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UMMA - Milo Phillips return PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lisandro Licha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Licha kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is In Bloom. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lisandro Licha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Milo Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips slips a jab and a cross from Licha.
Licha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phillips changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Licha looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Phillips wants to control but Licha is keeping him busy.
Licha taking a bit of punishment here - Phillips scoring with strikes.
Licha tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Phillips wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Phillips is chipping away with strikes.
Phillips working the ground and pound but Licha is defending the strikes.
Licha tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Phillips wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Phillips is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Licha's shoulder. That is not cool.
Phillips tries to advance to mount but Licha denies him.
Licha is looking to regain half guard here but Phillips keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licha struggling a bit here.
Phillips trying to control the action but Licha is working from the bottom.
Licha taking punishment in the form of punches.
Phillips throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Licha is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Phillips off and has taken his back!
Licha keeps control of the position as Phillips tries to break free.
Licha doesn't have the hooks in and Phillips manages to turn into his guard.
Phillips passes Licha's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Licha is looking to escape.
Licha looking for a kimura from the bottom but Phillips passes into side control!
Licha taking a bit of punishment here - Phillips scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Licha is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Licha is trying to control Phillips's posture but Phillips avoids it.
Phillips trying to control the action but Licha is working from the bottom.
Licha pushes Phillips away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Phillips gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Licha is looking for a sweep.
Phillips is looking to take a break and control but Licha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Licha gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Phillips is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Licha sees it coming and defends easily.
Licha is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Licha is looking to escape.
Phillips missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Licha is looking to control Phillips's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Licha avoid being mounted?
Phillips sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Licha defending well though.
Phillips seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Licha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Licha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Phillips trying to mount his opponent but Licha defends it.
Phillips not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Licha gets back to full guard.
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.
Phillips throwing strikes from guard but Licha blocks nicely.
Licha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Licha is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Phillips wants to pass the guard but Licha is keeping the position.
Licha controls Phillips momentarily but Phillips frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phillips preventing the sweep.
Licha manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Phillips manages to get himself to full guard.
Phillips manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Phillips raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Phillips dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Licha misses with a wild combination.
Phillips throws a hook but Licha blocks it.
Lisandro Licha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Licha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phillips throws a hook but Licha avoids it easily.
Licha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Licha shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Phillips 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.
Phillips misses with an uppercut. Licha saw that one coming.
Phillips lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips fails with a takedown attempt.
Licha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phillips.
Phillips looks for a takedown but Licha sprawls well.
Phillips misses with a hook
letting Licha counter with a right hand.
Licha thows a body shot but no joy.
Licha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phillips rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Licha counters with a series of strikes. Phillips will be more careful next time no doubt.
Phillips cracks Licha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips shoots in looking for a takedown. Licha tries to sprawl out of it but Phillips keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Licha manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lisandro Licha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Phillips.
Licha closes the distance and clinches up with Phillips, looking for a takedown. Licha pushes Phillips against the cage but Phillips circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Licha. Those never looked like landing.
Licha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Licha controls Phillips momentarily but Phillips frees himself.
Phillips landing some decent shots from guard.
Licha pushes Phillips off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Licha bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licha misses with a lunging right hand
and Phillips counters with a nice double leg into side control. Licha won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Licha's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Phillips lands an elbow.
Licha is pushing Phillips's head away, looking to escape. Phillips manages to hold on to the position though.
Phillips tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Phillips landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Licha is trying to get back to his feet.
Licha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licha is working hard here to advance position.
Phillips controls the position from side control.
Licha is trying to improve his position.
Phillips wants to lay and pray for a moment but Licha keeps working.
Milo Phillips has got the better of the ground game so far.
Licha tries to escape but Phillips is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Phillips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Licha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips counters with a takedown into side control.
Licha is trying to improve his position.
Phillips wants to control but Licha is keeping him busy.
Phillips looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Phillips passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Licha!
Licha can't escape the position.
Phillips with a couple of short strikes.
Licha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Phillips trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Licha is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Phillips has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Phillips dominating with strikes here.
Licha keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Phillips working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Phillips unloading with bombs!
Licha is in all sorts of trouble here.
Phillips lands a big elbow.
Licha really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Phillips looking to finish Licha with some ground and pound. This is bad for Licha!
Licha tries to reverse the position but Phillips maintains control.
Phillips is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Licha is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Milo Phillips!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rashawn Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Nappula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nappula is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Los Mandados. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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196 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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashawn Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benjamin Nappula!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry misses with a head kick.
Curry closes the distance and clinches up with Nappula, looking for a takedown. Curry pushes Nappula against the cage but Nappula circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Curry slips under a jab.
Nappula is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curry.
Nappula lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Curry circles away quickly and effectively.
Curry shoots in and gets a takedown into Nappula's guard.
Curry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Curry looking to pass the guard.
Curry thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nappula working a defensive guard here.
Curry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Curry tries to free his leg and advance position but Nappula is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nappula wants to stand but Curry is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nappula can't keep his opponent in guard - Curry advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Curry working the head and body with strikes.
Nappula really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Curry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Curry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Curry lands with a punch from half guard.
Curry is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nappula has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nappula is not content to let Curry control the position.
Curry is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Curry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Curry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nappula tries to roll over but Curry keeps him under control.
Curry is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Curry trying to control the action but Nappula is working from the bottom.
Curry tries to pass to full mount but Nappula defends it.
Nappula tries to kick Curry off but Curry keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Curry scoring with strikes but Nappula is staying in there.
Curry is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Curry is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nappula to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nappula shrugs it off.
