 |
UMMA - Teppo revenge PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Gronholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gronholm kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eeppinen biisi. Kowalski has chosen Plomien 81 - Odwaga as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
30
280 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
|
186 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Gronholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcin Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gronholm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kowalski.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gronholm.
Marcus Gronholm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gronholm swinging wildly here.
Gronholm stuns Kowalski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gronholm thuds his right hand into Kowalski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gronholm punishes Kowalski's body with a nice straight punch.
Kowalski looks gassed!
Gronholm lands a nice hook to Kowalski's body. Kowalski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gronholm drops Kowalski with a beautiful combination! Kowalski stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gronholm is looking for the KO!
It looks like Marcin Kowalski has been cut.
Gronholm with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronholm throws an overhand right that has Kowalski reeling! Gronholm follows up with more punches and Kowalski is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcus Gronholm!
Marcus Gronholm took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Mond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Matice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Mond has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
19
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
|
174 cm
19
151 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ray Mond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raymond Matice!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mond turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mond lands a head kick!
Mond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matice misses with a straight right.
Matice misses with a lunging right hand
and Mond counters with a nice body kick.
Mond throws a head kick that Matice semi-blocks.
Mond moves in looking to clinch but Matice pushes him off.
Mond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mond shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mond was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mond controlling his opponent.
Matice is in all sorts of trouble here.
Matice is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mond unloads with some shots from mount but Matice bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matice wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mond.
Matice tries to hold on but Mond postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matice is working to get back to half guard.
Mond trying to control but Matice is having none of it.
Mond throws some wild stikes that Matice manages to avoid easily.
Matice can't escape the position.
Mond has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Matice's face.
Matice keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Matice wants to control but Mond is having none of it.
Mond can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Matice is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matice regains half guard.
Mond not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mond 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.
Matice controlling the position well.
Matice is looking to get back to full guard here but Mond has managed to pass to side control instead.
Mond in the domination position with Matice hanging on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mond working away.
Matice is letting Mond control him for a moment.
Mond throws an elbow but Matice slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matice manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matice is staying active underneath Mond, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mond missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Matice manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Matice pulls Mond in close to prevent any damage.
Mond wants to control from the top but Matice keeps moving.
Matice wants to sweep here but Mond controlling him for the moment.
Mond wants to control from the top but Matice keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mond accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mond stopping the sweep attempt from Matice.
Mond is fighting to break Matice's control of his arms but Matice is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray Mond has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mond keeps Matice at a distance using the push kick.
Mond cracks Matice with an open hand slap.
Matice dives in and grabs Mond's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mond pushes down on Matice's head and hops out.
Mond tries to close the distance and clinch but Matice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Matice misses.
Matice closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mond did well to prevent Matice getting side control.
Mond trying to control but Matice postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matice is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ray Mond will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mond takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mond defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Matice.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matice. Mond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mond plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A big left from Matice misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Mond finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mond clinches with his opponent.
Mond connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Raymond Matice has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Matice struggles to land a body shot inside as Mond controls his hands.
Matice is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Matice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mond.
Matice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mond's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Mond.
Matice is trying to drag Mond to the mat but Mond just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ray Mond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Matice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mond lands an elbow inside that Matice shrugs off.
Matice has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mond is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mond lands a knee to the head.
Mond pushes Matice back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Matice is breathing heavily.
Matice is working for takedown but Mond is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mond has clasped his hands together around Matice's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Mond throwing strikes but Matice manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Mond tries to control but Matice manages to take his back.
I really don't envy Mond right now.
Matice misses with punches from the back.
Mond manages to reverse the position and now he's in Matice's guard. Nice work there by Mond.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mond is looking to work some ground and pound but Matice has wrist control.
Matice is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Matice tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Matice has control of Mond's left arm, preventing Mond from doing any damage.
Mond throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mond wants to control from the top but Matice keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ray Mond.
Mond scores with a push kick.
Mond lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matice's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matice avoids the body shot from Mond.
Mond lands with a kick to the temple. Matice shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Matice closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mond to the mat! Mond manages to get full guard.
Mond working a defensive guard here.
Matice stays in close to Mond's body and controls the position.
Matice's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ray Mond has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mond lands a nice looking kick to the body. Matice takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Mond tenderised Matice's leg. Matice is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matice scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mond regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mond being controlled here, momentarily.
Matice trying to control but Mond is working from the bottom.
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 Ray Mond will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raymond Matice's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mond tries to clinch up.
