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CEC 194 : Timebomb PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Ferra Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez has chosen I Put The Finger On You as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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23
155 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
32
154 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felipe Ferra Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Gomez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by Gomez. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gomez did well to prevent Johnson getting side control.
Johnson prevents Gomez from improving his position.
Johnson is looking for a kimura here.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gomez defends it well.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but Gomez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnson to get the leverage.
Gomez is looking to get back to is feet but Johnson passes into side control.
Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet but Johnson drags him back down.
Gomez sneaks back into half guard.
Johnson moves into full mount! Gomez won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Gomez is just holding on here. Johnson manages to take his back.
Gomez looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Gomez fending off the submission attempt from Johnson.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working for the choke.
Gomez is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Johnson gets his way!
Gomez has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Gomez defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gomez has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Gomez trying to control the position but Johnson manages to sink in the hooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Johnson struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Johnson gets a double leg takedown into Gomez's guard.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Gomez.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gomez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Michael Johnson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Johnson dives in and grabs Gomez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gomez pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johnson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gomez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gomez has escaped and now he's on top!
Gomez throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gomez escapes and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to escape but Gomez is in control.
Gomez controlling the position from side mount.
Gomez stands up.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Gomez counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gomez can pounce on him.
Gomez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Gomez counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gomez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gomez digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gomez as he jumps to the side.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
A jab lands there for Gomez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left and a right from Gomez both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Michael Johnson has been cut.
Gomez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Gomez tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gomez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gomez.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Michael Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Gomez. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Felipe Ferra Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gomez swivels and escapes.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Ferra Gomez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gomez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Gomez digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Gomez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gomez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gomez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Gomez counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Gomez.
Gomez misses with a head kick.
Gomez cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
Gomez leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gomez forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Gomez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomez misses with a body punch.
Gomez digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gomez crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Gomez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Gomez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gomez tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Gomez back against the cage.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Gomez.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Gomez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Gomez lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Gomez gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gomez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gomez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gomez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gomez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gomez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Felipe Ferra Gomez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gomez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gomez tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Gomez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gomez lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Gomez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gomez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Gomez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Gomez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gomez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Gomez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Johnson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Johnson controls Gomez momentarily but Gomez frees himself.
Michael Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gomez is aware though and is defending well.
Gomez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gomez passes into side control.
Gomez trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushes Gomez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gomez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gomez remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Gomez is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felipe Ferra Gomez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gomez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felipe Ferra Gomez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Glock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glock has chosen Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romeo Glock!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch but Glock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Glock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Damme has closed the distance and engaged Glock in a clinch.
Glock lands with a short shot to the head.
Glock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Damme missing with knees to the body.
Van Damme looking to throw knees to the head but Glock is blocking nicely.
Van Damme trying to land knees to the body.
Glock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Glock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Damme closes the distance but Glock moves to the side
and Glock counters with an outside leg kick.
Glock misses with a few strikes there.
Van Damme takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Damme tries to clinch up.
Van Damme closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Damme blocks a body shot from Glock.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Damme throws an elbow but misses.
Glock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Glock.
Van Damme using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Damme's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Damme trying to land knees to the body.
Glock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Glock as he checks the leg kick.
Glock keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Damme tries to clinch up.
Glock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Damme's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheers as Glock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Damme doesn't seem phased though.
Van Damme throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Damme with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Glock to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Damme tries to clinch there but Glock circles away.
A head kick misses from Van Damme.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Glock.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Damme tries to clinch up but Glock circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Damme drops his hands momentarily and Glock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glock blocks a head kick by Van Damme.
Glock lands a leg kick that knocks Van Damme off balance momentarily.
Van Damme wants to clinch.
Van Damme tries to clinch but Glock is having none of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Glock.
Van Damme closes the distance but Glock moves to the side
and Glock counters with an inside leg kick.
Van Damme blocks the body kick.
Van Damme scores with a head kick. Glock tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Romeo Glock has been cut.
Good leg kick by Glock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Glock goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Glock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Glock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Damme's sensitive parts.
Van Damme wants to clinch up but Glock keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme avoids the head kick by Glock.