Nappula tries to buck Curry off but he can't manage it.
Nappula looks gassed!
Curry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Curry is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nappula to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nappula shrugs it off.
Curry lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Curry scoring with strikes but Nappula is staying in there.
Curry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Curry pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curry lands a big shot there that rocks Nappula but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Curry in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Curry unloading with bombs!
Curry raining down hammerfists from mount.
Curry lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nappula taking shots to the head.
Curry lands a nice shot to the head.
Curry content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashawn Curry 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.
Nappula feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Currys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice shot by Nappula.
Nappula throws a right and a left that both miss.
Curry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Curry connects with a high kick.
Nappula throws a lazy uppercut
and Curry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Curry seems to be working for a kimura but Nappula defends the submission attempt.
Curry throwing shots but Nappula is blocking nicely.
Nappula is breathing heavily.
Curry working Nappula over with strikes.
Curry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Curry wants to pass to mount but Nappula is defending the position.
Curry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Curry in particular looking to stall.
Nappula wants to improve his position but Curry is controlling well.
Curry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nappula is staying active underneath Curry, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Curry moves nicely into side control.
Curry cracks Nappula with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Curry lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry trying to control the position but Nappula is working away.
Nappula on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Curry trying to control the action but Nappula is working from the bottom.
Curry landing strikes.
Nappula tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Curry lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nappula down.
Curry connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nappula some visible discomfort.
Curry is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nappula has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nappula is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nappula some visible discomfort.
Curry grinds an elbow into Nappula's temple.
Nappula wants to get back to his feet but Curry drags him back down.
Check out the look on Curry's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nappula can't do much from the bottom here.
Curry scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nappula to see if he's OK.
Curry trying to control the position but Nappula is working away.
Nappula taking a bit of punishment here - Curry scoring with strikes.
Nappula takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Curry trying to control the action but Nappula is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry grinds an elbow into Nappula's temple.
Curry wants to control but Nappula is keeping him busy.
Curry is chipping away with strikes.
Curry tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Curry has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Check out the look on Curry's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Curry lands some shots froms side control.
Rashawn Curry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nappula takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashawn Curry 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!
Good leg kick by Curry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Curry moves out of range of the strikes.
Curry lands with a slapping head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Curry.
Curry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nappula jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Curry, right into the meat.
A head kick from Curry lands but Nappula takes it in his stride.
Curry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nappula can do to turn this around?
Curry lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nappula will feel that in the morning.
Nappula throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nappula rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Curry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Curry scores with a leg kick.
Curry thumps Nappula with a low kick.
Nappula misses with a hook. Curry ducked under it nicely.
Curry connects with a leg kick. Nappula looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nappula takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Curry scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nappula.
Curry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Curry looking to score a takedown here. Nappula is defending well but Curry drives through and ends up in Nappula's guard.
Curry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Curry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Curry lands a couple of digs.
Curry passes Nappula's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Curry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Curry passes to full mount!
BOOM! Curry connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry with a couple of short strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
BOOM! Curry connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Curry landing strikes from the mount.
Curry landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nappula is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Curry controlling his opponent.
Curry jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nappula manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Curry scoring with punches and elbows.
Curry scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry cracks Nappula with a big elbow.
Curry scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nappula to see if he's OK.
Curry advances nicely into full mount.
Curry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Curry landing strikes from the mount and Nappula is in trouble!
Curry looking to control but Nappula is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Curry looking to finish Nappula with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nappula!
Curry lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Curry lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Curry working for a submission but Nappula is keeping him at bay.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curry is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Nappula is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rashawn Curry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauli Puska Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puska Jr has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdX79pwyBII as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Piper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pauli Puska Jr!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Piper throws a shot from downtown. Puska Jr moves away and avoids it.
Piper has his takedown stuffed
and Puska Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Piper closes the distance and clinches.
Puska Jr is trying to break free.
Piper lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Piper.
Piper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Piper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puska Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Piper slips a straight right by Puska Jr.
Piper shoots for a double leg takedown but Puska Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Piper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Piper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puska Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Piper with a poor takedown
and Puska Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Piper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Puska Jr, as that shot connected.
Piper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper doesn't manage to clinch there - Puska Jr circles away.
Pauli Puska Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puska Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puska Jr swings for the body but Piper moves out of range.
Piper throws the kick towards the body but Puska Jr avoids it.
Puska Jr misses with a hook. Piper ducked under it nicely.
Piper tries to clinch up but Puska Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Puska Jr misses.
Piper has a takedown stuffed.
Puska Jr misses with a body shot.
Piper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Puska Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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.
Piper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Puska Jr misses with a hook.
Puska Jr throws a hook but Piper blocks it.
Puska Jr misses the shot to the body.
Piper tries to close the distance and clinch but Puska Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puska Jr swings for the body but Piper moves out of range.
Puska Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Piper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Puska Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Piper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Puska Jr as he jumps to the side.
Piper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Puska Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Piper.
Puska Jr throws a combination that misses
and Piper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Puska Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Piper throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Puska Jr tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Piper is in Puska Jr's guard.
Puska Jr wants to stand and escape but Piper is having none of it.
Piper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Puska Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Piper is controlling him.
Piper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper stops Puska Jr from standing up.
Puska Jr being controlled here, momentarily.
Peter Piper has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Puska Jr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Piper back to the cage. Puska Jr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Puska Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Piper shoots in looking for a takedown. Puska Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Piper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Puska Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Puska Jr looks to land a right hand but Piper moved out of range.
Puska Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Piper 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.
