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UMMA - Teppo vs Sagat PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thulani Imamu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lisandro Licha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Licha's choice of entrance music: In Bloom. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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201 lbs
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180 lbs
10 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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World class 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
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thulani Imamu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lisandro Licha!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Licha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Imamu with a hook.
Licha misses with a double jab.
Imamu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Licha fails with a takedown attempt.
Imamu blocks the body kick.
Imamu leaves Licha with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Licha slips a straight right by Imamu.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Imamu.
Licha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Imamu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Imamu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Imamu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Licha.
Licha moves in looking to clinch but Imamu pushes him off.
Imamu misses with a double jab.
Licha slips a straight right by Imamu.
Lisandro Licha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licha shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Imamu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Licha misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Licha seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Licha is trying to get an arm triangle but Imamu is defending well.
Imamu is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Licha is controlling him well.
Licha misses with the ground and pound.
Licha working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Licha working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Imamu is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Licha working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Licha is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Imamu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Licha wants to control but Imamu is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Licha is trying to get an arm triangle but Imamu is defending well.
Imamu prevents Licha from improving position.
Licha misses with the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Licha creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Imamu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Imamu wants to get back to his feet but Licha drags him back down.
Licha advances to full mount.
Imamu squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Licha is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Imamu to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Imamu shrugs it off.
Licha working for a submission but Imamu is keeping him at bay.
Imamu is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Licha working for a submission but Imamu is keeping him at bay.
Imamu is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Imamu has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Imamu wants to get back to his feet.
Imamu is breathing heavily.
Licha thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Imamu looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Imamu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Licha on the ground.
Licha 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, Imamu has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Licha has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Imamu defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Licha's arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imamu has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Well, with Licha on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Imamu is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Licha working for a choke but Imamu is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Licha throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Imamu has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Imamu avoids the strikes from Licha.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Imamu looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Licha misses with punches from the back.
Imamu is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Licha gets his way!
Licha is looking for the choke from the back position but Imamu is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lisandro Licha dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Licha misses with a takedown attempt - Imamu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Licha tries to bum rush Imamu with a series of wild strikes but Imamu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Licha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Licha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Imamu connects with a body shot.
Licha shoots for a takedown but Imamu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Licha ducks under a wild hook from Imamu.
Licha has a takedown stuffed.
Thulani Imamu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lisandro Licha.
Imamu loads up on a big right hand but Licha slips the punch.
A slow jab from Imamu misses its intended target.
Imamu gets caught flat footed, as Licha shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Imamu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Licha is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Imamu is looking to stand up but Licha isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Licha wants to pass the guard but Imamu is keeping the position.
Licha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Imamu kicks Licha off and gets to his feet.
Licha misses with a takedown attempt
and Imamu counters with a nice uppercut.
Imamu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Licha moves away from the strike by Imamu.
Imamu catches Licha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Licha connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Licha.
Licha lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thulani Imamu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Licha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Licha tries to bum rush Imamu with a series of wild strikes but Imamu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Imamu throws a jab but it's blocked by Licha.
Licha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Imamu on the side of the head.
Licha ducks under a wild hook from Imamu.
Licha tries to clinch up but Imamu circles away and keeps his distance.
Licha with a jab.
Imamu throws a hook but Licha avoids it easily.
Licha swings for the body but Imamu moves out of range.
Licha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Licha fails to land with a series of punches.
Imamu just misses with a punch to the body.
Licha gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Imamu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imamu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Licha manages to avoid it.
Imamu looks to land a left hand but Licha moved out of range nicely.
Licha feints a jab promting Imamu to slip. Licha then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Imamu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lisandro Licha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Licha misses with a series of wild punches.
Imamu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Licha.
Licha avoids the body shot from Imamu.
Imamu moves out of range as Licha strikes.
Imamu misses with an uppercut.
Licha throws a right hand that Imamu ducks under and follows up with a left that Imamu also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Imamu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Licha scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Licha.
Licha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Imamu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Licha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Imamu works the jab nicely.
Imamu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Licha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Licha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Licha ducks under a wild hook from Imamu.
Imamu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Licha finds it's way round the side to connect with Imamu's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Licha tries to bum rush Imamu with a series of wild strikes but Imamu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Licha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Licha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Imamu counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lisandro Licha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Licha takes a swing at Imamu's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Imamu. Licha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Licha lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Licha.
Imamu slips a jab and a cross from Licha.
