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UMMA - Champion & Legend PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heikki Vennamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kowalski comes to the cage accompanied by Plomien 81 - Odwaga. The crowd seem to be enjoying Vennamo's choice of entrance music: Bacchuksen tiellä. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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240 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcin Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heikki Vennamo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vennamo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kowalski is just out of range.
Vennamo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vennamo punishes Kowalski's body with a nice straight punch.
Vennamo misses with a series of wild punches.
Vennamo's corner calls for a 1-2. Vennamo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vennamo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Marcin Kowalski has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalski shoots for a double leg takedown but Vennamo sprawls well. He's pushed Kowalski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vennamo lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vennamo throws a right and a left that Kowalski avoids nicely.
Vennamo works over Kowalski's head and body with a nice combination.
Vennamo lands with a good body shot.
Vennamo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vennamo scores with a jab. Kowalski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vennamo lands with a right hand.
Vennamo works over Kowalski's head and body with a nice combination.
Vennamo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heikki Vennamo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kowalski is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vennamo.
Vennamo plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Kowalski to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Kowalski just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Heikki Vennamo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shane Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beast's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, RPS - Pokonując granice feat DJ Teak. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bubba Willis!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast stuffs the takedown.
Good shot there by Beast.
Willis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Beast wants to break free but Willis has control.
Beast can't break the clinch.
Beast prevents a body shot from Willis.
Willis is trying to pull guard but Beast turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Willis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Beast smiles and moves away.
Shane Beast has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Willis.
Beast with a jab.
Willis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beast misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis wants to clinch
and Beast counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beast lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Willis circles away quickly and effectively.
Willis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Willis walks into a stiff left hand from Beast.
Willis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Beast holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Willis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Willis is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Beast can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Willis sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Willis punching from mount but Beast doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis lands a big shot there that rocks Beast but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Willis controlling from the full mount.
Willis unloads with some shots from mount but Beast bucks and avoids them well.
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!
Beast in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Willis working for a guillotine from mount but Beast is in no mood to give up.
Willis unloads with some shots from mount but Beast bucks and avoids them well.
Willis throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Beast because Willis loaded up on that one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Willis.
Beast is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Beast wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Willis.
Willis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Beast really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Willis unloads with some shots from mount but Beast bucks and avoids them well.
Willis is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Beast can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Willis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis throwing strikes here but Beast is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Willis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Willis misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Willis with shots to the head and body - Beast looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willis looking to finish with strikes here!
Willis goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Beast turns into him and now he's in Willis's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Willis holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Willis 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.
Beast keeps the fight on the outside.
Beast throws a hook but Willis avoids it easily.
Shane Beast is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Willis closes the distance and clinches.
Willis jumps guard but Beast stands there with Willis around his waist. Willis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Beast has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Beast tries to circle away but Willis has him pinned against the cage.
Willis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Beast walks away with a smile on his face. Willis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sloppy strikes from Beast. Those never looked like landing.
Willis drives through and clinches with Beast against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Beast just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shane Beast has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Willis.
Willis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Willis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Willis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Beast prevents it.
Willis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Beast. Those never looked like landing.
Willis misses with a takedown attempt
and Beast connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Willis walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast lands with a hook. Willis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beast blocks a head kick by Willis.
Willis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beast tries to avoid it but Willis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beast to the ground. Beast escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Willis ducks under a wild hook from Beast.
Beast throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Willis.
Beast swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Willis moves into range and clinches up with Beast.
Willis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Beast fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Willis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Beast clobbers Willis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis blocks a jab.
Willis ducks under a wild hook from Beast.
Beast misses with a double jab.
Willis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beast throws a series of punches but Willis avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Beast. Those never looked like landing.
Willis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Beast pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Willis back to the cage. Beast follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Willis misses with a body kick.
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beast paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shane Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beast fails to land with a series of punches.
Willis misses with a wild body shot.
Beast misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis tries to clinch but Beast moves out of range.
Willis tries to clinch but Beast moves out of range.
Willis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Willis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beast tries to avoid it but Willis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beast to the ground. Beast escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Willis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Willis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Willis stops Beast from getting back to his feet.
Beast knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Willis on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Willis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beast keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bubba Willis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Willis shoots in and drives through. Beast sprawls well.
Beast rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Willis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beast shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Willis eats them both and turns towards Beast to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Beast swinging wildly here.
Willis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Willis thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Willis with shots to the head and body - Beast looks very uncomfortable down there.
Willis lands a heavy elbow.
Willis jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Beast manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Beast knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Willis is trying to get an arm triangle but Beast is defending well.
Willis passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Beast!
Willis tries to control but Beast wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast blocking the ground and pound.
Willis wants to control but instead Beast manages to regain half guard.
Beast has one foot on Willis's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Beast stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Beast wants it to stay on the feet.
Willis doesn't manage to clinch there - Beast circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Willis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Beast stuffs the takedown.
Shane Beast has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Willis.
Beast throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Willis.
Beast is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis slips a jab and a cross from Beast.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Willis looking to score a takedown here. Beast is defending well but Willis drives through and ends up in Beast's guard.
Beast is looking to stand up but Willis isn't so interested in that idea.
Willis sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bubba Willis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Willis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Willis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Willis is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Beast is looking to escape.
