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IFT 83 Black vs Gattuso II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaow Klaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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284 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
KO power |
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Counter striker
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaow Klaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klaj instigates a clinch.
Nelson avoiding damage.
Klaj's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nelson lands a hook that snaps the head of Klaj backwards.
Klaj blocks an elbow strike.
Nelson avoiding damage.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike from Klaj.
Klaj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nelson blocks it with crossed arms.
Klaj misses with a knee to the head.
Klaj is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A bit of stalling here from Nelson.
Nelson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Klaj blocks it with crossed arms.
Klaj trying to stall but Nelson improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson stalls.
Klaj with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nelson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nelson pushes Klaj back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klaj misses with a knee strike.
Nelson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Klaj tries a knee to the head but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Klaj.
Nelson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klajs head.
It looks like Kaow Klaj has been cut.
Nelson lands a hook that snaps the head of Klaj backwards.
Klaj misses with the head strike.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Klaj is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Klaj throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Klaj can't fight it off and eventually Nelson manages to take the fight to the floor. Klaj looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nelson working some strikes from top position.
Klaj trying to control the position.
Nelson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nelson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Don Nelson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Klaj clinches up against the cage.
Nelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nelson stalling the fight.
Nelson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klajs head.
A short right from Nelson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Klaj looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nelson lands a nice uppercut.
Nelson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Klaj is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Nelson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Klaj throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nelson lands an uppercut.
Klaj dodges an elbow strike from Nelson.
Nelson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klajs head.
Nelson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nelson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaow Klaj's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Klaj.
Klaj pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Nelson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nelson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nelson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nelson.
Nelson effectively controlling the action here.
Nelson digs a right hand underneath Klaj's ribcage. Klaj let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Don Nelson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nelson lands with a short shot to the head.
Nelson lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson is pushing Klaj up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nelson has picked Klaj up - he's going for a ride! Nelson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Nelson is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Klaj is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Don Nelson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danush Towraghondi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Jaoude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Towraghondi comes to the cage accompanied by Coal Chamber - Amir of the Desert. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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220 lbs
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212 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Counter striker
Insanely flexible |
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danush Towraghondi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustavo Jaoude!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Towraghondi misses the jab.
Jaoude shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Towraghondi but Towraghondi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jaoude tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Towraghondi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaoude.
Jaoude scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jaoude is trying to ground and pound but Towraghondi uses the momentary lack of control by Jaoude to regain half guard.
Jaoude throws a strike but Towraghondi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jaoude won't allow Towraghondi to get back to his feet.
Towraghondi looking for a sweep. Not yet Towraghondi, not yet.
Jaoude thows a big elbow that misses.
Towraghondi pulls Jaoude in close to prevent any damage.
Towraghondi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jaoude.
Jaoude throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Towraghondi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jaoude throwing strikes but missing.
Jaoude in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jaoude is looking to advance position but Towraghondi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jaoude is looking to get to half guard.
Towraghondi lands a big elbow.
Jaoude sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Still in half guard, Towraghondi seems content to control.
Towraghondi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Towraghondi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaoude wants to get back to full guard but Towraghondi has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jaoude throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Jaoude is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Towraghondi is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Towraghondi jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jaoude manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jaoude is trying to control Towraghondi's posture but Towraghondi avoids it.
Jaoude is looking for a sweep.
Towraghondi taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaoude is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jaoude is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Towraghondi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Towraghondi is looking to take a break and control but Jaoude is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jaoude is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Towraghondi 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.
Towraghondi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Towraghondi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Towraghondi controlling from the full mount.
Jaoude tries to reverse the position but Towraghondi maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Towraghondi working the ground and pound effectively.
Jaoude tries to reverse the position but Towraghondi maintains control.
Jaoude is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Towraghondi raining down shots from the mount!
Towraghondi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jaoude tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Towraghondi unloading with bombs!
Jaoude in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danush Towraghondi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jaoude gets caught flat footed, as Towraghondi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
It looks like Gustavo Jaoude has been cut.
Towraghondi lands a couple of elbows.
Towraghondi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Danush Towraghondi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jaoude wants to sweep but no luck.
Towraghondi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Towraghondi stands up over Jaoude, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Towraghondi trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaoude is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Towraghondi postures up and lands a big shot to Jaoude's brow.
Jaoude wants to hit a switch here but Towraghondi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jaoude there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaoude taking shots to the head.
Jaoude tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Towraghondi controlling the position easily from mount.