Mond looks to score with a jab to the body but Matice is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mond, right into the meat.
Matice stuffs the takedown attempt from Mond. Mond gets slowly back to his feet.
Mond fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matice has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matice throws a hook but Mond avoids it easily.
Matice shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mond trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matice is looking to pass Mond's guard but actually Mond recovers to full guard.
Matice slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mond looks to move to half guard but instead Matice has passed into mount! Damn!
Mond is working to get back to half guard.
Matice takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mond tries to hold on but Matice pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mond sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mond is trying to maintain the position but Matice is very close to passing his half guard.
Ray Mond is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ray Mond.
Mond lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mond throws a leg kick which misses Matice's front leg but catches the back leg as Matice tries to avoid it.
Matice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mond thumps Matice with a low kick.
A big right from Matice misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mond plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mond misses with a body kick.
Mond moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matice throws a right and a left that Mond avoids nicely.
Ray Mond is winning the standup battle so far.
Matice misses with a two punch combination.
Matice fails to land the takedown.
Mond throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Matice's head.
Matice's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mond. That's going to slow Matice down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matice. Mond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mond connects with a high kick.
Matice shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mond manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Raymond Matice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matice postures up in Mond's guard and throws a big left but Mond blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Matice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mond 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ray Mond!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
58% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georg Hullenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hullenberger comes to the cage accompanied by America. Mark Beck has the eye of the tiger tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 205 cm
25
224 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
|
190 cm
28
213 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Georg Hullenberger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Beck!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hullenberger looks to land a body kick but Beck moved away.
Hullenberger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beck throws an overhand right that lands on Hullenberger's shoulder, as Hullenberger tries to avoid the shot.
Hullenberger tries a low kick but Beck avoids it.
Hullenberger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hullenberger throws a head kick but Beck moves out of range.
Beck blocks a low kick nicely.
Hullenberger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Beck misses with a looping left.
Beck looks to score with a jab to the body but Hullenberger is just out of range.
Beck misses with a looping right.
Hullenberger throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hullenberger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Beck on the side of the head.
Hullenberger lands with a kick to the ribs.
Beck misses with a hook. Hullenberger ducked under it nicely.
Beck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hullenberger manages to avoid it.
Beck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hullenberger walks into a straight right hand from Beck.
Beck throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hullenberger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beck looks to score with a jab to the body but Hullenberger is just out of range.
Beck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hullenberger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck misses the body punch
and Hullenberger counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Beck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hullenberger manages to avoid it.
Hullenberger throws a push kick but Beck slaps the foot to one side.
Nice body kick from Hullenberger.
Beck looks gassed!
Hullenberger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hullenberger.
Beck tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hullenberger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beck avoids the head kick by Hullenberger.
Hullenberger looks to land a combination. Beck sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Beck takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hullenberger throws a wild body kick that Beck sees coming a mile off.
Beck has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beck there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hullenberger lands with a kick to the ribs.
Beck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hullenberger moves away.
Beck takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A solid leg kick lands there for Hullenberger.
Beck looks to score with a jab to the body but Hullenberger is just out of range.
Beck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hullenberger was well out of range. Poor timing from Beck.
Hullenberger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hullenberger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hullenberger catches Beck with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beck misses with a wild body shot.
Hullenberger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beck throws a right hand that misses
and Hullenberger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beck looks to land a combination but Hullenberger avoids it well.
Beck throws a lazy uppercut
and Hullenberger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick from Hullenberger.
Hullenberger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Beck.
Hullenberger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georg Hullenberger dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
That kick from Hullenberger tenderised Beck's leg. Beck is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beck thows a body shot but no joy.
Hullenberger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Beck rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hullenberger counters with a thumping low kick.
Hullenberger misses with a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Beck crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hullenberger - the referee stops the clock and Beck gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hullenberger. Beck manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Beck chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hullenberger can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hullenberger. Beck shrugs it off though.
Hullenberger throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hullenberger.
Beck is breathing heavily.
Beck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hullenberger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hullenberger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beck can do to turn this around?
Beck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hullenberger fakes the leg kick and cracks Beck in the body.
Georg Hullenberger is winning the standup battle so far.
Hullenberger cracks the inside of Beck's front leg.
Hullenberger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Beck takes a step back to recover.
Hullenberger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hullenberger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hullenberger.
Hullenberger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Beck's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Hullenberger.
Hullenberger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beck's calf.
Hullenberger throws a combination. Beck tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hullenberger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hullenberger with a hook.
