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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaniqua Gorbdinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meas Chanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gorbdinkle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Way I Feel. Chanta has chosen Papa Americano - We No Speak Americano as his entrance music. Meas Chanta has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shaniqua Gorbdinkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Meas Chanta!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chanta throws a head kick that misses.
Gorbdinkle scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chanta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chanta there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gorbdinkle throws a sloppy head kick and Chanta moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Gorbdinkle misses
and Chanta counters with a leg kick.
Chanta avoids the head kick by Gorbdinkle.
Gorbdinkle scores with a hook.
Gorbdinkle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chanta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gorbdinkle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chanta blocks a head kick by Gorbdinkle.
Gorbdinkle has Chanta up against the cage in a clinch.
Gorbdinkle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chanta stops a takedown attempt from Gorbdinkle.
Gorbdinkle pulls guard successfully.
Gorbdinkle wants to sweep here but Chanta controlling him for the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chanta stops Gorbdinkle from standing up.
Gorbdinkle throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gorbdinkle being controlled here, momentarily.
Chanta advances to half guard.
Chanta seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gorbdinkle actively working from the bottom here.
Gorbdinkle trying to get back to full guard but Chanta takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Gorbdinkle looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chanta not allowing Gorbdinkle to control his hands.
Gorbdinkle is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Gorbdinkle can't escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chanta is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Gorbdinkle tries to break free.
Gorbdinkle is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbdinkle is in bad spot here.
Gorbdinkle manages to reverse the position and now he's in Chanta's guard. Nice work there by Gorbdinkle.
Gorbdinkle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gorbdinkle trying to control the position from guard on top but Chanta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chanta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gorbdinkle trying to control but Chanta is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gorbdinkle moves out of range of the body kick from Chanta.
Chanta avoids the head kick by Gorbdinkle.
Chanta scores with a jab. Gorbdinkle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gorbdinkle with a hook.
Chanta swings for the body but Gorbdinkle moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbdinkle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chanta blocks a head kick by Gorbdinkle.
Gorbdinkle throws a looping overhand right but Chanta ducks down to avoid it.
Gorbdinkle instigates a clinch.
Chanta misses with a knee to the head.
Gorbdinkle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gorbdinkle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chanta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaniqua Gorbdinkle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chanta crunches a lovely knee into Gorbdinkle's ribcage.
Gorbdinkle is breathing heavily.
Gorbdinkle letting Chanta take a breather here.
Chanta lands with a right to the head.
Gorbdinkle wants to break free but Chanta has control.
Gorbdinkle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gorbdinkle lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chanta trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chanta is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gorbdinkle is trying to control the action in half guard but Chanta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaniqua Gorbdinkle dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gorbdinkle fails to land with a series of punches.
Shaniqua Gorbdinkle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gorbdinkle!
Gorbdinkle throws a head kick that Chanta semi-blocks.
Shaniqua Gorbdinkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorbdinkle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gorbdinkle misses with a head kick.
Chanta throws a leg kick but Gorbdinkle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gorbdinkle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gorbdinkle throws a sloppy head kick and Chanta moves out of range easily.
Gorbdinkle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Horrible takedown by Gorbdinkle or perhaps it was just good defense by Chanta which made him look bad.
Chanta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chanta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A punch combination from Gorbdinkle misses.
Gorbdinkle rushes Chanta and presses him up against the cage.
Chanta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chanta prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chanta misses with a knee strike.
Gorbdinkle fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaniqua Gorbdinkle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chanta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chanta manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chanta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gorbdinkle avoids it.
Gorbdinkle has picked Chanta up - he's going for a ride! Gorbdinkle dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gorbdinkle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chanta's head.
Chanta is holding on to half guard well.
Gorbdinkle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chanta's head.
Gorbdinkle passes to full mount!
Gorbdinkle unloads with some shots from mount but Chanta bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chanta is trying desperately to improve position.
Chanta blocking the ground and pound.
Gorbdinkle throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chanta taking shots to the head.
Gorbdinkle throwing strikes here but Chanta is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gorbdinkle thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Shaniqua Gorbdinkle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gorbdinkle lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gorbdinkle 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.
Poor strikes thrown by Gorbdinkle there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gorbdinkle landing strikes from the mount and Chanta is in trouble!
Gorbdinkle landing shots from mount.
Chanta tries to reverse the position but Gorbdinkle maintains control.
Gorbdinkle throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbdinkle throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chanta because Gorbdinkle loaded up on that one.
Chanta avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gorbdinkle.
Gorbdinkle working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Chanta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gorbdinkle misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Chanta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chanta is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chanta blocking the ground and pound.
Gorbdinkle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gorbdinkle throws some wild stikes that Chanta manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chanta tries to hold on but Gorbdinkle pushes him away.
Gorbdinkle has hold of Chanta's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chanta manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Chanta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gorbdinkle misses with a head shot.
Gorbdinkle lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorbdinkle is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chanta can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gorbdinkle pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gorbdinkle is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chanta can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chanta is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gorbdinkle connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chanta is still in real trouble! Can Gorbdinkle finish him?