Glock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Damme at a distance.
Van Damme tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Glock counters with a head kick. That will keep Van Damme thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Glock connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Damme tries to clinch up.
Glock lands a nice shot to the body.
Glock jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Glock keeps the fight on the outside.
Glock throws a body punch but Van Damme moves out of range.
Van Damme moves into the clinch.
Van Damme with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Glock tries to throw a body punch but Van Damme avoids it by throwing Glock back against the cage.
Glock throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Damme.
Glock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Glock lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Damme.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme blocking some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Damme.
Glock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Damme backwards.
Glock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Damme landing knees to the body.
A short right from Glock.
Glock stalling against the cage.
Glock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Glock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Damme's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Damme tries to land knees in the clinch but Glock avoids the damage to the body.
Van Damme is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Glock lands an uppercut.
Glock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Damme backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Romeo Glock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Romeo Glock's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Glock connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Damme tries to clinch up but Glock circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Damme doesn't manage to clinch there - Glock circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Glock, right into the meat.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Glock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Damme has time to react.
Van Damme is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Damme wants to clinch
and Glock counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Glock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Glock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Damme connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Damme doesn't manage to clinch there - Glock circles away.
Glock feints and then cracks Van Damme's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Damme down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Glock lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Glock misses
and Van Damme counters by moving into the clinch.
Van Damme is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Glock is defending well for now.
Glock lands with a left to the head.
Glock avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Damme.
Glock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Glock scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Glock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Damme misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Damme stalling in the clinch but Glock improves position.
Glock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Glock lands a nice shot to the body.
Glock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Glock is leaning against Van Damme and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme takes a shot to the head.
Glock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Damme backwards.
Glock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Glock lands a shot to the body.
Glock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Van Damme misses with a knee to the head.
Glock lands a nice uppercut.
Glock lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Glock.
Glock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Van Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Glock feints a jab promting Van Damme to slip. Glock then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Van Damme slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Jean Claude Van Damme has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Damme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Glock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses
and Glock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Glock is looking to slow Van Damme down with leg kicks.
Glock cracks Van Damme with an open hand slap.
Glock scores with a leg kick.
Van Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Glock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Van Damme on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Damme takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Glock avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Van Damme takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Glock throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glock connects with an inside leg kick.
Glock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Glock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Glock connects with a solid leg kick.
Glock scores with a head kick. Van Damme tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Van Damme is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Glock.
Van Damme tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Glock counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Glock throws a sloppy head kick and Van Damme moves out of range easily.
Glock swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Damme.
Van Damme tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Damme throws the kick towards the body but Glock avoids it.
Van Damme throws a body kick that misses.
Glock lands a leg kick that knocks Van Damme off balance momentarily.
Glock blocks a head kick by Van Damme.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romeo Glock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Van Damme's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Glock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Damme tries to clinch up but Glock circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Damme tries to clinch up.
Van Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Damme closes the distance but Glock moves to the side
and Glock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Glock scores with a four punch combination!
Glock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Damme takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Good exchange - Glock coming out on top.
Van Damme misses with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Damme closes the distance but Glock moves to the side
and Glock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Damme misses with a leg kick.
Van Damme doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Glock dips to his left and cracks Van Damme with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme tries to clinch but Glock moves out of range.
Van Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Glock circles away from the clinch attempt
and Glock counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van Damme's knee momentarily.
Glock punishes Van Damme's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Damme is looking to clinch but Glock is avoiding it.
Van Damme wants to clinch
and Glock counters with a one-two to the body.
Van Damme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Damme tries to clinch
and Glock counters with a left and a right that stings Van Damme.
Glock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Romeo Glock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Glock is looking to slow Van Damme down with leg kicks.
Van Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Glock punishes Van Damme's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glock lands a nice shot that snaps Van Damme's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Damme closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Damme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Glock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Glock circles away from the clinch attempt
and Glock counters with a good low kick that Van Damme was not able to check.
Van Damme moves in looking to clinch but Glock pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Damme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Glock.
Van Damme tries to clinch up
and Glock counters with a nice body shot.
