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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerhard Rihmakallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Baller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rihmakallo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Blood For Blood-Living In Exile. Baller has chosen Tonight is the night, i`m going to make looooove to you as his entrance music. Paul Baller has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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275 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerhard Rihmakallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Baller!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rihmakallo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Baller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baller scores with a jab to the head.
Rihmakallo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Baller counters with a big right hand! Oh Rihmakallo is in trouble here! Baller follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Baller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Banner's entrance music is Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler. A fine choice. Vlad Kalashnikov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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258 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jerome Le Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlad Kalashnikov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Banner defending well as Kalashnikov loads up on a big left hand.
Le Banner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kalashnikov slaps away a takedown attempt from Le Banner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kalashnikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Le Banner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kalashnikov doesn't manage to clinch there - Le Banner circles away.
Kalashnikov takes the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kalashnikov.
Le Banner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Le Banner takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jerome Le Banner has been cut.
Kalashnikov lands a nice elbow.
Kalashnikov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Le Banner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kalashnikov has him pressed against the cage.
Kalashnikov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Le Banner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Le Banner being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Banner tries to break free but Kalashnikov pushes him back against the cage.
Kalashnikov lands a knee to the head.
Kalashnikov stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vlad Kalashnikov.
Le Banner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kalashnikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Le Banner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kalashnikov slips a jab and a cross from Le Banner.
Le Banner misses with a combination
and Kalashnikov moves into the clinch.
Kalashnikov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Le Banner's defenses.
Come on Kalashnikov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kalashnikov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kalashnikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kalashnikov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vlad Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov tries to clinch up but Le Banner circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut there from Le Banner.
Kalashnikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Le Banner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kalashnikov moves out of range as Le Banner strikes.
Kalashnikov tries to clinch there but Le Banner circles away.
Kalashnikov blocks a head kick by Le Banner.
Le Banner throws a right and a left that Kalashnikov avoids nicely.
Le Banner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kalashnikov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Le Banner being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Kalashnikov's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Le Banner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kalashnikov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kalashnikov slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vlad Kalashnikov.
Le Banner swings widly with a right hand
and Kalashnikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Le Banner misses with a wild combination.
Le Banner lands a jab-cross combination.
Kalashnikov tries to clinch but Le Banner is having none of it.
Le Banner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Le Banner throws a combination that misses
and Kalashnikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Le Banner circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from Le Banner misses
and Kalashnikov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov drives through and clinches with Le Banner against the cage.
Kalashnikov tries to land a knee to the head but Le Banner blocks with his arms.
Le Banner being controlled against the cage.
Kalashnikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kalashnikov controlling the action here for a moment.
Le Banner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Le Banner wants to get back to striking at distance but Kalashnikov won't allow it.
Le Banner can't break the clinch.
Kalashnikov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Le Banner avoids a wild elbow strike from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov has a couple of punches blocked by Le Banner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Kalashnikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerome Le Banner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kalashnikov cracks the inside of Le Banner's front leg.
Le Banner misses with a wild combination.
Kalashnikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le Banner moves away.
Kalashnikov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by Kalashnikov - just one landing.
Le Banner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kalashnikov.
Le Banner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Le Banner misses with a two punch combination.
Le Banner misses with a few strikes there.
Le Banner shoots in for a takedown but Kalashnikov shows good takedown defense.
Kalashnikov forces Le Banner back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Le Banner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kalashnikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Le Banner blocks an elbow strike from Kalashnikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalashnikov stalling in the clinch but Le Banner improves position.
Le Banner can't break the clinch.
Kalashnikov pushes Le Banner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kalashnikov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kalashnikov receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vlad Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov doesn't manage to clinch there - Le Banner circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Le Banner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kalashnikov counters by moving into the clinch.
Le Banner takes an elbow to the temple.
Kalashnikov lands a left hand.
Kalashnikov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Le Banner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Le Banner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kalashnikov has him pressed against the cage.
Kalashnikov misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov lands an elbow that stopped Le Banner in his tracks for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov lands a nice knee to the body.