Towraghondi dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaoude tries to reverse the position but Towraghondi maintains control.
Towraghondi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jaoude tries to reverse the position but Towraghondi maintains control.
Towraghondi working Jaoude over with strikes here.
Jaoude is looking to improve his position but Towraghondi isn't that keen on the idea.
Towraghondi scoring with strikes but Jaoude is staying in there.
That has opened up Gustavo Jaoude's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Towraghondi scoring with strikes but Jaoude is staying in there.
Towraghondi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gustavo Jaoude's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gustavo Jaoude's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Danush Towraghondi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Linic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Malmsteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malmsteen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Yngwie Malmsteen - Rise up. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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262 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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235 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mario Linic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Malmsteen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linic feints and as Malmsteen raises his hands in defense, Linic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Malmsteen wants to stand but Linic is controlling the position.
Linic trying to control but Malmsteen is working from the bottom.
Malmsteen wants to stand up but Linic is controlling him.
Linic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Malmsteen is controlling Linic's posture.
Malmsteen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Malmsteen wants to stand and escape but Linic is having none of it.
Linic forces his way into half guard.
Linic is looking for a kimura here.
Linic moves into full mount! Malmsteen won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Linic looking to isolate an arm here. Malmsteen doesn't see it coming and as Linic extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Linic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mario Linic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Jedard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerhard Rihmakallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jedard comes into the arena with Creeping Death by Metallica blaring out of the sound system. Rihmakallo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blood For Blood-Living In Exile kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gerhard Rihmakallo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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270 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Jedard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerhard Rihmakallo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rihmakallo misses with a few strikes there.
Jedard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jedard throws an overhand right that lands on Rihmakallo's shoulder, as Rihmakallo tries to avoid the shot.
Jedard misses with a series of wild punches.
Rihmakallo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Steve Jedard has been cut.
Gerhard Rihmakallo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Jedard misses.
Jedard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rihmakallo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jedard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rihmakallo swivels and escapes.
Rihmakallo looks to land a right hand but Jedard moved out of range.
Rihmakallo misses with a hook.
Rihmakallo checks a low kick from Jedard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jedard misses with a looping right.
Jedard 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.
Jedard trying to control but Rihmakallo is working from the bottom.
Jedard throws and elbow that misses. Rihmakallo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jedard's guard. Nice move by Rihmakallo!
Jedard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rihmakallo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rihmakallo cracks Jedard with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rihmakallo distracts Jedard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rihmakallo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jedard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rihmakallo.
Rihmakallo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rihmakallo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rihmakallo throws and elbow that misses. Jedard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rihmakallo's guard. Nice move by Jedard!
Rihmakallo working for a triangle but Jedard defends it easily.
Rihmakallo wants to stand but Jedard is controlling the position.
Rihmakallo wants to sweep here but Jedard controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jedard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rihmakallo's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jedard is looking for a kimura but Rihmakallo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jedard to get the leverage.
Rihmakallo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jedard is working away from the top position though.
Rihmakallo looking for submissions off his back.
Rihmakallo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rihmakallo.
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!
Jedard looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rihmakallo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jedard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rihmakallo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rihmakallo is looking to stand up but Jedard isn't so interested in that idea.
Rihmakallo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jedard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rihmakallo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jedard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jedard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rihmakallo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jedard pulls his head out easily.
Rihmakallo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jedard has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Jedard is working for a guillotine from mount but Rihmakallo frees his head quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jedard is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rihmakallo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rihmakallo shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerhard Rihmakallo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Jedard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rihmakallo stuffs the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rihmakallo misses with a few strikes there.
Rihmakallo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jedard.
Jedard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rihmakallo explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Jedard with a nice cross.
Jedard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rihmakallo defends it nicely.
Jab from Rihmakallo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Jedard. Those never looked like landing.
Rihmakallo throws an overhand right that lands on Jedard's shoulder, as Jedard tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Rihmakallo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rihmakallo misses with a double jab.
Rihmakallo misses with a looping right.
Rihmakallo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rihmakallo misses with a head kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rihmakallo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Rihmakallo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rihmakallo throws a looping overhand right but Jedard ducks down to avoid it.
Rihmakallo throws a hook to the side of Jedard's head but Jedard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jedard cracks Rihmakallo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rihmakallo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jedard finish him?
Rihmakallo is rocked!
It looks like Gerhard Rihmakallo has been cut.
Rihmakallo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jedard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rihmakallo is still on wobbly legs! Can Jedard finish him?