Puska Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Piper has his takedown stuffed
and Puska Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Piper.
Piper ducks under a wild hook from Puska Jr.
Puska Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Peter Piper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puska Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piper slips a jab from Puska Jr.
A combination from Puska Jr does no damage.
Puska Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Piper feints and as Puska Jr raises his hands in defense, Piper changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper trying to control the position from guard on top but Puska Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piper won't allow Puska Jr to get back to his feet.
Piper stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Piper goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Piper looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Puska Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Piper is taking a breather. Puska Jr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piper wants to take a breather but Puska Jr is having none of it.
Piper seems to be looking for submissions.
Puska Jr wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska Jr pushes Piper off and gets back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Puska Jr.
Piper with a poor takedown
letting Puska Jr counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Piper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puska Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Piper throws a leg kick but Puska Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Piper with a poor takedown
enabling Puska Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Puska Jr.
Puska Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Piper is defended easily by Puska Jr.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puska Jr blocks a head kick by Piper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper 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.
Piper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Piper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Piper needs to keep his hands up - Puska Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Piper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown by Piper or perhaps it was just good defense by Puska Jr which made him look bad.
Puska Jr lands with a good body shot.
Piper misses with a takedown
letting Puska Jr counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper throws a low kick but Puska Jr avoids it.
Piper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Piper misses with a takedown attempt
and Puska Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Piper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Piper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Piper has his takedown stuffed
and Puska Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Puska Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Piper avoids the body shot from Puska Jr.
Piper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Puska Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Piper is just out of range.
Puska Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Puska Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pauli Puska Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Piper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puska Jr avoids the head kick by Piper.
Piper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puska Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pauli Puska Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puska Jr throws a series of punches but Piper avoids them all with ease.
Piper throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Puska Jr tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Piper is in Puska Jr's guard.
Puska Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Piper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Puska Jr wants to stand up but Piper is controlling him.
Puska Jr uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Piper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Puska Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Puska Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Puska Jr wriggles free and stands up.
Piper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Puska Jr circles away.
Piper tries to bum rush Puska Jr with a series of wild strikes but Puska Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Piper has his takedown stuffed
and Puska Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Piper.
Piper moves in looking to clinch but Puska Jr pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Piper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Piper slips under a jab.
Piper throws a series of punches but Puska Jr avoids them all with ease.
Puska Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Piper's shoulder, as Piper tries to avoid the shot.
Puska Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Piper shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Piper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piper takes a jab right on the kisser.
Piper tries for a takedown but Puska Jr circles away easily
and Puska Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Piper thinking.
Piper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Piper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peter Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piper shoots for a takedown but Puska Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Piper misses with a body shot
and Puska Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Puska Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Puska Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Piper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Puska Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Piper counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Puska Jr scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Piper manages to mount him!
Puska Jr bucks up and throws Piper to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Piper has his takedown stuffed
and Piper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Piper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Piper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puska Jr.
Piper tries to clinch but Puska Jr moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Puska Jr.
Horrible takedown by Piper or perhaps it was just good defense by Puska Jr which made him look bad.
Piper fails with a takedown attempt.
Piper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peter Piper.
I think Piper 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 29:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Peter Piper!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Henke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thulani Imamu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Thulani Imamu was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Henke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thulani Imamu!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imamu misses with a body punch
and Henke counters with a nice uppercut.
Imamu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henke.
Henke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Imamu throws a poor cross that misses
and Henke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Imamu thinking.
Imamu throws a series of punches but Henke moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imamu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Henke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Imamu misses with a lunging right hand
and Henke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Imamu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Henke misses with a double jab
and Imamu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henke dodges the punch combination from Imamu.
Imamu throws a sloppy body shot
and Henke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Imamu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Imamu throws a hook but Henke blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imamu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Henke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Imamu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henke.
Imamu misses with a hook to the body
and Henke counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Imamu.
Henke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henke misses with a body punch
and Imamu counters with a one-two to the body.
Henke misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Henke 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.
Imamu throws a big shot that misses.
Henke throws a combination that misses
and Imamu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tom Henke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henke swings widly with a right hand
and Imamu counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imamu slips a jab and a cross from Henke.
Imamu just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Henke throws a looping overhand right but Imamu ducks down to avoid it.
Imamu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Henke misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imamu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Imamu lands a nice hook to Henke's body. Henke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Henke throws a poor cross that misses
and Imamu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imamu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Imamu missing with a left hand there. Henke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tom Henke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henke avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Imamu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Henke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Imamu was well out of range. Poor timing from Henke.
Imamu moves out of range as Henke strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henke. Imamu does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Henke dominated that second round.
That's time! Henke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Imamu misses with a body shot
and Henke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Imamu thinking.
Imamu throws a series of punches but Henke avoids them all with ease.
Imamu misses with a left hand
and Henke counters with a stiff right hand.
Henke looks to land a combination but Imamu avoids it well.
Henke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Henke misses with a combination
and Imamu counters with a left and a right that stings Henke.
Henke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Imamu was well out of range. Poor timing from Henke.
Thulani Imamu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imamu throws a combination that misses
and Henke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Imamu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Imamu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Imamu lands with a hook. Henke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henke misses with a hook
and Imamu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henke throws a poor cross that misses
and Imamu counters with a straight right hand.
Imamu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Imamu misses.
That's four 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.
Henke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tom Henke is winning the standup battle so far.
Henke misses with a lunging right hand
and Imamu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Imamu digs a good hook to Henke's body.
Henke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thulani Imamu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Henke 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Henke!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Drake might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Εξομολογεισθ . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joshua Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bruce Kent!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent misses with a straight right.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.