Hullenberger pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Beck back to the cage. Hullenberger follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hullenberger throws a front kick aimed at Beck's knee but Beck avoids it well.
Beck throws a looping overhand right but Hullenberger ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beck. Hullenberger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beck is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Hullenberger.
Hullenberger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beck has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hullenberger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hullenberger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hullenberger lands a slapping body shot.
Hullenberger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Beck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hullenberger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hullenberger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Beck has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hullenberger.
Hullenberger is looking to slow Beck down with leg kicks.
Beck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hullenberger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hullenberger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beck has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Georg Hullenberger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid body kick from Hullenberger.
Hullenberger is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hullenberger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beck's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Hullenberger.
Good leg kick by Hullenberger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hullenberger thows a body kick. Beck tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hullenberger scores with a kick to the body.
Hullenberger feints and then cracks Beck's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beck down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hullenberger feints and then cracks Beck's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beck down.
Beck takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georg Hullenberger dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hullenberger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Becks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A leg kick checked by Beck.
Hullenberger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hullenberger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beck.
Beck moves out of range of the body kick from Hullenberger.
Hullenberger throws a leg kick but Beck moved away.
Beck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beck's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A right-left combo lands from Beck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hullenberger throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hullenberger wants to slow Beck down by chopping away at his legs.
Hullenberger throws a leg kick but Beck checks it.
Hullenberger throws a head kick that misses.
Beck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hullenberger moves away.
Hullenberger scoring well with a low kick there.
Beck on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Beck might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hullenberger has got the better of the exchanges.
A swing and a miss from Beck.
Hullenberger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beck misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck throws a big shot that misses.
Hullenberger throws a leg kick which misses Beck's front leg but catches the back leg as Beck tries to avoid it.
Hullenberger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hullenberger tries a head kick but it misses.
Hullenberger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hullenberger throws a series of punches but Beck avoids them all with ease.
Beck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hullenberger.
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!
Beck misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hullenberger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Beck keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Beck looks to score with a jab to the body but Hullenberger is just out of range.
Beck steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hullenberger. That one must have hurt.
Hullenberger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beck. That did some damage!
Hullenberger cracks a nice hook into Beck's ribs.
Beck checks the leg kick nicely there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hullenberger!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hullenberger connects with a leg kick. Beck looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hullenberger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hullenberger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hullenberger.
Beck on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hullenberger. Hullenberger obviously looking to wear him down.
Georg Hullenberger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hullenberger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hullenberger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beck.
Beck fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mark Beck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beck misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georg Hullenberger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hullenberger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georg Hullenberger!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
71% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tane Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D's entrance music is do it. A fine choice. Thompson has chosen it was over as his entrance music. 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.
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
30
169 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
|
176 cm
28
167 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy D!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tane Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thompson.
Thompson throws a quick inside leg kick.
D loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
D moves away from the strike by Thompson.
A jab from D misses.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thompson, right into the meat.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but D manages to avoid it.
Thompson's jab looks to have found its range, popping D under the eye.
It looks like Roy D has been cut.
D takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thompson moves forwards but D connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thompson throws a leg kick which misses D's front leg but catches the back leg as D tries to avoid it.
Tane Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
D throws a shot to the body.
Thompson cracks D with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thompson throws a low kick but it's checked well by D.
D circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson connects with a crisp jab.
D blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Thompson misses with an uppercut
and D counters with a straight right hand.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but D swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
D moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
D uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thompson has time to react.
D misses the shot to the body.
D avoids a kick to the body.
Thompson misses with a lunging right hand
letting D counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.
Tane Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Thompson throws a series of punches but D moves out of range.
D checks a leg kick nicely.
D scores with a nice head shot.
D takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a hook to the body
and D counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
D blocks a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
D working aggressively here.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from D.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson is trying to stall.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but D blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Thompson.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
D is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
D misses with the head strike.
D misses with some punches.
D misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
D tries to pull guard but Thompson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
D avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thompson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite D's efforts to push away.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from D.
D is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thompson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
D misses with the head strike.
A short right from Thompson.
Thompson trying to stall but D improves his position.
D managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
D is trying to break free.
D has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
D is trying to force a seperation but Thompson has the dominant position.
Thompson taking a breather.
D dodges an elbow strike from Thompson.
D tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing D back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of D backwards.
Thompson wants to stall.
A short body shot lands from Thompson as the two fighters clinch.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
D blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with D's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
D tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy D. That's going to take a lot out of him.
D throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
D fails to pull guard.
