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Vicious Fight Night 9 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sumali Prasoetram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's entrance music is The Pilgrim by Iron Maiden. A fine choice. Prasoetram is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Way I Feel. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
14 - 10 - 1 |
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188 cm
25
200 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sumali Prasoetram!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Prasoetram misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Prasoetram moves into the clinch successfully.
Prasoetram throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Prasoetram.
Prasoetram throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith avoiding damage as Prasoetram throws knees to the body.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Prasoetram wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith digs a right hand into Prasoetram's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prasoetram's gas tank.
Prasoetram throws an elbow that misses.
Prasoetram throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sumali Prasoetram.
Smith throws a body punch but Prasoetram moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prasoetram takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prasoetram shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Prasoetram darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Prasoetram fails with the takedown.
Prasoetram shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Prasoetram gets slowly back to his feet.
Prasoetram shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Prasoetram's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Prasoetram looks gassed!
Prasoetram misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prasoetram closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Sumali Prasoetram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Prasoetram is just out of range.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Prasoetram on the side of the head.
Prasoetram fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith misses with a hook. Prasoetram ducked under it nicely.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Prasoetram manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith leaves Prasoetram with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Prasoetram takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab from Smith.
No luck for Prasoetram with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith cracks Prasoetram with an open hand slap.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Prasoetram is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Prasoetram changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Prasoetram manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Prasoetram slips the punch.
Prasoetram displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith misses the jab.
Prasoetram is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Prasoetram ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Prasoetram.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Prasoetram is defended easily by Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tried to score with a low kick but Prasoetram checks it.
Prasoetram tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prasoetram shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith tests Prasoetram's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prasoetram shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Prasoetram's belly button to the back.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith leaves Prasoetram with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Prasoetram is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Prasoetram counters with a big head kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Prasoetram is breathing heavily.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Prasoetram.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prasoetram moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Prasoetram.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sumali Prasoetram.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prasoetram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Prasoetram moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Prasoetram with a poor takedown
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Prasoetram avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Prasoetram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Prasoetram fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Prasoetram.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Prasoetram keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prasoetram moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Prasoetram looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sumali Prasoetram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a series of punches but Prasoetram avoids them all with ease.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith throws the left hand but Prasoetram avoids the punch easily.
Prasoetram gets the takedown into side control.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Prasoetram drags him back down.
Prasoetram wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Prasoetram content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Prasoetram lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Smith down.
Prasoetram passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Smith!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to stand.
Prasoetram tries to take his opponent's back but Smith turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Prasoetram looking for a sweep. Not yet Prasoetram, not yet.
Prasoetram throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Prasoetram has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prasoetram wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Prasoetram escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Prasoetram does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prasoetram shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Prasoetram shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Prasoetram scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Prasoetram tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Prasoetram takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith wants to control but Prasoetram postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prasoetram is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smith has escaped the position, nice work there.
Smith sneaks back into half guard.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prasoetram seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Prasoetram is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Prasoetram is stalling here. Smith is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Prasoetram seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Smith has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Prasoetram tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Smith lands a nice forearm strike.
Sumali Prasoetram has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith decides to stand back up.
Prasoetram looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sumali Prasoetram.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prasoetram shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prasoetram.
Prasoetram will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A clash of legs there as Prasoetram blocks the low kick.
Prasoetram clinches with his opponent.
Smith trying to stall but Prasoetram improves his position.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Prasoetram shoots in.
Prasoetram has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Prasoetram shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Sumali Prasoetram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Prasoetram, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Prasoetram on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prasoetram takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Prasoetram does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Prasoetram.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Prasoetram off the cage and back into range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Prasoetram gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
John Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jayne Cobb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jori Jujipallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cobb's entrance music is The Hero of Canton. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jujipallo's choice of entrance music: The Mean Kitty Song . Jayne Cobb has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
26
190 lbs
15 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jayne Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jori Jujipallo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jujipallo moves away.
A combination from Cobb does no damage.
Jujipallo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cobb.
Cobb displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jujipallo.
Jujipallo checks a leg kick.
Cobb throws a good cross that connects.
Jujipallo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cobb counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cobb throws a leg kick which misses Jujipallo's front leg but catches the back leg as Jujipallo tries to avoid it.
Jujipallo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jujipallo swinging wildly here.
Cobb fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jujipallo shoots for a double leg takedown but Cobb sprawls well. He's pushed Jujipallo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jayne Cobb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jori Jujipallo.
Jujipallo slips a jab from Cobb.
Cobb rushes Jujipallo and presses him up against the cage.
Cobb lands with a right to the head.
Jujipallo fails to pull guard.
Jujipallo fails to pull guard.
Jujipallo tries to pull guard but Cobb won't allow it.
Cobb digs a right hand underneath Jujipallo's ribcage. Jujipallo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cobb lands a nice uppercut.
Jujipallo jumps guard but Cobb stands there with Jujipallo around his waist. Jujipallo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cobb lands a right hand.
Jujipallo takes a shot to the head.
Cobb breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jujipallo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cobb is fending him off so far but Jujipallo persists. Nope, Cobb circles away and we're back to standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jujipallo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jujipallo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cobb is looking to score with low kicks.
Cobb lands with an overhand left.
Cobb throws a shot from downtown. Jujipallo moves away and avoids it.
Cobb uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jujipallo has time to react.
Cobb scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jujipallo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cobb avoids it really well and circles away.
Jujipallo is trying desperately to land a takedown but Cobb is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jujipallo.
Cobb misses with a looping left.
Jujipallo shoots and misses
and Cobb counters with a nice uppercut.
Jujipallo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jujipallo 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.
Jujipallo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cobb scores with the left hand. Jujipallo knows he should have avoided that one.
