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EPL Season 2: Event 12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dayton Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Dayton Montana has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
16 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dayton Montana!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes scores with a jab. Montana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Montana dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Montana throws a leg kick that misses.
Montana misses with a two punch combination.
Montana checks a low kick from Barnes.
Montana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes takes the fight into the clinch.
Barnes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Montana backwards.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Montana on the inside.
Montana throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Montana.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Montana.
Montana blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Montana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries to work over Montana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Montana.
Montana drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barnes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Barnes has Montana pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Barnes pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Montana tumbling to the mat - Barnes dives into Montana's guard.
Montana is adopting a defensive guard.
Montana looking for a sweep. Not yet Montana, not yet.
Montana trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Montana lands an upkick as Barnes stands over him.
Barnes postures up in Montana's guard and throws a big left but Montana blocks it.
Montana is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Montana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Montana pulls Barnes in close to prevent any damage.
Barnes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Montana is retaining full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Barnes wants to slow Montana down by chopping away at his legs.
Montana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montana scores with a three punch combo!
A leg kick checked by Montana.
Mike Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montana throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barnes 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 Montana has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Montana and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Montana. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat.
A jab from Barnes does it's job there.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Montana.
Montana's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Montana duly obliges.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barnes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barnes lunges at Montana with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Montana's hand.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Montana.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Montana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montana lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Montana.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes is looking to clinch.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mike Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Montana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Montana off balance momentarily.
Montana misses with a looping left.
Barnes throws a head kick that Montana semi-blocks.
Montana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Montana counters with a right hand to the body.
Barnes cracks the inside of Montana's front leg.
Montana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barnes 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 Montana has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Montana and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Montana does it's job there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Montana closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Barnes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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 Mike Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Montana lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Montana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Montana misses with a body shot
and Barnes counters with a one-two to the body.
Montana lands a body shot.
Montana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Montana looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barnes cracks Montana with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Montana looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes darts in and clinches Montana up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Montana gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barnes.
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!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes is trying to force a seperation but Montana has the dominant position.
Montana misses with the head strike.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Montana struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Montana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Mike Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Montana on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Montana avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with an outside leg kick.
Montana scores with a jab. Barnes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Montana jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barnes scores with a hook.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. Montana looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Montana looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Montana is out of range.
Barnes tries to clinch up but Montana circles away and keeps his distance.
Montana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Montana lands a jab-cross combination.
Barnes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Montana.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Montana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Montana avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barnes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Montana throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Montana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Montana.
Montana swings around for an armbar but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Montana's guard.
Montana looking for a sweep. Not yet Montana, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montana controls Barnes momentarily but Barnes frees himself.
Barnes with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montana seems keen to control Barnes's posture.
Barnes trying to control but Montana is working from the bottom.
Barnes won't allow Montana to sweep him here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Montana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Montana.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Montana keeps it at a distance.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Montana loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Montana works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Barnes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Montana is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barnes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Montana misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes connects with a solid leg kick.
Barnes cracks Montana with a right hand to the side of the head.
Montana moves out of range of the body kick from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Barnes throws a combination. Montana tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Barnes tries to bum rush Montana with a series of wild strikes but Montana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes throws a chopping leg kick but Montana manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Montana moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Montana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Montana.
Montana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a looping right hand.
Montana checks a leg kick nicely.
Montana's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Montana 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.
A punch combination from Montana misses.
Barnes slips under a jab from Montana.
Montana throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Mike Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Montana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Montana gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Montana looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes stalks Montana and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Montana's face. Montana staggers backwards, shaken.
Barnes wants to clinch.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Montana backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Montana misses with a looping right.
Montana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Montana.
Montana scores with a hook.
Montana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Montana moves forwards but Barnes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes throws a chopping leg kick but Montana manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barnes.
Good standup being displayed there by Montana as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
Dayton Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Montana looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Montana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Montana connects with the punch.
Montana works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Montana jabs Barnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Montana takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barnes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Montana dives in and scores a takedown into Barnes's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Montana is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Montana trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to keep a closed guard but Montana is proving a slippery customer.