Shane Beast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Willis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Willis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Willis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Willis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Bino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carvalho has chosen Notorious BIG - Victory as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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222 lbs
12 - 9 - 1 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pedro Bino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matheus Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bino with a poor takedown
and Carvalho counters with a nice body kick.
Carvalho closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bino did well to prevent Carvalho getting side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Carvalho landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bino is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carvalho pulls his head out easily.
Bino keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carvalho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carvalho lands with a punch from half guard.
Carvalho is nestled in close to Bino, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carvalho controlling the action here.
Bino is looking to get back to full guard here but Carvalho has managed to pass to side control instead.
Carvalho working the head with strikes.
Bino is looking for a sweep.
Carvalho working the body and head with strikes.
Bino tries to improve position but can't.
Bino takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bino is rocked!
Carvalho landing a few strikes.
Oh Bino is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bino is not content to let Carvalho control the position.
Bino is looking to regain half guard here but Carvalho keeps moving and retains side control.
Carvalho has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bino!
Bino seems to have got his legs back now.
Carvalho looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bino 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 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matheus Carvalho!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Uolevi Gepardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Spatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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157 lbs
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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
17 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Uolevi Gepardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Spatz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gepardi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spatz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gepardi misses with a hook. Spatz ducked under it nicely.
Spatz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gepardi.
A telegraphed right hand from Gepardi misses the target.
Gepardi shoots in and drives through. Spatz sprawls well.
Gepardi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spatz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spatz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gepardi tightens his grip and picks Spatz up, before dumping him to the ground. Spatz manages to land in guard.
Gepardi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gepardi preventing the sweep.
Spatz wants to stand but Gepardi is controlling the position.
Spatz keeping moving, preventing Gepardi from controlling successfully.
Gepardi throwing strikes but missing.
Gepardi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gepardi wants to pass the guard but Spatz is keeping the position.
Gepardi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gepardi throws a big right hand that misses.
Gepardi trying to control but Spatz is working from the bottom.
Gepardi won't allow Spatz to get back to his feet.
Spatz keeping full guard, as Gepardi tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gepardi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gepardi trying to control the position from guard on top but Spatz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gepardi throwing strikes from guard but Spatz blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spatz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gepardi trying to control the position from guard on top but Spatz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spatz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gepardi!
Gepardi is working to get back to half guard.
Spatz wants to control the pace but Gepardi is squirming around nicely.
Spatz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi tries to hold on but Spatz pushes him away.
Gepardi is looking to improve his position but Spatz isn't that keen on the idea.
Spatz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gepardi is looking to escape.
Gepardi wants to control but Spatz is having none of it.
Spatz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Spatz is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Spatz throws a right hand that Gepardi ducks under and follows up with a left that Gepardi also avoids with ease.
Spatz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gepardi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spatz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spatz scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spatz's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spatz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spatz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gepardi throws a jab when Spatz was well out of range.
Gepardi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spatz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spatz instigates a clinch.
Gepardi blocks an elbow strike from Spatz.
Spatz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gepardi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gepardi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spatz misses with the head strike.
Spatz avoiding damage as Gepardi throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spatz as Gepardi tries to tie him up.
Gepardi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spatz's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spatz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gepardi backwards.
Nice body punch from Spatz.
Gepardi misses with a body punch.
Gepardi wants to break the clinch but can't.
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 Uolevi Gepardi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spatz closes the distance but Gepardi moves to the side
and Gepardi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gepardi.
Gepardi is looking to work some ground and pound but Spatz has wrist control.
Spatz looking for a sweep. Not yet Spatz, not yet.
Gepardi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spatz is keeping the position for now.
Spatz being controlled here, momentarily.
Spatz kicks Gepardi off and gets to his feet.
Gepardi shoots in and drives through. Spatz sprawls well.
Spatz scores with a kick 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!
Spatz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gepardi, pushing him back against the cage.
Spatz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gepardi misses with a body punch.
Gepardi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Spatz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gepardi throws a big shot that misses.
Spatz darts in and clinches Gepardi up against the cage.
Gepardi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spatz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gepardi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spatz. That's going to slow Gepardi down.
Gepardi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spatz wants to clinch but Gepardi slips to the side
and Gepardi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Spatz won't be happy with that.
Spatz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gepardi prevents Spatz from escaping the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gepardi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spatz is trying to get back to half guard.
Gepardi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spatz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gepardi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gepardi trying to control the position but Spatz is working away.
Gepardi wants to control for a moment but Spatz uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Spatz is looking to escape.
Gepardi wants to control but Spatz is keeping him busy.
Gepardi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Spatz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Spatz gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spatz manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Karl Spatz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spatz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gepardi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uolevi Gepardi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spatz lands a high kick!
Gepardi tries to land a leg kick but Spatz saw it coming and moves away.
Gepardi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gepardi lands in his opponent's guard.
Spatz is looking to stand up but Gepardi isn't so interested in that idea.
Gepardi trying to control but Spatz is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi wants to pass the guard but Spatz is keeping the position.
Spatz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gepardi chips away with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gepardi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Spatz wants to get back to his feet but Gepardi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gepardi looking to pass the guard.
Spatz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uolevi Gepardi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Spatz slips a jab and a cross from Gepardi.
Spatz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gepardi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spatz tries to close the distance and clinch but Gepardi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Spatz as Gepardi shoots in.