Kalashnikov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kalashnikov works on Le Banner's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Le Banner uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kalashnikov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Le Banner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vlad Kalashnikov.
Le Banner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kalashnikov tries to clinch up but Le Banner circles away and keeps his distance.
Le Banner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Le Banner swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Le Banner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kalashnikov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Le Banner scores a takedown into full mount!
You get the feeling that Kalashnikov really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Le Banner tries to keep at a distance but Kalashnikov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kalashnikov lands a left hand.
Kalashnikov has Le Banner pushed against the cage.
Kalashnikov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kalashnikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kalashnikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalashnikov stalls.
Kalashnikov gets through Le Banner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Kalashnikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jerome Le Banner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Le Banner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kalashnikov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Le Banner somewhat.
Kalashnikov throws a shot to the body.
Kalashnikov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Le Banner takes one to the chin there.
Kalashnikov tries to clinch up but Le Banner circles away and keeps his distance.
Le Banner scores with a nice head shot.
Le Banner swings for the body but Kalashnikov moves out of range.
Le Banner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kalashnikov tries to clinch but Le Banner moves out of range.
Le Banner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kalashnikov darts in and clinches Le Banner up against the cage.
Kalashnikov stalling in the clinch.
Le Banner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kalashnikov is struggling to control the position.
Kalashnikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalashnikov trying to stall but Le Banner improves his position.
Kalashnikov tries a knee to the head but Le Banner blocks it.
Kalashnikov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Le Banner is keeping busy.
Kalashnikov trying to land knees to the body.
Kalashnikov cracks Le Banner with a nice body shot.
Kalashnikov taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vlad Kalashnikov.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Le Banner.
Jerome Le Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalashnikov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Le Banner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Le Banner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kalashnikov, right into the meat.
Kalashnikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Le Banner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kalashnikov looks to clinch
and Kalashnikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Le Banner throws a leg kick
and Kalashnikov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kalashnikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Le Banner is defending well for now.
Vlad Kalashnikov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kalashnikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kalashnikov digs a right hand underneath Le Banner's ribcage. Le Banner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kalashnikov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kalashnikov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vlad Kalashnikov.
Le Banner misses with a hook. Kalashnikov ducked under it nicely.
Le Banner misses with the combination.
Le Banner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Le Banner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kalashnikov tries to clinch there but Le Banner circles away.
Jerome Le Banner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov throws a head kick that half lands.
Le Banner misses with a body shot.
Le Banner misses with a head kick.
Le Banner throws a right and a left that Kalashnikov avoids nicely.
A jab from Le Banner does it's job there.
Kalashnikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Kalashnikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Le Banner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Le Banner throws a combination that misses
and Kalashnikov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Le Banner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Le Banner misses.
Kalashnikov closes the distance and clinches.
Le Banner blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Le Banner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kalashnikov has him pressed against the cage.
Kalashnikov is pushing Le Banner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kalashnikov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Le Banner's brow.
Jerome Le Banner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Le Banner as Kalashnikov tries to tie him up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vlad Kalashnikov.
Le Banner swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalashnikov.
Le Banner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kalashnikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kalashnikov tries to clinch up.
Le Banner keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Le Banner does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kalashnikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Le Banner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kalashnikov sprawls well. Kalashnikov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Le Banner gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Le Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le Banner lands with a hook. Kalashnikov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Le Banner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Kalashnikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kalashnikov 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Kalashnikov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chauncey Peppertooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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257 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Chauncey Peppertooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Piper!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Peppertooth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Piper tries for a takedown but Peppertooth circles away easily
and Peppertooth counters with a low kick, right behind Piper 's knee.
Piper has his takedown stuffed
and Peppertooth counters with a nice uppercut.
Chauncey Peppertooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Piper.
Piper misses with a few strikes there.
Piper misses with a takedown attempt
and Peppertooth counters with a stiff right hand.
Piper shoots and misses
and Peppertooth counters with a thumping low kick.
Piper closes the distance and clinches.