Drake throws a hook to the side of Kent's head but Kent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.
Kent needs to keep his hands up - Drake had a free shot at his head there.
Kent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kent shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Drake sprawls well. Drake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kent gets slowly back to his feet.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drake checks a leg kick.
Kent takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drake scores with a sloppy right hand. Kent should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Kent does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kent manages to avoid it.
Kent throws a lazy uppercut
and Drake counters with a nice body shot.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Kent saw that one coming.
Drake connects with a body shot.
Kent takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kent shoots in for a takedown but Drake shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kent misses with a head kick.
Drake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Kent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kent thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kent misses with a hook
and Drake counters with a nice body shot.
Kent looks gassed!
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!
Drake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake connects with a right hand. Kent shakes it off.
Kent on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kent walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kent tries to move into range but Drake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Drake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kent.
Kent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Joshua Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kent has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kent there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drake is looking to wear down Kent with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a head shot.
It looks like Bruce Kent has been cut.
Kent goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Drake coming out on top.
Drake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Drake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
Drake connects with a single shot there.
A shot to the body from Drake misses
and Kent counters with a body kick.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kent counters with a leg kick.
Kent throws a head kick that misses
and Drake counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kent thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kent takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kent needs to keep his hands up - Drake had a free shot at his head there.
Drake scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Kent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake lands a body shot.
Kent drops his hands momentarily and Drake takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Drake works Kent's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kent takes one to the side of the head.
Kent takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Drake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Kent's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Drake connects with a looping right hand.
Kent has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Drake lands a right hook to the body.
Drake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake stuffs the takedown attempt from Kent. Kent gets slowly back to his feet.
Donk. Drake catches Kent right on the button with a cross.
Drake lands with a nice body punch.
Drake cracks a nice hook into Kent's ribs.
Kent moves away from the strike by Drake.
Drake throws a one two combo.
Kent is breathing heavily.
Drake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kent back to the cage. Drake follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Drake digs a good body shot into Kent's ribs.
Nice body punch from Drake.
Drake looks to land a combination but Kent avoids it well.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Kent is just out of range.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kent manages to avoid it.
Donk. Drake catches Kent right on the button with a cross.
Drake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drake connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drake connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kent takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kent takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Kent doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Drake lands a jab to the head.
Drake cracks Kent with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drake lands with a straight right. Kent didn't see that one coming.
Drake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kent's head.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kent was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Drake throws a good cross that connects.
Nice uppercut lands for Drake. That snapped Kent's head back.
Drake connects with the punch.
Nice shot by Drake.
Drake lands with a nice body punch.
Kent throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kent might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Drake has got the better of the exchanges.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a jab to the head.
Kent throws the kick towards the body but Drake avoids it.
Kent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Kent takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Kent shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drake as he avoids it easily.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake throws a series of punches but Kent moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good shot there by Drake.
Nice shot lands for Drake.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Drake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Kent's cut.
That's time! Drake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Kent throws a sloppy head kick
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kent can do to turn this around?
Drake throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kent counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kent throws a chopping leg kick but Drake manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kent tries a head kick but it misses.
Kent slips a jab from Drake.
Kent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake takes a swing at Kent's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Drake.
Drake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kent moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent misses with a leg kick
and Drake counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drake connects with a body shot.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Kent is just out of range.
Drake swings for the body but Kent moves out of range.
Drake lands with a nice combination. Kent backs away looking to recover.
Kent takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drake misses with a double jab
and Kent counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kent.
Drake controlling Kent's posture.
Bruce Kent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kent is looking to work some ground and pound but Drake has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kent tries to free his leg and advance position but Drake is retaining full guard.
Drake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kent.
Kent trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kent is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent throws and elbow that misses. Drake uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kent's guard. Nice move by Drake!
Kent looking for a sweep. Not yet Kent, not yet.
Kent keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Kent has a closed guard, preventing Drake from standing up.
Drake got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kent has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drake has managed to get both his arms back between Kent's legs - danger averted.
Drake won't allow Kent to sweep him here.
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.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Kent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kent throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drake preventing the sweep.
Drake gets to his feet - Kent follows without any prompting.
Kent throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Drake throws a body punch but Kent moves out of range.
Kent misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joshua Drake.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drake, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Drake!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerhard Rihmakallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rihmakallo has chosen Blood For Blood-Living In Exile as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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22
285 lbs
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245 lbs
7 - 18 - 0 |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rashad Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerhard Rihmakallo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Campbell stuffs the takedown.
Gerhard Rihmakallo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rihmakallo, pushing him back against the cage.
Campbell breaks from the clinch.
Rihmakallo shoots in looking for a takedown. Campbell tries to sprawl out of it but Rihmakallo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Campbell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Campbell scores with a shot to the body.
Campbell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rihmakallo looks gassed!
Campbell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rihmakallo's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rihmakallo takes one to the chin there.
Decent striking displayed by Campbell there.
Rihmakallo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Campbell is fending him off so far but Rihmakallo persists. Nope, Campbell circles away and we're back to standing.
Rashad Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerhard Rihmakallo.
Campbell drops Rihmakallo with a beautiful combination! Rihmakallo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Campbell is looking for the KO!
Rihmakallo is rocked!
It looks like Gerhard Rihmakallo has been cut.
Campbell cracks Rihmakallo with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Rihmakallo falls to his knees and Campbell 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 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashad Campbell!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sicobo Fratibi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Snitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fratibi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AFRICAN UNITE. Sicobo Fratibi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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288 lbs
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sicobo Fratibi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Snitch!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fratibi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fratibi is pushing Snitch up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Snitch tries for a takedown but Fratibi manages to get underhooks.