Spatz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gepardi.
Gepardi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spatz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gepardi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spatz connects with a solid leg kick.
Spatz tries to clinch up.
Spatz misses the shot to the body.
Gepardi shoots in for a takedown but Spatz shows good takedown defense.
Gepardi throws a leg kick but Spatz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Gepardi misses the target.
Spatz throws a front kick that sends Gepardi stumbling back into the cage.
Spatz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spatz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gepardi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gepardi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Spatz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spatz misses with a kick to the body.
Gepardi wants to land a leg kick but Spatz is out of range.
Spatz wants to clinch up but Gepardi keeps it at a distance.
Gepardi throws a hook but Spatz blocks it.
Spatz tries to close the distance and clinch but Gepardi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spatz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spatz wants to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Spatz.
Gepardi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spatz moves away.
Spatz looking to score a takedown here. Gepardi is defending well but Spatz drives through and ends up in Gepardi's guard.
Gepardi keeping moving, preventing Spatz from controlling successfully.
Gepardi pulls Spatz in to control the position.
Karl Spatz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spatz is pushing down on Gepardi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gepardi is fighting to maintain full guard but Spatz has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spatz trying to control from Gepardi's half guard. Gepardi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Spatz postures up in Gepardi's guard and throws a big left but Gepardi blocks it.
Spatz wants to control from the top but Gepardi keeps moving.
Spatz works over Gepardi with some ground and pound from guard.
Spatz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Spatz advances to half guard.
Spatz seems to be working for a kimura but Gepardi defends the submission attempt.
Gepardi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Spatz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Spatz's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi punches the canvas rather than the man.
Gepardi misses with a punch to the head.
Spatz trying to control but not successfully.
Spatz covering up well and avoiding damage.
Gepardi wants to control but Spatz is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi is throwing shots to the body but Spatz manages to wriggle free. Gepardi pounces on him again and ends up in Spatz's guard.
Spatz wants to stand up but Gepardi is controlling him.
Gepardi trying to control the position from guard on top but Spatz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spatz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spatz keeping moving, preventing Gepardi from controlling successfully.
Spatz has his foot on Gepardi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gepardi works his way back into a safe position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spatz has his feet on Gepardi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Uolevi Gepardi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gepardi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Spatz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gepardi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Karl Spatz!
Karl Spatz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marek Dudzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veeti Pelto Pekka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Dudzinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veeti Pelto Pekka!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelto Pekka lands with an uppercut that bounces Dudzinski off the cage and back into range.
Some wild striking there from Pelto Pekka.
Dudzinski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pelto Pekka wants to clinch.
Pelto Pekka looks to land a right hand but Dudzinski moved out of range.
Dudzinski moves into the clinch.
Pelto Pekka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dudzinski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pelto Pekka has him pressed against the cage.
Dudzinski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pelto Pekka backwards.
Pelto Pekka is pushing Dudzinski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelto Pekka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dudzinski.
Pelto Pekka prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dudzinski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dudzinski jabs at Pelto Pekka's body.
Dudzinski misses with a looping right.
Pelto Pekka misses with a hook to the body
and Dudzinski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pelto Pekka pushes Dudzinski off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelto Pekka lands the left hand.
Pelto Pekka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dudzinski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dudzinski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pelto Pekka circles away.
Dudzinski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pelto Pekka slips a jab and a cross from Dudzinski.
Dudzinski misses with a looping left.
Dudzinski misses with an uppercut
and Pelto Pekka counters with a three punch combo that has Dudzinski backing up. Dudzinski nods at Pelto Pekka to acknowledge the strikes.
Pelto Pekka scores with a hook to the body. Dudzinski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dudzinski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pelto Pekka clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelto Pekka trying to land knees to the body.
Pelto Pekka has Dudzinski pressed against the cage, preventing Dudzinski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pelto Pekka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pelto Pekka trying to land knees to the body.
Dudzinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dudzinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pelto Pekka lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Pelto Pekka.
Pelto Pekka lands a nice shot to the body.
Dudzinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pelto Pekka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dudzinski.
Pelto Pekka tries to land a knee to the head but Dudzinski blocks with his arms.
Pelto Pekka trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelto Pekka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dudzinski managing to block the knees to the body from Pelto Pekka.
Dudzinski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dudzinski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pelto Pekka tries to land knees in the clinch but Dudzinski avoids the damage to the body.
Pelto Pekka scores with a knee to the head.
Pelto Pekka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dudzinski is defending well for now.
Dudzinski is trying to break the clinch but Pelto Pekka is controlling him.
Dudzinski tries to break free but Pelto Pekka pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pelto Pekka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pelto Pekka lands a good knee to the midsection. Dudzinski won't want to take too many of those.
Dudzinski takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veeti Pelto Pekka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Pelto Pekka.
Pelto Pekka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Dudzinski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pelto Pekka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dudzinski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Dudzinski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dudzinski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dudzinski slips under a jab.
Dudzinski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dudzinski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudzinski swats away the attempt to clinch by Pelto Pekka.
Marek Dudzinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pelto Pekka.
Dudzinski is rocked!
