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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Lower (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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Lower!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lower walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like James Lower has been cut.
Lower moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gonzalez scores with a nice right hand.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the head.
Gonzalez catches Lower with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gonzalez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lower.
Lower swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lower fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lower walks into a straight right hand from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez scores with a jab. Lower acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lower on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gonzalez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez connects with a single shot there.
Lower on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gonzalez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lower walks into a straight right hand from Gonzalez.
Lower is rocked!
Gonzalez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Lower 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lower is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?
Lower blocks a jab.
Lower seems to have recovered his senses.
Lower gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gonzalez with a jab.
Gonzalez cracks Lower with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Lower falls to his knees and Gonzalez doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Gonzalez!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Kiljutonkka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viljo Suokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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215 lbs
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165 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kiljutonkka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Viljo Suokas!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suokas punishes Kiljutonkka's body with a nice straight punch.
Kiljutonkka throws a leg kick
and Suokas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiljutonkka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suokas counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiljutonkka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Suokas counters with a nice uppercut.
Suokas jabs at Kiljutonkka's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiljutonkka throws a leg kick
and Suokas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Suokas lands with an overhand left.
It looks like John Kiljutonkka has been cut.
Suokas lands with a good body shot.
Suokas drops Kiljutonkka with a beautiful combination! Kiljutonkka stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Suokas is looking for the KO!
Kiljutonkka is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kiljutonkka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Viljo Suokas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suokas lands a nice hook to Kiljutonkka's body. Kiljutonkka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Suokas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kiljutonkka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kiljutonkka throws a leg kick
and Suokas counters with a left to the body.
Kiljutonkka is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suokas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kiljutonkka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Suokas counters with a left right combination that sends Kiljutonkka crashing to the mat - Suokas wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Kiljutonkka out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viljo Suokas!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sven S Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reino Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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145 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven S Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Tolonen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen throws a body kick the misses
enabling Svensson to counter with a crisp jab.
Svensson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Svensson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Svensson has control of Tolonen's left arm, preventing Tolonen from doing any damage.
Tolonen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Svensson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Svensson tries to get out of the position.
Tolonen drops back looking for a leg! Svensson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Svensson manages to kick Tolonen off! Tolonen jumps back into Svensson's guard.
Tolonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen thows a big elbow that misses.
Tolonen wants to control from the top but Svensson keeps moving.
Tolonen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Svensson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tolonen controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Reino Tolonen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tolonen thows a leg kick but Svensson checks it
and Svensson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Svensson - just one landing.
Svensson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tolonen.
Svensson loads up on a big right hand but Tolonen slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen misses with a leg kick
and Svensson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tolonen is looking to clinch.
Tolonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Svensson counters with a head kick. That will keep Tolonen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tolonen is rocked!
Svensson throws a sloppy head kick and Tolonen moves out of range easily.
Tolonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Svensson finish him?
Svensson lands a big head kick that sends Tolonen to the canvas! Svensson follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven S Svensson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Enforcer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Enforcer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ozzy Osbourne: Let Me Hear You Scream. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sinister - Leviathan kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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211 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Enforcer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Enforcer counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki has been cut.
Enforcer misses the body punch
and Kvadratichnie Schtaniki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Enforcer checks a leg kick.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Enforcer counters with a stiff right hand.
Enforcer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Enforcer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kvadratichnie Schtaniki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki moves to clinch but Enforcer breaks away
and Enforcer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki swings widly with a right hand
and Enforcer counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is predictable there
and Enforcer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki looks for the body kick but Enforcer saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a combination that misses
and Enforcer counters with a nice uppercut.
Enforcer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kvadratichnie Schtaniki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Enforcer tries to kick Kvadratichnie Schtaniki off but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki wants to stand up but Enforcer has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Enforcer manages to get to full guard.
Enforcer pushes Kvadratichnie Schtaniki off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki looks to clinch
and Enforcer counters with a series of strikes. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enforcer looks to land a left hand but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki moved out of range nicely.
Enforcer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like David Enforcer has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Enforcer avoids the head kick by Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Enforcer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a right hand that misses
and Enforcer counters with a nice uppercut.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Enforcer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Enforcer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kvadratichnie Schtaniki thinking.