Snitch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fratibi.
Snitch has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Fratibi is trying to keep an underhook but Snitch manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Fratibi is trying to get back to full guard.
Snitch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fratibi defending well though.
Fratibi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Snitch.
Fratibi wants to improve his position but Snitch is controlling well.
Snitch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Snitch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fratibi keeps working.
Snitch working over Fratibi with some ground and pound. Fratibi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Snitch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Snitch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fratibi is trying to stand up here but Snitch is controlling him well.
Fratibi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Snitch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fratibi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fratibi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snitch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Snitch chips away with some ground and pound.
Fratibi wants to stand but Snitch is controlling the position.
Fratibi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Snitch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fratibi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fratibi keeping moving, preventing Snitch from controlling successfully.
Snitch cracks Fratibi with a solid left hand.
Fratibi is looking to stand up but Snitch isn't so interested in that idea.
Snitch postures up in Fratibi's guard and throws a big left but Fratibi blocks it.
Snitch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fratibi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fratibi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fratibi tries to get out of the position.
Snitch is pushing down on Fratibi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fratibi is fighting to maintain full guard but Snitch has managed to sneak the leg through.
Snitch seems to be working for a kimura but Fratibi defends the submission attempt.
Snitch working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fratibi wants to control but Snitch is keeping busy.
Snitch is nestled in close to Fratibi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Snitch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fratibi defending well though.
Fratibi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Snitch.
Fratibi looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fratibi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Snitch scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fratibi is trying to stand.
Fratibi is looking for a sweep. Snitch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snitch decides to stand and escape the position.
Snitch tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fratibi counters with a one-two to the body.
Fratibi is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fratibi closes the distance and pushes Snitch back into the cage.
Fratibi is trying to stall.
Fratibi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sicobo Fratibi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Snitch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fratibi is pressed up against the cage. Snitch has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fratibi down to the mat. Fratibi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Snitch throws out a loose jab but Fratibi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fratibi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Sicobo Fratibi has been cut.
Snitch tries to clinch
and Fratibi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snitch shoots in for a takedown but Fratibi shows good takedown defense.
Snitch shoots in looking for a takedown. Fratibi tries to sprawl out of it but Snitch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fratibi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Snitch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rob Snitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snitch tries to clinch
and Fratibi counters by clinching up.
Fratibi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fratibi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Rob Snitch has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snitch moves forwards but Fratibi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Snitch tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Fratibi to counter with a crisp jab.
Snitch drops Fratibi with a nice combination! Snitch dives into Fratibi's guard, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snitch wants to control from the top but Fratibi keeps moving.
Fratibi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Snitch trying to control the position from guard on top but Fratibi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snitch is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Snitch landing with the ground and pound.
Fratibi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fratibi looking for a sweep. Not yet Fratibi, not yet.
Snitch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Snitch throws a big right hand that misses.
Fratibi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snitch trying to control but Fratibi is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Snitch tries to clinch
letting Fratibi counter with a right hand.
A jab from Snitch misses.
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 Sicobo Fratibi will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice body punch from Fratibi.
Snitch wants to clinch but Fratibi slips to the side
and Fratibi counters with a series of strikes. Snitch will be more careful next time no doubt.
Snitch tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fratibi swivels and escapes.
Snitch tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fratibi counters with a nice body shot.
Snitch tries to clinch up
and Fratibi counters with a left and a right that stings Snitch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snitch looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fratibi is fending him off so far but Snitch persists. Nope, Fratibi circles away and we're back to standing.
Fratibi tries to bum rush Snitch with a series of wild strikes but Snitch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Snitch with that takedown attempt.
Sicobo Fratibi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Snitch.
Snitch is breathing heavily.
Fratibi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fratibi works over Snitch's head and body with a nice combination.
Snitch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fratibi tries to avoid it but Snitch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fratibi to the ground. Fratibi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fratibi works over Snitch's head and body with a nice combination.
Fratibi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fratibi wants to stall.
Snitch is working for takedown but Fratibi is calmly controlling the position for now.
A bit of stalling here from Fratibi.
Snitch drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fratibi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fratibi stalling.
Fratibi manages to break the clinch.
Sicobo Fratibi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snitch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fratibi.
Snitch tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fratibi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snitch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fratibi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Snitch counters by moving into the clinch.
Snitch gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Snitch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fratibi pushes Snitch off and gets back to his feet.
A slow jab from Snitch misses its intended target.
Snitch instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Snitch as Fratibi tries to tie him up.
Snitch is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Fratibi can't fight it off and eventually Snitch manages to take the fight to the floor. Fratibi looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fratibi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Snitch stops Fratibi from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snitch thows a big elbow that misses.
Snitch is in close to Fratibi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fratibi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Snitch wants to control from the top but Fratibi keeps moving.
Snitch wants to get up but he can't break Fratibi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Snitch cracks Fratibi with a solid left hand.
Fratibi has control of Snitch's left arm, preventing Snitch from doing any damage.
Snitch distracts Fratibi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fratibi pushes Snitch off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fratibi stuffs the takedown attempt from Snitch. Snitch gets slowly back to his feet.
Snitch closes the distance but Fratibi moves to the side
and Fratibi counters by moving into the clinch.
Snitch is trying to drag Fratibi to the mat but Fratibi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fratibi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snitch tries for a takedown. No joy.
Snitch wants a takedown.
Fratibi scores with a shot to the side of Snitch's head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fratibi stalling in the clinch but Snitch improves position.