Cobb is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jujipallo shoots in looking for a takedown but Cobb manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jujipallo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cobb scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick from Cobb lands but Jujipallo takes it in his stride.
Jujipallo is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jayne Cobb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cobb keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jujipallo misses with a takedown attempt
and Cobb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cobb cracks a nice hook into Jujipallo's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jujipallo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jujipallo is still on wobbly legs! Can Cobb finish him?
Jujipallo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cobb is fending him off so far but Jujipallo persists. Nope, Cobb circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jayne Cobb dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cobb throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jujipallo seems to have recovered his senses.
Jujipallo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobb.
Jayne Cobb is winning the standup battle so far.
Jujipallo ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Cobb throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Cobb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cobb misses with a looping left.
Jujipallo dives in and grabs Cobb's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cobb pushes down on Jujipallo's head and hops out.
Jujipallo shoots for a takedown but Cobb saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jujipallo shoots for a takedown but Cobb saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jayne Cobb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jori Jujipallo.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jujipallo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cobb as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb tries a head kick but it misses.
Jujipallo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cobb's waist but Cobb gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jujipallo off to one side.
Cobb stuffs the takedown attempt from Jujipallo. Jujipallo gets slowly back to his feet.
Cobb closes the distance and clinches.
Cobb lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cobb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jujipallo tries to pull guard but Cobb holds him up against the cage and eventually Jujipallo drops back down to his feet.
Cobb cracks Jujipallo with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jujipallo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cobb scores with a three punch combo!
Jujipallo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cobb throws a hook but Jujipallo avoids it easily.
Cobb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobb looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cobb.
Cobb tries to clinch up but Jujipallo circles away and keeps his distance.
Jujipallo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cobb tries to avoid it but Jujipallo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cobb to the ground. Cobb escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jujipallo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cobb as he avoids it easily.
Jujipallo has a takedown stuffed.
Cobb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jujipallo can do to turn this around?
Jujipallo is breathing heavily.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jujipallo needs to keep his hands up - Cobb had a free shot at his head there.
Cobb fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jujipallo on the side of the head.
Jori Jujipallo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cobb lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jujipallo with a poor takedown
and Cobb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cobb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jujipallo ducks right into an uppercut from Cobb.
Jujipallo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cobb avoids it really well and circles away.
Jayne Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jujipallo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cobb misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Cobb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cobb misses with a hook
and Jujipallo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cobb won't be happy with that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jujipallo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cobb keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jayne Cobb dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cobb forces Jujipallo back against the cage and clinches.
Jujipallo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A hook to the body from Cobb.
Cobb struggles to land a body shot inside as Jujipallo controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cobb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cobb pushes Jujipallo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jujipallo is rocked!
Cobb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jujipallo is still on wobbly legs! Can Cobb finish him?
Cobb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cobb's corner calls for a 1-2. Cobb obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jujipallo shoots in but Cobb avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jujipallo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jujipallo fails with the takedown
and Cobb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jayne Cobb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jori Jujipallo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. Jujipallo saw that one coming.
Jujipallo seems to have recovered his senses.
Jujipallo looks for a takedown but Cobb sprawls well.
Jujipallo blocks a jab.
Jujipallo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cobb misses with a wild body shot.
Cobb works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cobb closes the distance and pushes Jujipallo back into the cage.
Cobb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jujipallo has his takedown stuffed
and Cobb counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jujipallo's knee momentarily.
Jujipallo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cobb can pounce on him.
Cobb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jujipallo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Cobb does it's job there.
Cobb connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jujipallo fails with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Cobb misses its intended target.
Cobb throws a shot from downtown. Jujipallo moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jujipallo shoots for a double leg takedown but Cobb sprawls well. He's pushed Jujipallo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cobb rushes Jujipallo and presses him up against the cage.
Jujipallo prevents a body shot from Cobb.
Jujipallo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cobb just stands there and leans against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cobb.
Cobb taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cobb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jujipallo is defending well for now.
Cobb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cobb.
Cobb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jujipallo avoids it.
Cobb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cobb feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jujipallo's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jujipallo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cobb misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jujipallo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Jujipallo misses with a takedown attempt
letting Cobb counter with a right hand.
Cobb scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jujipallo doesn't seem bothered though.
Jujipallo takes one on the button.
Cobb throws a big shot that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jujipallo.
Jujipallo swings around for an armbar but Cobb sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jujipallo's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jayne Cobb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cobb, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jayne Cobb!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Macnturf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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196 lbs
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196 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Ass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stan Macnturf!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ass misses with the combination.
Macnturf misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Macnturf. Those never looked like landing.
Ass misses with a two punch combination.
Jack Ass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Ass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Macnturf dips to his left and cracks Ass with an uppercut!
Ass misses with a double jab.
Ass just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ass.
Macnturf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ass shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Macnturf counters with a stiff right hand.
Ass bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Macnturf's head backwards.
Ass gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ass lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ass displaying some good clinch control by pressing Macnturf up against the cage.
Ass keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Macnturf's efforts to push away.
Macnturf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Macnturf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Macnturf slips a jab and a cross from Ass.
Ass throws a right and a left that Macnturf avoids nicely.
Ass lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Macnturf defending well as Ass loads up on a big left hand.
Ass wants to land a leg kick but Macnturf is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ass.
Ass closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ass lands in his opponent's guard.
Macnturf controls Ass momentarily but Ass frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macnturf working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ass doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ass manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ass won't allow Macnturf to get back to his feet.
Ass trying to control the position from guard on top but Macnturf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ass throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass trying to control the position from guard on top but Macnturf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Ass wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A bone on bone clash there as Macnturf blocks the leg kick.
Macnturf checks the leg kick.
Ass misses with a hook. Macnturf ducked under it nicely.