Enforcer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Enforcer counters with a nice uppercut.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with a head kick.
Enforcer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki was well out of range. Poor timing from Enforcer.
Enforcer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses
and Enforcer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is looking to score with low kicks.
Enforcer misses with a body shot
and Kvadratichnie Schtaniki counters with a nice body kick.
Enforcer swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a leg kick that misses.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Enforcer counters with a stiff right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki 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 Enforcer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Enforcer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Enforcer lunges at Kvadratichnie Schtaniki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's hand.
Enforcer checks a leg kick.
Enforcer scores with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Enforcer counters with a left and a right that stings Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Enforcer dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki connects with a solid leg kick.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a head kick that misses.
Enforcer misses with a low kick.
Enforcer moves out of range of the body kick from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
David Enforcer is winning the standup battle so far.
Enforcer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Enforcer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Enforcer lands a lovely overhand right.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Enforcer finds it's way round the side to connect with Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's head.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Enforcer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enforcer throws a hook but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki blocks it.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Enforcer counters with a straight right hand.
Enforcer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki scores with a nice body kick.
Enforcer blocks a head kick by Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a poor cross that misses
and Enforcer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Enforcer misses with a left hand
and Kvadratichnie Schtaniki counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Enforcer circles away.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a sloppy body shot
and Enforcer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Enforcer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Horrible takedown by Kvadratichnie Schtaniki or perhaps it was just good defense by Enforcer which made him look bad.
David Enforcer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a combination that misses
and Enforcer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is breathing heavily.
Enforcer throws a looping overhand right but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki ducks down to avoid it.
Enforcer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with a combination
and Enforcer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with a jab to the body
and Enforcer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Enforcer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
David Enforcer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Enforcer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Enforcer.
A jab from Enforcer does it's job there.
Enforcer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kvadratichnie Schtanikis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Enforcer lands a slapping body shot.
Enforcer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Enforcer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kvadratichnie Schtaniki back to the cage. Enforcer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enforcer cracks a nice hook into Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's ribs.
Enforcer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki needs to keep his hands up - Enforcer had a free shot at his head there.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Enforcer misses its intended target.
Enforcer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kvadratichnie Schtanikis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki tries for a takedown but Enforcer circles away easily
and Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Enforcer lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Enforcer dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Enforcer misses with a two punch combination.
Enforcer lands the left hand.
Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with a low kick.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki walks into a stiff left hand from Enforcer.
Enforcer throws a leg kick but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a lazy body kick
and Enforcer counters with a left to the body.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with a right hand
and Enforcer counters with a straight right hand.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki swings widly with a right hand
and Enforcer counters with a left to the body.
Enforcer misses the jab.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enforcer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Enforcer lands with a good body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Enforcer, as that shot connected.
Enforcer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Enforcer scores with a punch to the head.
Enforcer throws a shot from downtown. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki moves away and avoids it.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki thows a leg kick but Enforcer checks it
and Enforcer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enforcer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Enforcer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Enforcer throws a right and a left that Kvadratichnie Schtaniki avoids nicely.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki ducks under a wild hook from Enforcer.
Enforcer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki tries to clinch up.
Enforcer looks to land a combination but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki avoids it well.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with a takedown attempt
and Enforcer counters with a left to the body.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enforcer lands with a hook. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Enforcer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki tries for a takedown but Enforcer circles away easily
and Enforcer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kvadratichnie Schtaniki thinking.
David Enforcer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
A slapping leg kick lands for Enforcer.
Enforcer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki moves out of range as Enforcer throws a body kick.
Enforcer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a leg kick
and Enforcer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Enforcer lands with a right hand.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Enforcer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Enforcer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Enforcer jabs at Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Enforcer with a nice cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Enforcer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Enforcer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Enforcer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antti Hirvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen PELIMUSA as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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156 lbs
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153 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Hirvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirvi throws a body kick the misses
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hirvi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hirvi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hirvi swings widly with a right hand
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hirvi clinches up with Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage.