Peppertooth landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Piper looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piper takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppertooth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Piper backwards.
Peppertooth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Piper's defenses.
It looks like Peter Piper has been cut.
Piper blocks an elbow strike.
Peppertooth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Piper wants to break free but Peppertooth has control.
Peppertooth breaks from the clinch.
Nice jab there from Peppertooth.
Peppertooth cracks Piper with a right hand to the side of the head.
Peppertooth takes a swing at Piper's ribcage but misses.
Piper tries for a takedown but Peppertooth circles away easily
and Peppertooth counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Peppertooth.
Nice elbow from Peppertooth.
Piper takes an elbow to the temple.
Peppertooth is struggling to control the position.
Piper jumps guard but Peppertooth stands there with Piper around his waist. Piper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Peppertooth lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppertooth lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peppertooth unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Peppertooth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Peter Piper's cut even more.
Nice elbow from Peppertooth.
Peppertooth throws an elbow that misses.
Peppertooth lands a knee to the body.
Peppertooth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peppertooth jabs Piper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Peppertooth.
Piper misses with a jab to the body
and Peppertooth counters with a head kick.
Peppertooth scores with a jab to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peppertooth.
Piper looks to throw a body kick
and Peppertooth counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Peppertooth throws a head kick that Piper semi-blocks.
The cut above Peter Piper's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Piper on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Peppertooth lands with a slapping head kick.
Peppertooth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Peppertooth throws a head kick that misses.
Peppertooth clobbers Piper with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Piper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Peppertooth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peppertooth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper throws a sloppy body shot
and Peppertooth counters with a straight right hand.
Peppertooth throws a series of punches but Piper avoids them all with ease.
Piper shoots and misses
and Peppertooth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A punch combination from Peppertooth misses.
Peppertooth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Piper misses with a leg kick
and Peppertooth counters with a nice leg kick.
Peppertooth lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peppertooth connects with an inside leg kick.
Peppertooth scores with a one two! Piper had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chauncey Peppertooth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Piper's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Peppertooth lands a head shot.
Piper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Peppertooth counters with a leg kick.
Piper has managed to clinch.
Peppertooth unloads a knee to the mid-section. Piper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chauncey Peppertooth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peppertooth pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Peppertooth.
Peppertooth lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Peppertooth.
Peppertooth lands a nice knee to the body.
Peppertooth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Piper can do to turn this around?
Peppertooth connects with a knee to the head.
Peppertooth lands a damaging elbow.
Peppertooth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Peppertooth tries to land a knee to the head but Piper blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peppertooth lands with a short shot to the head.
Piper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Peppertooth gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Piper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peppertooth scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppertooth pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Piper avoids the elbow strike from Peppertooth, against the cage.
Peppertooth lands an elbow just above Piper 's eye.
Peppertooth pushes Piper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Piper blocks an elbow strike.
Peppertooth trying to land knees to the body.
Piper tries to pull guard but Peppertooth won't allow it.
Chauncey Peppertooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Piper.
Peppertooth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Piper.
Piper pushes off an throws an elbow but Peppertooth leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Peppertooth.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peppertooth.
Peppertooth gets underhooks to prevent Piper's takedown attempt.
Peppertooth lands a nice elbow.
Peppertooth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peppertooth looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Piper taking a breather.
Piper jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Peppertooth walks away with a smile on his face. Piper gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Piper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Peppertooth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Peppertooth lands the left hand.
Piper closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Peppertooth takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Peppertooth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Piper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Peppertooth counters with a thumping low kick.
Piper throws a head kick that misses
and Peppertooth counters with a leg kick.
Piper throws a poor cross that misses
and Peppertooth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peppertooth.
Chauncey Peppertooth is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Piper misses
and Peppertooth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Peter Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Piper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Peppertooth counters with a nice uppercut.
Peter Piper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peppertooth has taken the fight to the clinch.
Peppertooth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Piper throws a head kick that misses
and Peppertooth makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Piper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Piper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Peppertooth counters by clinching up.