Imamu blocks a head kick by Licha.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Licha.
Imamu lands with a good body shot.
Imamu tries to move into range but Licha moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Licha throws a combination. Imamu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Licha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Licha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Imamu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Licha throws a looping overhand right but Imamu ducks down to avoid it.
Licha throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Imamu.
Jab from Imamu.
Imamu lands with a hook. Licha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Licha throws a nice looking combination but Imamu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Licha misses with a takedown attempt - Imamu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Imamu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Licha misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Imamu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A left lands for Imamu.
Licha avoids the body shot from Imamu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Licha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Imamu throws out the jab.
Imamu lands a glancing blow to the side of Licha's head.
Licha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Imamu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thulani Imamu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licha staying out of range there.
Licha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Licha shoots in looking for a takedown. Imamu tries to sprawl out of it but Licha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Imamu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thulani Imamu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lisandro Licha.
Imamu misses with a looping left.
Imamu lands a nice shot to the body.
Imamu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Licha manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Imamu. No joy for Licha on that attempt.
Licha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Licha tries to clinch but Imamu is having none of it.
Licha fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Imamu avoids it really well and circles away.
Licha fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Imamu throws out the jab.
Imamu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Licha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Licha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Imamu sprawls well. Imamu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Licha gets slowly back to his feet.
Licha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Imamu moves out of range as Licha throws a body kick.
Imamu keeps the fight on the outside.
Licha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Licha jabs Imamu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Imamu throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imamu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Licha.
Licha swinging wildly here.
Licha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Imamu misses the jab.
Licha's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Licha duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Licha shoots in for a takedown but Imamu shows good takedown defense.
Imamu throws a hook to the side of Licha's head but Licha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Licha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Licha throws a poor cross that misses
and Imamu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Imamu works Licha's body with a nice hook.
Lisandro Licha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Imamu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Licha moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thulani Imamu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Licha has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lisandro Licha!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stu Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Spico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercer comes to the cage accompanied by Trapt-Still Frame. 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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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stu Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Spico!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spico lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spico darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mercer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spico swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spico takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mercer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mercer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mercer tries to clinch up but Spico circles away and keeps his distance.
Mercer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spico throws a series of punches but Mercer moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spico throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spico forces Mercer back against the cage and clinches.
Spico lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mercer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spico blocks it with crossed arms.
Mercer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spico's defenses.
Mercer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Spico.
Mercer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spico lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Mercer misses with a knee to the head.
Spico comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mercer lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer avoids the elbow strike from Spico, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spico.
Mercer misses with a knee strike.
Mercer tries to stall but Spico uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mercer prevents a body shot from Spico.
Mercer managing to block the knees to the body from Spico.
Mercer misses with an elbow strike.
Spico misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mercer throws an elbow but misses.
Spico managing to block the knees to the body from Mercer.
Spico lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Spico takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mercer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mercer throws an elbow that misses.
Mercer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercer tries to land a knee to the head but Spico blocks with his arms.
Mercer looking to slow down the pace here.
Spico landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spico has a couple of punches blocked by Mercer.
Spico scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spico obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spico putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mercer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mercer slowing the pace effectively.
Spico working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spico tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spico landing knees to the body.
Spico throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercers head.
Spico scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Spico throws an elbow but misses.
Spico blocks the elbow strike.
Spico tries a knee to the head but Mercer blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mercer.
Mercer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mercer looking to throw knees to the head but Spico is blocking nicely.
Mercer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spico's face.
It looks like El Spico has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer lands an elbow just above Spico 's eye.
Mercer looking to throw knees to the head but Spico is blocking nicely.
Spico scores a nice knee to the body.
Mercer is breathing heavily.
Mercer misses with an elbow strike.
Spico lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spico.
Mercer lands an elbow inside that Spico shrugs off.
Mercer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spico landing knees to the head.
Nice body punch from Spico.
Spico lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Spico lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spico managing to block the knees to the body from Mercer.
Spico works on Mercer's body with a couple of short punches.
Mercer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mercer wants to stall.
Spico using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer taking a breather.
Spico comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spico lands an elbow inside.
Mercer tries a knee to the head but Spico blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spico.
Spico lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Stu Mercer has been cut.
Mercer looking to throw knees to the head but Spico is blocking nicely.
Spico lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mercer.
Spico comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mercer prevents a body shot from Spico.