Hirvi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hirvi is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvi throws an elbow but it misses.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Hirvi blocks with his arms.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Hirvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez avoids the elbow strike from Hirvi, against the cage.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Hirvi pushes off an throws an elbow but Sanchez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanchez trying to control the position but instead, Hirvi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sanchez into the cage.
Sanchez seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Sanchez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sanchez stalling in the clinch but Hirvi improves position.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hirvi throws an elbow but it misses.
Hirvi lands an elbow inside that Sanchez shrugs off.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Hirvi throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Hirvi has denied him.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jose Sanchez.
Hirvi moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
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.
Sanchez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hirvi.
Jose Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick
and Hirvi counters with a good, hard body kick but Sanchez shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hirvi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hirvi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Hirvi is having none of it.
Hirvi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hirvi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hirvi keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Hirvi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hirvi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Antti Hirvi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Hirvi misses
and Sanchez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hirvi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Hirvi saw that one coming.
Hirvi throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Hirvi moves out of range.
Hirvi ducks right into an uppercut from Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvi tries to land a front kick but Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hirvi throws a head kick that Sanchez semi-blocks.
Hirvi throws a push kick but Sanchez slaps the foot to one side.
Hirvi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
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.
Hirvi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanchez as he avoids it easily.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Hirvi's shoulder, as Hirvi tries to avoid the shot.
Hirvi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hirvi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi clinches.
Sanchez lands a hook that snaps the head of Hirvi backwards.
Hirvi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanchez scores a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez avoids a wild elbow strike from Hirvi.
Sanchez is looking to control Hirvi's arms but Hirvi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanchez has his back to the cage.
Sanchez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hirvi is defending well for now.
Sanchez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hirvi as Sanchez tries to tie him up.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hirvis head.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Hirvi.
Sanchez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hirvi trying to land knees to the body.
Hirvi pushes off an throws an elbow but Sanchez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Sanchez.
Hirvi lands a nice elbow.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez trying to control the position but instead, Hirvi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sanchez into the cage.
Sanchez lands a good knee to the midsection. Hirvi won't want to take too many of those.
Hirvi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Jose Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hirvi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hirvi misses with an elbow strike.
Hirvi misses with a knee strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hirvi lands an elbow inside that Sanchez shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hirvi.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Hirvi controls the action.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hirvi.
Sanchez is trying to stall.
Hirvi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jose Sanchez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Hirvi.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Hirvi moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
Hirvi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hirvi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanchez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanchez blocks the elbow strike.
Hirvi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hirvi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hirvi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hirvi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hirvi pushes off an throws an elbow but Sanchez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hirvi misses with a knee strike.
Hirvi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hirvi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hirvi throws an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Sanchez.
Hirvi managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
Hirvi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Hirvi blocks with his arms.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Hirvi blocks with his arms.
Sanchez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hirvi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Hirvi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sanchez dodges an elbow strike from Hirvi.
Hirvi misses with an elbow strike.
Sanchez has Hirvi pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Sanchez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanchez lands a good knee to the midsection. Hirvi won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body.
Hirvi misses with an elbow strike.
Sanchez tries to stall but Hirvi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sanchez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hirvi tries to pull guard but Sanchez holds him up against the cage and eventually Hirvi drops back down to his feet.
Hirvi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hirvi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanchez avoids a wild elbow strike from Hirvi.
Sanchez stalling.
Sanchez looking to stall.
Sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hirvi blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanchez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hirvi is defending well for now.
Hirvi misses with an elbow over the top.
Sanchez looking to stall.
Hirvi lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez taking a breather.
A short right from Sanchez on the inside.
Hirvi avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Hirvi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez just leaning against Hirvi, taking a breather.
Hirvi throws an elbow that misses.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hirvi lands an elbow that stopped Sanchez in his tracks for a moment.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Hirvi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hirvi slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Antti Hirvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez cracks Hirvi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Hirvi moves out of range easily.
Hirvi misses with a left hand
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Hirvi is looking to score with low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanchez 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Sanchez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kichiro Takaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Shabadoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takaki comes to the cage accompanied by Kagaya, Shu, Takaki - Alexey Rybnikov . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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147 lbs
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141 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kichiro Takaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Shabadoo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaki looks to clinch
and Shabadoo counters with a single leg into guard. Takaki didn't expect that.