Gorbdinkle has hold of Chanta's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chanta manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gorbdinkle lands a big elbow - Chanta is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Chanta is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Shaniqua Gorbdinkle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvi Rausku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rausku has chosen The Prodigy - Girls (sexy girls mix) as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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196 lbs
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190 lbs
7 - 10 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Ass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvi Rausku!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rausku.
Rausku fails with the takedown
and Ass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rausku shoots and misses
and Ass counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jack Ass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvi Rausku.
Rausku dodges the punch combination from Ass.
Arvi Rausku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rausku throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ass drives through and clinches with Rausku against the cage.
Ass leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Ass.
Ass displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rausku up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jack Ass.
Rausku shoots and misses
and Ass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rausku shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rausku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ass.
Ass connects with a jab.
Ass lands a front kick.
Rausku looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rausku takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rausku takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rausku gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ass counters with a low kick, right behind Rausku 's knee.
Rausku takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ass throws a wild body kick that Rausku sees coming a mile off.
Ass clinches.
Rausku being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ass creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ass trying to land knees to the body.
Ass slowing the pace effectively.
Ass seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jack Ass.
Rausku throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Ass.
Rausku with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Ass counter with a right hand.
Ass 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.
Rausku fails with the takedown
and Ass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rausku tries for a takedown but Ass circles away easily
and Ass counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rausku!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ass with a couple of short strikes.
Ass pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ass scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rausku?
Rausku flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ass is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rausku can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ass controlling from the full mount.
Rausku is squirming around, avoiding Ass's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rausku can't escape the position.
Ass scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ass with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ass dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rausku misses with a takedown attempt
and Ass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rausku with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ass counters with a one-two to the body.
Ass clinches.
Ass has picked Rausku up - he's going for a ride! Ass dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rausku trying to control but Ass postures up.
Ass is looking to take a break and control but Rausku is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rausku actively working from the bottom here.
Ass passes to side control.
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!
Rausku gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rausku is breathing heavily.
Rausku regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ass is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ass trying to mount his opponent but Rausku defends it.
Ass with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rausku tries to get to full guard but Ass has control of the leg.
Ass takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rausku is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ass pulls his head out easily.
Well, if Ass is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ass seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ass slows the pace down in half guard.
Ass drops an elbow to the side of Rausku's head.
Ass not doing much here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rausku trying to hold on to Ass's head to control him but Ass postures up.
Ass works his way into full mount!
Rausku tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ass is landing with some decent strikes but Rausku is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass with shots to the head and body - Rausku looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jack Ass overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ass fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rausku is desperately trying to improve his position but Ass has a good base and remains in mount.
Ass landing strikes from the mount.
Rausku is trying to escape the mount.
Ass landing strikes from the mount.
Ass looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ass lands a nice shot to the head.
Ass controlling his opponent.
Ass cracks Rausku with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ass with good strikes from the mount here!
Ass is landing with some decent strikes but Rausku is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rausku is trying desperately to improve position.
Ass pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ass with the ground and pound from mount.
Ass lands a heavy elbow.
Ass working for a submission but Rausku is keeping him at bay.
Ass controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ass dominated that second round.
That's time! Ass's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rausku shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ass counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ass working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rausku's head.
Rausku wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ass manages to pass to side control.
Ass passes to full mount!
Rausku is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ass landing strikes from the mount and Rausku is in trouble!
Rausku is working to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ass is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rausku can do to turn this around?
Rausku takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ass controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ass with a couple of short strikes.
Ass tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ass scoring with strikes but Rausku is staying in there.
Ass cracks Rausku with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ass working for a submission but Rausku is keeping him at bay.
Ass with shots to the head and body - Rausku looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ass controlling the position easily from mount.
Ass's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ass trying to control but Rausku is having none of it.
Rausku takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ass lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ass controlling from the full mount.
Rausku really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Arvi Rausku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass working the ground and pound effectively.
Ass content just to control the position here.
Rausku is looking to improve his position but Ass isn't that keen on the idea.
Ass controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack Ass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rausku is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rausku is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ass tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rausku can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Ass showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ass 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Ass!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osmo Soininvaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Blachovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soininvaara comes to the cage accompanied by country shit remix- ludacris, big krit, bun b. Blachovich has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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210 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osmo Soininvaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Blachovich!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blachovich misses with a low kick.
Soininvaara looks to score with a jab to the body but Blachovich is just out of range.
Soininvaara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blachovich.
Soininvaara looks to score with a jab to the body but Blachovich is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Soininvaara.
Soininvaara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Osmo Soininvaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blachovich lands a body shot.
Soininvaara tries to score with a low kick but Blachovich moves his leg out of the way.
Soininvaara misses with a right hand
and Blachovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soininvaara throws a push kick but Blachovich slaps the foot to one side.
Soininvaara throws a right and a left that Blachovich avoids nicely.
Blachovich stuns Soininvaara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good exchange - Blachovich coming out on top.
Blachovich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Soininvaara as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soininvaara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blachovich checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blachovich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Soininvaara.