Macnturf takes a swing at Ass's ribcage but misses.
Ass's corner calls for a 1-2. Ass obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ass avoids the body shot from Macnturf.
Macnturf moves away from the strike by Ass.
Ass throws a left and a right that both miss
and Macnturf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Macnturf throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ass with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Macnturf misses with a body shot.
Ass tries to land a leg kick but Macnturf saw it coming and moves away.
Ass takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ass closes this distance looking for a takedown but Macnturf circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macnturf scores with a nice head shot.
Macnturf stuffs the takedown.
Ass dips to his left and cracks Macnturf with an uppercut!
Ass fails with the takedown
enabling Macnturf to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ass misses with a double jab.
Ass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Macnturf.
Macnturf throws the left hand but Ass avoids the punch easily.
No luck for Ass with that takedown attempt.
Ass staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ass tries for a takedown but Macnturf sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Macnturf lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Macnturf avoids the body shot from Ass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ass dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ass throws a leg kick but Macnturf sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ass has managed to clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Macnturf gets through Ass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ass tries a knee to the head but Macnturf blocks it.
Ass misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Macnturf breaks from the clinch.
Jack Ass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ass avoids the body shot from Macnturf.
Ass jabs at Macnturf's body.
Ass shoots in for a takedown but Macnturf shows good takedown defense.
Ass slips a straight right by Macnturf.
Ass throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Macnturf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ass throws a hook but Macnturf avoids it easily.
Ass takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ass checks a low kick from Macnturf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macnturf throws a shot to the body.
Ass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Macnturf.
Ass misses with a wild combination.
Ass throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stan Macnturf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Macnturf throws a right hand that Ass ducks under and follows up with a left that Ass also avoids with ease.
Macnturf throws a looping overhand right but Ass ducks down to avoid it.
Jack Ass is winning the standup battle so far.
Macnturf misses with a body shot.
Macnturf throws an overhand right that lands on Ass's shoulder, as Ass tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Ass misses.
Macnturf slips under a jab from Ass.
Ass is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Macnturf's half guard.
Macnturf actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ass content to control rather than advance.
Macnturf won't allow Ass to pass to mount.
Ass seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Macnturf does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Macnturf wants to get back to full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ass stops Macnturf from getting back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ass slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Ass wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Macnturf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ass moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macnturf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ass throws out the jab.
Ass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ass blocks a low kick nicely.
Macnturf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Macnturf misses with a wild body shot.
Ass looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Macnturf is fending him off so far but Ass persists. Nope, Macnturf circles away and we're back to standing.
Ass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Macnturf.
Ass fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ass.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macnturf walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macnturf slips under a jab from Ass.
Ass dodges the punch combination from Macnturf.
Ass throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Macnturf counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ass motions for Macnturf to come forward. Ass throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ass clinches up with Macnturf and pushes him back against the cage.
Macnturf is trying to push Ass away but Ass has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ass is looking to control Macnturf's arms but Macnturf gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ass has his back to the cage.
Macnturf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Macnturf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macnturf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Macnturf misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ass lands a jab-cross combination.
Macnturf misses with a few strikes there.
Macnturf throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Ass will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Macnturf drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice takedown defense from Macnturf. No joy for Ass on that attempt.
Ass steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Macnturf.
Ass throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Macnturf counters with a nice uppercut.
Ass takes a swing at Macnturf's ribcage but misses.
Ass shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Macnturf as he jumps to the side.
Ass listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ass swinging wildly here.
Ass throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Macnturf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ass slips a straight right by Macnturf.
Ass throws a looping overhand right but Macnturf ducks down to avoid it.
Ass closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ass fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ass. Macnturf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Macnturf connects with a looping right hand.
Macnturf slaps away a takedown attempt from Ass, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ass misses with an uppercut
and Macnturf counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Macnturf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Macnturf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ass ducks under a wild hook from Macnturf.
Ass scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Macnturf misses.
Macnturf lands a nice shot to the body.
Ass lands a jab-cross combination.
Ass keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Macnturf looks to throw the jab but Ass is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macnturf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Macnturf paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Macnturf tests Ass's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ass 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.
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!
Ass lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Macnturf takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ass looks to land a right hand but Macnturf moved out of range.
Ass fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Macnturf checks it well.
Ass ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ass throws a body punch but Macnturf moves out of range.
Macnturf scores with a nice right hand.
Ass shoots in looking for a takedown but Macnturf manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ass's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stan Macnturf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ass misses with a double jab.
Macnturf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Macnturf scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Macnturf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Macnturf tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Macnturf has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ass finds it's way round the side to connect with Macnturf's head.
Ass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ass misses with the combination.
Macnturf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ass has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ass shoots in but Macnturf avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ass fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macnturf throws a leg kick but Ass sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jack Ass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ass tries to clinch there but Macnturf circles away.
Ass tries to score a power double leg takedown but Macnturf sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ass somewhat.
Macnturf takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macnturf cracks Ass with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick from Ass misses.
Ass connects with a good right hand that stumbles Macnturf. Macnturf circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macnturf checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Macnturf. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Macnturf.
Jab from Ass.
Ass looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stan Macnturf.
I think Ass has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Atreides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliot Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Atreides might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HERE WE GOOOOO!. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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217 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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205 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Atreides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elliot Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atreides throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saunders.
Atreides throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saunders lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Atreides misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saunders.
Atreides smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Atreides looks to throw the jab but Saunders is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Saunders.
Atreides waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saunders.
Atreides tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saunders was well out of range. Poor timing from Atreides.
Atreides connects with a jab.
Atreides doesn't manage to clinch there - Saunders circles away.
Atreides lands with a cross.
A clash of legs there as Saunders blocks the low kick.