Dudzinski shoots in looking for a takedown but Pelto Pekka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dudzinski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oh Dudzinski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marek Dudzinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pelto Pekka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pelto Pekka is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Pelto Pekka shuts the power down on Dudzinski. Lights out, game over! Pelto Pekka is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Veeti Pelto Pekka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Sloane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sloane's entrance music is Beautiful. A fine choice. 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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213 lbs
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217 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kurt Sloane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob White!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Sloane.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sloane checks a leg kick.
Sloane tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloane shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sloane tries to score with a low kick but White moves his leg out of the way.
Sloane slips a jab and a cross from White.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sloane.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
White takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
White scores with a hook to the body. Sloane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
White swinging wildly here.
Sloane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Sloane.
Sloane lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloane moves out of range of the leg kick from White.
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sloane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sloane throws a quick head kick that skims the top of White's head.
Sloane throws a nice outside leg kick.
White loads up on a big right hand but Sloane slips the punch.
Sloane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White is looking to chop away at Sloane's legs.
White blocks a low kick nicely.
White 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 solid leg kick lands there for White.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White scores with a jab.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloane connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloane misses with a body kick.
Bob White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White blocks a jab.
Sloane lands a jab to White's midsection.
Sloane ducks right into an uppercut from White.
White takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
White throws a head kick but Sloane moves out of range.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloane moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
White takes a swing at Sloane's ribcage but misses.
Sloane is looking to wear down White with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Sloane.
White tried to score with a low kick but Sloane checks it.
White blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sloane 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 White has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from White and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
White lands a head kick!
A cross from White lands.
White punishes Sloane's body with a nice straight punch.
White tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White jabs Sloane to the body, keeping him at a distance.
White avoids the head kick by Sloane.
White goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sloane needs to keep his hands up - White had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Sloane.
White moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloane throws a low kick but White avoids it.
White looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sloane. That did some damage!
Sloane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
White throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sloane counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sloane manages to avoid it.
Sloane shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloane throws a leg kick
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sloane is looking to score with low kicks.
White thumps Sloane with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob White 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.
Sloane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from White misses.
Sloane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
Sloane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sloane checks a leg kick.
Sloane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
Sloane checks a low kick from White.
White blocks a head kick by Sloane.
Sloane has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sloane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sloane. That did some damage!
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Sloane.
Sloane takes one on the chin but seems OK.
White misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by White.
Sloane swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White misses with a head kick.
Donk. White catches Sloane right on the button with a cross.
White throws the kick towards the body but Sloane avoids it.
Sloane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sloane slips under a jab from White.
White plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sloane is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big left from White misses.
White on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White throws a leg kick but Sloane checks it.
Sloane misses with an uppercut.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with an uppercut. Sloane saw that one coming.
White avoids the head kick by Sloane.
Sloane swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sloane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloane has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sloane there as he acknowledges the shot.
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sloane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sloane throws a push kick but White slaps the foot to one side.
White takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sloane throws a front kick aimed at White's knee but White avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White slips under a jab from Sloane.
White scores with a jab.
White scores with a punch to the head.
Sloane is rocked!
White closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Sloane out cold! Sloane corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bob White!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by La Roux - In For The Kill. Holmes has chosen All of the Lights as his entrance music. Mike Carter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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221 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter lands a glancing blow to the side of Holmes's head.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodney Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Holmes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holmes moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
Holmes lands a head kick. Carter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Holmes misses with a low kick as Carter jumps back.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holmes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Holmes throws a series of strikes that have Carter backpedaling.
Holmes is looking to score with low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Holmes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Holmes lands a slapping body shot.
Holmes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Holmes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Holmes.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes lands with a nice body punch.
Holmes throws a good cross that connects.
Holmes swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Holmes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Holmes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Holmes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Holmes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holmes feints and then cracks Carter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carter down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes clinches.
Holmes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
Carter has had enough of the clinch but Holmes keeps him there for the moment.
Carter is trying to maintain a safe position but Holmes gets an underhook and turns Carter into the cage.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holmes.
Holmes digs a good hook to Carter's body.
Carter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holmes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Holmes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holmes lands with a left to the head.
Holmes prevents a body shot from Carter.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holmes connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Holmes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carter rather than just go for the knockout.
Carter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Holmes lands with a shot to the body.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter blocks the body kick.
Holmes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carter.
Carter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Holmes.
Holmes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Holmes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Holmes scores with a hook.
Holmes 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.
Holmes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a leg kick that misses.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Holmes moved out of range nicely.
Holmes slips under a jab.
Holmes misses the jab.
Carter wants to land a leg kick but Holmes is out of range.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Holmes misses the target.
Holmes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Carter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holmes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Holmes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Holmes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holmes.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holmes looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter misses with a looping right.
Holmes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Holmes closes the distance and clinches.
Holmes tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holmes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holmes blocks an elbow strike.
Holmes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Holmes dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holmes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Holmes breaks from the clinch.
Holmes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Holmes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Holmes misses the target.
Holmes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Holmes scores with a nice right hand.
Carter moves into the clinch.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Holmes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holmes throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holmes lands a left hand.
Holmes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Holmes checks a low kick from Carter.
Carter thuds his shin into the meat of Holmes's side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carter.
Holmes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Mike Carter has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holmes. That's going to slow Carter down.
Holmes throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Holmes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Mike Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holmes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Holmes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carter staying out of range there.