Mercer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spico gets through Mercer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spico lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Mercer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spico makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mercer misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Spico dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Spico misses with a two punch combination.
Mercer tried to score with a low kick but Spico checks it.
Mercer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mercer wants to clinch.
Mercer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spico lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mercer circles away quickly and effectively.
Spico throws a head kick but Mercer moves out of range.
Spico 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.
Spico pulls out of a head kick attempt.
El Spico is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mercer drives through and clinches with Spico against the cage.
Mercer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spico's defenses.
Mercer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mercer misses with a knee to the head.
Spico lands a nice elbow.
Spico lands with a right to the head.
Spico digs a right hand into Mercer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mercer's gas tank.
Spico is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spico works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spico.
Spico on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spico lands a nice elbow.
Mercer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Spico throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spico tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercer's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spico creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mercer takes a shot to the head.
Spico pushes Mercer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spico lands an elbow inside that Mercer shrugs off.
Mercer looking to stall.
Mercer takes an elbow to the temple.
Spico tries a body shot but Mercer blocks it.
Spico lands an elbow inside.
Spico tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spico can't find room to land a body shot as Mercer controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spico lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mercer.
Mercer lands an elbow inside that Spico shrugs off.
Mercer leaning against his opponent.
Spico lands an elbow that stopped Mercer in his tracks for a moment.
Spico lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spico lands a right hand.
Spico working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mercer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spico is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Spico.
Spico lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Spico crunches a lovely knee into Mercer's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spico connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mercer's face.
Spico lands a nice uppercut.
Spico lands with a right to the head.
Spico lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mercer is rocked!
Spico comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Mercer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mercer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spico's brow.
Mercer seems to have got his legs back now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mercer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spico's brow.
Spico lands a shoulder strike.
Spico crunches a lovely knee into Mercer's ribcage.
Spico lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mercer misses with a knee to the head.
Spico lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mercer.
Spico throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spico lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mercer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spico has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Spico.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Spico.
Nice elbow from Spico.
Mercer scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Spico.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mercer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spico's brow.
Spico lands a knee to the body.
Mercer lands a knee to the head.
Mercer takes an elbow to the temple.
Spico lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Spico.
Spico lands a damaging elbow.
Mercer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Spico.
Spico has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spico lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mercer.
Spico struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercer controls his hands.
Spico lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spico landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Spico lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mercer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Spico cracks Mercer with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Spico showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Oooooh!!! Spico has knocked Mercer down with a huge combo! Spico steps away and waves a wobbly Mercer back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Spico takes the fight into the clinch.
Spico lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mercer throws an elbow but it misses.
Mercer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spico has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spico using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Spico.
Spico lands an elbow inside.
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!
Mercer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Spico.
Spico pushes Mercer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Spico on the inside.
El Spico seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Spico lands an elbow just above Mercer 's eye.
Mercer takes a shot to the head.
Spico lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Spico missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mercer takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spico.
Spico lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mercer misses with an elbow over the top.
Spico lands with a short shot to the head.
Spico is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spico makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spico avoids a wild elbow strike from Mercer.
Mercer tries to land a knee to the head but Spico blocks with his arms.
Spico creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mercer's defenses.
Spico utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mercer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mercer tries to land a knee to the head but Spico blocks with his arms.
Mercer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Spico working Mercer over with knees to the body.
Mercer takes a shot to the head.
Stu Mercer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spico lands a knee to the body.
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!
A shot in the inside from Spico.
A nice left hand lands by Spico.
Mercer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spico with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mercer misses with a knee to the head.
Spico works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A knee to the head by Spico.
A short uppercut from Spico.
Mercer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Spico lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spico lands a damaging elbow.
Mercer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mercer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mercer throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer tries to land a knee to the head but Spico blocks with his arms.
Spico blocks an elbow strike.
Spico softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Spico.
Mercer is looking to control Spico's arms but Spico gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mercer has his back to the cage.
Spico lands a nice uppercut.
Mercer misses with an elbow over the top.
Spico goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Spico on the inside.
Spico blocks an elbow strike.
Spico lands a shot to the body.
Mercer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spico has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spico lands a right hand.
Spico misses with a body punch.
Spico lands a right hand.
Spico digs a right hand underneath Mercer's ribcage. Mercer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spico landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spico dodges an elbow strike from Mercer.
Spico lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spico lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mercer.
Mercer is looking to control Spico's arms but Spico gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mercer has his back to the cage.