D scores with a shoulder strike.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
D misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson is trying to maintain a safe position but D gets an underhook and turns Thompson into the cage.
D fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, D scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tane Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy D's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thompson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
D lands with a good body shot.
D shoots for a double leg takedown but Thompson sprawls well. He's pushed D's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
D throws a shot to the body.
Tane Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Thompson lands a nice leg kick that just misses D's sensitive parts.
D steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
D throws an overhand right that lands on Thompson's shoulder, as Thompson tries to avoid the shot.
Thompson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before D has time to react.
Thompson scores with a three punch combo!
Thompson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. D looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Thompson as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thompson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
D slips under a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
D will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
D slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
D tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
D shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thompson pinned against the cage. Thompson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy D. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
D throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
D tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thompson lands a nice hook to D's body. D takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thompson's corner calls for a 1-2. Thompson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Roy D's cut is getting worse.
Thompson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circle, before Thompson throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into D's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Thompson lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Tane Thompson!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Lice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Polvi Lumpio (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!
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
27
200 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
|
185 cm
23
195 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimbo Lice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Polvi Lumpio!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lumpio.
Lumpio lands a leg kick that knocks Lice off balance momentarily.
Lice tries to keep at a distance but Lumpio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lice avoiding damage as Lumpio throws knees to the body.
Lumpio avoiding damage.
Lice wants to break free but Lumpio has control.
Lumpio misses with a knee to the head.
Lice looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lice avoids it.
Lumpio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but Lice blocks it.
Lice is trying to break free.
Lumpio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lumpio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lumpio stalling the fight.
Lice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lumpio, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lumpio is looking to slow Lice down with leg kicks.
Lice is breathing heavily.
Lumpio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lumpio.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lumpio, right into the meat.
Lumpio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lumpio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lice is defending well for now.
Lice prevents a body shot from Lumpio.
Lice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lumpio slows down the pace here.
Lumpio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lumpio with a knee to the head.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lumpio is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lice takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lumpio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lice.
A knee to the head by Lumpio.
Lumpio trying to land knees to the body.
Lumpio slows down the pace here.
Lumpio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lice breaks the clinch.
Lice moves out of range of the body kick.
Lumpio throws a wild body kick that Lice sees coming a mile off.
Lumpio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lumpio throws a body kick that misses.
Lumpio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lumpio.
Lice is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lumpio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lumpio pushes Lice away with a front kick.
Lice takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lumpio tries to clinch there but Lice circles away.
Lice chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lumpio can pounce on him.
Lumpio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lumpio connects with a solid leg kick.
Lumpio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lumpio.
Lumpio has managed to clinch.
Knees to the body from Lumpio.
Lumpio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lumpio lands an elbow inside that Lice shrugs off.
Lice takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lumpio effectively controlling the action here.
Lumpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lice blocks it with crossed arms.
Lumpio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lumpio working Lice over with knees to the body.
Lumpio prevents a body shot from Lice.
A right hand to the body from Lumpio.
Lumpio lands an elbow inside that Lice shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Polvi Lumpio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lumpio misses with a low kick as Lice jumps back.
Lumpio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lice swings widly with a right hand
and Lumpio counters with a huge head kick that drops Lice! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Polvi Lumpio!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Baller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baller comes to the cage accompanied by Helicopter, made of meat!. Paul Baller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
|
| 225 cm
30
275 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
|
178 cm
31
260 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
|
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Baller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dwayne Perry!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perry slips a straight right by Baller.
Perry misses with a looping left.
Perry displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Baller throws a body kick that misses.
Perry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paul Baller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry takes a swing at Baller's ribcage but misses.
Baller misses with an uppercut. Perry saw that one coming.
Jab from Baller.
Baller throws a hook to the side of Perry's head but Perry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perry takes a jab right on the kisser.
Baller throws a series of punches but Perry moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Perry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perry lands with a cross.
Perry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baller misses with a straight right.
Baller throws the left hand but Perry avoids the punch easily.
Perry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baller throws out the jab.
Baller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry misses with a double jab.
Perry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baller.
Perry looks to score with a jab to the body but Baller is just out of range.
Baller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perry slips a jab and a cross from Baller.
Perry scores with a shot to the body.
Baller loads up on a big right hand but Perry slips the punch.
Baller throws a body kick that misses.
Perry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perry throws a jab when Baller was well out of range.
Perry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Baller throws a jab but it's blocked by Perry.
Perry has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Dwayne Perry has been cut.
Baller misses with a series of wild punches.