Holmes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holmes has closed the distance and engaged Carter in a clinch.
Holmes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A body shot lands from Holmes.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Holmes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holmes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Holmes on the inside.
Carter tries to circle away but Holmes has him pinned against the cage.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Holmes scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes digs a right hand into Carter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carter's gas tank.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
Holmes lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holmes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Holmes.
A right hook to the body lands for Holmes.
Holmes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carter.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Holmes.
A right hand to the body from Holmes.
Holmes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carter.
Holmes just leaning against Carter, taking a breather.
Holmes lands with a right to the head.
Carter trying to stall but Holmes improves his position.
Rodney Holmes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holmes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Holmes lands a hook that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Holmes lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Holmes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Holmes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Carter's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Holmes lands a glancing blow to the side of Carter's head.
Carter is looking to score with low kicks.
Holmes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holmes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holmes.
Carter lands a nice looking body shot.
Holmes catches Carter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carter throws a front kick aimed at Holmes's knee but Holmes avoids it well.
Holmes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holmes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmes lands with an uppercut that bounces Carter off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holmes takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Carter throws a head kick but Holmes moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes scores with a nice right hand.
Holmes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carter.
A leg kick checked by Carter.
Holmes takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Holmes slips under a jab from Carter.
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holmes.
Holmes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Holmes with a nice cross.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holmes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Holmes tries to land a leg kick but Carter saw it coming and moves away.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holmes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carter.
Good leg kick by Carter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
A shot to the body from Carter misses
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter feints and then cracks Holmes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holmes down.
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
Carter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Holmes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Holmes 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.
Carter has managed to clinch.
Holmes breaks the clinch.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Holmes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carter throws a leg kick but Holmes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Holmes tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter missing with a left hand there. Holmes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holmes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holmes lands a head shot.
Holmes cracks Carter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Carter.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Holmes.
Carter cracks Holmes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carter takes one to the chin there.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Carter blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Holmes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mike Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Holmes, as that shot connected.
Holmes swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Carter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Carter lands a nice shot that snaps Holmes's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carter. That did some damage!
Carter looks to land a left hand but Holmes moved out of range nicely.
Carter throws the kick towards the body but Holmes avoids it.
Rodney Holmes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab from Holmes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes cracks the inside of Carter's front leg.
Carter is looking to land body kicks.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Carter throws a hook but Holmes blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Holmes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holmes 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Holmes!
Rodney Holmes bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slopey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pate Mustajarvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Hank Williams Jr - A Country Boy Can Survive. Mustajarvi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gangsta Rap. Pate Mustajarvi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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266 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slopey Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Mustajarvi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mustajarvi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith looks for a takedown but Mustajarvi sprawls well.
Mustajarvi leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mustajarvi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mustajarvi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mustajarvi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Mustajarvi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Mustajarvi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mustajarvi. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mustajarvi.
Mustajarvi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
It looks like Pate Mustajarvi has been cut.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith digs a good body shot into Mustajarvi's ribs.
Mustajarvi missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mustajarvi connects with the punch.
Mustajarvi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith throws the left hand but Mustajarvi avoids the punch easily.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mustajarvi moves away.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mustajarvi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mustajarvi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mustajarvi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mustajarvi lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Mustajarvi blocks the leg kick.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mustajarvi throws out the jab.
Mustajarvi looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Mustajarvi misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Mustajarvi.
Nice uppercut there from Mustajarvi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mustajarvi.
A cross from Mustajarvi lands.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Mustajarvi's head but Mustajarvi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith blocks a head kick by Mustajarvi.
Mustajarvi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith throws a head kick but Mustajarvi moves out of range.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith slips under a jab.
Mustajarvi looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Donk. Mustajarvi catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Mustajarvi moved out of range.
Smith takes a swing at Mustajarvi's ribcage but misses.
Mustajarvi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Mustajarvi ducks down to avoid it.
Mustajarvi throws a lazy body kick
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Mustajarvi 's knee.
Mustajarvi misses with a low kick.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mustajarvi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mustajarvi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mustajarvi misses the shot to the body.
Smith 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.
Mustajarvi checks the leg kick.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Mustajarvi's leg but Mustajarvi calmly moves out of range.
Mustajarvi tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mustajarvi thinking.
Mustajarvi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mustajarvi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mustajarvi looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustajarvi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Mustajarvi misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mustajarvi is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Mustajarvi connects with an inside leg kick.
Mustajarvi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith dives in and grabs Mustajarvi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mustajarvi pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slopey Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Mustajarvi as he connects with a hook.
Smith wants to slow Mustajarvi down by chopping away at his legs.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Pate Mustajarvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith misses with a looping right.
Mustajarvi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Mustajarvi misses with a head kick.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Mustajarvi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pate Mustajarvi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mustajarvi misses with a leg kick
and Smith makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mustajarvi really felt that one!
Mustajarvi misses the jab.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith jabs at Mustajarvi's body.
A bone on bone clash there as Mustajarvi blocks the leg kick.
Smith is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mustajarvi's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mustajarvi checks the leg kick.
Mustajarvi moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Mustajarvi sees coming a mile off.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mustajarvi.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Mustajarvi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Mustajarvi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mustajarvi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mustajarvi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pate Mustajarvi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mustajarvi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mustajarvi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Mustajarvi.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mustajarvi has managed to clinch.