Van Damme darts in trying to clinch
and Glock counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van Damme's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glock cracks Van Damme with a good jab.
Van Damme drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Damme tries to clinch but Glock moves away
and Glock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Glock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Damme looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Glock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Glock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Van Damme tries to clinch but Glock moves away
and Glock counters with a nice body shot.
Glock plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Glock connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glock lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Damme takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Glock misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme closes the distance but Glock moves to the side
and Glock counters with a good low kick that Van Damme was not able to check.
Glock connects with a single shot there.
A cross from Glock lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Glock.
Van Damme is looking to clinch but Glock is avoiding it.
Van Damme is looking to clinch but Glock is avoiding it.
Romeo Glock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Glock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Damme chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Glock can pounce on him.
Jean Claude Van Damme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Damme feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Glock's calf.
Glock moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Glock scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romeo Glock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Glock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romeo Glock!
In his post fight interview, Romeo Glock started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tuna Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pena Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuna Fish has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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220 lbs
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206 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tuna Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Tuna Fish has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pulkkinen. Fish does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pulkkinen throws a series of punches but Fish moves out of range.
Tuna Fish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulkkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Pulkkinen.
Fish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen feints and then cracks Fish's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fish down.
Pulkkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fish manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut. Fish saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fish with a poor takedown
and Pulkkinen counters with a two punch combo.
Pulkkinen lands a head kick. Fish smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pulkkinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pulkkinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fish is breathing heavily.
Pulkkinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Pulkkinen jabs Fish to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fish stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pulkkinen.
Pena Pulkkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tuna Fish's cut is getting worse.
Pulkkinen lands a jab.
Pulkkinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fish's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pulkkinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Pulkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulkkinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fish doesn't seem bothered though.
Pulkkinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fish at a distance.
Pulkkinen connects with a crisp jab.
Pulkkinen connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Fish covering up! Pulkkinen comes in with a big uppercut and Fish goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pena Pulkkinen!
During a confident post fight interview, Pena Pulkkinen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Varian Wyrnn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Varian Wyrnn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Slade!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyrnn blocks a head kick by Slade.
Slade digs a good hook to Wyrnn's body.
Wyrnn misses with a double jab.
Wyrnn fails to land with a series of punches.
Slade lands a jab to Wyrnn's midsection.
Jab from Slade.
A nice inside leg kick there by Slade. That's going to slow Wyrnn down.
Wyrnn throws a series of punches but Slade moves out of range.
Slade comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wyrnn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slade counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wyrnn is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyrnn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donk. Slade catches Wyrnn right on the button with a cross.
Slade throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wyrnn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slade.
Slade throws a leg kick which misses Wyrnn's front leg but catches the back leg as Wyrnn tries to avoid it.
Slade throws a sloppy head kick and Wyrnn moves out of range easily.
A jab from Wyrnn misses.
Slade digs a good hook to Wyrnn's body.
Slade connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slade ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Slade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Slade lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wyrnn will feel that in the morning.
Wyrnn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Slade connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wyrnn scrambles back to his feet.
Slade stuns Wyrnn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Slade connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slade thumps Wyrnn with a low kick.
John Slade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyrnn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wyrnn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Slade looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Slade is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wyrnn rather than just go for the knockout.
Slade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wyrnn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wyrnn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wyrnn moves forwards but Slade connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wyrnn is rocked!
Slade is looking to chop away at Wyrnn's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyrnn looks up at the clock. Bad move! Slade lands a right hand from hell, dropping Wyrnn. Slade pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Slade!
In his post fight interview, John Slade started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hacky Sack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sack comes into the arena with Sweet home alabama blaring out of the sound system. Pandora has chosen Gonna Fly Now as his entrance music. Arthur Pandora has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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173 lbs
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181 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hacky Sack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arthur Pandora!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandora takes the fight into the clinch.
Pandora unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sack lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pandora fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pandora blocks a body shot from Sack.
Pandora fails to pull guard.
Sack managing to block the knees to the body from Pandora.
Sack lands a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sack cracks Pandora with a solid left hand.