Perry tries to move into range but Baller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Baller misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baller lands a jab to Perry's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perry was well out of range. Poor timing from Baller.
Baller throws a lazy right hand but Perry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baller tries to keep at a distance but Perry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baller slowing the pace effectively.
Perry lands with a short shot to the head.
Perry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Perry.
Baller has a couple of punches blocked by Perry.
Baller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Perry tries to throw a body punch but Baller avoids it by throwing Perry back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Baller.
Baller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Perry tries a body shot but Baller blocks it.
Baller blocks a body shot from Perry.
Perry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baller slowing the pace effectively.
Baller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry blocking some punches.
Perry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baller trying to stall but Perry improves his position.
Perry presses Baller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baller is breathing heavily.
Perry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perry struggles to land a body shot inside as Baller controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Perry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Perry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Perry.
Perry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baller backwards.
A right hand to the body from Perry.
Baller tries a body shot but Perry blocks it.
Perry presses Baller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Perry's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Perry lands a left hand.
Perry can't find room to land a body shot as Baller controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry lands a hook that snaps the head of Baller backwards.
A body shot lands from Perry.
Perry lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Perry.
Perry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perry lands a nice shot to the body.
Perry lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perry.
A left hand lands to the body for Perry.
Perry pushes Baller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perry lands a shot to the body.
Perry lands a body punch.
Perry is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Baller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perry pushes Baller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Perry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baller.
Perry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baller prevents a body shot from Perry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Perry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Perry'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.
Perry connects with the punch.
Perry rushes Baller and presses him up against the cage.
Perry lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perry digs a right hand into Baller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baller's gas tank.
Perry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Perry.
Perry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Perry.
Perry lands a shot to the body.
Perry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Perry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Perry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perry gets through Baller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Perry on the inside.
Perry stalling against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perry lands a nice shot to the body.
Perry lands a body punch.
Perry tries to work over Baller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perry 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.
A hook to the body from Perry.
Perry is leaning against Baller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Perry is working Baller over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Perry.
Perry lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Perry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Perry working over Baller with some ground and pound. Baller looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry lands strikes from half guard.
Perry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Perry wants to pass to mount but Baller is defending the position.
Perry trying to control from half guard but Baller is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Perry prevents Baller from improving his position.
Perry is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Perry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Baller has hold of Perry's hands but Perry slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Baller looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Baller is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Perry's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Perry's back!
Perry rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Perry is doing well to control the position and prevent Baller from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Perry manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Baller wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving.
Perry wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Perry keeping moving, preventing Baller from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Perry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baller was well out of range. Poor timing from Perry.
Perry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Perry.
Baller throws a series of punches but Perry avoids them all with ease.
Baller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Baller moves away from the strike by Perry.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perry. Baller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Perry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baller throws a jab but it's blocked by Perry.
Perry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perry scores with a hook.
Perry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baller lands an overhand right.
Perry clinches up with Baller and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Perry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Perry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Baller avoids the body shot from Perry.
Baller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baller gets caught napping as Perry dives in and scores a takedown. Baller manages to retain guard.
Baller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Perry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Perry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Baller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Perry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Perry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Perry wants to control from the top but Baller keeps moving.
Perry tries to free his leg and advance position but Baller is retaining full guard.
Perry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perry trying to control but Baller is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Perry throwing strikes but missing.
Perry trying to control but Baller is working from the bottom.
Perry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Perry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Baller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Perry trying to control the position from guard on top but Baller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paul Baller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Perry slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Perry looks up at the clock and then as Baller takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Perry smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Baller takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perry advances to full mount.
Baller is desperately trying to improve his position but Perry has a good base and remains in mount.
Perry lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
It looks like Paul Baller has been cut.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Perry cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dwayne Perry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baller is wriggling around trying to escape.
Perry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry lands a heavy elbow.
Perry controlling from mount.
Perry with good strikes from the mount here!
Baller is rocked!
Perry with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Baller is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baller is squirming around, avoiding Perry's attempts to control the action.
Baller seems to have got his legs back now.
Perry landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perry postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Baller bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Perry and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Perry!
Dwayne Perry made sure to mention his sponsor, Katukauppa.com in his post fight interview.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pikku Hiawatha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiawatha's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Gael. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
26
200 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
|
193 cm
24
193 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pikku Hiawatha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Jones!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones clinches up with Hiawatha and pushes him back against the cage.
Hiawatha is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jones can't fight it off and eventually Hiawatha manages to take the fight to the floor. Jones looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jones wants to stand up but Hiawatha is controlling him.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Hiawatha from controlling successfully.