Rihmakallo swings widly with a right hand
and Jedard counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Rihmakallo falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Steve Jedard!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ben Jones enters the cage!
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155 lbs
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Jones!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Harris's head back.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ben Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Harris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Harris won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Harris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones looking to control.
Ben Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Harris tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Ben Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harriss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones cracks Harris with a good jab.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Jones tries to clinch but Harris moves away
and Harris counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Harris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Harris has passed into half guard!
Jones won't allow Harris to pass to mount.
Harris is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.
Jones scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Harris manages to mount him!
Jones wants to hold on but Harris pushes him away.
Harris tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Harris looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones wants to hold on but Harris pushes him away.
Jones tries to buck Harris off but he can't manage it.
Harris throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jones slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jones is looking to escape.
Jones looks gassed!
Harris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Harris prevents Jones from improving his position.
Harris prevents Jones from standing back up.
Jones wants to stand back up but Harris manages to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Harris asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Harris is working Jones over with some ground and pound from side control.
Harris looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Harris is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jones is trying to buck Harris off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harris is trying to get an arm triangle but Jones is defending well.
Jones manages to work his way to half guard, despite Harris's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Jones 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.
Harris is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
Harris is looking for a kimura here.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Harris is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Harris has control of the leg.
Harris wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris stops Jones from standing up.
Jones is trying to control the position but Harris postures up.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harris is controlling him.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Jones controls Harris momentarily but Harris frees himself.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ben Jones wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jones swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones misses with a hook.
Harris moves away from the strike by Jones.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Harris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Harris moves away from the strike by Jones.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harris.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harris is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones is pushing Harris's head away, looking to escape. Harris manages to hold on to the position though.
Harris has hold of Jones's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Jones seems comfortable defending it but Harris has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Jones is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Jones is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Harris couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Harris!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smith Wesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wesson's entrance music is Annie Get Your Gun. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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217 lbs
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Smith Wesson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Nyrkki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nyrkki. Wesson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wesson throws a shot to the body.
Nyrkki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nyrkki scores with a nice strike.
Nyrkki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wesson throws a sloppy head kick
and Nyrkki counters with a straight right hand.
Wesson lands with a nice combination. Nyrkki backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wesson scores with a sloppy right hand. Nyrkki should have avoided that one.
Wesson throws a series of punches but Nyrkki moves out of range.
Nyrkki looks to land a combination but Wesson avoids it well.
Nyrkki misses with a series of wild punches.
Nyrkki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nyrkki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wesson's head.
Wesson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nyrkki misses with a body shot.
Wesson blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson steps in with a hook that catches Nyrkki right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Wesson follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Nyrkki looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Smith Wesson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eki Vieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Eki Vieri has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eki Vieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor lands a slapping body shot.
Vieri tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vieris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Vieri.
Taylor scores with a decent looking hook.
Vieri misses with a series of wild punches.
Vieri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylor shoots for a double leg takedown but Vieri sprawls well. He's pushed Taylor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vieri throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Vieri lands a jab.
Taylor throws an overhand right that lands on Vieri's shoulder, as Vieri tries to avoid the shot.
Vieri misses with the combination.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vieri.
Vieri cracks Taylor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taylor closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vieri quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vieri defending well though.
Vieri wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vieri is staying active underneath Taylor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Taylor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vieri is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Taylor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vieri is refusing to be controlled, as Taylor sits in half guard.
Vieri wants to get back to his feet.
Taylor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ground and pound from Taylor.
Taylor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vieri taking some punishment here, with Taylor in his half guard.
Taylor trying to control from half guard but Vieri is working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Taylor lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vieri knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taylor on the ground.
Taylor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vieri does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, if Taylor is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Vieri is trying to stand.
Taylor thows a huge punch but Vieri dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vieri is trying to stand up here but Taylor is controlling him well.
Vieri is breathing heavily.
Taylor moves nicely into side control.
Taylor wants to control but Vieri is keeping him busy.
Taylor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vieri knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieri takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Vieri takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Taylor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Taylor is working Vieri over with some ground and pound from side control.
Taylor wants to control but Vieri is keeping him busy.
Vieri pushes Taylor away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Taylor gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Taylor slows the pace down.
Taylor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working the ground and pound from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vieri is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Taylor scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vieri to see if he's OK.
Check out the look on Taylor's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Vieri is pushing Taylor's head away, looking to escape. Taylor manages to hold on to the position though.
Vieri being controlled for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vieri is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Taylor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Taylor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vieri.
Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vieri.