Soininvaara tries to close the distance and clinch but Blachovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soininvaara throws an overhand right that lands on Blachovich's shoulder, as Blachovich tries to avoid the shot.
Soininvaara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blachovich.
Blachovich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Soininvaara has time to react.
Blachovich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soininvaara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blachovich throws a right hand that misses
and Soininvaara counters with a left to the body.
Blachovich scores with a jab. Soininvaara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab by Soininvaara.
Soininvaara defending well as Blachovich loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soininvaara lands a jab to Blachovich's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soininvaara swinging wildly here.
Blachovich is looking to chop away at Soininvaara's legs.
Soininvaara misses with a looping right.
Soininvaara ducks right into an uppercut from Blachovich.
Jab, jab by Soininvaara - just one landing.
Blachovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soininvaara.
Soininvaara throws a jab but it's blocked by Blachovich.
Blachovich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Soininvaara works over Blachovich's head and body with a nice combination.
Soininvaara misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blachovich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Soininvaara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blachovich is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Soininvaara had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Soininvaara moves forwards but Blachovich connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Soininvaara misses with a series of wild punches.
Blachovich lands with an overhand left.
Blachovich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blachovich misses with a body shot.
Osmo Soininvaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blachovich connects with a single shot there.
Soininvaara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blachovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soininvaara was well out of range. Poor timing from Blachovich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soininvaara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Soininvaara scores with a three punch combo!
Soininvaara lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soininvaara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blachovich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Soininvaara thinking.
Blachovich lands with a slapping head kick.
Blachovich fails to land the takedown.
Soininvaara tests Blachovich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blachovich looks to land a right hand but Soininvaara moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soininvaara thows a leg kick but Blachovich checks it
and Blachovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blachovich throws a hook but Soininvaara avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osmo Soininvaara dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Soininvaara sizes up Blachovich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blachovich scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Osmo Soininvaara is winning the standup battle so far.
Blachovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soininvaara.
Blachovich swinging wildly here.
Blachovich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Soininvaara connects with a looping right hand.
Blachovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soininvaara was well out of range. Poor timing from Blachovich.
Soininvaara defending well as Blachovich loads up on a big left hand.
Soininvaara lands with a cross.
Soininvaara misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soininvaara clinches.
Soininvaara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soininvaara prevents a takedown attempt there.
Blachovich tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Soininvaara just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blachovich pulls Soininvaara into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Blachovich is looking for a triangle but Soininvaara pushes his legs off easily.
Soininvaara postures up in Blachovich's guard and throws a big left but Blachovich blocks it.
Soininvaara got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blachovich has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Soininvaara has managed to get both his arms back between Blachovich's legs - danger averted.
Soininvaara trying to control but Blachovich is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soininvaara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blachovich can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Soininvaara controls the pace.
Soininvaara has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Soininvaara trying to control but Blachovich is working from the bottom.
Soininvaara throwing strikes but missing.
Soininvaara sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blachovich's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soininvaara seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blachovich does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soininvaara stands up from half guard.
Blachovich cracks Soininvaara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blachovich connects with a right hand. Soininvaara shakes it off.
Soininvaara misses with a straight left.
Soininvaara misses with a wild combination.
Jab from Blachovich.
Blachovich misses with an uppercut.
Soininvaara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blachovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soininvaara tries a low kick but Blachovich avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Blachovich.
Soininvaara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Soininvaara. Those never looked like landing.
Blachovich tries to clinch there but Soininvaara circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blachovich. Soininvaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blachovich cracks Soininvaara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Blachovich misses.
Soininvaara lands with a nice combination. Blachovich backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blachovich ducks under a wild hook from Soininvaara.
Soininvaara looks to score with a jab to the body but Blachovich is just out of range.
A big left from Blachovich misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osmo Soininvaara dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.
Blachovich lands a nice looking body shot.
Soininvaara throws a shot to the body.
Blachovich ducks under a wild hook from Soininvaara.
Blachovich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Soininvaara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soininvaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soininvaara fails to land with a series of punches.
Soininvaara keeps the fight on the outside.
Blachovich shoots for a double leg takedown but Soininvaara sprawls well. He's pushed Blachovich's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blachovich looks to land a left hand but Soininvaara moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Blachovich finds it's way through Soininvaara's defenses.
Soininvaara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blachovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blachovich tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blachovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soininvaara staying out of range there.
Blachovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soininvaara manages to avoid it.
Soininvaara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Soininvaara misses with an uppercut.
Blachovich dives in and grabs Soininvaara's left leg, looking for a takedown. Soininvaara pushes down on Blachovich's head and hops out.
Soininvaara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blachovich doesn't seem bothered though.
Blachovich looks to land a right hand but Soininvaara moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Blachovich.
Soininvaara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blachovich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soininvaara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blachovich.
Osmo Soininvaara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blachovich throws a combination that misses
and Soininvaara counters with a nice uppercut.
Soininvaara has closed the distance and engaged Blachovich in a clinch.
Soininvaara misses with a punch on the inside.
Soininvaara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blachovich misses with a right hand
and Soininvaara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Blachovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Soininvaara.