Jones doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hiawatha throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones wants to stand but Hiawatha is controlling the position.
Hiawatha drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jones looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jones looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jones!
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hiawatha's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hiawatha is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jones's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hiawatha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hiawatha slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hiawatha has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hiawatha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hiawatha escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hiawatha is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Hiawatha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hiawatha blocks the body kick.
Jones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Tom Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Hiawatha on that attempt.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Hiawatha avoids a kick to the body.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Hiawatha.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Hiawatha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Hiawatha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Hiawatha misses with an uppercut.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Crunch! Hiawatha slams his shin into Jones's torso.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hiawatha, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hiawatha is breathing heavily.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Hiawatha backwards.
Hiawatha avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Jones.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones lands an uppercut.
It looks like Pikku Hiawatha has been cut.
Hiawatha blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Hiawatha's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pikku Hiawatha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pikku Hiawatha's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hiawatha moves away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jones!
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones throws a leg kick but Hiawatha moved away.
Hiawatha closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Hiawatha pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hiawatha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Hiawatha shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jab by Jones.
Tom Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hiawatha's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hiawatha scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lands with a cross.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Pikku Hiawatha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Hiawatha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Hiawatha avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hiawatha is rocked!
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Hiawatha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hiawatha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hiawatha seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pikku Hiawatha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Hiawatha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hiawatha moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hiawatha.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hiawatha tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hiawatha at a distance.
Jones catches Hiawatha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hiawatha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Hiawatha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hiawatha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hiawatha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiawatha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones thows a body kick. Hiawatha tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hiawatha manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Hiawatha 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Hiawatha on that attempt.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Hiawatha's ribs.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hiawatha on the side of the head.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Hiawatha controls his hands.
Hiawatha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones prevents a body shot from Hiawatha.
Hiawatha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones pushes Hiawatha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pikku Hiawatha's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Hiawatha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hiawatha tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a big uppercut that drops Hiawatha! More strikes from Jones and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hiawatha lies dazed against the cage as Jones celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Jones!
An out of breath Tom Jones thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karol Barorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reiska Pekka Retale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barorf comes to the cage accompanied by Wena - Salutuj. Retale has chosen The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 181 cm
21
153 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
|
169 cm
19
154 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Good kicks
KO power |
|
Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karol Barorf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Pekka Retale!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Retale.
Barorf throws a sloppy head kick and Retale moves out of range easily.
Barorf throws a head kick that misses.
A solid body kick from Barorf.
Barorf throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Retale tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Barorf is in Retale's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Barorf trying to control but Retale is working from the bottom.
Barorf tries to free his leg and advance position but Retale is retaining full guard.
Barorf trying to control but Retale is working from the bottom.
Karol Barorf has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Barorf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barorf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barorf tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Retale swivels and escapes.
Retale drives through and clinches with Barorf against the cage.
Retale displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barorf up against the cage.
Retale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Retale will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barorf up against the cage.
Retale tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barorf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Retale managing to block the knees to the body from Barorf.
Retale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barorf is defending well for now.
Retale tries to work over Barorf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Retale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Retale tries a body shot but Barorf blocks it.
Retale tries a knee to the head but Barorf blocks it.
Retale trying to land knees to the body.
Barorf breaks the clinch.
Retale gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Retale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barorf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barorf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Retale has Barorf pressed against the cage, preventing Barorf from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Retale misses with a punch to the body.
Retale misses with a body punch.
Retale stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barorf has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Retale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barorf is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barorf is defending well for now.
Barorf drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Retale stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Barorf has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Retale is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karol Barorf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Retale looking to throw knees to the head but Barorf is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barorf takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barorf taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Retale using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reiska Pekka Retale dominated that round.
That's time! Barorf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barorf throws a head kick that misses.
Retale gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Retale.
Barorf can't break the clinch.
Retale works on Barorf's body with a couple of short punches.
Barorf blocks an elbow strike.
Retale misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Retale obliges.
Retale misses with a punch on the inside.
Retale tries to land a knee to the head but Barorf blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Retale is stalling here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barorf - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Retale tries to work over Barorf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Retale trying to land knees to the body.
Barorf trying to control the position but instead, Retale has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barorf into the cage.
Retale slows down the pace here.
Reiska Pekka Retale seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Barorf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Retale stalling against the cage.
Barorf is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Retale has Barorf pressed against the cage, preventing Barorf from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Retale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Retale missing with knees to the body.