Montana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Montana stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnes is pulling down on Montana's head to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mike Barnes just wasn't active enough.
Barnes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Montana misses with the combination.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barnes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Barnes!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mike Barnes thanked Reaper Combatwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emperor Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sue Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vader comes to the cage accompanied by Heresy by Pantera. Carter has chosen Folsom Prison Blues as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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314 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emperor Vader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sue Carter!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader misses with a looping left.
Carter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Emperor Vader has been cut.
Vader takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vader wants to get back to his feet.
Vader on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vader tries to get out of the position.
Vader is not content to let Carter control the position.
Carter tries to pass to full mount but Vader defends it.
Carter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vader knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carter on the ground.
Carter trying to control the pace.
Carter wants to pass to mount but Vader is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter uses his free foot to push down on Vader's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Vader.
Carter with shots to the head and body - Vader looks very uncomfortable down there.
Carter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vader's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Vader scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Carter land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Carter stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sue Carter!
Sue Carter gave a mention to Bushido Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horst Linkke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joni Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linkke comes to the cage accompanied by Anamanaguchi - Helix Nebula. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Horst Linkke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joni Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Johnsson finds it's way through Linkke's defenses.
Johnsson looks gassed!
Johnsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Linkke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Linkke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnsson.
An inside leg kick from Johnsson misses.
Linkke throws a shot to the body.
Linkke closes the distance and pushes Johnsson back into the cage.
Johnsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Linkke lands a right hand.
Linkke digs a right hand underneath Johnsson's ribcage. Johnsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Linkke scores with a shoulder strike.
Linkke lands a right hand.
Linkke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Linkke.
Linkke displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnsson up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Linkke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linkke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnsson backwards.
Linkke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnsson is defending well for now.
Linkke breaks the clinch.
Linkke lands a two punch combo.
Johnsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linkke digs a good hook to Johnsson's body.
Linkke lands with a hook. Johnsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good shot there by Linkke.
Johnsson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Johnsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linkke manages to avoid it.
Linkke avoids a kick to the body.
Linkke doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnsson circles away.
Linkke lands a head shot.
Johnsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Linkke.
Joni Johnsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnsson connects with a right hand. Linkke shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linkke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Linkke scores with a decent looking hook.
Linkke moves out of range of the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Linkke.
Linkke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Linkke throws a shot to the body.
Johnsson digs a good hook to Linkke's body.
Johnsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linkke manages to avoid it.
Johnsson misses with a head kick.
Johnsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Linkke slips under a jab from Johnsson.
Linkke tries to clinch but Johnsson is having none of it.
Good exchange - Linkke coming out on top.
Linkke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Linkke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Johnsson misses
and Linkke counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Johnsson digs a good body shot into Linkke's ribs.
Linkke throws a body punch but Johnsson moves out of range.
Linkke digs a good body shot into Johnsson's ribs.
Johnsson throws a lazy right hand but Linkke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Linkke.
Linkke misses with a body shot.
Johnsson misses with a wild body shot.
Linkke thuds his right hand into Johnsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnsson misses with a body shot.
Johnsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnsson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Linkke rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnsson throws a good cross that connects.
Linkke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnsson works Linkke's body with a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Linkke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linkke jabs at Johnsson's body.
Linkke clinches up with Johnsson and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Johnsson.
Johnsson has a couple of punches blocked by Linkke.
Linkke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnsson.
Linkke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linkke.
Linkke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnsson or not.
Linkke lands with a left to the head.
Johnsson blocks a body shot from Linkke.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linkke stalling the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnsson.
Johnsson misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horst Linkke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linkke. Johnsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnsson misses with a hook to the body
and Linkke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Linkke scores with a nice head shot.
Linkke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnsson lands a nice shot that snaps Linkke's head back.
Johnsson blocks a head kick by Linkke.
Johnsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linkke was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnsson.
Johnsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Linkke to score with a decent uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Linkke cracks Johnsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnsson connects with the punch.
Johnsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnsson misses with a jab to the body
and Linkke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horst Linkke is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson throws a hook but Linkke blocks it.
Johnsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Linkke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnsson swings for the body but Linkke moves out of range.
Johnsson lands with a good body shot.
Johnsson throws an overhand right that lands on Linkke's shoulder, as Linkke tries to avoid the shot.
Linkke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnsson connects with a body shot that sends Linkke's belly button to the back.
Linkke has managed to clinch.
Johnsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnsson trying to control the position but instead, Linkke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnsson into the cage.
A short uppercut from Linkke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linkke lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Linkke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Linkke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnsson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Johnsson fails to land.
Johnsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linkke manages to break the clinch.
Johnsson throws a leg kick
and Linkke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Linkke scores with a jab. Johnsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnsson throws a body punch but Linkke moves out of range.
Johnsson tries to land a front kick but Linkke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Linkke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnsson lands a right hook to the body.
Linkke looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnsson is just out of range.
Johnsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnsson throws the left hand but Linkke avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Linkke lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnsson throws a body kick that misses.
Johnsson misses with a low kick.
Johnsson slips under a jab.
Johnsson lands a slapping body shot.
Linkke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Linkke throws the left hand but Johnsson avoids the punch easily.
Linkke rushes Johnsson and presses him up against the cage.
Linkke lands with a right to the head.
Linkke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Linkke controls his hands.
Johnsson trying to control the position but instead, Linkke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnsson into the cage.
Linkke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joni Johnsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linkke cracks Johnsson with a nice body shot.
Linkke lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Linkke.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Linkke takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Linkke blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Johnsson fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Linkke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnsson working aggressively here.
Johnsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Linkke uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linkke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Linkke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnsson swings for the body but Linkke moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Horst Linkke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Linkke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horst Linkke!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Mourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudell Crim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crim has chosen Go To Sleep B1TCH! as his entrance music. Ricky Mourke has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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28
300 lbs
12 - 15 - 0 |
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221 lbs
14 - 6 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Mourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rudell Crim!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Crim.
Crim working the ground and pound.
Mourke is looking for a sweep.
Crim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mourke keeps working.
Crim looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mourke is avoiding damage well.
Crim grinds an elbow into Mourke's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crim throws a strike aimed at the side of Mourke's head but Mourke avoids it well.
Mourke can't do much from the bottom here.
Crim goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mourke has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Crim but great work by Mourke.
Crim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crim is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mourke's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crim wants to control but Mourke is keeping busy.
Crim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crim looking for submissions off his back.
Mourke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crim on the ground.
Crim wants to get back to his feet.
Mourke seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Crim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Crim actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Mourke.
Crim tries to get to full guard but Mourke has control of the leg.
Mourke controlling the action here.
Mourke scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crim is trying to control but can't.
Crim actively working from the bottom here.
Mourke trying to control the action but Crim is working from the bottom.
Crim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mourke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crim moves into full guard.
Crim is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Crim looking for a guillotine here but Mourke defends easily.
Mourke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mourke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mourke trying to control but Crim is working from the bottom.
Crim is looking for a triangle but Mourke pushes his legs off easily.
Crim had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mourke defends it easily.
Mourke is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Crim is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Crim has escaped and now he's on top!
Mourke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Crim throws a big right hand that misses.
Mourke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Crim working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crim wants to pass the guard but Mourke is keeping the position.
Crim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crim wants to control from the top but Mourke keeps moving.
Crim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mourke seems keen to control Crim's posture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mourke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crim trying to control but Mourke is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudell Crim dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mourke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mourke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crim gets a double leg takedown into Mourke's guard.
Crim postures up in Mourke's guard and throws a big left but Mourke blocks it.
Mourke lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Crim!
Crim manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mourke is trying to control the action in half guard but Crim is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Crim makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Crim.
Mourke is looking to work some ground and pound but Crim has wrist control.
Mourke trying to control the position from guard on top but Crim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crim is looking to sinch up a triangle. Mourke throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Crim's body to avoid the submission. Crim has instead reached around Mourke's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Crim arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rudell Crim!
Rudell Crim managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Faulkner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barnes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Faulkner has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Randy Faulkner will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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33
190 lbs
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224 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Faulkner!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes clinches with his opponent.