Pandora keeping moving, preventing Sack from controlling successfully.
Sack throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandora looking for a sweep. Not yet Pandora, not yet.
Pandora being controlled here, momentarily.
Pandora looking to control.
Sack wants to pass the guard but Pandora is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sack defends it easily.
Sack throws a big right hand that misses.
Sack passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pandora tries to bench press Sack off him but Sack keeps the position.
Sack lands some shots froms side control.
Sack cracks Pandora with a big elbow.
Sack lands a few punches from side control.
Sack working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sack in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sack is putting a hurting on Pandora here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sack in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sack creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pandora sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pandora is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pandora is looking to improve his position.
Sack not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sack throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sack wants to free his trapped foot but Pandora is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sack is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sack looking to finish Pandora with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pandora!
Pandora tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sack lands a nice shot to the head.
Sack raining down shots from the mount!
Sack scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sack with good strikes from the mount here!
Sack postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pandora looks a forlorn figure.
Pandora is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pandora is in a horrible position here. Sack smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pandora is still in real trouble! Can Sack finish him?
Pandora is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sack putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sack lands a big elbow - Pandora is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Pandora is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hacky Sack!
After the fight, Hacky Sack 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.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Sachz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sachz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Storstadsidyll by Petter. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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32
180 lbs
19 - 10 - 1 |
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27
180 lbs
14 - 11 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Sachz!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sachz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Collins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Collins misses.
Collins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sachz at a distance.
Sachz shoots in looking for a takedown but Collins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sachz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sachz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Collins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sachz circles away quickly and effectively.
Collins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Collins lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sachz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sachz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sachz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sachz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Collins is fending him off so far but Sachz persists. Nope, Collins circles away and we're back to standing.
Sachz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Collins but Collins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steve Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Sachz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sachz digs a good body shot into Collins's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Sachz. Those never looked like landing.
Collins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good leg kick by Collins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Collins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sachz manages to avoid it.
Sachz moves away from the strike by Collins.
Collins misses with a double jab.
Sachz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Collins's waist but Collins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sachz off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Collins blocks a jab.
Collins misses with a wild body shot.
Collins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sachz.
Collins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collins looks to throw the jab but Sachz is out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sachz.
Collins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sachz.
Sachz looks gassed!
Collins throws a jab but it's blocked by Sachz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sachz shoots and misses
and Collins counters with a stiff right hand.
Collins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sachz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Collins scores with a nice head shot.
Steve Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins throws a right and a left that Sachz avoids nicely.
Horrible takedown by Sachz or perhaps it was just good defense by Collins which made him look bad.
Collins lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sachz's head backwards.
Collins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steve Collins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sachz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Collins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Collins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Collins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sachz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sachz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Collins is looking to slow Sachz down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sachz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sachz tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Collins to counter with a crisp jab.
Sachz is rocked!
Collins is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Collins moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Sachz! Collins continues to tee off on Sachz, landing with a left and a right! Collins connects with a right hand that leaves Sachz sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Collins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steve Collins!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darius Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torsten Ostergaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pudzianowski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tanzdiktator by Nachtmahr. Ostergaard has chosen Bad Street, Atlanta, GA 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.
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28
164 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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23
165 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darius Pudzianowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Torsten Ostergaard!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski misses with a right hand
and Ostergaard counters with an outside leg kick.
Pudzianowski moves out of range of the body kick from Ostergaard.
Pudzianowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ostergaard.
Pudzianowski instigates a clinch.
Come on Ostergaard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ostergaard tries a body shot but Pudzianowski blocks it.
Ostergaard looking to slow down the pace here.
Ostergaard working hard to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Ostergaard.
Pudzianowski can't find room to land a body shot as Ostergaard controls the action.
Pudzianowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Ostergaard.
Pudzianowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Ostergaard.
Ostergaard blocks a body shot from Pudzianowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostergaard trying to control the position but instead, Pudzianowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ostergaard into the cage.
Pudzianowski lands a knee to the head.
Ostergaard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pudzianowski closes the distance and clinches.
Ostergaard misses with a punch to the body.
Pudzianowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ostergaard is defending well for now.
Pudzianowski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ostergaard or not.
Pudzianowski avoiding damage as Ostergaard throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ostergaard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ostergaard trying to stall but Pudzianowski improves his position.
Ostergaard struggles to land a body shot inside as Pudzianowski controls his hands.
Pudzianowski missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski misses with a knee strike.
Ostergaard trying to control the position but instead, Pudzianowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ostergaard into the cage.
Pudzianowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Ostergaard.
Pudzianowski connects with a knee to the head.
Ostergaard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ostergaard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ostergaard walks into a stiff left hand from Pudzianowski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pudzianowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Ostergaard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ostergaard.
Pudzianowski moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski lands a good knee to the midsection. Ostergaard won't want to take too many of those.
Pudzianowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ostergaard blocks it with crossed arms.
Ostergaard is trying to break the clinch but Pudzianowski is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski tries to work over Ostergaard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Pudzianowski.
Ostergaard looking to slow down the pace here.
Pudzianowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Ostergaard.
Come on Ostergaard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ostergaard breaks the clinch.
Pudzianowski lands with a straight right. Ostergaard didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pudzianowski misses with a double jab.
Pudzianowski moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ostergaard stalling in the clinch.
Ostergaard misses with a punch to the body.
Pudzianowski tries to land a knee to the head but Ostergaard blocks with his arms.
Ostergaard misses with a body punch.
Pudzianowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ostergaard backwards.
Pudzianowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pudzianowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ostergaard.
Ostergaard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ostergaard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pudzianowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ostergaard stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Pudzianowski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ostergaard misses with a kick to the body.
Ostergaard 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 jab from Pudzianowski finds it's way through Ostergaard's defenses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ostergaard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pudzianowski throws a hook but Ostergaard avoids it easily.
Pudzianowski punishes Ostergaard's body with a nice straight punch.
Ostergaard slips under a jab.
Pudzianowski digs a good body shot into Ostergaard's ribs.
Pudzianowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pudzianowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ostergaard.
Ostergaard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ostergaard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski swings for the body but Ostergaard moves out of range.
Pudzianowski forces Ostergaard back against the cage and clinches.
Pudzianowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ostergaard lands a body punch.
Pudzianowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ostergaard taking a breather.
Pudzianowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ostergaard backwards.
Pudzianowski throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pudzianowski as Ostergaard tries to tie him up.
Ostergaard blocks a body shot from Pudzianowski.
Ostergaard breaks from the clinch.
Pudzianowski blocks a head kick by Ostergaard.
Pudzianowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Pudzianowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostergaard slips a straight right by Pudzianowski.
Ostergaard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ostergaard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ostergaard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pudzianowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ostergaard manages to avoid it.
Ostergaard has closed the distance and engaged Pudzianowski in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pudzianowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ostergaard is looking to control Pudzianowski's arms but Pudzianowski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ostergaard has his back to the cage.
Pudzianowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pudzianowski lands with a light punch inside.
Pudzianowski being controlled against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pudzianowski fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pudzianowski trying to land knees to the body.
Ostergaard wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pudzianowski.
Ostergaard looking to stall.
Pudzianowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ostergaard blocks a body shot from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pudzianowski trying to land knees to the body.
Pudzianowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pudzianowski prevents a body shot from Ostergaard.
Pudzianowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ostergaard.
Pudzianowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Ostergaard.
Ostergaard blocks an uppercut.
Ostergaard has Pudzianowski pushed against the cage.
Pudzianowski pushes Ostergaard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pudzianowski pushes Ostergaard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Ostergaard.
Darius Pudzianowski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ostergaard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pudzianowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Ostergaard controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pudzianowski tries to throw a body punch but Ostergaard avoids it by throwing Pudzianowski back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ostergaard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Pudzianowski dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ostergaard forces Pudzianowski back against the cage and clinches.
Pudzianowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pudzianowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ostergaard is trying to stall.
Pudzianowski trying to land knees to the body.
Pudzianowski lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pudzianowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pudzianowski lands a shoulder strike.