Peppertooth prevents a takedown attempt there.
Peppertooth trying to land knees to the body.
Peppertooth connects with a knee to the head.
Peppertooth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Peppertooth throws an elbow but it misses.
Peppertooth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Piper's defenses.
Peter Piper's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Peppertooth lands a nice elbow.
Peppertooth is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Peppertooth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Peppertooth lands an elbow just above Piper 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppertooth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peter Piper's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chauncey Peppertooth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samurai Moonwalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samurai Moonwalker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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215 lbs
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29
220 lbs
11 - 10 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Samurai Moonwalker!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws a solid leg kick but Moonwalker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Black.
Moonwalker shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Moonwalker is thwarting Black's attempts to control the position.
Moonwalker is looking for a kimura here.
Moonwalker is pressing down on Black's thigh, looking to free his foot. Black is holding on for now.
Moonwalker is looking to stall here but Black recovers full guard.
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moonwalker trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moonwalker wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Black keeping moving, preventing Moonwalker from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Moonwalker wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
Moonwalker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moonwalker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Moonwalker trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Samurai Moonwalker was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Black looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Black scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moonwalker in his tracks.
Moonwalker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Black counters by moving into the clinch.
Moonwalker fails to pull guard.
Black prevents Moonwalker from breaking the clinch.
Black digs a right hand into Moonwalker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moonwalker's gas tank.
Black stalling in the clinch.
Black tries to work over Moonwalker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moonwalker goes for a takedown attempt but Black pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Moonwalker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Black counters with a nice body shot.
Mike Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samurai Moonwalker.
Moonwalker looks gassed!
Black tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Moonwalker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Black clinches up against the cage.
Black is pushing Moonwalker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Moonwalker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Black works on Moonwalker's body with a couple of short punches.
Black misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moonwalker fails to pull guard.
Moonwalker blocking some punches.
Black just leaning against Moonwalker, taking a breather.
Moonwalker blocking some punches.
Moonwalker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Moonwalker tries to break the clinch but Black is controlling the position.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Moonwalker avoids it by throwing Black back against the cage.
Black effectively controlling the action here.
Moonwalker goes for a takedown attempt but Black pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Samurai Moonwalker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Black.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Black dominated that round.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moonwalker looks to land a body kick but Black moved away.
Black lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moonwalker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Black stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Black misses with a right hand
and Moonwalker counters with a takedown into side control.
Moonwalker trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Black is trying to control Moonwalker's posture but Moonwalker avoids it.
Moonwalker trying to control the position but Black is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moonwalker in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Black might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black can't do much from the bottom here.
Moonwalker wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Black being controlled for a moment.
Moonwalker throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Moonwalker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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.
Black wants to control but Moonwalker postures up.
Moonwalker trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Moonwalker tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Black sneaks back into half guard.
Moonwalker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moonwalker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Black has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moonwalker is working away from the top position though.
Black is holding on to half guard well.
Black knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moonwalker on the ground.
Moonwalker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.
Black trying to control but Moonwalker postures up.
Moonwalker is working for a kimura but Black is defending it quite comfortably.
Moonwalker wants to work for an arm triangle but Black is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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.
Moonwalker trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Black works his way to full guard. Good work.
Black keeping full guard, as Moonwalker tries to pass.
Moonwalker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Moonwalkeris looking to pass into half guard but Black pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Black is in guard.
Moonwalker looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Black has picked Moonwalker up and slammed him! Moonwalker can't keep hold of the triangle and Black manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samurai Moonwalker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Black throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moonwalker.
Moonwalker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Black counters with a head kick. That will keep Moonwalker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
An inside leg kick lands from Black.
Black connects with a solid leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Moonwalker. Those never looked like landing.
Moonwalker throws a poor cross that misses
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
Moonwalker throws an off balance right hand
and Black counters with a body kick that stops Moonwalker in his tracks momentarily.
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!
Moonwalker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Moonwalker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moonwalker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Black fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Black. Moonwalker shrugs it off though.
Black has taken the fight to the clinch.