Retale stalling against the cage.
Barorf blocks a body shot from Retale.
Barorf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Retale unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barorf lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barorf pulls guard effortlessly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barorf trying to control the position.
Barorf keeping moving, preventing Retale from controlling successfully.
Retale slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Barorf is controlling Retale's posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Reiska Pekka Retale.
Retale avoids the head kick by Barorf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reiska Pekka Retale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Barorf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Retale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barorf misses with a low kick as Retale jumps back.
A jab lands there for Retale.
Retale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barorf manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barorf throws a leg kick but Retale sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barorf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barorf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Retale blocks a low kick nicely.
Barorf attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Retale misses the jab.
Retale doesn't manage to clinch there - Barorf circles away.
Retale misses with a straight left.
A jab lands there for Retale.
Barorf throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barorf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale misses with a wild body shot.
Barorf shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Retale sprawls well. Retale wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barorf gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Retale. Barorf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barorf swats away the attempt to clinch by Retale.
Retale dodges the punch combination from Barorf.
Retale works Barorf's body with a nice hook.
Retale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barorf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barorf lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barorf tries to land a front kick but Retale steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barorf. That's going to slow Retale down.
Barorf throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Retale drives through and clinches with Barorf against the cage.
Barorf letting Retale take a breather here.
Barorf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Retale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barorf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Retale.
Retale utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee 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!
Retale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barorf is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barorf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Retale tries to throw a body punch but Barorf avoids it by throwing Retale back against the cage.
Retale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barorf.
Reiska Pekka Retale is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barorf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Retale avoids it.
Retale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barorf is defending well for now.
Retale stalling against the cage.
Retale misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barorf wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barorf jumps into guard, dragging Retale to the mat.
Barorf wants to sweep but no luck.
Karol Barorf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barorf manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Retale holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Barorf tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Reiska Pekka Retale.
I've got Retale winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reiska Pekka Retale!
During a confident post fight interview, Reiska Pekka Retale thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
42% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Mask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Math Prush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mask comes to the cage accompanied by Roxette - Listen To Your Heart. 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.
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
28
182 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
|
200 cm
30
183 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiger Mask!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Math Prush!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prush lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mask circles away quickly and effectively.
Prush stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mask.
Prush lands with a right hand.
Prush is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Prush keeps Mask at a distance using the push kick.
Mask throws a head kick but Prush moves out of range.
Mask swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prush swings for the body but Mask moves out of range.
Mask swings for the body but Prush moves out of range.
Mask lands a nice looking kick to the body. Prush takes a step back to recover.
Mask throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prush blocks a leg kick.
Mask fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Prush.
A big left from Prush misses.
Mask avoids the body shot from Prush.
Mask has taken the fight to the clinch.
Prush tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prush with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mask blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Prush.
Prush tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mask lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Prush backwards.
Prush prevents a body shot from Mask.
Mask lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mask misses with a punch to the body.
Prush landing knees to the body.
Mask wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mask lands a shoulder strike.
Mask manages to break the clinch.
Mask tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Prush is able to avoid easily.
Prush scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Prush misses.
Mask moves out of range as Prush throws a body kick.
Prush lands with a nice body kick.
Prush looks to score with a jab to the body but Mask is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Mask both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mask fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mask thows a body shot but no joy.
Mask explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mask moves out of range of the strikes.
Mask forces Prush back against the cage and clinches.
Mask misses with a punch to the body.
Mask blocking some punches.
Prush stalling against the cage.
Prush misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mask.
Mask turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mask manages to end up in side control.
An elbow from Mask crashes against the mat.
Prush manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mask's best efforts.
Prush is looking to improve his position.
Mask is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mask is thwarting Prush's attempts to control the position.
Mask thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Prush trying to hold on to Mask's head to control him but Mask postures up.
Mask performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Prush looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mask sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Prush defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mask is trying to control. Prush wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mask thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Prush's head.
Mask is taking a breather. Prush says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mask wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prush keeps working.
Mask is thwarting Prush's attempts to control the position.
Mask landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mask is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Prush has managed to free his arm - good work.
Prush wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mask slows the pace down in half guard.
Prush tries to roll over but Mask keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Mask dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mask tries to land a front kick but Prush steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Prush lands a front kick.
Prush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mask manages to avoid it.
Prush rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mask moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mask lands with a nice body punch.
Prush moves out of range as Mask throws a body kick.
Mask scores with a one two! Prush had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mask darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Prush feints and then cracks Mask's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mask down.