Barnes presses Faulkner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Barnes wants to clinch but Faulkner slips to the side
and Faulkner counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes wants to clinch.
Barnes throws a jab when Faulkner was well out of range.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Faulkner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Faulkner tries for a takedown but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Faulkner looks gassed!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Faulkner.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Barnes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Barnes.
Faulkner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Faulkner moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnes wants to clinch.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Faulkner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barnes to score with a decent uppercut.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Faulkner's sensitive parts.
Barnes gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Barnes - that landed with a thud.
Faulkner being controlled against the cage.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Faulkner avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Faulkner avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Barnes feints and then cracks Faulkner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Faulkner down.
Brad Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes moves into the clinch successfully.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Barnes.
Barnes pushes Faulkner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but Faulkner blocks with his arms.
Faulkner throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes cracks Faulkner with a nice body shot.
Barnes pushes Faulkner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barnes tries a body shot but Faulkner blocks it.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faulkner blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Barnes.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barnes has Faulkner pushed against the cage.
Barnes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Faulkner is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Faulkner is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes moves into the clinch.
Barnes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes rushes Faulkner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Faulkner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barnes feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Faulkner crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brad Barnes!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Risto Jaloviina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barclay Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaloviina comes into the arena with UNKLE - Reign blaring out of the sound system. Jones has chosen Bad Long Time by Hawkeye as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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26
293 lbs
11 - 9 - 3 |
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280 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Jaloviina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Barclay Jones!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaloviina scores with a spinning back kick!
Jaloviina scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Jaloviina takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jaloviina moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaloviina fails with the takedown
and Jaloviina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jaloviina throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones throws a leg kick but Jaloviina moved away.
Jaloviina takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jaloviina tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jaloviina is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jaloviina.
Jaloviina misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaloviina.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaloviina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaloviina is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Jaloviina looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Jaloviina has taken the fight to the clinch.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Jaloviina scores with a hook to the body.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Jaloviina is controlling the position.
Jaloviina managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jaloviina manages to break the clinch.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jaloviina throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jaloviina avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jaloviina looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones looks gassed!
Jaloviina looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Jaloviina persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Risto Jaloviina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaloviina scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Jaloviina.
Jones misses with a hook
and Jaloviina connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jaloviina checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Jaloviina throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jaloviina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jaloviina.
Jaloviina thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
Jaloviina throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Jaloviina does no damage.
Jaloviina misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones checks a low kick from Jaloviina.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaloviina scores with a nice strike.
Jaloviina fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Jaloviina.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones is pushing Jaloviina up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jaloviina has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jaloviina prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jaloviina scores with a nice head shot.
Jaloviina is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jones with a nice cross.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jaloviina lands with a nice body punch.
Jaloviina throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Jaloviina tries to clinch up.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jaloviina walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaloviina works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jaloviina clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaloviina.
A shot to the liver by Jaloviina. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Jaloviina dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jaloviina lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jaloviina cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Jaloviina is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jaloviina has his back to the cage.
Jaloviina is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jaloviina lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jaloviina pulls guard effortlessly.
Jaloviina is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jaloviina tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jaloviina fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jaloviina throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries a body shot but Jaloviina blocks it.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jaloviina looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones breaks the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jaloviina darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A solid body kick from Jones.
Jaloviina lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Jaloviina tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jaloviina throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jaloviina misses the shot to the body.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaloviina throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaloviina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jaloviina counters with a body kick that stops Jones in his tracks momentarily.
Jaloviina lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaloviina lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones pushes Jaloviina up against the cage in a clinch.
Jaloviina trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaloviina controls his hands.
Jones is pushing Jaloviina up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jaloviina is trying to stall.
Risto Jaloviina has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaloviina's elbow.
Jaloviina blocking some punches.
Jaloviina breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Risto Jaloviina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaloviina tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jaloviina is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jaloviina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barclay Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaloviina ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jaloviina lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jaloviina fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Jaloviina.
