away looking to recover.
McMurtry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paukku.
McMurtry misses with a two punch combination.
McMurtry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McMurtry misses with a two punch combination.
McMurtry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Paukku misses with a series of wild punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Paukku 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 McMurtry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McMurtry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McMurtry misses with a combination
and Paukku counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paukku scores with a nice right hand.
McMurtry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paukku stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paukku!
Paukku looks to land a combination but McMurtry avoids it well.
McMurtry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McMurtry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paukku counters with a three punch combo that has McMurtry backing up. McMurtry nods at Paukku to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
McMurtry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paukku.
McMurtry walks into a stiff left hand from Paukku.
McMurtry thuds his shin into the meat of Paukku's side.
McMurtry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McMurtry throws a head kick but Paukku moves out of range.
McMurtry tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Paukku misses the target.
McMurtry swings away with a body shot that misses
and Paukku counters with a straight that turns McMurtry's legs to rubber! Paukku pushes forward with more strikes and McMurtry goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalervo Paukku!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katten Jansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Mask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katten Jansson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Mask's chin.
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195 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katten Jansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Mask!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mask digs a good hook to Jansson's body.
Mask jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mask looks to score with a jab to the body but Jansson is just out of range.
Mask throws a combination that misses
and Jansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jansson slips under a jab from Mask.
Mask throws a lazy right hand but Jansson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jansson.
Mask managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jansson.
Mask takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mask is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mask tries to bench press Jansson off him but Jansson keeps the position.
Mask regains half guard.
Jansson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mask is staying active underneath Jansson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Jansson there.
Mask is still in real trouble! Can Jansson finish him?
Mask really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jansson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jansson moves into full mount! Mask won't be happy about that!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Jansson! Mask is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Katten Jansson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chuck McIntyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Neddles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas Neddles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
166 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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163 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck McIntyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Douglas Neddles!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neddles shoots in looking for a takedown. McIntyre tries to sprawl out of it but Neddles keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McIntyre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Neddles fails with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from McIntyre.
Neddles fails with the takedown
and McIntyre counters with a big head kick but Neddles shrugs it off.
Chuck McIntyre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Neddles.
Neddles doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McIntyre counters with a slapping leg kick.
Neddles misses with a takedown attempt
and McIntyre counters by clinching up.
McIntyre lands with a left to the head.
McIntyre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McIntyre scores with a shot to the side of Neddles's head.
McIntyre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neddles backwards.
Nice body punch from McIntyre - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre lands an elbow inside that Neddles shrugs off.
McIntyre lands a shoulder strike.
McIntyre lands with a left to the head.
Neddles has had enough of the clinch but McIntyre keeps him there for the moment.
McIntyre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neddles backwards.
Neddles tries for a takedown but McIntyre manages to get underhooks.
McIntyre gets underhooks to prevent Neddles's takedown attempt.
Neddles looks gassed!
McIntyre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McIntyre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McIntyre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neddles backwards.
McIntyre gets through Neddles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Neddles works on McIntyre's body with a couple of short punches.
McIntyre landing knees to the body.
McIntyre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McIntyre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McIntyre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McIntyre.
McIntyre digs a right hand underneath Neddles's ribcage. Neddles let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McIntyre lands with a left to the head.
Neddles is trying to drag McIntyre to the mat but McIntyre just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McIntyre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Neddles's defenses.
It looks like Douglas Neddles has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neddles wants to break the clinch but can't.
McIntyre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neddles backwards.
Neddles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McIntyre has him pressed against the cage.
McIntyre lands an elbow just above Neddles 's eye.
McIntyre lands an elbow that stopped Neddles in his tracks for a moment.
Neddles has had enough of the clinch but McIntyre keeps him there for the moment.
Neddles takes a shot to the head.
Neddles is rocked!
Nice elbow from McIntyre.
Neddles is still on wobbly legs! Can McIntyre finish him?
A short uppercut from McIntyre.
McIntyre scores with a hook to the body.
Nice elbow from McIntyre.
McIntyre lands a big right hand that drops Neddles! The killer instinct kicks in and McIntyre finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by McIntyre!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck McIntyre!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cees Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urho Haapasalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem comes to the cage accompanied by Drowning Pool - Bodies (Let The Bodies Hit The Floor) . Haapasalo has chosen Korpiklaani - Vodka as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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24
265 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
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235 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cees Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Haapasalo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem 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.
Overeem darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Urho Haapasalo has been cut.
Overeem throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Haapasalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haapasalo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Overeem.
Haapasalo looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overeem looks to land a combination but Haapasalo avoids it well.
Overeem is looking to chop away at Haapasalo's legs.
Overeem throws a body punch but Haapasalo moves out of range.
Haapasalo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Overeem.
That kick from Overeem tenderised Haapasalo's leg. Haapasalo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Overeem fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haapasalo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Overeem drops Haapasalo with a beautiful combination! Haapasalo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Overeem is looking for the KO!
A combination from Overeem does no damage.
Overeem looks to land a right hand but Haapasalo moved out of range.
A cross from Overeem lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haapasalo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Overeem feints and then cracks Haapasalo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haapasalo down.