Atreides waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saunders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders closes this distance looking for a takedown but Atreides circles away.
Atreides throws a combination. Saunders tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Saunders fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Atreides misses with a wild body shot.
Saunders ducks under a wild hook from Atreides.
The crowd cheers as Atreides lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saunders doesn't seem phased though.
Atreides looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saunders is fending him off so far but Atreides persists. Nope, Saunders circles away and we're back to standing.
Atreides wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big right from Saunders misses.
Saunders checks a leg kick.
Saunders throws a nice inside leg kick.
Atreides wants to clinch.
Nice cross by Atreides.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atreides misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atreides connects with a crisp jab.
Saunders ducks under a wild hook from Atreides.
Saunders feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Atreidess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Saunders dips to his left and cracks Atreides with an uppercut!
Saunders closes this distance looking for a takedown but Atreides circles away.
Atreides misses with a looping right.
Atreides just misses with a punch to the body.
Atreides moves into the clinch.
Saunders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Atreides regains full guard. Nicely done.
Saunders trying to control the position from guard on top but Atreides is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atreides looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Saunders throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Atreides is looking for a triangle but Saunders pushes his legs off easily.
Atreides is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Saunders is aware though and is defending well.
Saunders trying to control the position from guard on top but Atreides is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saunders distracts Atreides with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Saunders wants to pass the guard but Atreides is keeping the position.
Atreides working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saunders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders postures up and lands a big shot to Atreides's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atreides looking for a guillotine here but Saunders defends easily.
Saunders lands a couple of elbows.
Saunders trying to control the position from guard on top but Atreides is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atreides escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Saunders gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Saunders won't allow Atreides to sweep him here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atreides working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Saunders doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Saunders manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Atreides has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Saunders can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Elliot Saunders will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Saunders scores with a spinning back kick!
Atreides fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atreides throws a poor cross that misses
and Saunders counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saunders misses with an uppercut. Atreides saw that one coming.
Atreides lands a jab-cross combination.
Atreides looks to land a right hand but Saunders moved out of range.
Atreides swings for the body but Saunders moves out of range.
Saunders swats away the attempt to clinch by Atreides.
Atreides closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saunders gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atreides has gone for a leg lock! Saunders slips out almost immediately though and dives into Atreides's guard.
Saunders working some strikes from top position.
Atreides wants to stand and escape but Saunders is having none of it.
Saunders is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Saunders looking to pass the guard.
Saunders lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Atreides working for submissions but it's allowed Saunders to get to half guard.
Atreides is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Saunders pulls his head out easily.
Atreides is looking for a sweep. Saunders is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saunders takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saunders looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Saunders lands strikes from half guard.
Saunders seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Saunders working over Atreides with some ground and pound. Atreides looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Saunders seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Atreides moves into full guard.
Saunders trying to control but Atreides is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atreides has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Saunders can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Saunders scoring with some ground and pound.
Saunders cracks Atreides with a solid left hand.
Atreides looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saunders is one step ahead there.
Saunders stands up over Atreides, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Elliot Saunders has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saunders postures up and lands a big shot to Atreides's brow.
Saunders landing with the ground and pound.
Saunders distracts Atreides with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Atreides trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saunders scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Atreides is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Atreides manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Atreides looking to finish with strikes here!
Saunders keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saunders wants to hold on but Atreides pushes him away.
Atreides putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliot Saunders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Saunders lands with an overhand left.
Atreides swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saunders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atreides misses the shot to the body.
Atreides checks the leg kick.
Atreides wants to land a leg kick but Saunders is out of range.
Atreides tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saunders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atreides.
Atreides wants to clinch up but Saunders keeps it at a distance.
Atreides is looking to chop away at Saunders's legs.
Paul Atreides seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saunders turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Atreides tries to close the distance and clinch but Saunders swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Atreides misses.
Saunders changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Atreides looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Saunders slows the pace down.
Saunders is chipping away with strikes.
Atreides tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Saunders trying to control the position but Atreides is working away.
Atreides manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Saunders is keen to just control but Atreides is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atreides is looking to improve his position.
Saunders is trying to control the action in half guard but Atreides is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atreides tries to roll over but Saunders keeps him under control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saunders drops an elbow to the side of Atreides's head.
Atreides is trying to get back to full guard.
Saunders seems to be working for a kimura but Atreides defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atreides is trying to get back to full guard.
Saunders working Atreides over with strikes.
Saunders works his way into full mount!
Atreides is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Saunders.
Saunders scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Saunders raining down shots from the mount!
Saunders lands a heavy elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saunders with the ground and pound from mount.
Atreides is bucking up trying to escape but Saunders cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Atreides is rocked!
Saunders raining down shots from the mount!
Oh Atreides is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saunders trying to control but Atreides is having none of it.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Saunders! Atreides is hurt baaadly! Saunders is firing away with more strikes - Atreides is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elliot Saunders!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurico Hates Decisions (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Jeremy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hates Decisions kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Defqon Ending!. Jeremy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Motörhead - Killed By Death kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Maurico Hates Decisions has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Maurico Hates Decisions seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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27
255 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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280 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maurico Hates Decisions!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ron Jeremy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hates Decisions avoids the body shot from Jeremy.
Jeremy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hates Decisions.
Jeremy misses with the combination.
Hates Decisions chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hates Decisions displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hates Decisions scores with a jab. Jeremy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jeremy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hates Decisions makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hates Decisions misses with a low kick.
Jeremy misses with a straight right.
A punch lands to the side of Jeremy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jeremy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hates Decisions manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hates Decisions moves out of range of the strikes.
Good leg kick by Hates Decisions there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hates Decisions dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hates Decisions fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Hates Decisions finds it's way through Jeremy's defenses.
Hates Decisions lands a jab.