Risto Jaloviina is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jaloviina looking to slow down the pace here.
Jaloviina can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaloviina jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jaloviina misses with a body punch.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Jaloviina avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Jaloviina controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones lands a body punch.
Jones presses Jaloviina against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones is stalling here.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jaloviina or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barclay Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 19:19
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 19:19
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Arne Georgsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb comes to the cage accompanied by Casino Royale Soundtrack - You Know My Name. Georgsen has chosen O Fortuna as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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225 lbs
20 - 8 - 3 |
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212 lbs
19 - 30 - 3 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 30 - 3, fighting out of London, Hans Arne Georgsen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Georgsen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bomb's waist but Bomb gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Georgsen off to one side.
Bomb leaves Georgsen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Georgsen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bomb sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
James Bomb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Arne Georgsen.
Georgsen dives in and grabs Bomb's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bomb pushes down on Georgsen's head and hops out.
Georgsen misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Bomb blocks the low kick.
Georgsen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bomb stuffs the takedown attempt from Georgsen. Georgsen gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Bomb.
Georgsen looks gassed!
Bomb feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Georgsen's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bomb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bomb throws a leg kick which misses Georgsen's front leg but catches the back leg as Georgsen tries to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bomb stalls.
Bomb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgsen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Hans Arne Georgsen has been cut.
James Bomb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bomb moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bomb closes the distance and clinches.
Bomb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bomb breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bomb throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Georgsen is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Bomb Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Georgsen is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). James Bomb!
A very excited looking James Bomb rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Miyaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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222 lbs
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ryo Miyaguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyaguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira swings widly with a right hand
and Miyaguchi counters with a leg kick.
Ferreira tries to clinch there but Miyaguchi circles away.
Ferreira misses with a few strikes there.
Miyaguchi scores with a jab.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira slaps away a takedown attempt from Miyaguchi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Miyaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferreira is just out of range.
Ferreira throws the left hand but Miyaguchi avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Ferreira.
Ferreira tries to clinch there but Miyaguchi circles away.
Ferreira drops his hands momentarily and Miyaguchi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Miyaguchi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ferreira darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Miyaguchi swings for the body but Ferreira moves out of range.
Miyaguchi defending well as Ferreira loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyaguchi lands with a good body shot.
Miyaguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Miyaguchi thows a body kick. Ferreira tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ferreira lands a head shot.
Ferreira misses with a body kick.
Miyaguchi throws a shot from downtown. Ferreira moves away and avoids it.
Miyaguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ronaldo Ferreira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferreira swings for the body but Miyaguchi moves out of range.
Ferreira throws out a leg kick but Miyaguchi moves out of range and Ferreira only half commits.
A shot to the liver by Ferreira. Beautiful body shot.
Miyaguchi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyaguchi lands with a good body shot.
Ferreira tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferreira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Miyaguchi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ferreira connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Miyaguchi scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Miyaguchi misses.
Miyaguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferreira.
Ferreira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miyaguchi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ferreira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miyaguchi moves into the clinch.
Ferreira tries to break the clinch but Miyaguchi is controlling the position.
Miyaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferreira manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Miyaguchi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferreira is keeping the position for now.
Miyaguchi won't allow Ferreira to get back to his feet.
Miyaguchi trying to control but Ferreira is working from the bottom.
Miyaguchi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miyaguchi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miyaguchi is stalling in the full guard.
Ferreira is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Miyaguchi content to stall in guard here.
Miyaguchi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyaguchi trying to control but Ferreira is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ryo Miyaguchi.
A punch lands to the side of Ferreira 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Miyaguchi blocks a head kick by Ferreira.
Miyaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferreira is just out of range.
Miyaguchi ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.
Miyaguchi catches Ferreira with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Miyaguchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miyaguchi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyaguchi thumps Ferreira with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyaguchi throws a front kick that sends Ferreira stumbling back into the cage.
Miyaguchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miyaguchi throws a body punch but Ferreira moves out of range.
Miyaguchi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ferreira swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Miyaguchi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Miyaguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ferreira wants to land a leg kick but Miyaguchi is out of range.