Pudzianowski tries to throw a body punch but Ostergaard avoids it by throwing Pudzianowski back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pudzianowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Ostergaard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Pudzianowski on the inside.
Ostergaard prevents a body shot from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pudzianowski avoiding damage as Ostergaard throws knees to the body.
Pudzianowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pudzianowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ostergaards head.
Pudzianowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pudzianowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ostergaard is rocked!
Pudzianowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ostergaard is still on wobbly legs! Can Pudzianowski finish him?
A right handed body shot lands from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pudzianowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pudzianowski has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Ostergaard - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Pudzianowski, and another! Ostergaard is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Darius Pudzianowski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Sarsola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarsola comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mono - 16.12 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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181 lbs
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197 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Sarsola!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarsola misses the shot to the body.
Sarsola is looking to chop away at Nelson's legs.
Nelson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sarsola stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sarsola misses with a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sarsola's knee momentarily.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Sarsola lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sarsola misses with a body shot.
Nelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sarsola.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Sarsola circles away and keeps his distance.
Nelson avoids a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Sarsola misses its intended target.
Sarsola checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nelson throws a push kick but Sarsola slaps the foot to one side.
Sarsola scores with a body shot.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sarsola's calf.
Sarsola takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sarsola.
Nelson stuffs the takedown.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sarsola's calf.
Sarsola avoids a kick to the body.
Sarsola scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nelson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sarsola thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nelson's head.
Sarsola not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nelson tries to roll over but Sarsola keeps him under control.
Nelson keeping hold of Sarsola's head, controlling as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control but Sarsola postures up.
Nelson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nelson regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sarsola's guard.
Nelson trying to control but Sarsola is working from the bottom.
Sarsola is pulling down on Nelson's head to control his posture.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sarsola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nelson throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarsola is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sarsola manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nelson manages to get himself to full guard.
Nelson wants to sweep here but Sarsola controlling him for the moment.
Sarsola passes Nelson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sarsola wants to pass the guard but Nelson is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sarsola's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sarsola's back!
Nelson trying to control momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sarsola looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Nelson is controlling the position but Sarsola somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Nelson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sarsola's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarsola regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nelson.
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 Gunnar Nelson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sarsola looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
A low kick from Sarsola misses
and Nelson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sarsola is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sarsola's calf.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sarsola lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nelson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nelson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sarsola throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
Nelson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sarsola fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sarsola throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nelson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sarsola looks for the body kick but Nelson saw that one coming.
Nelson lands a front kick.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. Sarsola looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sarsola listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sarsola throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sarsola has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab from Sarsola.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sarsola's calf.
Nelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good leg kick by Nelson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nelson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sarsola misses with a low kick as Nelson jumps back.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Sarsola moves away and avoids it.
Sarsola thows a leg kick but Nelson checks it
and Nelson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sarsola throws a leg kick but Nelson moved away.
Nelson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nelson.
Sarsola is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nelson's half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sarsola won't allow Nelson to sweep him here.
Nelson controls Sarsola momentarily but Sarsola frees himself.
Nelson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sarsola's guard.
Nelson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nelson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sarsola takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to take a breather but Sarsola manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Nelson.
Nelson tries to free his leg and advance position but Sarsola is retaining full guard.
Nelson preventing the sweep.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sarsola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sarsola preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nelson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sarsola keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
Sarsola seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gunnar Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nelson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sarsola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nelson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nelson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sarsola pulls Nelson in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from Sarsola.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Nelson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Sarsola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nelson.
Sarsola moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sarsola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sarsola fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nelson checks it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sarsola.
Sarsola thumps Nelson with a low kick.
Sarsola throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nelson takes a swing at Sarsola's ribcage but misses.
Nelson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nelson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sarsola's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Nelson as he checks the leg kick.
Nelson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sarsola momentarily.
A low kick from Sarsola is predictable there
and Nelson counters with an inside leg kick.
Sarsola with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sarsola throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nelson - that will leave a mark!
Sarsola takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sarsola.
Nelson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sarsola misses with a body shot
and Nelson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sarsola swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Sarsola's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nelson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sarsola walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nelson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson slips under a jab from Sarsola.