Jeremy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hates Decisions thuds a left hand into Jeremy's body.
Hates Decisions moves out of range of the strikes.
Hates Decisions bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jeremy looks gassed!
Jeremy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hates Decisions.
Hates Decisions cracks Jeremy with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Hates Decisions's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jeremy under the eye.
Hates Decisions connects with a high kick.
Hates Decisions catches Jeremy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hates Decisions cracks Jeremy with an uppercut from hell and Jeremy crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Hates Decisions's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Jeremy is rocked!
Hates Decisions is pushing down on Jeremy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jeremy is fighting to maintain full guard but Hates Decisions has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jeremy is still in real trouble! Can Hates Decisions finish him?
Hates Decisions seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jeremy seems to have recovered his senses.
Hates Decisions has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hates Decisions is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hates Decisions is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jeremy defends it well.
Hates Decisions thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jeremy's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hates Decisions is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hates Decisions wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jeremy keeps working.
Hates Decisions is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hates Decisions missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hates Decisions missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jeremy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hates Decisions. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hates Decisions has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Hates Decisions there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hates Decisions scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jeremy?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jeremy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hates Decisions throws some wild stikes that Jeremy manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurico Hates Decisions dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jeremy throws a series of punches but Hates Decisions avoids them all with ease.
Jeremy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hates Decisions swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jeremy is looking to clinch but Hates Decisions is avoiding it.
Hates Decisions shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jeremy eats them both and turns towards Hates Decisions to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hates Decisions feints and then cracks Jeremy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jeremy down.
Hates Decisions connects with the punch.
Jeremy tries to clinch but Hates Decisions is having none of it.
Jeremy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeremy moves out of range as Hates Decisions throws a body kick.
Jeremy throws a hook to the side of Hates Decisions's head but Hates Decisions sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hates Decisions misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ron Jeremy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hates Decisions.
Jeremy throws a body punch but Hates Decisions moves out of range.
Hates Decisions lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jeremy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hates Decisions connects with a body shot that sends Jeremy's belly button to the back.
Jeremy fails to land with a series of punches.
Jeremy is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hates Decisions tests Jeremy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hates Decisions misses with a body kick.
Hates Decisions scores with a jab to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hates Decisions here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hates Decisions throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hates Decisions lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jeremy backs up against the cage.
A left lands for Hates Decisions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jeremy blocks a head kick by Hates Decisions.
Jeremy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hates Decisions connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jeremy. Jeremy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maurico Hates Decisions is winning the standup battle so far.
Hates Decisions works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hates Decisions throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jeremy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Hates Decisions.
Ron Jeremy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jeremy avoids the head kick by Hates Decisions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jeremy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jeremy throws a body punch but Hates Decisions moves out of range.
Hates Decisions scores with a hook.
Jeremy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jeremy pushes Hates Decisions up against the cage in a clinch.
Jeremy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hates Decisions lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jeremy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jeremy misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jeremy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hates Decisions's brow.
Jeremy lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Maurico Hates Decisions has been cut.
Hates Decisions avoiding damage as Jeremy throws knees to the body.
Hates Decisions blocks the elbow strike.
Hates Decisions blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hates Decisions escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jeremy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jeremy tries to clinch but Hates Decisions moves out of range.
Jeremy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jeremy throws a hook to the side of Hates Decisions's head but Hates Decisions sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hates Decisions avoids the body shot from Jeremy.
Hates Decisions throws a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Hates Decisions.
Hates Decisions is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jeremy can do to turn this around?
Hates Decisions digs a good body shot into Jeremy's ribs.
Hates Decisions lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hates Decisions scores with a body shot.
Jeremy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hates Decisions is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hates Decisions thumps Jeremy with a low kick.
Jeremy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice uppercut lands for Hates Decisions. That snapped Jeremy's head back.
Hates Decisions scores with the left hand. Jeremy knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy walks into a stiff left hand from Hates Decisions.
Jeremy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hates Decisions.
Jeremy gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Hates Decisions gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Jeremy is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maurico Hates Decisions!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Ahma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lentti Pindegren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahma comes to the cage accompanied by Power - Kanye West. 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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214 lbs
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216 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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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
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jussi Ahma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lentti Pindegren!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pindegren lands a nice shot that snaps Ahma's head back.
Ahma misses with a body shot.
Ahma looks to clinch
and Pindegren counters with a three punch combo that has Ahma backing up. Ahma nods at Pindegren to acknowledge the strikes.
Ahma shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pindegren sprawls well. Pindegren wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ahma gets slowly back to his feet.
Pindegren scores with a one two! Ahma had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahma lands a jab to the nose.
Pindegren ducks under a wild hook from Ahma.
Pindegren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pindegren fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Ahma.
Ahma misses with a wild body shot.
Pindegren throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Ahma catches Pindegren right on the button with a cross.
Ahma shoots and misses
and Pindegren counters with a nice uppercut.
Ahma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pindegren paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ahma tries for a takedown but Pindegren circles away easily
and Pindegren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jussi Ahma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pindegren shoots in and gets a takedown into Ahma's guard.
Pindegren showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pindegren works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahma on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ahma moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pindegren wants to pass the guard but Ahma is keeping the position.
Ahma being controlled here, momentarily.
Ahma is trying to keep Pindegren in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pindegren advances position into side control!
Ahma regains half guard there - taking advantage of Pindegren's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Pindegren is stalling here. Ahma is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pindegren seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ahma has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Pindegren is trying to control Ahma's posture but Ahma avoids it.
Pindegren is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahma trying to control the action but Pindegren is working from the bottom.
Pindegren can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pindegren manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pindegren wants to control but Ahma is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lentti Pindegren dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ahma is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pindegren sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ahma shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pindegren pinned against the cage. Pindegren gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lentti Pindegren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pindegren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ahma.