Fratibi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snitch closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fratibi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fratibi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snitch shoots in and drives through. Fratibi sprawls well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fratibi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fratibi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snitch darts in trying to clinch
and Fratibi counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sicobo Fratibi 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! And we move into the final round!
Snitch with a poor takedown
and Snitch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Snitch throws a lazy right hand but Fratibi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Snitch closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fratibi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snitch wants to clinch but Fratibi slips to the side
and Fratibi counters with a nice body shot.
Snitch falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Fratibi to counter with a crisp jab.
Snitch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sicobo Fratibi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fratibi misses with a wild combination.
Snitch closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fratibi circles away.
Snitch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sicobo Fratibi is winning the standup battle so far.
Snitch wants to clinch but Fratibi slips to the side
and Fratibi counters with a thumping low kick.
Fratibi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fratibi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Snitch, pushing him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Fratibi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Fratibi.
Fratibi avoids the elbow strike from Snitch, against the cage.
Fratibi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Snitch.
Sicobo Fratibi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Snitch.
Fratibi avoiding damage.
Snitch drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Come on Fratibi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Snitch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Snitch is trying to trip Fratibi. He has hold of a leg but Fratibi is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Snitch persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snitch throwing strikes from guard but Fratibi blocks nicely.
Rob Snitch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fratibi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Snitch is controlling him.
Fratibi uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Snitch misses with a right hand
and Fratibi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Snitch tries to clinch there but Fratibi circles away.
Snitch tries to clinch
and Fratibi counters with a leg kick.
Snitch fails with a takedown attempt.
Fratibi throws a combination. Snitch tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Snitch throws a right hand that misses
and Fratibi counters with a straight right hand.
Snitch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fratibi counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fratibi connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snitch looks to clinch
and Fratibi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snitch is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Snitch wants to clinch
and Fratibi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Snitch tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fratibi lands with a short shot to the head.
Snitch can't get the takedown.
Fratibi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fratibi darts in and clinches Snitch up against the cage.
Snitch drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fratibi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Snitch closes the distance but Fratibi moves to the side
and Fratibi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Snitch swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fratibi counters with a straight right hand.
Fratibi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fratibi counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fratibi clinches up against the cage.
Snitch goes for a takedown attempt but Fratibi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fratibi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fratibi lands a head shot.
Snitch feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snitch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sicobo Fratibi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Snitch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snitch thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snitch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Snitch throwing strikes from guard but Fratibi blocks nicely.
Rob Snitch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snitch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sicobo Fratibi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fratibi, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sicobo Fratibi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Tsakada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eevertti Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasara is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by U Can't Touch This. 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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198 lbs
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196 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Tsakada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eevertti Vasara!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasara misses with a takedown attempt
and Tsakada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vasara misses with a takedown attempt
and Tsakada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vasara shoots and misses
and Tsakada counters with a left to the body.
Lee Tsakada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eevertti Vasara.
Vasara fails with the takedown
and Vasara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tsakada swinging wildly here.
Vasara shoots and misses
and Tsakada holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tsakada scores with a shot to the side of Vasara's head.
Tsakada lands with a light punch inside.
Vasara working aggressively here.
Vasara misses with the head strike.
Vasara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsakada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vasara looks gassed!
Tsakada scores with a shot to the side of Vasara's head.
Tsakada lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Tsakada on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Tsakada.
Still in the clinch, Tsakada scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vasara breaks the clinch.
Tsakada catches Vasara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vasara misses with a takedown
and Tsakada counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Vasara badly! He tries to strike back but Tsakada puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Vasara out cold! Oh man, Vasara will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lee Tsakada!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dingdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Mc Fly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dingdown might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Baggy Trousers. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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23
160 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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22
163 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Dingdown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marty Mc Fly!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mc Fly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mc Fly dives in and grabs Dingdown's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dingdown pushes down on Mc Fly's head and hops out.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dingdown, right into the meat.
Mc Fly tries to close the distance and clinch but Dingdown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dingdown throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mc Fly counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mc Fly.
Dingdown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dingdown keeping full guard, as Mc Fly tries to pass.
Mc Fly looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dingdown keeping moving, preventing Mc Fly from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingdown is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mc Fly trying to control but Dingdown is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marty Mc Fly wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dingdown works the jab nicely.
Mc Fly misses with a takedown
and Mc Fly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mc Fly with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dingdown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ben Dingdown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty Mc Fly.
Mc Fly looks gassed!
Mc Fly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dingdown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dingdown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mc Fly blocks a head kick by Dingdown.
Dingdown goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oooooh!!! Dingdown has knocked Mc Fly down with a huge combo! Dingdown steps away and waves a wobbly Mc Fly back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dingdown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mc Fly.
Dingdown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dingdown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dingdown cracks Mc Fly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mc Fly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice uppercut there from Dingdown.
Dingdown misses with a double jab
and Mc Fly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mc Fly prevents Dingdown from standing back up.
Mc Fly is trying to control. Dingdown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mc Fly trying to mount his opponent but Dingdown defends it.
Mc Fly is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dingdown is just riding it out for now. Mc Fly eventually gives up the hold.
Mc Fly landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four 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.
Mc Fly is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dingdown doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mc Fly.
Mc Fly is pressing down on Dingdown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dingdown is holding on for now.
Still in half guard, Mc Fly seems content to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mc Fly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dingdown is refusing to be controlled, as Mc Fly sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Dingdown dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mc Fly shoots and misses
and Dingdown counters with a right hand to the body.