Blachovich staying out of range there.
A big right from Blachovich misses.
Blachovich throws a right hand that Soininvaara ducks under and follows up with a left that Soininvaara also avoids with ease.
Blachovich lands a jab to Soininvaara's midsection.
Soininvaara throws a head kick but Blachovich moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blachovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soininvaara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blachovich throws a big shot that misses.
Blachovich throws an off balance right hand
and Soininvaara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soininvaara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horrible takedown by Blachovich or perhaps it was just good defense by Soininvaara which made him look bad.
Osmo Soininvaara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Blachovich.
Soininvaara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blachovich connects with a nice looking jab.
Soininvaara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Blachovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soininvaara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Soininvaara.
John Blachovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soininvaara stops a takedown attempt from Blachovich.
A shot in the inside from Soininvaara.
Soininvaara gets underhooks to prevent Blachovich's takedown attempt.
Blachovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blachovich connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A combination from Soininvaara does no damage.
Soininvaara wants to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soininvaara throws a shot from downtown. Blachovich moves away and avoids it.
Osmo Soininvaara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blachovich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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 Osmo Soininvaara.
Well Soininvaara 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osmo Soininvaara!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Sachz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sachz comes to the cage accompanied by Storstadsidyll by Petter. Martinez has chosen Iced Earth - A Question of Heaven as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
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183 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Sachz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Martinez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sachz trying to control but Martinez postures up.
Martinez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sachz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Martinez.
Martinez wants to free his trapped foot but Sachz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sachz wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez not doing much here.
Martinez seems to be looking for submissions.
Martinez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Sachz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sachz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martinez stays in close to Sachz's body and controls the position.
Sachz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sachz being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez trying to control but Sachz is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Richard Martinez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sachz misses with a combination
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sachz throws a nice looking combination but Martinez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sachz swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands with a hook. Sachz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez slips a jab from Sachz.
Sachz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martinez.
Nice cross by Martinez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sachz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Martinez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Martinez is looking to clinch.
Sachz misses with a wild combination.
Martinez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sachz's calf.
Martinez throws a shot to the body.
Martinez shoots in and drives through. Sachz sprawls well.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Sachz avoids nicely.
Martinez misses with a hook. Sachz ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sachz throws a series of punches but Martinez avoids them all with ease.
Sachz misses with a double jab.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sachz misses with a double jab
and Martinez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harry Sachz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez stuns Sachz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sachz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sachz misses with the combination.
Martinez scores with a jab to the head.
No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a jab to the nose.
Martinez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sachz.
Sachz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez looks to land a combination. Sachz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Martinez cracks Sachz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Martinez feints and then cracks Sachz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sachz down.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sachz stuffs the takedown attempt from Martinez. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
Harry Sachz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Martinez.
No joy there for Sachz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Richard Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sachz misses the shot to the body.
Sachz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Martinez. That one must have hurt.
Richard Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Sachz is avoiding it.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez tries to clinch up but Sachz circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martinez 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.
Martinez moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sachz is trying to break the clinch but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Sachz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Martinez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sachz looking to stall.
Sachz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Martinez smiles and moves away.
Sachz checks a leg kick.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Sachz as he connects with a hook.
Martinez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sachz misses the shot to the body.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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!
That kick from Martinez tenderised Sachz's leg. Sachz is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sachz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Martinez tries to clinch but Sachz moves out of range.
Martinez misses with a body shot
and Sachz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Martinez throws out a leg kick but Sachz moves out of range and Martinez only half commits.
Sachz works Martinez's body with a nice hook.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez lands with an overhand left.
Sachz throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sachz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Sachz.
Sachz blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sachz misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Sachz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sachz catches Martinez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sachz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martinez.
Martinez misses with a body shot.
Martinez throws a leg kick but Sachz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sachz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sachz misses with a hook. Martinez ducked under it nicely.
Sachz digs a good body shot into Martinez's ribs.
Martinez throws a push kick but Sachz slaps the foot to one side.
Harry Sachz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sachz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Martinez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sachz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinez.
Sachz swinging wildly here.
Sachz throws a series of punches but Martinez moves out of range.
Sachz misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinez is looking to clinch.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Sachz pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Martinez. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez gets a clinch.
Sachz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Richard Martinez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martinez lands an uppercut.
Martinez prevents the takedown attempt.
Sachz has Martinez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Martinez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Sachz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez throws a nice head kick!
The fighters circling - Sachz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sachz swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Martinez works Sachz's body with a nice hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martinez, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sachz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martinez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Martinez throws a body punch but Sachz moves out of range.
Sachz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez tests Sachz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martinez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Martinez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Uolevi Gepardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diesel Kone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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152 lbs
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Uolevi Gepardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diesel Kone!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Kone tenderised Gepardi's leg. Gepardi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gepardi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kone, right into the meat.
Kone throws the kick towards the body but Gepardi avoids it.
A combination from Gepardi does no damage.
Kone throws a body punch but Gepardi moves out of range.
Kone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kone missing with a left hand there. Gepardi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kone connects with a body shot.