Ahma scores with a jab. Pindegren acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pindegren lands with a right hand.
Ahma misses the jab.
Ahma takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ahma misses with a takedown
and Pindegren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jussi Ahma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pindegren ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pindegren scores with a jab to the head.
Pindegren lands a jab.
Ahma doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pindegren counters with a nice uppercut.
Jussi Ahma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pindegren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahma.
Pindegren throws out a powerful jab.
Ahma tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pindegren sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ahma somewhat.
Ahma has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ahma fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pindegren connects with a body shot.
Pindegren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pindegren throws a series of punches but Ahma avoids them all with ease.
Pindegren scores with a nice strike.
Ahma shoots for a double leg takedown but Pindegren sprawls well. He's pushed Ahma's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pindegren uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ahma has time to react.
Ahma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ahma is rocked!
Ahma shoots in for a takedown but Pindegren shows good takedown defense.
Pindegren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma misses with a lunging right hand
and Pindegren counters with a nice uppercut.
Ahma moves forwards but Pindegren connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oh Ahma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ahma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pindegren scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pindegren throws a nice looking combination but Ahma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pindegren closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Ahma! Pindegren dives in looking to finish! Ahma is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lentti Pindegren!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Alavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knatte Grep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
180 lbs
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180 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Alavaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knatte Grep!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alavaara wants to land a leg kick but Grep is out of range.
Grep 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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Alavaara controls Grep momentarily but Grep frees himself.
Grep thows a big elbow that misses.
Alavaara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grep is one step ahead there.
Alavaara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grep.
Grep throwing strikes from guard but Alavaara blocks nicely.
Grep scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alavaara managing to control the position.
Alavaara manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Grep regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Grep wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grep works his way to full guard. Good work.
Grep looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alavaara is one step ahead there.
Alavaara looking to pass the guard.
Grep has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alavaara can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alavaara wants to stand but Grep is controlling his posture from full guard.
Alavaara trying to control the position from guard on top but Grep is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara won't allow Grep to sweep him here.
Grep has control of Alavaara's left arm, preventing Alavaara from doing any damage.
Alavaara works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Grep is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alavaara pulls his head out easily.
Grep is pressing down on Alavaara's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Alavaara wants to stand but Grep has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grep has Alavaara pulled in close to control his posture.
Grep throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alavaara is looking to stand up but Grep won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara tries to free his leg and advance position but Grep is retaining full guard.
Alavaara postures up and lands a big shot to Grep's brow.
Grep is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grep has his foot on Alavaara's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alavaara works his way back into a safe position though.
Grep bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alavaara's guard.
Alavaara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alavaara controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alavaara is on top in guard.
Grep looking for a sweep. Not yet Grep, not yet.
Alavaara wants to control from the top but Grep keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grep keeping full guard, as Alavaara tries to pass.
Grep looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Alavaara has picked Grep up and slammed him! Grep can't keep hold of the triangle and Alavaara manages to pass to side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alavaara is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Grep knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Grep wants to control but Alavaara postures up.
Alavaara decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mauri Alavaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alavaara scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Knatte Grep will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Grep lands with a nice body punch.
Grep turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mauri Alavaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grep misses the jab.
Grep fails with the takedown.
Alavaara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grep ducks under a wild hook from Alavaara.
Alavaara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grep sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alavaara throws a jab when Grep was well out of range.
Grep fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alavaara manages to avoid it.
Grep feints and then cracks Alavaara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alavaara down.
Alavaara fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grep.
Grep keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Grep throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alavaara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grep lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alavaara's sensitive parts.
Grep throws a right and a left that Alavaara avoids nicely.
Alavaara misses with a lunging right hand
and Grep counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grep avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alavaara misses with an uppercut
and Grep counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alavaara throws a lazy right hand but Grep sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alavaara throws a sloppy head kick
and Grep counters with a leg kick.
Alavaara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Alavaara misses
and Grep counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alavaara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Alavaara misses.
Grep shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alavaara but Alavaara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Grep tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alavaara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alavaara checks a leg kick.
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!
Grep bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alavaara's head backwards.
Nice sprawl there from Alavaara as Grep shoots in.
Mauri Alavaara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Knatte Grep.
Grep looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara slips under a jab from Grep.
Grep keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grep shoots in for a takedown but Alavaara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Grep uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alavaara.
Alavaara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grep was well out of range. Poor timing from Alavaara.
Alavaara misses with a series of wild punches.
Grep takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grep tries a low kick but Alavaara avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alavaara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grep throws a front kick aimed at Alavaara's knee but Alavaara avoids it well.
Alavaara throws a right hand that misses
and Grep counters with a straight right hand.
Alavaara missing with a left hand there. Grep was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grep avoids the body shot from Alavaara.
Nice body punch from Alavaara.
Grep throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alavaara needs to keep his hands up - Grep had a free shot at his head there.
Mauri Alavaara is winning the standup battle so far.
Grep dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alavaara. That did some damage!
Grep scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alavaara on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Grep in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Alavaara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knatte Grep showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Alavaara lands a jab to the head.
Grep fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice straight punches there by Alavaara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alavaara.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grep. That's going to slow Alavaara down.
Alavaara pushes Grep up against the cage in a clinch.
Alavaara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grep.
Alavaara pushes off an throws an elbow but Grep leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grep tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alavaara's elbow.
Alavaara is trying to break free.
Alavaara stalling in the clinch but Grep improves position.
Grep goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alavaara prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grep tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grep scores with a shot to the side of Alavaara's head.
Grep drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alavaara gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mauri Alavaara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Knatte Grep.
Alavaara slowing the pace effectively.
Grep is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Alavaara gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alavaara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alavaara manages to break the clinch.