Nelson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarsola tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nelson is able to avoid easily.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Sarsola circles away and keeps his distance.
Good leg kick by Sarsola there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sarsola misses with a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a right hand to the body.
Sarsola wants to land a leg kick but Nelson is out of range.
Nelson stuns Sarsola with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sarsola with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nelson to score with a decent uppercut.
Leo Sarsola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarsola is looking to chop away at Nelson's legs.
That kick from Nelson tenderised Sarsola's leg. Sarsola is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sarsola misses with an uppercut. Nelson saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola scores with a hook.
Nelson scoring well with a low kick there.
Sarsola takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nelson connects with a solid leg kick.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nelson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nelson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sarsola on his heels. He'll look to pass Sarsola's guard now, I'm sure.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sarsola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson throws an elbow that misses. Sarsola uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nelson's guard. Nice move by Sarsola!
Sarsola missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson pulls Sarsola in close to prevent any damage.
Sarsola not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Leo Sarsola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sarsola trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Sarsola looking to pass the guard.
Nelson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nelson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nelson 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Nelson!
Our winner, Gunnar Nelson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cappadonna Frappuccino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frappuccino comes to the cage accompanied by Apinamies. Shaw is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Body Head Bangerz - Can't Be Touched. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cappadonna Frappuccino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frappuccino misses with a body shot.
Shaw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Frappuccino throws a hook to the side of Shaw's head but Shaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Frappuccino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shaw.
Frappuccino blocks a head kick by Shaw.
Shaw slips under a jab from Frappuccino.
Shaw ducks under a wild hook from Frappuccino.
Shaw misses with a wild body shot.
Shaw shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Frappuccino throws a shot to the body.
Shaw fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Frappuccino tries to bum rush Shaw with a series of wild strikes but Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shaw throws a leg kick but Frappuccino checks it.
Shaw moves out of range as Frappuccino strikes.
Shaw tries to land a front kick but Frappuccino steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shaw is looking to score with low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frappuccino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shaw.
Shaw moves away from the strike by Frappuccino.
Frappuccino misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Frappuccino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaw moves away.
Shaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frappuccino.
Shaw throws a leg kick but Frappuccino sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Frappuccino misses with a series of wild punches.
Frappuccino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frappuccino throws a lazy right hand but Shaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shaw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Frappuccino tries to bum rush Shaw with a series of wild strikes but Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frappuccino throws a series of punches but Shaw moves out of range.
Shaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frappuccino was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaw.
Frappuccino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaw manages to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Shaw. Frappuccino shrugs it off though.
Shaw moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Frappuccino misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw moves away from the strike by Frappuccino.
Shaw throws a low kick but it's checked well by Frappuccino.
Shaw lands a leg kick that knocks Frappuccino off balance momentarily.
Shaw digs a good hook to Frappuccino's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frappuccino lands a body shot.
Frappuccino throws a series of punches but Shaw avoids them all with ease.
Cappadonna Frappuccino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frappuccino looks to throw the jab but Shaw is out of range.
Shaw lands a front kick.
Shaw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frappuccino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shaw slips a jab and a cross from Frappuccino.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Frappuccino napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Frappuccino is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Shaw is controlling him well.
Frappuccino is breathing heavily.
Frappuccino taking punishment in the form of punches.
Check out the look on Shaw's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Shaw creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frappuccino is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Shaw has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Frappuccino is being controlled here.
Shaw wants to control but Frappuccino is keeping him busy.
Shaw taking a breather here.
Shaw wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frappuccino keeps working.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Don Shaw wasn't active enough on the ground.
Shaw misses with a head kick.
Shaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Frappuccino is just out of range.
Shaw punishes Frappuccino's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Frappuccino misses.
Frappuccino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shaw closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Frappuccino to the mat! Frappuccino manages to get full guard.
Shaw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Frappuccino wants to stand but Shaw is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frappuccino keeping moving, preventing Shaw from controlling successfully.
Frappuccino wants to stand but Shaw is controlling the position.
Shaw trying to control but Frappuccino is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Don Shaw.