Nice cross by Gepardi.
Kone shoots in looking for a takedown but Gepardi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gepardi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gepardi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gepardi punishes Kone's body with a nice straight punch.
Gepardi throws a poor cross that misses
and Kone counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kone throws a shot to the body.
Gepardi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kone avoids it really well and circles away.
Kone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kone avoids the body shot from Gepardi.
Kone looks to throw the jab but Gepardi is out of range.
Gepardi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice straight punches there by Kone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kone.
Kone throws a lazy right hand but Gepardi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gepardi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kone.
Gepardi misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kone lands with an overhand left.
Nice defenses there by Kone.
Kone scores with a nice body kick.
Gepardi tries to score with a low kick but Kone moves his leg out of the way.
Gepardi shoots in for a takedown but Kone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uolevi Gepardi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gepardi shoots for a double leg takedown but Kone sprawls well. He's pushed Gepardi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A big left from Gepardi misses.
Kone tries a head kick but it misses.
Kone lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Gepardi misses.
Kone misses with a looping left.
Kone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gepardi's waist but Gepardi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kone off to one side.
Gepardi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kone moves away.
Gepardi misses with a straight left.
Kone connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kone avoids a kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kone, as that shot connected.
Gepardi misses with an uppercut.
Kone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gepardi throws a low kick, looking for Kone's leg but Kone calmly moves out of range.
Kone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good leg kick by Kone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kone moves out of range as Gepardi strikes.
Gepardi shoots in for a double leg but Kone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gepardi's waist but Gepardi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kone off to one side.
Kone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gepardi misses with a looping left.
Gepardi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kone looks to land a left hand but Gepardi moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kone connects with an inside leg kick.
Gepardi misses the shot to the body.
Kone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice defenses there by Gepardi.
Kone lands a nice shot that snaps Gepardi's head back.
Kone thuds a left hand into Gepardi's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kone.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gepardi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kone throws out the jab.
Kone throws a low kick, looking for Gepardi's leg but Gepardi calmly moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gepardi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kone defends it nicely.
Kone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diesel Kone dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - Gepardi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gepardi swings widly with a right hand
and Kone counters with a thumping low kick.
Gepardi tries a low kick but Kone avoids it.
Kone misses with a hook to the body
and Gepardi counters with a single leg into guard. Kone didn't expect that.
Kone is controlling Gepardi's posture.
Gepardi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gepardi trying to control but Kone is working from the bottom.
Gepardi wants to pass the guard but Kone is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gepardi cracks Kone with a solid left hand.
Kone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gepardi's guard.
Gepardi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gepardi seems keen to control Kone's posture.
Gepardi is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Kone rolls with it to try and escape but Gepardi cranks on the arm and Kone is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Uolevi Gepardi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Punani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Rajkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rajkovic has chosen as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Punani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Rajkovic!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rajkovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Rajkovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rajkovic.
Punani throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rajkovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Punani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Punani rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rajkovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick from Rajkovic is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Punani rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rajkovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rajkovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Punani connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rajkovic scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Punani takes the fight into the clinch.
Punani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Punani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Punani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Punani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajkovic tries to throw a body punch but Punani avoids it by throwing Rajkovic back against the cage.
Rajkovic lands a body punch.
Rajkovic prevents a body shot from Punani.
Come on Punani - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rajkovic.
Punani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Punani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Punani.
Punani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Punani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rajkovic has a couple of punches blocked by Punani.
Rajkovic taking a breather.
Rajkovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Punani breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punani's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rajkovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Punani scrambles back to his feet.
Punani looks to score with a jab to the body but Rajkovic is just out of range.
Punani takes a jab right on the kisser.
Punani misses the jab.
Punani lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Punani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexander Rajkovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Punani wants to land a leg kick but Rajkovic is out of range.
Rajkovic looks to clinch
and Rajkovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Punani swats away the attempt to clinch by Rajkovic.
A big right from Punani misses.
Punani moves into the clinch.
Rajkovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rajkovic takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punani misses with a punch to the body.
Punani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Punani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rajkovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Punani or not.
Punani misses with the head strike.
Rajkovic is leaning against Punani and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rajkovic tries to stall but Punani uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rajkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rajkovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Punani backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hand to the body from Rajkovic.
Rajkovic can't find room to land a body shot as Punani controls the action.
Punani misses with a punch on the inside.
Rajkovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rajkovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rajkovic is working Punani over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punani tries to work over Rajkovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Punani presses Rajkovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rajkovic avoiding damage.
Punani misses with a punch to the body.
Punani misses with some punches.
Rajkovic misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rajkovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rajkovic misses with some punches.
Rajkovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Punani avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Rajkovic will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Punani fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rajkovic is out of range.
Punani shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rajkovic pinned against the cage. Rajkovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rajkovic looks for the body kick but Punani saw that one coming.
Rajkovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Punani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rajkovic thumps Punani with a low kick.
Punani lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Punani fails to land the takedown.
Rajkovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Rajkovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Punani.
Sloppy strikes from Punani. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajkovic misses with a jab to the body
and Punani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rajkovic checks a low kick from Punani.