Haapasalo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Overeem. That's going to slow Haapasalo down.
Haapasalo dodges the punch combination from Overeem.
Overeem clobbers Haapasalo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Overeem throws a right hand that Haapasalo ducks under and follows up with a left that Haapasalo also avoids with ease.
Overeem connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overeem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haapasalo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Haapasalo dodges the punch combination from Overeem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Haapasalo.
Overeem throws a leg kick
and Haapasalo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Overeem wants to clinch
and Haapasalo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haapasalo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses.
Haapasalo tests Overeem's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haapasalo rushes Overeem and presses him up against the cage.
Haapasalo manages to break the clinch.
Overeem misses with the body kick
and Haapasalo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haapasalo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sloppy strikes from Haapasalo. Those never looked like landing.
Overeem falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haapasalo counters with a nice right hand that sends Overeem toppling to the canvas! Overeem scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Haapasalo finish him?!
Overeem is rocked!
It looks like Cees Overeem has been cut.
Overeem switches off momentarily and Haapasalo cracks him with a monster right hand! Overeem topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Haapasalo dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Haapasalo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Urho Haapasalo!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Bastarrachea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastarrachea comes to the cage accompanied by Young Folks. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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22
216 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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275 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Lethal high kicks
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xavier Bastarrachea!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Red!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick
and Red finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Red looks for a takedown but Bastarrachea sprawls well.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that misses
and Red counters with a leg kick.
Bastarrachea throws a lazy head kick
and Red counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick
and Red decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bastarrachea's guard.
Bastarrachea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Red's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Red tries to free his leg and advance position but Bastarrachea is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Xavier Bastarrachea wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bastarrachea scores with a nice body kick.
Bastarrachea moves into the clinch successfully.
Red working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bastarrachea lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jimmy Red has been cut.
Bastarrachea looking to stall.
Bastarrachea trying to land knees to the body.
Bastarrachea looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Red scores with a shot to the side of Bastarrachea's head.
Bastarrachea is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Red is defending well for now.
Red lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Red as the two fighters clinch.
Red avoids the elbow strike from Bastarrachea, against the cage.
Bastarrachea looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Red lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bastarrachea using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Red is leaning against Bastarrachea and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bastarrachea is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Red is defending well for now.
Red drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bastarrachea pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bastarrachea throws a sloppy head kick
and Red counters with a stiff right hand.
Xavier Bastarrachea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bastarrachea is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Red misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good leg kick by Red there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bastarrachea keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Xavier Bastarrachea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Red.
Red fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bastarrachea on the side of the head.
Red connects with a looping right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Red.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red gets a clinch.
Red throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bastarracheas head.
Red is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bastarrachea pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bastarrachea just misses with a elbow thrown towards Red's brow.
Red presses Bastarrachea against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Red avoids the elbow strike from Bastarrachea, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Red.
Bastarrachea stalling in the clinch but Red improves position.
Red stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Red takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Red gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bastarrachea regains guard.
Red 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea keeping moving, preventing Red from controlling successfully.
Bastarrachea can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Red controls the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Red thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Red dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Red's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Red ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bastarrachea moves away.
Red throws a body punch but Bastarrachea moves out of range.
Bastarrachea closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bastarrachea throws an elbow but it misses.
Red lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bastarrachea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Red.
Bastarrachea is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Red is keeping busy.
Still in the clinch, Red scores with a nice short uppercut.
Red lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bastarrachea backwards.
Red blocks the elbow strike.
Bastarrachea lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice left hand lands by Red.
Red blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Red stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Red pushes Bastarrachea back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bastarrachea effectively controlling the action here.
Red lands a nice shot to the body.
Bastarrachea looking to throw knees to the head but Red is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bastarrachea backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bastarrachea throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Red.
Red lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bastarrachea backwards.
Red scores with a hook to the body.
Red stalling in the clinch.
Good body shot from Red.
Jimmy Red seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Red.
Red lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Red displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bastarrachea up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Red.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Red.
Bastarrachea using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Red has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Red - that landed with a thud.
Red has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Red lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Red is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bastarrachea gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Red lands a nice shot to the body.
Red lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red lands a left hand.
Red stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Red creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Red throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bastarracheas head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red stalling.
Red lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Red works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Red lands a couple of elbows.
Bastarrachea utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Red throwing strikes but missing.
Red is pushing down on Bastarrachea's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bastarrachea is fighting to maintain full guard but Red has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bastarrachea keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Red seems to be working for a kimura but Bastarrachea defends the submission attempt.
Red frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bastarrachea on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bastarrachea tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Red postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bastarrachea looks a forlorn figure.
Red trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Red fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Red showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Red's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bastarrachea tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bastarrachea slips a jab and a cross from Red.
Red tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bastarrachea swivels and escapes.
Bastarrachea takes one to the chin there.
Bastarrachea throws a sloppy head kick
and Red counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastarrachea has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Red.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Red! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jimmy Red!
Jimmy Red is the new heavyweight champion!
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