Spico lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Spico.
Spico working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spico lands an elbow that stopped Mercer in his tracks for a moment.
Spico scores a nice knee to the body.
Spico lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spico working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spico working Mercer over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spico lands a damaging elbow.
Spico lands an elbow just above Mercer 's eye.
Spico connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mercer's face.
El Spico is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Spico lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
El Spico comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spico 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Spico!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marty Mc Fly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadashi Masaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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23
163 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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166 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marty Mc Fly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tadashi Masaru!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Mc Fly with that takedown attempt.
Masaru slaps away a takedown attempt from Mc Fly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A punch combination from Masaru misses.
Mc Fly defending well as Masaru loads up on a big left hand.
Mc Fly fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marty Mc Fly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masaru darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mc Fly shoots for a takedown but Masaru saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Masaru.
Mc Fly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good exchange - Masaru coming out on top.
Masaru scores with a takedown into Mc Fly'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!
Mc Fly wants to stand up but Masaru is controlling him.
Masaru looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Fly wants to stand and escape but Masaru is having none of it.
Masaru postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masaru tries to free his leg and advance position but Mc Fly is retaining full guard.
Masaru decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mc Fly, up you get!
Mc Fly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mc Fly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Masaru finds it's way round the side to connect with Mc Fly's head.
Mc Fly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masaru.
Mc Fly has a takedown stuffed.
Mc Fly misses with a takedown attempt - Masaru sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tadashi Masaru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mc Fly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Masaru connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mc Fly scrambles back to his feet.
Masaru stuns Mc Fly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Masaru cracks Mc Fly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Masaru walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mc Fly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masaru catches Mc Fly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Masaru shoots in for a takedown but Mc Fly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mc Fly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Masaru tries to avoid it but Mc Fly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Masaru to the ground. Masaru escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Masaru scores a takedown into full mount!
Mc Fly is trying desperately to improve position.
Mc Fly is breathing heavily.
Masaru controlling his opponent.
Mc Fly is squirming around, avoiding Masaru's attempts to control the action.
Mc Fly slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masaru controlling the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tadashi Masaru.
Masaru misses with a lunging right hand
and Mc Fly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mc Fly wants to control but Masaru is keeping him busy.
Mc Fly trying to control from Masaru's half guard. Masaru has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mc Fly controlling from the top position.
Mc Fly wants to pass the guard but Masaru is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mc Fly trying to control the position from guard on top but Masaru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mc Fly drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Masaru dives on top into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mc Fly wants to sweep here but Masaru controlling him for the moment.
Mc Fly wants to improve his position but instead Masaru has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadashi Masaru dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mc Fly fails to land the takedown.
Mc Fly throws a hook to the side of Masaru's head but Masaru sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mc Fly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Masaru pinned against the cage. Masaru gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Masaru.
Masaru looks to land a combination but Mc Fly avoids it well.
Marty Mc Fly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mc Fly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mc Fly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mc Fly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Masaru's waist but Masaru gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mc Fly off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marty Mc Fly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mc Fly takes one to the side of the head.
Masaru scores with a three punch combo!
Masaru misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot by Masaru.
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!
Masaru fails to land the takedown.
Mc Fly shoots in for a takedown but Masaru shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Mc Fly misses the target.
Mc Fly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mc Fly has a takedown stuffed.
Mc Fly tries to move into range but Masaru moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mc Fly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mc Fly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Masaru tests Mc Fly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mc Fly blocks a low kick nicely.
Mc Fly tries to score a power double leg takedown but Masaru sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mc Fly somewhat.
Masaru throws a combination. Mc Fly tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masaru works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Masaru there.
Masaru throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masaru slaps away a takedown attempt from Mc Fly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Masaru lands a nice looking body shot.
Masaru shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mc Fly as he jumps to the side.
Masaru scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mc Fly in his tracks.
Masaru drives through with a takedown into Mc Fly's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mc Fly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Masaru is controlling him.
Masaru seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tadashi Masaru has got the better of the ground game so far.
Masaru wants to stand but Mc Fly is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mc Fly keeping moving, preventing Masaru from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masaru passes Mc Fly's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Masaru escapes and gets back to his feet.
Masaru throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Masaru leaves Mc Fly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Masaru keeps the fight on the outside.
Masaru fails with a takedown attempt.
Masaru lands a jab to Mc Fly's midsection.