A body shot lands from Black.
Black presses Moonwalker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Black.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Black.
Black throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black lands a body shot in the clinch.
Black pushes Moonwalker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Black as the two fighters clinch.
Black gets through Moonwalker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Black avoiding damage.
A hook to the body from Black.
Black throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Black.
Black misses with a punch to the body.
Black lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Black as the two fighters clinch.
Moonwalker fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moonwalker jumps guard but Black stands there with Moonwalker around his waist. Moonwalker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Black.
A right hook to the body lands for Black.
A shot in the inside from Black.
Black scores with a shot to the side of Moonwalker's head.
Black lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moonwalker backwards.
Black manages to break the clinch.
Black fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Black turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Black looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moonwalker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Black counters with a head kick.
Mike Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samurai Moonwalker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moonwalker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Black connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Black with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Black misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Black showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Black 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 29:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Black!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rhomboid Goatcabin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lisandro Licha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goatcabin comes to the cage accompanied by Selfishly Irritating. Licha has chosen In Bloom as his entrance music. Lisandro Licha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
175 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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180 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rhomboid Goatcabin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lisandro Licha!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Licha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Licha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goatcabin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Licha walks into a straight right hand from Goatcabin.
Goatcabin cracks a nice hook into Licha's ribs.
Licha swings away with a body shot that misses
and Goatcabin counters with a shoot takedown. Licha fights it but they end up in guard.
Licha keeping moving, preventing Goatcabin from controlling successfully.
Goatcabin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Goatcabin forces his way into half guard.
Licha tries to get to full guard but Goatcabin has control of the leg.
Goatcabin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Licha!
Goatcabin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Licha hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goatcabin is landing with some decent strikes but Licha is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Goatcabin looking to finish Licha with some ground and pound. This is bad for Licha!
Licha is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goatcabin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Licha is looking to escape.
Licha is still in real trouble! Can Goatcabin finish him?
Goatcabin postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Licha badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Goatcabin around the waist but Goatcabin pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Goatcabin is the winner by TKO! Goatcabin jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rhomboid Goatcabin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rapid Fire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rapid Fire!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fire blocks a jab.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fire counters with a body kick that stops Jones in his tracks momentarily.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fire was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Fire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones misses the jab.
Fire misses with a leg kick
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones scores with a jab. Fire acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones throws a hook but Fire avoids it easily.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Tom Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire thumps Jones with a low kick.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Fire throws a front kick that sends Jones stumbling back into the cage.
Fire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones blocks a head kick by Fire.
Fire misses with a kick to the body.
Fire throws a head kick that misses
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Fire breaks from the clinch.
Fire throws a head kick that misses.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
A big left from Jones misses.
Fire misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fire.
Fire throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
Fire scores with a head kick. Jones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Tom Jones has been cut.
Fire throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fire moves away.
Fire takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Fire.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fire manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Jones.
Fire delivers a nice body kick.
Fire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fire looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fire, right into the meat.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Fire slips the punch.
Fire throws a body kick that misses.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fire.
Fire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fire throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Fire scores with a nice body kick.
Fire lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jones will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fire lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fire. Fire obviously looking to wear him down.
Fire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rapid Fire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Jones's cut.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fire misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
Jones lands a nice hook to Fire's body. Fire takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fire will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fire slips under a jab from Jones.
Fire thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jones tests Fire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from Fire misses
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones tries to clinch
and Fire finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fire drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones forces Fire back against the cage and clinches.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Fire tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fire.
Tom Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rapid Fire.
Fire is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fire tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fire is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Fire trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fire into the cage.
Fire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Fire misses
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Fire slips under a jab.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fire.
Jab by Jones.
Jones cracks Fire with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fire is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fire.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Fire.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fire throws a leg kick
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones misses with some punches.
Fire has Jones pushed against the cage.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fire blocks a body shot from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Fire.
Fire fails to pull guard.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Fire's takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Fire wants to break free but Jones has control.