Vieri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taylor misses with an uppercut. Vieri saw that one coming.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Vieri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vieri throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Vieri scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Good exchange - Vieri coming out on top.
Taylor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Taylor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vieri scores with a one two! Taylor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Taylor looks for a takedown but Vieri sprawls well.
Vieri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vieri throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vieri slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Vieri moves out of range.
Vieri moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
Eki Vieri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Vieri. Those never looked like landing.
Vieri slips a straight right by Taylor.
Taylor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab from Vieri.
Taylor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Vieri scores with a one two! Taylor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vieri throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taylor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Taylor drives through with a takedown into Vieri's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Taylor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vieri wants to get back to his feet but Taylor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieri can't keep his opponent in guard - Taylor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Taylor is working for a kimura but Vieri is defending it quite comfortably.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vieri defending well though.
Vieri is trying to stand up here but Taylor is controlling him well.
Taylor passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vieri!
Taylor landing strikes from the mount and Vieri is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor raining down shots from the mount!
Vieri really wants to buck Taylor off and get back to his feet.
Taylor with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Taylor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Taylor punishing his opponent with strikes.
Taylor unloading with bombs!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor working the ground and pound effectively.
Taylor lands a big shot there that rocks Vieri but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vieri is trying to stand.
Vieri taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has hold of Vieri's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Vieri manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Taylor cracks Vieri with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vieri is rocked!
Taylor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh Vieri is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taylor raining down shots from the mount!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Taylor! Vieri is hurt baaadly! Taylor is firing away with more strikes - Vieri 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 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Taylor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ogami Itto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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21
183 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
5 - 2 - 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ogami Itto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Renato Kawajiri!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawajiri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Itto scores with the left hand. Kawajiri knows he should have avoided that one.
Itto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kawajiri is able to avoid easily.
Itto works the jab nicely.
Kawajiri is trying hard to land a takedown here. Itto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Itto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kawajiri misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Itto throws a body punch but Kawajiri moves out of range.
Itto misses with a looping left.
Kawajiri shoots in for a double leg but Itto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ogami Itto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Kawajiri.
Kawajiri tries to score a power double leg takedown but Itto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kawajiri somewhat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawajiri walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kawajiri.
Nice body punch from Itto.
Kawajiri looks gassed!
Itto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Itto is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kawajiri to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kawajiri shrugs it off.
Itto working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri tries to reverse the position but Itto maintains control.
Itto controlling the pace for now.
Itto jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kawajiri manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Itto slows the pace down.
Kawajiri is not content to let Itto control the position.
Kawajiri tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Itto works his foot free and advances to mount.
Itto working for a submission but Kawajiri is keeping him at bay.
Itto controlling his opponent.
Itto wants to take Kawajiri's back here but Kawajiri is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Kawajiri is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri regains half guard.
Kawajiri is not content to let Itto control the position.
Kawajiri is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Itto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Itto's back!
Itto is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kawajiri gets his way!
Kawajiri is trying to stick to Itto's back but Itto is turning into Kawajiri. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kawajiri's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Itto.
Kawajiri working for a triangle but Itto defends it easily.
Itto pushes down on Kawajiri's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Itto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kawajiri looking for submissions off his back.
Itto is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Itto maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Kawajiri could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Itto has cracked it and Kawajiri is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Itto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ogami Itto!
Ogami Itto made sure to mention his sponsor, Adrenaline in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Turma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beter Puckley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turma comes to the cage accompanied by Slipknot - Psychosocial. Teppo Turma has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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25
170 lbs
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teppo Turma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Beter Puckley!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puckley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turma checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Turma is leaning against Puckley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Turma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Turma misses with some punches.
Turma lands an elbow inside that Puckley shrugs off.
It looks like Beter Puckley has been cut.
Puckley blocking some punches.
Turma lands an elbow that stopped Puckley in his tracks for a moment.
Puckley is looking to break free of the clinch but Turma has double underhooks.
Puckley tries to break free but Turma pushes him back against the cage.
Puckley blocking some punches.
Puckley is trying to push Turma away but Turma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Puckley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turma scores with a shoulder strike.
Puckley tries to circle away but Turma has him pinned against the cage.
Turma misses with the head strike.
Turma prevents Puckley from breaking the clinch.
Turma works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turma works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puckley looks like he's trying to stand up.
Puckley regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puckley wants to stand and escape but Turma is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turma drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Turma jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Puckley wants to sweep here but Turma controlling him for the moment.
Turma lands a couple of digs.