Miyaguchi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Miyaguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferreira moves away.
Ryo Miyaguchi is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Miyaguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miyaguchi throws a body punch but Ferreira moves out of range.
Miyaguchi slips a jab and a cross from Ferreira.
Ferreira tries to land a leg kick but Miyaguchi saw it coming and moves away.
Ferreira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice jab there from Miyaguchi.
Ferreira wants to clinch.
Miyaguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreira.
Ferreira avoids the body shot from Miyaguchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyaguchi thows a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miyaguchi throws a wild body kick that Ferreira sees coming a mile off.
Ferreira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miyaguchi. Ferreira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferreira lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Ferreira misses its intended target.
Ferreira tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferreira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Miyaguchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferreira throws out the jab.
Jab, jab by Miyaguchi - just one landing.
Miyaguchi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferreira.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Miyaguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miyaguchi shoots in for a double leg but Ferreira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira looks to land a combination but Miyaguchi avoids it well.
Miyaguchi is looking to wear down Ferreira with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Miyaguchi takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miyaguchi. Ferreira does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Miyaguchi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferreira tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miyaguchi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Miyaguchi swings around for an armbar but Ferreira sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Miyaguchi's guard.
Ferreira sitting in guard here, content to control.
Miyaguchi looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyaguchi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Miyaguchi with shots to the head and body - Ferreira looks very uncomfortable down there.
Miyaguchi controlling from mount.
Ferreira is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Miyaguchi looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ferreira is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyaguchi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira tries to buck Miyaguchi off but he can't manage it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Miyaguchi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ferreira wants to try and get back to his feet.
Miyaguchi scoring with strikes but Ferreira is staying in there.
Ferreira is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyaguchi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ronaldo Ferreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miyaguchi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ferreira looks a forlorn figure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Miyaguchi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miyaguchi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 20:18
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryo Miyaguchi!
An out of breath Ryo Miyaguchi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Dignam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dignam is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
212 lbs
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289 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Sabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Dignam!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sabre tries a low kick but Dignam avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sabre checks a leg kick.
Sabre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dignam throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sabre.
Jab, jab by Dignam - just one landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dignam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sabre lands a nice hook to Dignam's body. Dignam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dignam slips under a jab.
Dignam avoids the body shot from Sabre.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sabre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sabre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dignam tries a head kick but it misses.
Dignam lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dignam motions for Sabre to come forward. Dignam throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dignam has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sabre can't find room to land a body shot as Dignam controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sabre.
Sabre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dignam is defending well for now.
Sabre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dignam has a couple of punches blocked by Sabre.
Sabre holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Sabre on the inside.
Sabre working aggressively here.
Sabre tries to work over Dignam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sabre tries to throw a body punch but Dignam avoids it by throwing Sabre back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Sabre.
Dignam throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dignam blocks a body shot from Sabre.
Sabre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sabre struggles to land a body shot inside as Dignam controls his hands.
Dignam's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sabre pushes Dignam back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dignam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Sabre on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sabre gets through Dignam's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sabre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dignam's elbow.
Sabre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Tyler Dignam has been cut.
Dignam blocks a body shot from Sabre.
Dignam pushes Sabre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Matt Sabre has been cut.
Dignam takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dignam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sabre tries to throw a body punch but Dignam avoids it by throwing Sabre back against the cage.
Dignam tries a body shot but Sabre blocks it.
A short uppercut from Dignam.
Sabre can't find room to land a body shot as Dignam controls the action.
Sabre tries to land knees in the clinch but Dignam avoids the damage to the body.
Sabre throws a punch but it's blocked by Dignam.
Dignam lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Dignam.
Dignam swings wildly with an uppercut but Sabre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dignam working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dignam lands a right hand.
Sabre lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dignam misses with a punch to the body.
Sabre misses with a punch to the body.
Sabre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dignam softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dignam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dignam lands a knee to the body.
Sabre takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dignam avoiding damage as Sabre throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Sabre.