Masaru throws a jab when Mc Fly was well out of range.
Mc Fly gets the takedown into side control.
Mc Fly trying to control the action but Masaru is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masaru sneaks back into half guard.
Mc Fly seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masaru tries to get to full guard but Mc Fly has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadashi Masaru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mc Fly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Masaru swings widly with a right hand
and Mc Fly counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mc Fly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Masaru is defending against the submission attempts here by Mc Fly.
Mc Fly is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mc Fly is looking to stall here but Masaru recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaru keeping moving, preventing Mc Fly from controlling successfully.
Mc Fly won't allow Masaru to sweep him here.
Masaru keeping full guard, as Mc Fly tries to pass.
Mc Fly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Masaru preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masaru working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mc Fly.
Mc Fly drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Masaru manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mc Fly has Masaru in his guard.
Masaru wanted to stand there but Mc Fly had control of the position.
Masaru stays in close to Mc Fly's body and controls the position.
Masaru looking to sit in guard and control but Mc Fly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mc Fly looking to sit in guard and control but Masaru gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marty Mc Fly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mc Fly is on top in guard.
Mc Fly tries to free his leg and advance position but Masaru is retaining full guard.
Tadashi Masaru is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mc Fly works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Masaru is staying active underneath Mc Fly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Masaru keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mc Fly is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Masaru doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mc Fly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masaru is staying active underneath Mc Fly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mc Fly is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mc Fly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marty Mc Fly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Masaru has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tadashi Masaru!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rand James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
290 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
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27
238 lbs
8 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rand James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Piper!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper shoots for a double leg takedown but James sprawls well. He's pushed Piper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Piper has closed the distance and engaged James in a clinch.
Piper wants a takedown.
Piper is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. James can't fight it off and eventually Piper manages to take the fight to the floor. James looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Piper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James is looking to stand up but Piper isn't so interested in that idea.
Piper wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James wants to stand but Piper is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Peter Piper was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice sprawl there from James as Piper shoots in.
Rand James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Piper.
James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Piper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Piper pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Piper misses with a kick to the body.
Piper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Piper tries to land a front kick but James steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James looks to land a combination but Piper avoids it well.
Piper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
Piper misses with a few strikes there.
James misses with a leg kick.
James misses with a double jab.
James misses with a wild combination.
Piper is looking to clinch.
Piper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from James misses.
Piper is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James walks into a left hand.
Piper throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper has a takedown stuffed.
Piper closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. James did well to prevent Piper getting side control.
James moves into full guard.
Piper wants to pass the guard but James is keeping the position.
James pulls Piper in close to prevent any damage.
Piper trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James pushes Piper off and gets back to his feet.
James plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Peter Piper has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piper connects with a body shot that sends James's belly button to the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piper gets a double leg takedown into James's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Piper looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Piper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Piper's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Piper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Piper moves into the clinch successfully.
Piper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. James fights it off and pushes away nicely.
James connects with a leg kick. Piper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Piper takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
James throws a low kick but Piper moves out of range easily.
James avoids the head kick by Piper.
James blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James digs a good hook to Piper's body.
A jab from James misses.
Piper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James scores with a takedown into Piper's guard.
James postures up.
James controls from within his opponent's guard.
Piper looking to control.
James engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Piper keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Rand James wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piper moves away.
Piper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piper misses with a double jab
and James counters with a slapping leg kick.
Piper is breathing heavily.
Piper closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming James to the mat! James manages to get full guard.
Piper trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piper throws a strike but James rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Piper had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. James defends it easily.
James wants to control from the top but Piper keeps moving.
James is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rand James has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Piper crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from James - the referee stops the clock and Piper gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says James. Piper manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
James chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piper doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
Rand James is winning the standup battle so far.
James scores with a one two! Piper had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Peter Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand James dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Piper's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
James throws a nice looking combination but Piper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Piper throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
James circles away from the clinch attempt
and James counters with a shoot takedown. Piper fights it but they end up in guard.
James stays in close to Piper's body and controls the position.
Rand James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Piper is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
James passes Piper's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Piper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Piper makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Piper.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piper is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Piper wants to improve his position but instead James has moved into half guard.
James is taking a breather. Piper says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
James is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Piper!
Piper tries to hold on but James pushes him away.
Piper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James forces the positional change into back control.
James just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Piper preventing the rear naked choke attempt from James.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James punishes Piper with strikes from the back mount.