Mc Fly with a poor takedown
and Dingdown counters with a big head kick but Mc Fly shrugs it off.
Dingdown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mc Fly has time to react.
Mc Fly dips to his left and cracks Dingdown with an uppercut!
No joy there for Dingdown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mc Fly tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dingdown swivels and escapes.
Ben Dingdown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty Mc Fly.
Dingdown connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dingdown swings away with a body shot that misses
so Mc Fly counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mc Fly postures up.
Mc Fly tries to free his leg and advance position but Dingdown is retaining full guard.
Mc Fly looking to sit in guard and control but Dingdown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mc Fly is breathing heavily.
Mc Fly wants to stand up but Dingdown is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingdown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mc Fly's head.
Mc Fly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dingdown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dingdown pushing down on Mc Fly's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mc Fly wants to get back to his feet.
Dingdown slips a nice elbow through Mc Fly's hands, connecting with Mc Fly's forehead.
Mc Fly holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Dingdown blocks the strikes from Mc Fly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mc Fly is trying to get back to full guard.
Mc Fly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dingdown scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dingdown postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Mc Fly to stand up.
Dingdown throws a head kick but Mc Fly moves out of range.
Marty Mc Fly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dingdown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mc Fly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dingdown counters with a nice uppercut.
Mc Fly misses with a takedown
and Dingdown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mc Fly misses with a takedown
and Mc Fly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingdown lands a nice hook to Mc Fly's body. Mc Fly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dingdown throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mc Fly misses with a takedown
and Dingdown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Dingdown scores with a four punch combination!
Dingdown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mc Fly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dingdown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dingdown lands a right hook to the body.
Dingdown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mc Fly wants to clinch
and Dingdown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mc Fly closes the distance but Dingdown moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mc Fly misses with a takedown
and Dingdown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dingdown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dingdown throws a shot to the body.
Ben Dingdown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dingdown throws a leg kick which misses Mc Fly's front leg but catches the back leg as Mc Fly tries to avoid it.
Dingdown scores with a body shot.
Mc Fly avoids the head kick by Dingdown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mc Fly tries for a takedown but Dingdown circles away easily
and Dingdown counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Dingdown dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dingdown looks to land a combination. Mc Fly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mc Fly with a poor takedown
and Dingdown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dingdown throws a series of punches but Mc Fly moves out of range.
Dingdown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mc Fly throws a head kick but Dingdown moves out of range.
Mc Fly is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dingdown.
Mc Fly is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dingdown's half guard.
Dingdown keeping hold of Mc Fly's head, controlling as best he can.
Dingdown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mc Fly's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mc Fly's back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingdown is looking to control Mc Fly but Mc Fly is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mc Fly trying to get back to his feet but Dingdown is in full control for now.
Mc Fly can't escape the position.
Dingdown is working the ground and pound. Can Mc Fly escape?
Mc Fly trying to control the hands but Dingdown won't let him.
Mc Fly breaks Dingdown's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ben Dingdown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Dingdown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dingdown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mc Fly's guard.
Dingdown sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dingdown is looking to stand up but Mc Fly won't let him.
Dingdown preventing the sweep.
Mc Fly looking to control.
Mc Fly keeping moving, preventing Dingdown from controlling successfully.
Mc Fly is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dingdown defends well.
Marty Mc Fly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mc Fly wants to stand but Dingdown is controlling the position.
Dingdown is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ben Dingdown has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mc Fly fails with the takedown
and Dingdown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mc Fly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dingdown counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mc Fly's knee momentarily.
Ben Dingdown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty Mc Fly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mc Fly fails with the takedown
and Dingdown counters with a right hand to the body.
Dingdown scores with a hook to the body. Mc Fly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Decent striking displayed by Dingdown there.
Dingdown feints a jab promting Mc Fly to slip. Dingdown then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mc Fly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dingdown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dingdown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mc Fly blocks a head kick by Dingdown.
Dingdown throws a series of strikes that have Mc Fly backpedaling.
Mc Fly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mc Fly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dingdown counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Dingdown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dingdown, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Dingdown!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rogers Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamapi Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Housequake. Chan has chosen Ikenai Tayou as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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24
159 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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25
163 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogers Nelson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yamapi Chan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Chan misses
and Nelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chan tries for a takedown but Nelson circles away easily
and Nelson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chan wants to get back to full guard but Nelson has passed into side control.
Chan is pushing Nelson's head away, looking to escape. Nelson manages to hold on to the position though.
Nelson misses with the ground and pound.
Nelson wants to control but Chan is keeping him busy.
Nelson lands an elbow.
Nelson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nelson is looking to control Chan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nelson avoid being mounted?
Nelson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Rogers Nelson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Chan misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chan shoots and misses
and Nelson counters with a low kick, right behind Chan 's knee.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nelson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chan thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chan moves away.
Nelson slips a jab from Chan.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chan was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Nelson scores with a jab to the body.
Chan has his takedown stuffed
and Nelson counters with a straight right hand.
Rogers Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yamapi Chan.
Chan throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
Nelson throws a front kick that sends Chan stumbling back into the cage.
Nelson scores with a jab to the body.
Chan throws a nice head kick!
Chan walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nelson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nelson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nelson has managed to get both his arms back between Chan's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nelson slips nicely into half guard.
Chan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Chan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chan is looking for a sweep. Nelson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Nelson there.
Nelson controlling the pace.
Nelson is trying to control. Chan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chan wants to improve his position but Nelson is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson winds up and cracks Chan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chan is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nelson postures up in Chan's guard and throws a big left but Chan blocks it.