Mustajarvi tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Mustajarvi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mustajarvi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Smith manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Mustajarvi from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Mustajarvi pushes his legs off easily.
Mustajarvi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
Mustajarvi is working Smith over with some ground and pound from side control.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
Smith tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mustajarvi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smith sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mustajarvi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mustajarvi pulls his head out easily.
Mustajarvi wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
Mustajarvi prevents Smith from improving his position.
Mustajarvi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mustajarvi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mustajarvi's back!
Mustajarvi defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Smith's arms.
Smith working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustajarvi biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Mustajarvi tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustajarvi manages to reverse the position and now he's in Smith's guard. Nice work there by Mustajarvi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Slopey Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pate Mustajarvi's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mustajarvi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smith blocks a head kick by Mustajarvi.
Mustajarvi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mustajarvi misses with a low kick.
Mustajarvi's corner calls for a 1-2. Mustajarvi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mustajarvi cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mustajarvi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mustajarvi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith shoots for a takedown but Mustajarvi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mustajarvi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mustajarvi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mustajarvi slips under a jab from Smith.
Mustajarvi throws a head kick that misses.
Mustajarvi lands a nice looking body shot.
Mustajarvi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mustajarvi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Mustajarvi sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mustajarvi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mustajarvi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mustajarvi's corner calls for a 1-2. Mustajarvi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mustajarvi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith throws a push kick but Mustajarvi slaps the foot to one side.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Donk. Mustajarvi catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mustajarvi.
Smith throws a solid leg kick but Mustajarvi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith.
Mustajarvi connects with the punch.
Mustajarvi digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mustajarvi manages to avoid it.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Mustajarvi, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Mustajarvi against the cage but Mustajarvi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slopey Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mustajarvi misses with a head kick.
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mustajarvi.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Mustajarvi moves away and avoids it.
Mustajarvi lands an overhand right.
Mustajarvi cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Mustajarvi throws out a powerful jab.
Mustajarvi blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mustajarvi.
Mustajarvi misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Mustajarvi tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mustajarvi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Danga de danga de dang - Mustajarvi scores with a four punch combination!
Smith swinging wildly here.
Mustajarvi cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Mustajarvi misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mustajarvi sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mustajarvi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mustajarvi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick but Mustajarvi moves out of range.
Smith slips under a jab.
Mustajarvi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mustajarvi defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Mustajarvi lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mustajarvi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mustajarvi scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mustajarvi moves out of range of the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pate Mustajarvi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mustajarvi 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pate Mustajarvi!
Pate Mustajarvi really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Katukauppa.com logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Topohanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Topohanta is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: DJ Proteus : Illuminati. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Bryant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pekka Topohanta!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant throws a head kick that misses.
Bryant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Topohanta was well out of range. Poor timing from Bryant.
A jab from Bryant misses.
Bryant throws a leg kick but Topohanta sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Topohanta throws a head kick that misses.
Topohanta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bryant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Topohanta.
Topohanta keeps Bryant at a distance using the push kick.
Bryant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Topohanta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Topohanta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A bone on bone clash there as Bryant blocks the leg kick.
Topohanta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bryant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Topohanta throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bryant looks to score with a jab to the body but Topohanta is just out of range.
Topohanta staying out of range there.
Topohanta thuds his shin into the meat of Bryant's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Topohanta throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Topohanta lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bryant takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Bryant.
Topohanta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Topohanta misses the shot to the body.
Topohanta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bryant jabs at Topohanta's body.
Topohanta getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Topohanta slips a jab from Bryant.
Topohanta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bryant, right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Topohanta - that will leave a mark!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Topohanta.
Bryant cracks Topohanta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Topohanta slips a jab from Bryant.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryant checks a low kick from Topohanta.
Bryant thuds his right hand into Topohanta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Topohanta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryant moves away.
Bryant misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
An inside leg kick from Bryant misses.
Bryant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice straight punches there by Bryant. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bryant.
Topohanta scores with a nice right hand.
Bryant with a jab.
Bryant throws a lazy head kick
and Bryant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Topohanta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bryant is able to avoid easily.
Bryant throws a head kick but Topohanta moves out of range.
Bryant takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Topohanta tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Topohanta tenderised Bryant's leg. Bryant is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Topohanta connects with a body shot that sends Bryant's belly button to the back.
That kick from Bryant tenderised Topohanta's leg. Topohanta is trying to keep his angry face on.
Topohanta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Topohanta just misses with a punch to the body.
Topohanta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bryant throws a body punch but Topohanta moves out of range.
Erik Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryant misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bryant lands a jab to Topohanta's midsection.
Bryant throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Topohanta counters with a slapping leg kick.
Topohanta throws a right and a left that Bryant avoids nicely.
Topohanta scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bryant throws a sloppy head kick
and Bryant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Topohanta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bryant throws a lazy right hand but Topohanta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bryant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Topohanta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bryant looks to land a right hand but Topohanta moved out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Topohanta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Topohanta was well out of range. Poor timing from Bryant.
Topohanta throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throws a low kick but Topohanta moves out of range easily.
Topohanta lands a front kick.
Topohanta connects with a leg kick. Bryant looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick by Bryant misses
and Topohanta counters with a nice body kick.