Fire has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Fire.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Rapid Fire has been cut.
Fire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fire tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fire backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fire.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fire backwards.
Fire is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Jones dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fire takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fire misses with a kick to the body.
Fire delivers a nice body kick.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fire slips a jab from Jones.
Fire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Fire's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones cracks Fire with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fire is rocked!
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Fire's shoulder, as Fire tries to avoid the shot.
Fire is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Fire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Fire seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Fire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones throws a hook but Fire avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Fire throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones rushes Fire and presses him up against the cage.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones has Fire pressed against the cage.
Fire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fire's efforts to push away.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Fire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fire.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones cracks Fire with a nice body shot.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fires head.
Jones works on Fire's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Jones stalling in the clinch.
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Fire looking for a takedown.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Fire blocking some punches.
Jones digs a right hand into Fire's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fire's gas tank.
Jones works on Fire's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fire.
Jones has Fire pressed against the cage, preventing Fire from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones is working Fire over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fire wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fire backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Jones.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Hickman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xocoyotzin has chosen Eminem - Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
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184 lbs
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Hickman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xocoyotzin rushes Hickman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hickman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Xocoyotzin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Xocoyotzin has picked Hickman up - he's going for a ride! Xocoyotzin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hickman is in trouble now - Xocoyotzin has advanced to mount!
Xocoyotzin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hickman throwing hammer fists to the chest of Xocoyotzin. What's that going to do exactly?
Hickman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Dick Hickman has been cut.
Hickman can't escape the position.
Xocoyotzin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hickman is looking to escape.
Hickman tries to reverse the position but Xocoyotzin maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickman flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hickman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Feeble punches landing from Hickman - he's mounted - they can't hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xocoyotzin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hickman is looking to escape.
Xocoyotzin raining down hammerfists from mount.
Xocoyotzin fails to take his opponent's back.
Xocoyotzin content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hickman throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Xocoyotzin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hickman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hickman tries to get out of the position.
Hickman tries to reverse the position but Xocoyotzin maintains control.
Xocoyotzin swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hickman is now in Xocoyotzin's guard. A big mistake from Xocoyotzin there, giving up the dominant position!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xocoyotzin keeping moving, preventing Hickman from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xocoyotzin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hickman defends well.
Xocoyotzin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hickman defends well.
Hickman wants to pass the guard but Xocoyotzin is keeping the position.
Hickman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Xocoyotzin looking for a sweep. Not yet Xocoyotzin, not yet.
Hickman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Xocoyotzin looking for a guillotine here but Hickman defends easily.
Hickman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Xocoyotzin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Xocoyotzin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Xocoyotzin!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickman is looking to regain half guard here but Xocoyotzin keeps moving and retains side control.
Hickman tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Xocoyotzin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hickman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hickman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hickman is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Hickman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hickman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Xocoyotzin as he jumps to the side.
Hickman fails with the takedown
and Xocoyotzin counters with a single leg into guard. Hickman didn't expect that.
Hickman trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hickman doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hickman striking off his back but it's not causing Xocoyotzin any problems.
Hickman throwing short punches from the bottom.
Hickman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hickman doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Xocoyotzin looking to sit in guard and control but Hickman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Xocoyotzin is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Hickman frees his head nicely. Oh but Xocoyotzin has switched to an armbar! Hickman is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Worcester Sauce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadashi Masaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tadashi Masaru will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Worcester Sauce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tadashi Masaru!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masaru bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sauce's head backwards.
Masaru lands with a nice combination. Sauce backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Worcester Sauce has been cut.
Masaru throws a shot to the body.
Masaru lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sauce at a distance.
Masaru misses with a double jab.
Masaru misses with a jab to the body
and Sauce counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Masaru just misses with a punch to the body.
Sauce throws a sloppy head kick and Masaru moves out of range easily.
Masaru lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masaru defending well as Sauce loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Masaru misses.
Sauce lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Tadashi Masaru has been cut.
Masaru keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Masaru avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Masaru throws a combination that misses
and Sauce counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Masaru punishes Sauce's body with a nice straight punch.