I really don't envy Piper right now.
Piper is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Piper is trying to stand back up.
James looking for the choke from the back.
James controlling the position well here. Piper rolled but James kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper is trying to break free.
James working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Piper is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and James has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Piper taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rand James!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
12 - 20 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Schwarzeneg!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a leg kick but Schwarzeneg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Santos.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos throws a wild body kick that Schwarzeneg sees coming a mile off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Santos enables Schwarzeneg to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Santos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Schwarzeneg decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Brian Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos tries to land a leg kick but Schwarzeneg saw it coming and moves away.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Schwarzeneg feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwarzeneg showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Schwarzeneg postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Santos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Schwarzeneg has Santos in his guard.
Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schwarzeneg's head.
Schwarzeneg seems keen to control Santos's posture.
Let's hope that Schwarzeneg has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schwarzeneg throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Schwarzeneg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santos.
Schwarzeneg trying to control the position.
Santos wants to control from the top but Schwarzeneg keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Schwarzeneg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santos's guard.
Schwarzeneg drops back looking for a leg! Santos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Santos manages to kick Schwarzeneg off! Schwarzeneg jumps back into Santos's guard.
Santos can't keep his opponent in guard - Schwarzeneg advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Schwarzeneg stands up out of the half guard.
Santos throws a right hand that Schwarzeneg ducks under and follows up with a left that Schwarzeneg also avoids with ease.
Schwarzeneg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Schwarzeneg's head back.
Santos misses with the combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Santos, as that shot connected.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schwarzeneg closes the distance and clinches.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schwarzeneg tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brian Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Santos uses from the top position.
Schwarzeneg has his foot on Santos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santos works his way back into a safe position though.
Schwarzeneg lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Santos!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to hold on but Schwarzeneg postures up.
Schwarzeneg lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Schwarzeneg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schwarzeneg has control of Santos's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Santos regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Santos wants to hold on but Schwarzeneg pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Schwarzeneg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Santos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schwarzeneg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Santos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos misses with a double jab
and Schwarzeneg counters with a takedown into side control.
Santos is trying to escape the position but Schwarzeneg is controlling the position.
Santos dodges the ground and pound from Schwarzeneg.
Santos pushes Schwarzeneg away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Schwarzeneg gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Schwarzeneg working the ground and pound but Santos is defending the strikes.
Schwarzeneg decides to stand up, so the ref orders Santos to his feet.
Brian Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwarzeneg slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Santos misses.
Santos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Santos wants it to stay on the feet.
Brian Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a right hand that Schwarzeneg ducks under and follows up with a left that Schwarzeneg also avoids with ease.
Schwarzeneg moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Schwarzeneg dives in and scores a takedown into Santos's guard.
Schwarzeneg drops back, looking for a kneebar! Santos looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Santos looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Santos!
Santos taking a break here but Schwarzeneg is having none of it and regains half guard.
Schwarzeneg is controlling Santos's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Schwarzeneg is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Santos is tapping! Great win for Schwarzeneg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Roger Schwarzeneg!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashawn Curry (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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22
193 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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24
195 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashawn Curry!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curry moves away.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Curry.
Curry blocking some punches.
Curry wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Curry's head.
Curry blocking some punches.
Curry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curry's elbow.
Curry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Curry walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a body kick
and Curry counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Curry takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jones throws a low kick but Curry avoids it.
Curry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Curry.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curry moves away.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Curry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tom Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones cracks Curry with an open hand slap.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Curry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Curry tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Curry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Curry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Curry slips under a jab.
Jones scores with a nice body kick.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones takes a swing at Curry's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Curry misses
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones thuds a left hand into Curry's body.
Jones is looking to wear down Curry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones tries to clinch but Curry moves out of range.
Curry closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Curry lands in his opponent's guard.
Jones is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Curry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Curry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones clobbers Curry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Curry moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Jones finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Curry blocks a head kick by Jones.
Curry takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Curry's head.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones tries a low kick but Curry avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Curry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Curry.
Curry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Jones tenderised Curry's leg. Curry is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Curry.
Curry tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tom Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashawn Curry.
Curry wants a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones is leaning against Curry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones cracks Curry with a nice body shot.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries to work over Curry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry blocks an uppercut.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Tom Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Curry.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Curry is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Jones dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Curry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Curry fails with a takedown attempt.