Alavaara clinches with his opponent.
Mauri Alavaara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grep tries to score a body lock takedown but Alavaara shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Grep works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alavaara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grep.
Grep tries to throw a body punch but Alavaara avoids it by throwing Grep back against the cage.
Grep tries to work over Alavaara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grep goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alavaara.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alavaara throws an elbow but misses.
Alavaara just leaning against Grep, taking a breather.
Alavaara lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Alavaara.
Grep takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alavaara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grep is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grep fails to pull guard.
Alavaara throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alavaara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grep jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Alavaara walks away with a smile on his face. Grep gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Grep is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alavaara.
Alavaara looks to score with a jab to the body but Grep is just out of range.
Grep throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alavaara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alavaara throws a sloppy head kick
and Grep counters with a nice leg kick.
Alavaara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grep forces Alavaara back against the cage and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Grep tries to work over Alavaara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara lands a nice elbow.
Alavaara lands with a left to the head.
Alavaara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grep is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Alavaara gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Alavaara fails to land.
Alavaara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alavaara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grep's defenses.
Grep avoiding damage as Alavaara throws knees to the body.
Mauri Alavaara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Come on Alavaara - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alavaara misses with a punch on the inside.
Alavaara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knatte Grep is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grep misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauri Alavaara showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grep 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knatte Grep!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Om Nom Nom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Koers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koers has chosen Godsmack - Cryin' Like A Bitch!! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Om Nom Nom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Koers!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koers shoots in looking for a takedown but Nom Nom manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Koers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Koers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koers checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koers. Nom Nom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nom Nom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koers moves away.
Koers tried to score with a low kick but Nom Nom checks it.
Koers gets a double leg takedown into Nom Nom's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Koers looking to pass the guard.
Koers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Koers postures up in Nom Nom's guard and throws a big left but Nom Nom blocks it.
Koers wants to pass the guard but Nom Nom is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koers trying to control but Nom Nom is working from the bottom.
Koers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nom Nom holds on and takes a little breather.
Koers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Koers looking to pass the guard.
Koers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nom Nom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koers scoring with some ground and pound.
Nom Nom pulls Koers in close to prevent any damage.
Nom Nom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koers is looking to work some ground and pound but Nom Nom has wrist control.
Nom Nom wants to sweep but no luck.
Koers with a nice head shot there.
Koers passes into half guard.
Koers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Koers wants to take a breather but Nom Nom is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nom Nom moves into full guard.
Koers passes into half guard.
Nom Nom slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nom Nom working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nom Nom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nom Nom keeping full guard, as Koers tries to pass.
Nom Nom has momentary wrist control but Koers slips an elbow through the middle.
Koers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nom Nom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Koers throws a strike but Nom Nom rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Koers keeping moving, preventing Nom Nom from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nom Nom thows a big elbow that misses.
Koers trying to control the position.
Nom Nom tries to free his leg and advance position but Koers is retaining full guard.
Nom Nom wants to control from the top but Koers keeps moving.
Nom Nom won't allow Koers to sweep him here.
Nom Nom landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nom Nom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koers wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Koers dominated that round.
That's time! Nom Nom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Koers ducks under a wild hook from Nom Nom.
Sloppy strikes from Nom Nom. Those never looked like landing.
Koers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nom Nom.
Nom Nom throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nom Nom scores with a hook to the body. Koers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Koers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nom Nom.
Koers throws a leg kick which misses Nom Nom's front leg but catches the back leg as Nom Nom tries to avoid it.
Nom Nom feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koers's calf.
Koers scores with a jab.
Koers with a hook.
Jake Koers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koers slips a straight right by Nom Nom.
Nom Nom throws a low kick but Koers moves out of range easily.
Koers thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nom Nom throws a jab but it's blocked by Koers.
Koers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Koers misses with a body punch
and Nom Nom counters with a nice body shot.
Om Nom Nom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nom Nom throws a hook but Koers blocks it.
Nom Nom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nom Nom, right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Nom Nom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Koers lands a leg kick that knocks Nom Nom off balance momentarily.
Koers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nom Nom.
Koers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nom Nom defends it nicely.
Nom Nom scores with a crisp jab that stopped Koers in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nom Nom as he jumps to the side.
Om Nom Nom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Koers.
Koers looks to throw the jab but Nom Nom is out of range.
Koers looks for the body kick but Nom Nom saw that one coming.
Koers is looking to clinch.
Koers fails with the takedown.
Jab, jab by Nom Nom - just one landing.
Koers throws a sloppy body shot
and Nom Nom makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Koers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nom Nom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nom Nom throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koers misses with a right hand
and Nom Nom counters with a thumping low kick.
Koers is breathing heavily.
Nom Nom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koers.
Koers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nom Nom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koers throws out the jab.
Nom Nom scores with a shot to the body.
Nom Nom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A leg kick checked by Koers.
Nom Nom misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nom Nom connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Koers scrambles back to his feet.
Koers just misses with a punch to the body.
Nom Nom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koers manages to avoid it.
Koers checks a leg kick.
Koers throws a low kick but Nom Nom moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nom Nom misses with a leg kick.
Nom Nom staying out of range there.
Nom Nom scores with a one two! Koers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Koers misses with a head kick.
Koers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nom Nom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab from Nom Nom does it's job there.
Koers misses with an uppercut. Nom Nom saw that one coming.
Nom Nom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nom Nom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koers misses with a body kick.
Koers tries to clinch
and Nom Nom counters with a low kick, right behind Koers 's knee.
Nom Nom misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Om Nom Nom dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nom Nom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koers tries to close the distance and clinch but Nom Nom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nom Nom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koers misses with a looping left.
Koers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Om Nom Nom has been cut.
Koers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Koers slips a straight right by Nom Nom.