Masaru misses with a combination
and Sauce counters with a good low kick that Masaru was not able to check.
Masaru lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaru throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sauce counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice shot by Masaru.
Sauce walks into a straight right hand from Masaru.
Masaru looks to score with a jab to the body but Sauce is just out of range.
Sauce takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Masaru misses with a combination
and Sauce counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Masaru throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sauce counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sauce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masaru jabs at Sauce's body.
Sauce is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Masaru misses.
Masaru misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Masaru lands with a hook. Sauce tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sauce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Masaru misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masaru misses with a wild combination.
Sauce takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Masaru misses with a few strikes there.
Masaru misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sauce counters with a nice low kick that buckles Masaru's knee momentarily.
Masaru throws a series of punches but Sauce moves out of range.
Sauce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masaru.
Sauce lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masaru lands a nice looking body shot.
Masaru blocks a leg kick.
Sauce is looking to chop away at Masaru's legs.
Masaru has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sauce.
Sauce connects with a solid leg kick.
Masaru on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Masaru walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sauce.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauce lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Masaru throws a combination that misses
and Sauce counters with a leg kick.
Tadashi Masaru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sauce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sauce gets a clinch.
Sauce lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Masaru.
Sauce creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masaru's defenses.
Masaru takes an elbow to the temple.
Sauce lands an elbow just above Masaru 's eye.
Sauce just leaning against Masaru, taking a breather.
Masaru breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sauce misses with a head kick.
Sauce tries to clinch there but Masaru circles away.
Masaru on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sauce. Sauce obviously looking to wear him down.
Masaru misses with a double jab.
Masaru circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masaru fails to land with a series of punches.
Masaru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masaru lands a slapping body shot.
Masaru stuns Sauce with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Masaru is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sauce rather than just go for the knockout.
Masaru uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Masaru scores with a nice right hand.
Masaru is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sauce had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Masaru scores with a jab. Sauce acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Masaru fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Masaru throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Masaru fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sauce misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sauce misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masaru misses with a combination
and Sauce counters with a nice leg kick.
Masaru throws a hook but Sauce avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Worcester Sauce dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sauce takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Masaru looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sauce walks into a stiff left hand from Masaru.
Masaru throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Masaru misses with a wild combination.
Sauce slips a jab and a cross from Masaru.
Sauce takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheers as Masaru lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sauce doesn't seem phased though.
Masaru rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sauce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sauce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masaru moves into range and connects with a jab.
Masaru works the jab nicely.
Masaru swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sauce counters with a good, hard body kick but Masaru shrugs it off.
Masaru is breathing heavily.
Masaru changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sauce tries a head kick but it misses.
Sauce tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Masaru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tadashi Masaru is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaru misses with a combination
and Sauce finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Masaru bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sauce's head.
Masaru avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sauce throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Masaru jabs at Sauce's body.
Donk. Masaru catches Sauce right on the button with a cross.
An inside leg kick from Sauce misses.
Masaru scores with a three punch combo!
Masaru lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Masaru throws a series of punches but Sauce avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masaru. Sauce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masaru misses the body punch
and Sauce counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tadashi Masaru seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sauce throws a leg kick but Masaru moved away.
Sauce dodges the punch combination from Masaru.
Tadashi Masaru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masaru falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sauce holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sauce is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masaru is defending well for now.
Sauce leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sauce has Masaru pressed against the cage, preventing Masaru from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Masaru can't break the clinch.
Sauce has Masaru pushed against the cage.
Sauce crunches a lovely knee into Masaru's ribcage.
Sauce putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Masaru in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sauce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masaru has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sauce lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauce misses with a knee strike.
Sauce stalling in the clinch but Masaru improves position.
Sauce keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masaru's efforts to push away.
Sauce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masaru has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sauce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masaru avoids it.
Sauce keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masaru's efforts to push away.
Sauce throws an elbow but it misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Masaru is trying to break the clinch but Sauce is controlling him.