Takaki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shabadoo.
Shabadoo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takaki is keeping the position for now.
Shabadoo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shabadoo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Takaki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shabadoo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Takaki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shabadoo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Takaki defending well though.
Takaki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Takaki tries to kick Shabadoo off but Shabadoo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabadoo throwing shots but Takaki is blocking nicely.
Shabadoo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Well, if Shabadoo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shabadoo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Takaki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shabadoo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shabadoo misses with a head shot. Takaki uses the momentum to regain guard.
Shabadoo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Shabadoo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shabadoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Takaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shabadoo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Takaki keeping moving, preventing Shabadoo from controlling successfully.
Shabadoo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabadoo trying to control but Takaki is working from the bottom.
Shabadoo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shabadoo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Shabadoo landing with the ground and pound.
Shabadoo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shabadoo connects with a couple of short punches.
Shabadoo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shabadoo preventing the sweep.
Shabadoo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shabadoo postures up in Takaki's guard and throws a big left but Takaki blocks it.
Shabadoo thows a big elbow that misses.
Takaki wants to get back to his feet but Shabadoo passes into half guard.
Shabadoo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Takaki defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Shabadoo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shabadoo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Shabadoo throws an elbow but Takaki slips to the side and avoids it well.
Shabadoo in side control, throwing shots but Takaki defends.
Shabadoo tries to score with some ground and pound. Takaki controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Takaki trying to remain calm as Shabadoo controls from the top position.
Shabadoo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Takaki managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Shabadoo.
Shabadoo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Shabadoo wants to control but Takaki is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabadoo lands a few punches from side control.
Shabadoo is trying to ground and pound but Takaki uses the momentary lack of control by Shabadoo to regain half guard.
Shabadoo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shabadoo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shabadoo is looking to stall here but Takaki recovers full guard.
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.
Shabadoo with a nice head shot there.
Shabadoo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Takaki manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Shabadoo has Takaki in his guard.
Shabadoo controls Takaki momentarily but Takaki frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabadoo has his hands on Takaki's head, controlling the position.
Takaki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joey Shabadoo.
Shabadoo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Takaki walks into a straight right hand from Shabadoo.
Takaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Shabadoo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Takaki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shabadoo counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Shabadoo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A head kick by Takaki misses
and Shabadoo counters with a straight right hand.
Takaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Shabadoo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takaki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shabadoo.
Shabadoo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takaki.
Shabadoo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Shabadoo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabadoo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Takaki hang on?
Takaki is rocked!
Shabadoo controlling the position easily from mount.
Shabadoo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oh Takaki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shabadoo lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Takaki! Shabadoo sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Takaki and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joey Shabadoo!
Joey Shabadoo is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabrera has chosen Hector as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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156 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasi Leuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Cabrera
and Leuka counters with a series of strikes. Cabrera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cabrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cabrera shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leuka counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Leuka.
Cabrera misses with the body kick
letting Leuka counter with a right hand.
Cabrera swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leuka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cabrera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cabrera slips under a jab from Leuka.
Leuka throws a right hand that misses
and Cabrera counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cabrera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cabrera looks to score with a jab to the body but Leuka is just out of range.
Leuka misses with a looping right.
Cabrera misses with a shot to the body
and Leuka counters with a three punch combo that has Cabrera backing up. Cabrera nods at Leuka to acknowledge the strikes.
Cabrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leuka throws a series of punches but Cabrera moves out of range.
Hector Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leuka cracks Cabrera with a good jab.
Cabrera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cabrera counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Leuka throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
A head kick by Cabrera misses
and Leuka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leuka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cabrera circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck for Cabrera with that takedown attempt.
Leuka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cabrera wants to clinch.
Cabrera fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cabrera throws a predictable looking body shot
so Leuka counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cabrera is looking for a triangle but Leuka pushes his legs off easily.
Leuka tries to free his leg and advance position but Cabrera is retaining full guard.
Leuka looking to sit in guard and control but Cabrera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cabrera trying to control but Leuka is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leuka wants to get back to his feet but Cabrera is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Leuka pulls Cabrera in close to his closed guard and prevents Cabrera from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leuka wants to get back to his feet but Cabrera is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasi Leuka dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Leuka throws a right hand that misses
and Cabrera counters with a nice body shot.