Bryant is breathing heavily.
Topohanta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bryant stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Bryant.
Topohanta has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Topohanta's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Topohanta duly obliges.
Bryant will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Topohanta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bryant's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Topohanta.
Topohanta with a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Topohanta - that will leave a mark!
Topohanta works the jab nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Topohanta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bryant misses with a hook.
Topohanta is looking to slow Bryant down with leg kicks.
Topohanta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Topohanta dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick misses from Topohanta.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses.
Bryant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pekka Topohanta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Topohanta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Topohanta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab from Topohanta.
Nice body kick from Topohanta.
Topohanta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bryant walks forward, straight into a front kick from Topohanta.
Topohanta with a jab.
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!
Topohanta wants to land a leg kick but Bryant is out of range.
Topohanta bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bryant's head backwards.
Bryant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Topohanta staying out of range there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Topohanta throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Topohanta scores with a head kick. Bryant tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick misses from Topohanta.
Topohanta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bryant. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Topohanta bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Topohanta scores with a three punch combo!
Topohanta throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Topohanta connects with a leg kick. Bryant looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Topohanta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bryant's calf.
Topohanta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bryant.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Topohanta is looking to slow Bryant down with leg kicks.
Topohanta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Topohanta throws a push kick but Bryant slaps the foot to one side.
Topohanta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Topohanta lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bryant takes a step back to recover.
Bryant on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Topohanta lands a nice looking body shot.
Bryant misses with a head kick.
Bryant misses with a low kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bryant might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta thumps Bryant with a low kick.
Bryant walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Topohanta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bryant blocks a low kick nicely.
Bryant looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Topohanta scores with a jab. Bryant acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Topohanta is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Topohanta throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bryant's head.
Topohanta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Topohanta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bryant moves out of range of the body kick from Topohanta.
Topohanta lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Topohanta scores with a kick to the midsection.
Topohanta scores with a leg kick.
Topohanta connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Topohanta.
Bryant takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Topohanta jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bryant takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Topohanta connects with a solid leg kick.
Topohanta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Topohanta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Topohanta avoids the head kick by Bryant.
Topohanta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Topohanta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bryant misses with a body kick.
Topohanta throws a sloppy head kick and Bryant moves out of range easily.
Bryant throws a half hearted mid kick.
Topohanta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Topohanta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bryant. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant tries a head kick but it misses.
Bryant misses with a kick to the body.
Topohanta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Topohanta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bryant on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Bryant.
Topohanta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses.
Topohanta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Topohanta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bryant's calf.
Topohanta scores with a punch to the head.
Topohanta feints and then cracks Bryant's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bryant down.
Topohanta tried to score with a low kick but Bryant checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Topohanta lands with a kick to the ribs.
Topohanta blocks a head kick by Bryant.
Topohanta tries to work over Bryant's front leg with a kick but Bryant checks it.
Topohanta scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Topohanta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Topohanta sizes up Bryant with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Topohanta with a jab.
A head kick misses from Topohanta.
Topohanta blocks a head kick by Bryant.
Bryant displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Topohanta scores with a kick to the body.
Topohanta moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Topohanta blocks the low kick.
Topohanta lands a really nice looking cross but Bryant seems unphased.
Bryant takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryant throws a lazy right hand but Topohanta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Topohanta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bryant's sensitive parts.
Bryant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Topohanta.
Topohanta throws a right and a left that Bryant avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bryant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Topohanta.
Bryant tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Topohanta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Topohanta misses with a body kick.
Bryant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Topohanta is looking to land body kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Topohanta.
A jab from Topohanta does it's job there.
Bryant ducks under a wild hook from Topohanta.
Topohanta misses with a head kick.
Topohanta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bryant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bryant moves out of range of the body kick.
Topohanta checks a low kick from Bryant.
A solid body kick from Topohanta.
Bryant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Topohanta takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bryant misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Topohanta throws a head kick that misses.
Bryant looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bryant throws a leg kick but Topohanta sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bryant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Topohanta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Topohanta throws a combination. Bryant tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bryant tries to clinch there but Topohanta circles away.
Topohanta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Topohanta misses.
Bryant connects with a high kick.
Bryant tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bryant is looking to score with low kicks.
Topohanta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bryant.
Bryant throws a leg kick which misses Topohanta's front leg but catches the back leg as Topohanta tries to avoid it.
Topohanta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bryant.
Bryant scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant misses with a head kick.
Topohanta avoids the head kick by Bryant.
Topohanta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bryant if he has to take too many more of those.
A head kick misses from Bryant.
Bryant has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Topohanta.
Bryant swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Topohanta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bryant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Topohanta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Topohanta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryant moves away.
Topohanta lands with a hook. Bryant tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Topohanta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bryant was well out of range. Poor timing from Topohanta.
Bryant looks to throw the jab but Topohanta is out of range.
Bryant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Topohanta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Topohanta throws a good cross that connects.
Bryant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bryant throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Topohanta throws a good cross that connects.
Bryant takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bryant takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bryant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Topohanta throws a push kick but Bryant slaps the foot to one side.
Bryant fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bryant has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Topohanta.
Bryant throws a sloppy head kick and Topohanta moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Topohanta.
Topohanta lands with a shot to the body.