Punani throws a good cross that connects.
Punani has taken the fight to the clinch.
Punani avoiding damage as Rajkovic throws knees to the body.
Rajkovic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Punani struggles to land a body shot inside as Rajkovic controls his hands.
Punani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rajkovic takes a shot to the head.
Rajkovic effectively controlling the action here.
Punani working aggressively here.
Punani wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punani lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rajkovic or not.
Punani pushes Rajkovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Punani.
Rajkovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rajkovic misses with the head strike.
Rajkovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Punani.
Rajkovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rajkovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Punani's elbow.
Punani misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Rajkovic.
Punani can't find room to land a body shot as Rajkovic controls the action.
Rajkovic pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rajkovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajkovic blocks an uppercut.
Punani struggles to land a body shot inside as Rajkovic controls his hands.
Punani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Punani struggles to land a body shot inside as Rajkovic controls his hands.
Punani scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Punani.
Rajkovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Punani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rajkovic blocks a body shot from Punani.
Punani tries to throw a body punch but Rajkovic avoids it by throwing Punani back against the cage.
Rajkovic misses with a body punch.
Punani can't find room to land a body shot as Rajkovic controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Punani.
Punani lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rajkovic prevents a body shot from Punani.
Punani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harry Punani has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Rajkovic.
Punani lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rajkovic trying to control the position but instead, Punani has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rajkovic into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rajkovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punani misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Punani.
Rajkovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Punani backwards.
Punani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Harry Punani will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rajkovic is looking to chop away at Punani's legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rajkovic.
Punani checks a leg kick nicely.
Punani throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rajkovic counters with a thumping low kick.
Rajkovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Punani counters with a two punch combo.
Rajkovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Punani misses.
Rajkovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Punani.
Rajkovic fakes the leg kick and cracks Punani in the body.
Punani throws an off balance right hand
and Rajkovic counters with a thumping low kick.
Rajkovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rajkovic tries to clinch up but Punani circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punani misses with a kick to the body
and Rajkovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rajkovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rajkovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Punani takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Punani moves out of range of the body kick from Rajkovic.
Punani misses with a lunging right hand
and Rajkovic counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rajkovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punani avoids the head kick by Rajkovic.
Rajkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Punani moves out of range easily.
Rajkovic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rajkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Punani moves out of range easily.
Rajkovic connects with a leg kick. Punani looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Punani throws a lazy right hand but Rajkovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajkovic connects with a leg kick. Punani looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rajkovic lands with a kick to the temple. Punani shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rajkovic.
Rajkovic thows a body kick. Punani tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rajkovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rajkovic lands a front kick.
Punani on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Punani fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rajkovic, pushing him back against the cage.
Rajkovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Rajkovic on the inside.
Rajkovic lands a shot to the body.
Punani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punani prevents a body shot from Rajkovic.
Punani is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Punani struggles to land a body shot inside as Rajkovic controls his hands.
Rajkovic prevents a body shot from Punani.
A right hook to the body lands for Rajkovic.
Rajkovic tries to throw a body punch but Punani avoids it by throwing Rajkovic back against the cage.
Punani digs a right hand into Rajkovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rajkovic's gas tank.
Rajkovic trying to control the position but instead, Punani has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rajkovic into the cage.
Punani tries to throw a body punch but Rajkovic avoids it by throwing Punani back against the cage.
Rajkovic lands a right hand.
Rajkovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rajkovic missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Punani fails to land.
Punani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punani throws a punch but it's blocked by Rajkovic.
Punani swings wildly with an uppercut but Rajkovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punani tries to break free but Rajkovic pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Punani.
Punani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rajkovic lands a nice uppercut.
Punani misses with some punches.
Punani working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rajkovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rajkovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Punani throws a punch but it's blocked by Rajkovic.
Punani takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rajkovic.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Rajkovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rajkovic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alexander Rajkovic!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bojan Jelusic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ismo Laitela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bojan Jelusic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ismo Laitela!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laitela lands a jab to Jelusic's midsection.
Jelusic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Laitela throws a jab when Jelusic was well out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jelusic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Laitela looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jelusic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Laitela thows a body shot but no joy.
Laitela throws a big shot that misses.
Laitela fails to land the takedown.
Bojan Jelusic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ismo Laitela.
Jelusic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laitela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laitela closes the distance and clinches up with Jelusic, looking for a takedown. Laitela pushes Jelusic against the cage but Jelusic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelusic stuffs the takedown attempt from Laitela. Laitela gets slowly back to his feet.
Laitela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jelusic.
Laitela fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jelusic avoids it really well and circles away.
Laitela with a poor takedown
and Jelusic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laitela looks gassed!
Jelusic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jelusic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laitela changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jelusic tries to avoid it but Laitela manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jelusic to the ground. Jelusic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Laitela swings widly with a right hand
and Jelusic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Laitela is rocked!
Jelusic has closed the distance and engaged Laitela in a clinch.
Laitela is still on wobbly legs! Can Jelusic finish him?