Mask misses with the combination.
Mask with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick misses from Prush.
Prush throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tiger Mask seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prush throws a wild body kick that Mask sees coming a mile off.
Mask throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Prush.
It looks like Math Prush has been cut.
Mask lands a nice hook to Prush's body. Prush takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Prush throws a nice looking combination but Mask bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mask tries a head kick but it misses.
Prush throws a nice inside leg kick.
Math Prush is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prush takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mask connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mask has a takedown stuffed.
Mask misses with a wild body shot.
Mask pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mask misses the shot to the body.
Prush displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mask.
Prush misses with an attempted mid kick.
Math Prush is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prush walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mask.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Prush checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mask throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Prush's head.
Mask swats away the attempt to clinch by Prush.
Prush takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mask throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Prush blocks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Prush.
Mask lands with a hook. Prush tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mask looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Prush throws a combination. Mask tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mask misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiger Mask. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prush comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mask pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prush scores with a decent looking hook.
Prush uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mask.
Prush fakes the leg kick and cracks Mask in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Prush lands a high kick!
Prush throws a leg kick that misses.
Mask shoots in for a takedown but Prush shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Prush lands a leg kick that knocks Mask off balance momentarily.
Prush tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mask is able to avoid easily.
Prush lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mask swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mask shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Prush scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Prush.
Mask takes one on the button.
A punch combination from Prush misses.
Mask fails with a takedown attempt.
Mask blocks a low kick nicely.
Mask moves out of range as Prush throws a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Mask
and Prush counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mask takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mask misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mask!
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 Tiger Mask will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Math Prush's cut.
That's time! Mask's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mask takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Prush misses with a wild body shot.
Mask slips a jab and a cross from Prush.
Mask digs a good body shot into Prush's ribs.
Nice body kick there by Prush.
Mask tests Prush's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prush pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mask will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Prush throws the kick towards the body but Mask avoids it.
Mask throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good leg kick by Mask there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mask swings for the body but Prush moves out of range.
Prush throws a body punch but Mask moves out of range.
Mask checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prush blocks a head kick by Mask.
Mask throws a body kick that misses.
Mask attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mask lands a right hook to the body.
Prush has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mask misses with a hook. Prush ducked under it nicely.
Mask looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Prush!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
BOOM! Mask connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Prush wants to hold on but Mask pushes him away.
Mask tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Prush takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prush keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mask sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Math Prush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prush tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mask controlling the pace for now.
Prush tries to lock up and control but Mask gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mask tries to control but Prush wriggling away.
Tiger Mask overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Prush is looking to get to half guard.
Mask trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mask is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mask tries to control but Prush wriggling away.
Tiger Mask is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mask sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mask throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Prush is desperately trying to improve his position but Mask has a good base and remains in mount.
Mask looking to control but Prush is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Prush is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prush is squirming around, avoiding Mask's attempts to control the action.
Prush manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mask not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Prush is trying to get back to full guard.
Prush keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mask missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mask is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Prush is refusing to be controlled, as Mask sits in half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mask wants to work for an arm triangle but Prush is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Prush is refusing to be controlled, as Mask sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger Mask showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mask has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Mask!
A very excited looking Tiger Mask made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
80% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lindros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teppo has chosen Jaakko Teppo - Hilma ja Onni as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 189 cm
26
212 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
|
185 cm
30
199 lbs
24 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Lindros!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaakko Teppo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindros turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Lindros.
Teppo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lindros uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lindros misses the jab.
Lindros tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Teppo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Teppo avoids the body shot from Lindros.
A swing and a miss from Teppo.
Teppo moves out of range of the leg kick from Lindros.
Teppo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lindros can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teppo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Teppo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Teppo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lindros.
Teppo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Teppo scores with a nice head shot.
Teppo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Teppo tries to land a front kick but Lindros steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Teppo moves out of range of the leg kick from Lindros.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindros avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Teppo blocks a head kick by Lindros.
Teppo scores with a one two! Lindros had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lindros lands a jab-cross combination.
Lindros digs a good hook to Teppo's body.
Teppo looks to land a right hand but Lindros moved out of range.
Lindros throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Teppo on the side of the head.
Lindros scores with a hook to the body. Teppo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Teppo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Teppo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Teppo is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Lindros engages and cracks Teppo with a massive lead left hook - Teppo tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Lindros is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Lindros!
Eric Lindros retains his light heavyweight title!
After the fight, Eric Lindros was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
81% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