Koers shoots for a takedown but Nom Nom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nom Nom lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nom Nom throws a jab but it's blocked by Koers.
Koers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nom Nom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nom Nom throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Koers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nom Nom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koers's sensitive parts.
Koers swings for the body but Nom Nom moves out of range.
Koers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nom Nom pinned against the cage. Nom Nom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Koers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nom Nom takes a swing at Koers's ribcage but misses.
Nom Nom avoids the body shot from Koers.
Nom Nom throws a leg kick but Koers checks it.
Koers blocks a leg kick.
Koers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nom Nom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nom Nom keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koers lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Nom Nom.
Koers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koers, as that shot connected.
Nom Nom throws out a leg kick but Koers moves out of range and Nom Nom only half commits.
Koers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nom Nom moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nom Nom misses with a wild body shot.
Koers scores with a leg kick.
Koers swings for the body but Nom Nom moves out of range.
A combination from Koers does no damage.
Koers misses with a low kick.
Om Nom Nom is winning the standup battle so far.
Koers is looking to clinch but Nom Nom is avoiding it.
No luck for Koers with that takedown attempt.
Om Nom Nom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Koers.
Nom Nom dips to his left and cracks Koers with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koers shoots in but Nom Nom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Koers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nom Nom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nom Nom attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nom Nom throws a head kick that misses.
Koers scores with a body shot.
Koers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Koers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nom Nom's hands.
Nom Nom connects with a looping right hand.
Koers tries to clinch but Nom Nom is having none of it.
Koers looks to land a left hand but Nom Nom moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nom Nom throws a low kick but Koers moves out of range easily.
Koers moves away from the strike by Nom Nom.
Koers throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nom Nom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nom Nom throws a jab but it's blocked by Koers.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nom Nom thuds a left hand into Koers's body.
Koers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nom Nom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nom Nom misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice shot by Koers.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nom Nom clobbers Koers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koers gets the takedown into side control.
Nom Nom prevents Koers from improving position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jake Koers.
I think Koers 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Om Nom Nom!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuji Kitauchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Scott!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuji Kitauchi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott misses with a hook.
Scott gets a double leg takedown into Kitauchi's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kitauchi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Scott's guard.
Scott 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.
Kitauchi throwing strikes from guard but Scott blocks nicely.
Scott being controlled here, momentarily.
Scott keeping moving, preventing Kitauchi from controlling successfully.
Kitauchi postures up.
Scott wants to sweep here but Kitauchi controlling him for the moment.
Kitauchi being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Scott stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott tries to land a front kick but Kitauchi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Scott misses with an uppercut. Kitauchi saw that one coming.
Scott lands a slapping body shot.
Scott lands a front kick.
Scott shoots in and bounces Kitauchi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Scott prevents Kitauchi from getting back to his feet.
Kitauchi controls Scott momentarily but Scott frees himself.
Scott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Scott is looking to work some ground and pound but Kitauchi has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott won't allow Kitauchi to sweep him here.
Scott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Scott has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kitauchi is looking to stand up but Scott isn't so interested in that idea.
Scott sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Scott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kitauchi keeping full guard, as Scott tries to pass.
Kitauchi controls Scott momentarily but Scott frees himself.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Kitauchi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scott moves out of range of the body kick from Kitauchi.
A swing and a miss from Kitauchi.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kitauchi misses the target.
Kitauchi misses with a straight right.
Nice body kick there by Scott.
Kitauchi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kitauchi takes a swing at Scott's ribcage but misses.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kitauchi tries to work over Scott's front leg with a kick but Scott checks it.
Scott throws a quick inside leg kick.
Scott fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kitauchi on the side of the head.
Kitauchi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitauchi wants to clinch up but Scott keeps it at a distance.
Scott keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kitauchi walks into a left hand.
Yuji Kitauchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kitauchi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott misses with a kick to the body.
Scott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kitauchi. That did some damage!
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kitauchi manages to avoid it.
Jab from Scott.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scott throws out a leg kick but Kitauchi moves out of range and Scott only half commits.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scott moves out of range of the body kick from Kitauchi.
Scott blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Scott dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big right from Kitauchi misses.
Scott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Scott slips a jab from Kitauchi.
Kitauchi throws a front kick aimed at Scott's knee but Scott avoids it well.
Scott lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kitauchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
Kitauchi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott feints and then cracks Kitauchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kitauchi down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Scott.
Scott takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Scott throws a head kick but Kitauchi moves out of range.
Kitauchi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Scott connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kitauchi scrambles back to his feet.
Scott loads up on a big right hand but Kitauchi slips the punch.
Scott lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kitauchi avoids the head kick by Scott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitauchi misses with a wild body shot.
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kitauchi misses with a hook.
Scott scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kitauchi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Scott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kitauchi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scott.
Kitauchi moves into the clinch.
Scott tries to pull guard but Kitauchi holds him up against the cage and eventually Scott drops back down to his feet.
Kitauchi working aggressively here.
Scott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kitauchi scores with a hook to the body. Scott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kitauchi misses with a low kick.
Scott lands a nice hook to Kitauchi's body. Kitauchi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kitauchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitauchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Scott digs a good body shot into Kitauchi's ribs.
Kitauchi is breathing heavily.
Kitauchi lands a slapping body shot.
Scott lands a slapping body shot.
Scott gets a double leg takedown into Kitauchi's guard.
Scott is in close to Kitauchi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kitauchi is rocked!
Scott showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kitauchi is still in real trouble! Can Scott finish him?
Scott scoring with some ground and pound.
Scott postures up and lands a big shot to Kitauchi's brow.
Scott gets to his feet and stands over Kitauchi, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Kitauchi felt that one! Scott unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Kitauchi from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximus Scott!
Maximus Scott retains his welterweight title!
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