Leuka thows a body shot but no joy.
Cabrera is looking to slow Leuka down with leg kicks.
Cabrera looks to land a body kick but Leuka moved away.
A shot to the body from Cabrera misses
and Leuka counters with a series of strikes. Cabrera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cabrera moves in looking to clinch but Leuka pushes him off.
Cabrera tries to score with a low kick but Leuka moves his leg out of the way.
Leuka looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabrera is just out of range.
Cabrera misses with a lunging right hand
and Leuka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka throws a combination that misses
and Cabrera counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Leuka throws a series of punches but Cabrera avoids them all with ease.
Cabrera tries to clinch up but Leuka circles away and keeps his distance.
Leuka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lasi Leuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cabrera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cabrera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leuka lands a right hook to the body.
Cabrera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cabrera.
Cabrera 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.
Cabrera slips a jab and a cross from Leuka.
Cabrera dodges the punch combination from Leuka.
Leuka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cabrera on the side of the head.
Leuka throws a solid leg kick but Cabrera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Leuka.
Cabrera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Leuka's waist but Leuka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cabrera off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka cracks Cabrera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cabrera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabrera finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Leuka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick from Cabrera misses.
Cabrera is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Leuka rather than just go for the knockout.
Cabrera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cabrera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leuka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cabrera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrera tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Leuka counter with a right hand.
Leuka circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the body from Cabrera misses
and Leuka counters with a low kick, right behind Cabrera 's knee.
Nice takedown defense from Leuka. No joy for Cabrera on that attempt.
Lasi Leuka is winning the standup battle so far.
Cabrera is breathing heavily.
Cabrera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leuka lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leuka scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasi Leuka dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cabrera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leuka.
Cabrera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leuka misses with an uppercut. Cabrera saw that one coming.
Cabrera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cabrera looks to clinch
letting Leuka counter with a right hand.
Leuka tries to clinch but Cabrera is having none of it.
Leuka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cabrera is rocked!
Cabrera 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.
Leuka throws a right and a left that Cabrera avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Cabrera.
Cabrera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leuka dips to his left and cracks Cabrera with an uppercut!
Cabrera throws an off balance right hand
and Leuka counters with a three punch combo that has Cabrera backing up. Cabrera nods at Leuka to acknowledge the strikes.
Cabrera is still on wobbly legs! Can Leuka finish him?
Cabrera misses the shot to the body.
Cabrera throws a sloppy head kick and Leuka moves out of range easily.
Cabrera seems to have recovered his senses.
Cabrera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leuka counters with a crisp one two that drops Cabrera! Leuka thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Cabrera to his feet! Cabrera is in big trouble!
Cabrera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cabrera tries to clinch
and Leuka counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Cabrera! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Leuka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lasi Leuka!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelinho Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Haapasalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haapasalo has chosen Thin Lizzy - The Rocker as his entrance music. 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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264 lbs
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243 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelinho Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Haapasalo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haapasalo.
Haapasalo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Garcia to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Garcia trying to control but Haapasalo is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haapasalo is pulling down on Garcia's head to control his posture.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Haapasalo is keeping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Haapasalo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Haapasalo keeps moving.
Garcia is working Haapasalo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haapasalo looking for a sweep. Not yet Haapasalo, not yet.
Garcia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Garcia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapasalo is trying to keep Garcia in close.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Haapasalo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haapasalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia throws an off balance right hand
and Haapasalo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haapasalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Haapasalo.
The crowd cheers as Haapasalo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcia doesn't seem phased though.
Garcia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Haapasalo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Haapasalo lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia misses with a body shot
and Haapasalo counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Marcelinho Garcia has been cut.
Haapasalo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haapasalo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Haapasalo throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Seppo Haapasalo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Haapasalo counters with a good low kick that Garcia was not able to check.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Garcia misses with a shot to the body
and Haapasalo counters with a one-two to the body.