Chan is looking for a triangle but Nelson pushes his legs off easily.
Nelson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nelson trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson throwing strikes from guard but Chan blocks nicely.
Nelson trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogers Nelson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Nelson throws a lazy right hand but Chan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick
and Chan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chan counters with a stiff right hand.
Chan digs a good hook to Nelson's body.
Nelson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Chan to counter with a crisp jab.
Rogers Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan moves out of range of the body kick.
Chan takes one on the button.
Nelson throws a looping overhand right but Chan ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chan's head.
Chan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nelson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chan somewhat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nelson.
Nelson throws a body punch but Chan moves out of range.
Nelson throws a wild body kick that Chan sees coming a mile off.
Nelson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chan tries a head kick but it misses.
Chan moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan is trying to escape the mount.
Chan wants to hold on but Nelson pushes him away.
Chan is looking to get to half guard.
Nelson with a couple of short strikes.
Chan is in a horrible position here. Nelson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nelson with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nelson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nelson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chan is in a horrible position here. Nelson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson breaks from Chan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nelson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Chan is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chan trying desperately to get to his feet.
Chan is breathing heavily.
Chan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nelson cracks Chan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Chan is working to get back to half guard.
Chan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nelson with shots to the head and body - Chan looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nelson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the head.
Nelson cracks Chan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nelson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chan's face.
Nelson with good strikes from the mount here!
Chan taking shots to the head.
Nelson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nelson lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chan?
Chan is rocked!
Nelson scoring with strikes but Chan is staying in there.
Chan is still in real trouble! Can Nelson finish him?
Nelson is landing with some decent strikes but Chan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chan seems to have recovered his senses.
Nelson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chan looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogers Nelson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nelson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson throws a hook but Chan avoids it easily.
A big right from Chan misses.
Nelson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chan can do to turn this around?
Nelson throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nelson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nelson. Nelson obviously looking to wear him down.
Nelson swings widly with a right hand
and Chan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chan gets caught napping as Nelson dives in and scores a takedown. Chan manages to retain guard.
Chan working for a triangle but Nelson defends it easily.
Nelson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chan wants to get back to his feet but Nelson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nelson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nelson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nelson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chan's head.
Nelson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chan's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nelson.
Nelson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chan taking some punishment here, with Nelson in his half guard.
Chan is refusing to be controlled, as Nelson sits in half guard.
Nelson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nelson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chan is trying to stand back up but Nelson is controlling him
Nelson stalling.
Nelson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chan's head.
Nelson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nelson moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Chan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chan is looking for a sweep.
Nelson is looking to take a break and control but Chan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Nelson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nelson trying to control the position but Chan is working away.
Nelson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Chan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nelson advances to full mount.
Chan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nelson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nelson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nelson trying to control but Chan is having none of it.
Chan is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Nelson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogers Nelson clearly takes 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.
Chan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nelson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nelson throws a leg kick
and Chan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nelson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nelson throws a push kick but Chan slaps the foot to one side.
Chan shoots in and gets a takedown into Nelson's guard.
Nelson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chan is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nelson is on top in guard.
Nelson is working Chan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nelson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nelson won't allow Chan to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nelson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nelson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chan is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nelson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nelson shrugs it off.
Nelson is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nelson has given up his back.
Chan is trying to stick to Nelson's back but Nelson is turning into Chan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Chan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Nelson.
Chan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nelson is controlling him.
Chan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nelson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chan wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Nelson is now in half guard.
Nelson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nelson works his way into side control.
Nelson trying to control the position but Chan is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan manages to get back to half guard.
Nelson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chan sees it coming and defends easily.
Nelson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nelson wants to control but Chan is keeping him busy.
Chan is looking to get back to is feet but Nelson passes into side control.
Nelson working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on Nelson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chan is looking for a sweep.
Nelson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nelson trying to control the action but Chan is working from the bottom.
Nelson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Chan!
Nelson landing strikes from the mount and Chan is in trouble!
Nelson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nelson landing strikes from the mount.
Nelson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nelson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Chan is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Chan and Nelson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Nelson trying to control the position but Chan is working away.
You can see the frustration on Chan's face as Nelson controls the position.
Chan is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogers Nelson had his way with Yamapi Chan in that round.
That's time! Nelson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Chan lands with a slapping head kick.
Chan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nelson counters with a solid body kick.
Nelson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chan is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
A lazy body kick from Chan
and Nelson counters with a body kick that stops Chan in his tracks momentarily.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Chan moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Chan.
Chan scores with a nice strike.
Nelson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rogers Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is pressing down on Chan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Chan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nelson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chan is one step ahead there.
Nelson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nelson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nelson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Chan has passed into half guard!
Nelson is staying active underneath Chan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chan seems to be working for a kimura but Nelson defends the submission attempt.
Rogers Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chan stops Nelson from getting back to his feet.
Chan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nelson tries to get to full guard but Chan has control of the leg.
Nelson wants to control but Chan is keeping busy.
Chan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chan seems to be looking for submissions.
Nelson gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chan passes Nelson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nelson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chan wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Chan preventing the sweep.
Nelson wants to get back to his feet but Chan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nelson trying to keep a closed guard but Chan is proving a slippery customer.
That's four 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.
Chan looking to pass the guard.
Yamapi Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nelson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nelson is trying to control the position but Chan postures up.
Rogers Nelson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chan throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Chan misses with a takedown
and Nelson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chan tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chan throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yamapi Chan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nelson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rogers Nelson!
Rogers Nelson is the new lightweight champion!
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