Topohanta lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Topohanta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Topohanta wants to land a leg kick but Bryant is out of range.
Topohanta checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Topohanta really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Topohanta is looking to slow Bryant down with leg kicks.
Bryant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bryant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Topohanta manages to avoid it.
Bryant is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Topohanta circles away from the clinch attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bryant.
Bryant throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Topohanta lands with a nice body kick.
Topohanta misses with a two punch combination.
Bryant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bryant misses with a looping left.
Topohanta throws a looping overhand right but Bryant ducks down to avoid it.
Topohanta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Topohanta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Topohanta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bryant tries to clinch up.
Bryant throws a low kick but it's checked well by Topohanta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant lands a nice leg kick that just misses Topohanta's sensitive parts.
Bryant misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Bryant is predictable there
and Topohanta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bryant looks to score with a jab to the body but Topohanta is just out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Topohanta feints and then cracks Bryant's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bryant down.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses.
Topohanta moves away from the strike by Bryant.
Bryant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Topohanta gets tackled into the cage by Bryant. Bryant maintains the clinch.
Topohanta blocks a body shot from Bryant.
Bryant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Topohanta tries a body shot but Bryant blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Bryant scores with a nice short uppercut.
Topohanta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bryant blocks it with crossed arms.
Topohanta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bryant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta tries to land knees in the clinch but Bryant avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Bryant scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Bryant.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Topohanta.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryant scores with a shot to the side of Topohanta's head.
Bryant has Topohanta pressed against the cage, preventing Topohanta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bryant lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bryant lands a hook that snaps the head of Topohanta backwards.
Bryant misses with a body punch.
Bryant digs a right hand into Topohanta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Topohanta's gas tank.
Bryant can't find room to land a body shot as Topohanta controls the action.
Bryant misses with a body punch.
Bryant throws a head punch that misses.
Bryant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bryant throws the kick towards the body but Topohanta avoids it.
Topohanta misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Bryant misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Topohanta throws a wild body kick that Bryant sees coming a mile off.
Bryant on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bryant lands a body shot.
Topohanta blocks a head kick by Bryant.
Bryant throws a hook but Topohanta avoids it easily.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bryant misses with a combination
and Topohanta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bryant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Topohanta.
Bryant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bryant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bryant avoids a kick to the body.
Topohanta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Topohanta.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Topohanta cracks Bryant with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Topohanta thumps Bryant with a low kick.
Topohanta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Topohanta.
Bryant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Topohanta scores with a spinning back kick!
Topohanta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bryant.
Topohanta throws a sloppy head kick and Bryant moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Topohanta throws out a powerful jab.
Bryant takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bryant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Topohanta swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Erik Bryant will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Topohanta checks the leg kick.
Bryant misses with a straight right.
Bryant throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Topohanta to counter with a crisp jab.
Bryant throws a nice head kick!
Bryant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Topohanta throws out a powerful jab.
Bryant tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Topohanta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bryant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bryant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Topohanta.
Topohanta lands a lovely overhand right.
Bryant tries a head kick but it misses.
Bryant throws a sloppy head kick and Topohanta moves out of range easily.
Bryant is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
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!
Topohanta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Topohanta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bryant misses with a body shot.
Topohanta avoids the head kick by Bryant.
Topohanta swings for the body but Bryant moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Topohanta.
Topohanta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bryant throws a hook but Topohanta avoids it easily.
Bryant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bryant.
Topohanta lands with a nice body kick.
Topohanta throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Good work by Bryant as he checks the leg kick.
Topohanta blocks a low kick nicely.
Topohanta connects with a body shot that sends Bryant's belly button to the back.
Topohanta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bryant.
Bryant takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryant takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bryant throws out a loose jab but Topohanta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Topohanta takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Topohanta lands a nice looking body kick.
Topohanta lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bryant takes a step back to recover.
Topohanta throws a sloppy head kick and Bryant moves out of range easily.
Erik Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Topohanta wants to land a leg kick but Bryant is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bryant.
Bryant misses with a head kick.
Topohanta moves away from the strike by Bryant.
A shot to the liver by Bryant. Beautiful body shot.
Topohanta throws the kick towards the body but Bryant avoids it.
Topohanta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bryant.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant connects with a high kick.
Bryant tries to score with a low kick but Topohanta moves his leg out of the way.
A thudding body kick lands there by Topohanta!
Topohanta connects with a body shot that sends Bryant's belly button to the back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Topohanta. That's going to slow Bryant down.
Topohanta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Topohanta cracks Bryant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bryant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bryant throws a low kick but Topohanta moves out of range easily.
Topohanta with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryant takes one on the button.
Topohanta throws a head kick that misses.
Topohanta misses with a low kick.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Topohanta scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Topohanta misses.
Bryant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good shot there by Topohanta.
Bryant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Topohanta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bryant swings away with a body shot that misses
and Topohanta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bryant misses with an uppercut
and Topohanta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bryant walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Topohanta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Topohanta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bryant takes one on the button.
Bryant on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bryant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryant sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bryant connects with a high kick.
Topohanta connects with a body shot that sends Bryant's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pekka Topohanta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Topohanta 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Topohanta!
Pekka Topohanta is the new heavyweight champion!
Pekka Topohanta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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