Masaru manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Masaru. Those never looked like landing.
Sauce takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sauce tries to clinch up but Masaru circles away and keeps his distance.
A left lands for Masaru.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauce takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jab, jab by Masaru - just one landing.
Sloppy strikes from Masaru. Those never looked like landing.
Masaru ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sauce misses with a low kick.
Masaru throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sauce counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Masaru is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Masaru scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sauce is rocked!
Masaru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sauce.
Sauce wants to clinch up but Masaru keeps it at a distance.
Masaru connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Sauce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Masaru getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masaru lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sauce circles away quickly and effectively.
Sauce seems to have got his legs back now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Masaru. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Masaru. Those never looked like landing.
Masaru throws a nice looking combination but Sauce bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sauce looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Masaru lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Masaru.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadashi Masaru 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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Masaru. Beautiful body shot.
Masaru throws the kick towards the body but Sauce avoids it.
Masaru lands a glancing blow to the side of Sauce's head.
Sauce wants to land a leg kick but Masaru is out of range.
Masaru throws a one two combo.
Masaru digs a good body shot into Sauce's ribs.
Masaru takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Some wild striking there from Masaru.
Sauce throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Masaru.
Sloppy strikes from Masaru. Those never looked like landing.
Masaru misses with a jab, cross combination.
Masaru fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sauce throws a sloppy head kick and Masaru moves out of range easily.
A right-left combo lands from Masaru.
Masaru with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaru shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sauce eats them both and turns towards Masaru to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Masaru throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sauce finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Masaru throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sauce stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Masaru thuds a left hand into Sauce's body.
Sauce on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sauce takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sauce takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Masaru lands a jab to Sauce's midsection.
Masaru scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sloppy strikes from Masaru. Those never looked like landing.
Masaru bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sauce's head.
Masaru throws a right hand that Sauce ducks under and follows up with a left that Sauce also avoids with ease.
Sauce attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Masaru.
Masaru dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masaru misses with a double jab
and Sauce counters with a thumping low kick.
Sauce misses with a body kick.
Masaru connects with a body shot.
Masaru lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice combination there by Masaru.
Masaru with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Masaru throws a series of punches but Sauce avoids them all with ease.
Masaru fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masaru lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Masaru misses with a wild combination.
Masaru lands a jab.
Masaru goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masaru swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sauce counters with a shoot takedown. Masaru fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Masaru wants to stand but Sauce is controlling the position.
Sauce looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sauce trying to control but Masaru is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sauce is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Worcester Sauce just wasn't active enough.
Masaru misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masaru thuds his right hand into Sauce's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sauce avoids the head kick by Masaru.
Sauce misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tadashi Masaru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Masaru has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tadashi Masaru!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimmuriel Oblodra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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272 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Kent!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmuriel Oblodra!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oblodra jabs Kent right on the nose. Kent blinks but takes it well.
Oblodra gets the takedown into side control.
Kent struggling a bit here.
Kent manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kent moves into full guard.
Oblodra postures up.
Kent keeping moving, preventing Oblodra from controlling successfully.
Kent controls Oblodra momentarily but Oblodra frees himself.
Kent preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kent trying to control the position.
Oblodra postures up in Kent's guard and throws a big left but Kent blocks it.
Kent looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oblodra is one step ahead there.
Kent keeping moving, preventing Oblodra from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oblodra postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kent is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Oblodra, into his guard.
Oblodra looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kent trying to control but Oblodra is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Oblodra looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Kent is defending well. Oblodra quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Kent has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Oblodra celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kimmuriel Oblodra! Kimmuriel Oblodra retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franz Beckenbauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beckenbauer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Apaga mas não bate . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Franz Beckenbauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jin Kim!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Beckenbauer quickly recovers to half guard.
Kim is trying to control the action in half guard but Beckenbauer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Beckenbauer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Beckenbauer is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Kim is tapping! Great win for Beckenbauer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Franz Beckenbauer!
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