Puckley wants to stand up but Turma is controlling him.
Turma postures up and lands a big shot to Puckley's brow.
Turma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Puckley 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.
Puckley wants to get back to his feet but Turma is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Turma 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.
Puckley keeping full guard, as Turma tries to pass.
Puckley wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Turma's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turma is pushing down on Puckley's leg trying to pass to half guard. Puckley is fighting to maintain full guard but Turma has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Turma lands a nice short elbow.
Turma is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turma lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Puckley is not content to let Turma control the position.
Turma is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Puckley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Turma.
Turma seems to be looking for submissions.
Turma prevents Puckley from standing back up.
Turma passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turma lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Turma with shots to the head and body - Puckley looks very uncomfortable down there.
Puckley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Puckley trying desperately to get to his feet.
Puckley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turma. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Turma lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Puckley hang on?
Puckley is looking to get to half guard.
You get the feeling that Puckley really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Puckley is working to get back to half guard.
Turma throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Puckley has his hands clasped together but Turma breaks the hold and Puckley is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Turma!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Teppo Turma!
Teppo Turma retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gattuso has chosen DMX - X Gonna Give It To Ya as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Javier Gattuso has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Black's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Javier Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black tries to clinch up.
Black finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Black looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gattuso connects with a solid leg kick.
Gattuso lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Mike Black has been cut.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gattuso manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Black checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Black throws a push kick but Gattuso slaps the foot to one side.
Black throws a right hand that misses
and Gattuso counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Gattuso stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Gattuso circles away.
Black misses with a low kick.
Gattuso throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gattuso manages to avoid it.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gattuso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black feints and then cracks Gattuso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gattuso down.
Black throws a low kick but Gattuso avoids it.
Black motions for Gattuso to come forward. Black throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Black scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gattuso scores with a leg kick.
Gattuso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black throws a chopping leg kick but Gattuso manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gattuso misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Black pushes Gattuso up against the cage in a clinch.
Gattuso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gattuso misses with a hook
and Black counters with a head kick.
Gattuso has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Black.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gattuso.
Gattuso lands a big head kick that sends Black tumbling to the mat! Gattuso takes a step backwards and waves Black back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Black lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gattuso will feel that in the morning.
Black misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gattuso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Black counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gattuso tries to work over Black's front leg with a kick but Black checks it.
Gattuso avoids the head kick by Black.
Gattuso lands a big head kick that sends Black tumbling to the mat! Gattuso takes a step backwards and waves Black back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Black is rocked!
Mike Black's cut is getting worse.
Gattuso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gattuso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gattuso misses with a wild body shot.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.
Gattuso misses with the combination.
Black checks a leg kick.
Mike Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Gattuso circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gattuso is out of range and Black settles back down.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Gattuso throws a head kick that misses.
Black throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No joy there for Gattuso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gattuso tries to break free but Black pushes him back against the cage.
Gattuso working hard to break the clinch.
Gattuso misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gattuso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gattuso wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gattuso working hard to break the clinch.
Gattuso misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Gattuso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Black's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Black avoids the head kick by Gattuso.
Gattuso misses with a body shot.
Black throws a lazy head kick
and Gattuso counters with a left and a right that stings Black.
A leg kick checked by Gattuso.
Javier Gattuso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gattuso gets a clinch.
Gattuso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Gattuso swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gattuso fails to land with a series of punches.
Gattuso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gattuso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Black counters with an inside leg kick.
Black moves into the clinch.
Black throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gattuso.
Gattuso fails to pull guard.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Gattuso controls the action.
Black taking a breather.
Black lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Black throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gattuso is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Black lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gattuso backwards.
Gattuso has had enough of the clinch but Black keeps him there for the moment.
Black works on Gattuso's body with a couple of short punches.
Gattuso has had enough of the clinch but Black keeps him there for the moment.
Black gets through Gattuso's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Black will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gattuso up against the cage.
Gattuso working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Black.
Gattuso wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gattuso looking for a takedown.
Mike Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Gattuso.
Gattuso prevents a body shot from Black.
Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Gattuso backwards.
Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gattuso is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Black has Gattuso pressed against the cage, preventing Gattuso from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gattuso wants to break free but Black has control.
Gattuso is trying to break the clinch but Black is controlling him.
Black keeps control of Gattuso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Black.
Black makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Gattuso's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gattuso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gattuso.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gattuso moves away.
A big right from Gattuso misses.
Black fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Gattuso throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Gattuso 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.