Jelusic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Jelusic.
Laitela takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jelusic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Laitela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jelusic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laitela has Jelusic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jelusic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jelusic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jelusic throws a big uppercut that drops Laitela! More strikes from Jelusic and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Laitela lies dazed against the cage as Jelusic celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bojan Jelusic!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture comes to the cage accompanied by Mama said knock you out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Couture!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kris Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Couture misses with a two punch combination.
Marsh wants to clinch up but Couture keeps it at a distance.
A jab lands there for Couture.
Marsh moves out of range of the leg kick from Couture.
Marsh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Couture sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marsh tries a low kick but Couture avoids it.
Couture lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Marsh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marsh misses with a low kick.
Marsh misses with a head kick.
Couture avoids the head kick by Marsh.
Couture swings widly with a right hand
and Marsh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marsh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Couture throws a low kick, looking for Marsh's leg but Marsh calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Marsh throws a body kick that misses.
Marsh throws a chopping leg kick but Couture manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marsh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Couture's calf.
Couture throws a series of punches but Marsh avoids them all with ease.
Couture avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marsh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marsh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marsh lands with a straight right. Couture didn't see that one coming.
Marsh checks a leg kick nicely.
Marsh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Couture defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marsh.
A low kick from Marsh is predictable there
and Couture counters with a three punch combo that has Marsh backing up. Marsh nods at Couture to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marsh cracks Couture with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh connects with a high kick.
Marsh takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Marsh throws a lazy right hand but Couture sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marsh throws a low kick but it's checked well by Couture.
Marsh will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Couture scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marsh drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couture wants to stand but Marsh is controlling the position.
Marsh postures up in Couture's guard and throws a big left but Couture blocks it.
Marsh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Couture works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marsh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Couture is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh passes Couture's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Marsh thows a huge punch but Couture dodges it nicely.
Marsh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Marsh wants to pass the guard but Couture is defending well.
Marsh is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Couture has managed to free his arm - good work.
Marsh wants to free his trapped foot but Couture is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh wants to advance to full mount but Couture doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Couture wants to get back to his feet but Marsh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsh throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Marsh dominated that round.
That's time! Couture's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Couture scores with a jab.
Kris Marsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marsh drives through and clinches with Couture against the cage.
Couture misses with a punch to the body.
Marsh lands with a right to the head.
Marsh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marsh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Couture is trying to break the clinch but Marsh has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Marsh as the two fighters clinch.
Couture is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marsh has a couple of punches blocked by Couture.
Marsh misses with a punch to the body.
Marsh scores with a hook to the body.
Marsh working aggressively here.
Marsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Couture.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marsh working aggressively here.
Couture pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marsh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brandon Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Couture throws a looping overhand right but Marsh ducks down to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marsh, right into the meat.
Couture misses with the combination.
Couture avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marsh forces Couture back against the cage and clinches.
Marsh misses with a body punch.
Marsh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Couture blocks the elbow strike.
Marsh missing with knees to the body.
Marsh tries for a takedown but Couture manages to get underhooks.
Marsh has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Couture clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture trying to control the hands but Marsh won't let him.
Marsh working for the choke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsh is not going to allow Couture to sit and survive in this position.
Marsh keeps control of the position as Couture tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh looking for the choke from the back.
Marsh lands strikes to the head.
Marsh softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Marsh has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Couture has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Marsh has the hooks in. Couture is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Couture wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Marsh cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Marsh with shots to the head and body - Couture looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsh with shots to the head and body - Couture looks very uncomfortable down there.
Marsh with good strikes from the mount here!
Couture is working to get back to half guard.
Couture is in a horrible position here. Marsh smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marsh landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Marsh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Couture blocks a head kick by Marsh.
Couture misses with a head kick.
Marsh misses with a low kick.
A big left from Marsh misses.
Marsh with a hook.
Marsh looks for the body kick but Couture saw that one coming.
Couture misses with a hook.
Marsh throws a chopping leg kick but Couture manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Couture lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Marsh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marsh is looking to clinch but Couture is avoiding it.
Couture checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marsh fails to land the takedown.
Couture misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Couture duly obliges.
Marsh moves into range and clinches up with Couture.
Couture is looking to break free of the clinch but Marsh has double underhooks.
Marsh has Couture pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Couture manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Couture manages to break the clinch.
Couture keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Couture misses with a wild combination.
Couture moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from Marsh misses
and Couture counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marsh blocks the body kick.
Brandon Couture is winning the standup battle so far.
Couture ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsh moves away.
Marsh clinches up against the cage.
Couture breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture circles away from the clinch attempt
and Couture counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Couture connects with a jab.
Couture is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Couture throws a quick inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Marsh blocks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Couture.
Marsh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marsh misses with a low kick.
Couture is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Couture tries a low kick but Marsh avoids it.
Marsh throws a chopping leg kick but Couture manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marsh throws a low kick, looking for Couture's leg but Couture calmly moves out of range.
Marsh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Couture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh wants to slow Couture down by chopping away at his legs.
Marsh misses with a low kick as Couture jumps back.