Sabre presses Dignam against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dignam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sabre is trying to maintain a safe position but Dignam gets an underhook and turns Sabre into the cage.
Dignam lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sabre struggles to land a body shot inside as Dignam controls his hands.
Sabre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dignam lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sabre is breathing heavily.
Sabre throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dignam lands a right hand.
A short right from Dignam on the inside.
Matt Sabre's cut is getting worse.
A short uppercut from Dignam.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre struggles to land a body shot inside as Dignam controls his hands.
Dignam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sabre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dignam avoids it.
Dignam working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dignam can't find room to land a body shot as Sabre controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dignam.
Sabre misses with a body punch.
Sabre blocks a body shot from Dignam.
Sabre tries to work over Dignam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sabre looking to slow down the pace here.
Dignam tries a body shot but Sabre blocks it.
Dignam throws a punch but it's blocked by Sabre.
A short body shot lands from Dignam as the two fighters clinch.
Dignam lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Sabre.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dignam lands a nice shot to the body.
Dignam lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matt Sabre's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dignam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dignam.
Dignam lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Dignam dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Dignam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sabre needs to keep his hands up - Dignam had a free shot at his head there.
Dignam throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dignam doesn't manage to clinch there - Sabre circles away.
Dignam is looking to chop away at Sabre's legs.
Sabre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dignam is out of range and Sabre settles back down.
Dignam connects with an inside leg kick.
Sabre checks a low kick from Dignam.
Dignam looks to score with a jab to the body but Sabre is just out of range.
Sabre just misses with a punch to the body.
Sabre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dignam misses with a low kick.
Dignam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sabre drives through and clinches with Dignam against the cage.
Sabre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre misses with a body punch.
Sabre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dignam backwards.
Sabre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sabre blocks a body shot from Dignam.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dignam.
Sabre avoids a wild elbow strike from Dignam.
Sabre lands an elbow inside that Dignam shrugs off.
Dignam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dignam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Sabre.
Sabre stalling in the clinch but Dignam improves position.
Sabre tries to throw a body punch but Dignam avoids it by throwing Sabre back against the cage.
Dignam prevents a body shot from Sabre.
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!
Sabre lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sabre fails to land.
Dignam blocking some punches.
Dignam misses with the head strike.
Dignam lands a hook that snaps the head of Sabre backwards.
Sabre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dignam.
Tyler Dignam is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre effectively controlling the action here.
Dignam working aggressively here.
Dignam lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sabre.
Dignam pushes off an throws an elbow but Sabre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sabre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dignam is defending well for now.
Sabre lands a damaging elbow.
Dignam prevents a body shot from Sabre.
Dignam misses with a punch to the body.
Dignam can't find room to land a body shot as Sabre controls the action.
Dignam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sabre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sabre pushes Dignam back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sabre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dignam's elbow.
Dignam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sabre tries to throw a body punch but Dignam avoids it by throwing Sabre back against the cage.
Dignam lands a shoulder strike.
Dignam misses with a punch on the inside.
Matt Sabre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from Sabre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dignam takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sabre managing to block the knees to the body from Dignam.
Dignam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sabre throws an elbow that misses.
Dignam tries a body shot but Sabre blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Sabre.
Sabre leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dignam misses with a punch on the inside.
Sabre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dignam blocks an uppercut.
Sabre cracks Dignam with a nice body shot.
Dignam is breathing heavily.
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!
A body shot lands from Sabre.
Sabre lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Sabre scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sabre lands an elbow inside that Dignam shrugs off.
Dignam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sabre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sabre cracks Dignam with a nice body shot.
Dignam's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Sabre.
Sabre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sabre digs a right hand underneath Dignam's ribcage. Dignam let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sabre lands a body shot.
Sabre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dignam.
A hook to the body from Sabre.
Sabre lands a shoulder strike.
Sabre gets through Dignam's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sabre gets through Dignam's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sabre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dignam backwards.
Sabre tries a body shot but Dignam blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabre lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Sabre.
Sabre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dignam is defending well for now.
Sabre scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Sabre showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 19:19
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 19:19
The fight is ruled a draw!
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