Haapasalo tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haapasalo wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Garcia misses with a jab to the body
and Haapasalo counters with a big right hand! Oh Garcia is in trouble here! Haapasalo follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seppo Haapasalo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Kirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chalupa Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tihuana - Tropa de Elite kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chalupa Jones!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kirk throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Kirk looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Kirk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Kirk counters with a nice leg kick.
Kirk thumps Jones with a low kick.
Kirk throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kirk counters with a body kick.
Kirk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Jones lands with a hook. Kirk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kirk misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind Kirk 's knee.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Kirk. Kirk gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Kirk counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kirk lands a front kick.
Kirk is looking to land body kicks.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kirk gets a double leg takedown into Jones's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kirk wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Kirk connects with a couple of short punches.
Kirk prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Kirk slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jones tries to buck Kirk off but Kirk is having none of it.
Jones defending against the ground and pound.
Kirk sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jones is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kirk tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Kirk crashes against the mat.
Kirk has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Jones is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Kirk yanks on the arm and Jones is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Kirk.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Kirk!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Al Clergia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sue Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tässä Tulee Hirmuinen Rölli. 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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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Al Clergia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sue Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clergia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clergia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jackson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clergia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clergia takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clergia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
Jackson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clergia.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson moves to clinch but Clergia breaks away
and Clergia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Clergia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Clergia blocks the leg kick.
Clergia swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Clergia misses with a body kick.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clergia misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Clergia.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jackson takes a swing at Clergia's ribcage but misses.
Clergia throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a good low kick that Clergia was not able to check.
Jackson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Clergia counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson thows a leg kick but Clergia checks it
and Clergia counters with a good low kick that Jackson was not able to check.
A telegraphed right hand from Clergia misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Clergia.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Clergia's ribs.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Clergia rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clergia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and Clergia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clergia.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Clergia counters with a good low kick that Jackson was not able to check.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clergia at a distance.
Clergia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Clergia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson connects with a high kick.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clergia manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Sue Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Clergia counters with a thumping low kick.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Clergia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jackson checks it well.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
letting Clergia counter with a right hand.
A leg kick checked by Jackson.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Jackson tenderised Clergia's leg. Clergia is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Clergia dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Clergia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
Jackson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Jackson thows a leg kick but Clergia checks it
and Clergia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Clergia blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Clergia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson 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.
Jackson throws a hook but Clergia avoids it easily.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Clergia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson misses with the body kick
and Clergia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jackson swings for the body but Clergia moves out of range.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson cracks the inside of Clergia's front leg.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and Clergia counters with a body kick.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Clergia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Clergia ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clergia.
Clergia avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clergia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Clergia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Clergia throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a hook. Clergia ducked under it nicely.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clergia moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Clergia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clergia moves out of range of the strikes.
Clergia misses with a low kick as Jackson jumps back.
Clergia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jackson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jackson. Clergia shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson 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.
Jackson misses the body punch
and Clergia counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clergia walks into a left hand.
Clergia misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clergia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Clergia avoids the body shot from Jackson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson throws a body punch but Clergia moves out of range.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Clergia dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Good exchange - Jackson coming out on top.
Jackson throws a hook but Clergia blocks it.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clergia.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Clergia counters with a two punch combo.
Clergia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clergia throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Clergia misses with a hook.
Jackson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jackson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Clergia moves out of range.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Clergia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Clergia had a free shot at his head there.
A clash of legs there as Clergia blocks the low kick.
Jackson cracks Clergia with a good jab.
Jackson throws a body punch but Clergia moves out of range.
Jackson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sue Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Al Clergia is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clergia.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Clergia moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.
Clergia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clergia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson stuns Clergia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clergia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clergia ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and Clergia counters with a body kick that stops Jackson in his tracks momentarily.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clergia in his tracks.
Clergia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson misses with a leg kick
and Clergia counters with an inside leg kick.
Jackson with a jab.
Jackson misses with a body punch
and Clergia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jackson's knee momentarily.
Clergia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson throws a head kick but Clergia moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clergia misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Clergia slips a jab from Jackson.
Al Clergia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson misses with a shot to the body
and Clergia counters with a straight right hand.
Clergia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Clergia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clergia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jackson on the side of the head.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Clergia counters with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Clergia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clergia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Clergia!
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