Couture scores with a leg kick.
Marsh misses with a low kick.
Marsh moves out of range of the body kick.
Marsh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marsh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Couture connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marsh. Marsh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Couture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Couture pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marsh moves away from the strike by Couture.
Couture checks a leg kick.
Couture gets caught flat footed, as Marsh shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Marsh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Couture swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Marsh throws and elbow that misses. Couture uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marsh's guard. Nice move by Couture!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couture throws and elbow that misses. Marsh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Couture's guard. Nice move by Marsh!
Kris Marsh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marsh wants to pass the guard but Couture is keeping the position.
Couture will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsh trying to move into half guard but instead Couture has managed to sweep!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Brandon Couture did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Couture blocks a leg kick.
Couture misses with a hook.
Marsh ducks right into an uppercut from Couture.
Marsh tries to clinch but Couture moves out of range.
Marsh scores with a three punch combo!
Marsh connects with an inside leg kick.
Couture throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab by Marsh.
Marsh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Couture is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Couture connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marsh. Marsh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Couture throws a nice head kick!
Marsh tries a head kick but it misses.
Marsh throws a head kick but Couture moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Couture blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marsh needs to keep his hands up - Couture had a free shot at his head there.
Marsh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Couture misses with a takedown
and Marsh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marsh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marsh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marsh is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A clash of legs there as Couture blocks the low kick.
Couture throws a leg kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Couture
enabling Marsh to counter with a crisp jab.
Marsh thumps Couture with a low kick.
Couture throws a quick inside leg kick.
Couture fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marsh checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh leaves Couture with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marsh throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Couture.
Marsh shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Couture's guard.
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!
Marsh connects with a couple of short punches.
Couture wants to stand up but Marsh is controlling him.
Couture has momentary wrist control but Marsh slips an elbow through the middle.
Couture looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marsh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marsh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Couture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couture utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Couture keeping full guard, as Marsh tries to pass.
Marsh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Couture keeping moving, preventing Marsh from controlling successfully.
Marsh lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh got a little sloppy there for a moment and Couture has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marsh has managed to get both his arms back between Couture's legs - danger averted.
Marsh lands a couple of digs.
Marsh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marsh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsh looking to pass the guard.
Marsh works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Marsh dominated that fourth 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Marsh throws a leg kick but Couture sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marsh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Couture throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Couture with a jab.
Marsh moves out of range as Couture throws a body kick.
Marsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Couture checks a leg kick.
Marsh is looking to chop away at Couture's legs.
Marsh throws a leg kick but Couture checks it.
A head kick misses from Couture.
Nice body kick there by Marsh.
Couture slips a straight right by Marsh.
Marsh misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Marsh.
Marsh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Couture as he checks the leg kick.
Marsh throws a leg kick
and Couture counters with a leg kick.
Marsh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Couture.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Couture misses with a left hand
and Marsh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marsh throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Couture.
Couture throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marsh ducks under a wild hook from Couture.
Marsh throws out a leg kick but Couture moves out of range and Marsh only half commits.
Couture fails with a takedown attempt.
Marsh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Couture.
Couture misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Couture tests Marsh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marsh darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Marsh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marsh works his way into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsh landing strikes from the mount and Couture is in trouble!
Brandon Couture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is landing with some decent strikes but Couture is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Marsh landing strikes, looking to finish!
Marsh with the ground and pound from mount.
Marsh avoids the attempt from Couture to control.
Marsh looking to finish Couture with some ground and pound. This is bad for Couture!
Couture gets back to half guard.
Marsh wants to free his trapped foot but Couture is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Couture is defending against the submission attempts here by Marsh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsh is trying to control. Couture wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsh passes to full mount!
Marsh with a couple of short strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kris Marsh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marsh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Marsh!
Kris Marsh is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ash Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliot Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berry kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Red Hot Chilli Pipers - Clocks. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ash Berry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elliot Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders misses with a low kick as Berry jumps back.
Saunders misses with a low kick.
Saunders looks to score with a jab to the body but Berry is just out of range.
Saunders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berry.
Berry takes a swing at Saunders's ribcage but misses.
Saunders motions for Berry to come forward. Saunders throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Elliot Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saunders throws a jab but it's blocked by Berry.
Berry lands a nice shot that snaps Saunders's head back.
It looks like Elliot Saunders has been cut.
Berry lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saunders pivots, looking for a leg kick but Berry is out of range and Saunders settles back down.
Berry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saunders looks gassed!
Berry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Berry throws a leg kick which misses Saunders's front leg but catches the back leg as Saunders tries to avoid it.
Berry cracks Saunders with a good jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Berry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry misses with a head kick.
Saunders checks the leg kick.
Berry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saunders keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Berry.
Ash Berry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berry throws a hook to the side of Saunders's head but Saunders sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Berry feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Saunders sprawling to the canvas! Saunders rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Berry finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Berry tries a head kick but it misses.
Berry is looking to slow Saunders down with leg kicks.
Berry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saunders is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Berry Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Saunders is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ash Berry!
Ash Berry retains his light heavyweight title!
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