Frappuccino staying out of range there.
Frappuccino throws an off balance right hand
and Shaw makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frappuccino.
Shaw shoots in and bounces Frappuccino off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Shaw dominated that round.
That's time! Frappuccino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Frappuccino connects with a nice looking jab.
Frappuccino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shaw scores a takedown into full mount!
Shaw looking to finish Frappuccino with some ground and pound. This is bad for Frappuccino!
Shaw trying to control but Frappuccino is having none of it.
Shaw with good strikes from the mount here!
Shaw won't let Frappuccino get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Shaw tries to control but Frappuccino wriggling away.
Frappuccino is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frappuccino can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaw trying to control but Frappuccino is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frappuccino is trying to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shaw lands a heavy elbow.
Shaw tries to control but Frappuccino wriggling away.
Frappuccino can't escape the position.
Frappuccino is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Shaw trying to control but Frappuccino is having none of it.
Shaw mounts Frappuccino! Really nice guard pass there!
Shaw landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw landing strikes from the mount.
Shaw working Frappuccino over with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frappuccino really wants to buck Shaw off and get back to his feet.
Shaw lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Frappuccino is rocked!
Frappuccino's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Oh Frappuccino is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frappuccino is squirming around, avoiding Shaw's attempts to control the action.
Shaw fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shaw controlling the pace for now.
Frappuccino really wants to buck Shaw off and get back to his feet.
Shaw scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Frappuccino?
Don Shaw has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shaw controlling from the full mount.
Frappuccino trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw has control of Frappuccino's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Frappuccino regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Shaw looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Frappuccino covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Shaw!
A victorious Don Shaw thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pate Paukuttaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pao Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ling has chosen Jay Chou - General/Checkmate as his entrance music. Pate Paukuttaja could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pao Ling's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Paukuttaja!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pao Ling!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ling lands a nice looking kick to the body. Paukuttaja takes a step back to recover.
Ling connects with a body shot.
Paukuttaja throws a nice looking combination but Ling bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ling misses with a low kick.
Paukuttaja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paukuttaja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ling manages to avoid it.
Ling misses with a body shot.
Ling chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paukuttaja ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ling moves away.
Paukuttaja fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ling throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ling connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paukuttaja. Paukuttaja circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ling scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paukuttaja misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paukuttaja connects with a body shot.
Paukuttaja throws a body punch but Ling moves out of range.
Ling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paukuttaja.
Paukuttaja swings for the body but Ling moves out of range.
Ling ducks under a wild hook from Paukuttaja.
Paukuttaja is looking to wear down Ling with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Paukuttaja throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ling counters with a nice leg kick.
Paukuttaja pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paukuttaja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paukuttaja throws a head kick but Ling moves out of range.
A combination from Paukuttaja does no damage.
Paukuttaja just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paukuttaja avoids the body shot from Ling.
Paukuttaja misses with a body shot.
Paukuttaja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ling was well out of range. Poor timing from Paukuttaja.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ling.
Paukuttaja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paukuttaja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ling lands a body shot.
Paukuttaja is breathing heavily.
Paukuttaja takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Paukuttaja misses with an uppercut.
Paukuttaja misses with a few strikes there.
Ling takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch combination from Paukuttaja misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paukuttaja stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ling.
Ling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paukuttaja looks to land a combination but Ling avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ling.
Ling scores with a nice body kick.
Paukuttaja takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ling cracks a nice hook into Paukuttaja's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ling lands a right hook to the body.
Ling chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ling lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Paukuttaja takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Pate Paukuttaja has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling looks to score with a jab to the body but Paukuttaja is just out of range.
Paukuttaja takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good leg kick by Ling there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ling fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ling dips to his left and cracks Paukuttaja with an uppercut!
Ling connects with a solid leg kick.
Ling dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crunch! Ling slams his shin into Paukuttaja's torso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paukuttaja moves forwards but Ling connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ling drops Paukuttaja with a naaaaasty hook - Paukuttaja is in real trouble here! Ling dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pao Ling!
Pao Ling is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Pao Ling waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
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