Curry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Curry slips under a jab.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Curry.
Curry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry slips a jab from Jones.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Curry counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Curry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
Curry is rocked!
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Curry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Curry's head.
Curry is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Curry blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curry.
Jones misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Curry blocks an uppercut.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Curry blocks an uppercut.
Curry seems to have recovered his senses.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Curry blocks an uppercut.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Curry can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curry goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tom Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashawn Curry.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Curry.
Tom Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Curry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry takes one to the chin there.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Curry counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Curry tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones punishes Curry's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Curry.
Jones tries a body shot but Curry blocks it.
Rashawn Curry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curry prevents a body shot from Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bart Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Lice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimbo Lice has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bart Griffin's chin.
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26
198 lbs
13 - 14 - 0 |
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200 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bart Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimbo Lice!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lice just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin takes a swing at Lice's ribcage but misses.
Griffin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lice looks to land a combination but Griffin avoids it well.
Lice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griffin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Bart Griffin has been cut.
Lice throws a hook but Griffin avoids it easily.
Griffin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lice circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lice 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.
Griffin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Griffin finds it's way through Lice's defenses.
Lice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lice stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Griffin is rocked!
Lice throws out a loose jab but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lice cracks Griffin with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimbo Lice!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Temujin Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Syren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick murphys - drink and fight. Syren is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kung Fu Taistelee. Temujin Black could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jussi Syren's chin.
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200 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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216 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Temujin Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Syren!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black darts in and clinches Syren up against the cage.
Syren prevents a takedown attempt there.
Black keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Syren's efforts to push away.
Syren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Syren moves away from the strike by Black.
Syren leaves Black with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Black on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice combination there by Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with an uppercut
and Syren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Black looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Temujin Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black misses with a double jab.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and Syren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Black throws the left hand but Syren avoids the punch easily.
Syren takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jussi Syren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syren leaves Black with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Black is trying hard to land a takedown here. Syren sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Black looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Black.
Good standup being displayed there by Syren as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syren bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Black's head backwards.
Black throws a hook to the side of Syren's head but Syren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Black gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Black misses with an uppercut
and Syren counters with a three punch combo that has Black backing up. Black nods at Syren to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black shoots in looking for a takedown but Syren manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Black's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Syren drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Black right on the button. Black goes down! Syren follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Syren gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jussi Syren!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paolo gold chin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Routalempi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paolo gold chin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Routalempi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Routalempi or perhaps it was just good defense by gold chin which made him look bad.
gold chin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Routalempi eats them both and turns towards gold chin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Pekka Routalempi has been cut.
gold chin throws a series of strikes that have Routalempi backpedaling.
Routalempi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from gold chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Routalempi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from gold chin.
Paolo gold chin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
gold chin lands a big head kick that sends Routalempi tumbling to the mat! gold chin takes a step backwards and waves Routalempi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Routalempi is rocked!
gold chin ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Routalempi's jaw. Routalempi's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! gold chin does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paolo gold chin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teppo comes to the cage accompanied by Jaakko Teppo - Hilma ja Onni. John Sagat is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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197 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaakko Teppo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Sagat!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teppo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Teppo throws a leg kick but Sagat sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A low kick from Teppo is predictable there
and Sagat decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Teppo's guard.
Teppo wants to control the position but Sagat says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Teppo wants to improve his position but Sagat is controlling well.
Sagat is keen to just control but Teppo is a slippery customer.
Teppo is defending against the submission attempts here by Sagat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sagat wants to pass the guard but Teppo is defending well.
Teppo trying to hold on to Sagat's head to control him but Sagat postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Teppo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sagat lands a nice short elbow.
Sagat slips a nice elbow through Teppo's hands, connecting with Teppo's forehead.
Sagat looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sagat is looking for a kimura but Teppo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sagat to get the leverage.
Sagat is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Teppo sees it coming and defends easily.
Teppo is looking for a sweep. Sagat is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sagat wants to control but Teppo is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sagat in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sagat wants to control the pace but Teppo is squirming around nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sagat thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sagat landing shots from mount.
Teppo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sagat lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teppo is trying to escape the mount.
Sagat connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sagat working the ground and pound effectively.
Teppo is rocked!
Teppo is trying desperately to improve position.
Oh Teppo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sagat postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Teppo looks a forlorn figure.
Sagat lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Teppo! Sagat sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Teppo and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Sagat!
John Sagat is the new middleweight champion!
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