Mike Black's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Black throws an overhand right that lands on Gattuso's shoulder, as Gattuso tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gattuso checks it well.
Black lands with a slapping head kick.
Black with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gattuso cracks Black with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gattuso checks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Gattuso misses.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gattuso.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gattuso on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black dodges the punch combination from Gattuso.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gattuso moves away.
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 Mike Black will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Black's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Black connects with an inside leg kick.
Gattuso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Black can pounce on him.
Gattuso throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
A left lands for Black.
Javier Gattuso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gattuso swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Black is looking to wear down Gattuso with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gattuso swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Gattuso misses with a low kick.
Black throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gattuso's head.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Gattuso blocks a head kick by Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black motions for Gattuso to come forward. Black throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gattuso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gattuso misses with a hook to the body
and Black counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gattuso's knee momentarily.
Gattuso takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Black throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gattuso counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Black thinking.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Black.
Gattuso lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gattuso throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gattuso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Black counters with a leg kick.
Gattuso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gattuso on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Black. Black obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gattuso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Black avoids the head kick by Gattuso.
Gattuso misses the shot to the body.
Gattuso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Black.
Black bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gattuso's head.
Gattuso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gattuso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gattuso finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Black feints and then cracks Gattuso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gattuso down.
Gattuso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Black looks for the body kick but Gattuso saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Black.
Black scores with a decent looking hook.
Black is looking to slow Gattuso down with leg kicks.
Black looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Black changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gattuso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Black counters with a thumping low kick.
Gattuso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Black lands with a shot to the body.
Gattuso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Black can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Gattuso does no damage.
Gattuso takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Gattuso takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gattuso pivots, looking for a leg kick but Black is out of range and Gattuso settles back down.
Black connects with an inside leg kick.
Gattuso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gattuso 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black lands a right hook to the body.
Gattuso misses the shot to the body.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Black clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Black's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Black throws a head kick but Gattuso moves out of range.
Gattuso thows a body shot but no joy.
Gattuso avoids the head kick by Black.
No joy there for Gattuso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That kick from Black tenderised Gattuso's leg. Gattuso is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Black.
A left and a right from Black both land. Nice combination.
Black feints and then cracks Gattuso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gattuso down.
Gattuso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gattuso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gattuso is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gattuso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gattuso checks the leg kick.
Good work by Black as he checks the leg kick.
Gattuso cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
No joy there for Gattuso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black blocks a head kick by Gattuso.
Black lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gattuso at a distance.
Gattuso checks a leg kick nicely.
Black lands the left hand.
Gattuso looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Black connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black blocks a head kick by Gattuso.
Black shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gattuso's guard.
Gattuso is wriggling around but Black manages to pass to half guard.
Gattuso tries to kick Black off but Black keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gattuso trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Black manages to pass to mount!
Gattuso is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso wants to hold on but Black pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gattuso wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gattuso is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gattuso is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black throws some wild stikes that Gattuso manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black wants to control the action but instead Gattuso gets a body lock and reverses into Black's guard! Nice work!
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.
Black has a closed guard, preventing Gattuso from standing up.
Black controls Gattuso momentarily but Gattuso frees himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gattuso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Black had his way with Javier Gattuso in that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Black's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Gattuso tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gattuso on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Black scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black dodges the punch combination from Gattuso.
Gattuso takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Black lands a high kick!
Gattuso tries to clinch but Black moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Black blocks a jab.
Gattuso takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gattuso fails with a takedown attempt.
Black scores with a jab to the head.
Black throws a head kick but Gattuso moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gattuso.
Black throws a half hearted mid kick.
Black misses with a kick to the body.
Gattuso misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gattuso defends it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Gattuso.
Gattuso throws a head kick that misses.
Gattuso lands with a cross.
Gattuso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Black can pounce on him.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gattuso.
A solid body kick from Black.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gattuso cracks the inside of Black's front leg.
Javier Gattuso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black checks the leg kick.
Gattuso shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Black but Black pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mike Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Gattuso.
Gattuso is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Black throws a chopping leg kick but Gattuso manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Black fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gattuso.
Mike Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Black stuns Gattuso with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gattuso. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from Gattuso. Gattuso gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black scores with a leg kick.
Black goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gattuso misses with a wild combination.
Gattuso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Black changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Black moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gattuso checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck for Black with that takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gattuso avoids the head kick by Black.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Black showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Black has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 49:47
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Black!
Mike Black retains his light heavyweight title!
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