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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takahiro Tamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Veterano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamura comes to the cage accompanied by TaikOz. Veterano has chosen Turn The Lights Out as his entrance music. Takahiro Tamura 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takahiro Tamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Veterano!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamura slips a jab and a cross from Veterano.
Tamura misses the shot to the body.
Tamura moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Veterano misses with a combination
enabling Tamura to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Veterano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Veterano misses with a combination
and Tamura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Veterano misses with a series of wild punches.
Tamura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Veterano moves out of range of the strikes.
Tamura slips under a jab.
Jab from Veterano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamura's jab looks to have found its range, popping Veterano under the eye.
Veterano throws a hook to the side of Tamura's head but Tamura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Tamura misses.
Veterano ducks under a wild hook from Tamura.
Tamura with a hook.
Tamura cracks Veterano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tamura uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Veterano is rocked!
Veterano misses with a few strikes there.
Veterano is still on wobbly legs! Can Tamura finish him?
Veterano throws a jab when Tamura was well out of range.
Tamura lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A punch combination from Veterano misses.
Tamura misses with a body shot.
Veterano throws a right and a left that Tamura avoids nicely.
Veterano seems to have recovered his senses.
Tamura scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veterano misses with a double jab
and Tamura counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamura loads up on a big right hand but Veterano slips the punch.
Tamura throws a shot from downtown. Veterano moves away and avoids it.
Tamura connects with a single shot there.
Tamura closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Veterano! Tamura dives in looking to finish! Veterano is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takahiro Tamura!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyacheslav Poluyanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson comes to the cage accompanied by RIOT . Poluyanov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The battle is going again. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sylvester Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vyacheslav Poluyanov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fredriksson checks a leg kick.
Fredriksson avoids a kick to the body.
Poluyanov throws a series of punches but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Fredriksson avoids the head kick by Poluyanov.
A head kick misses from Poluyanov.
Poluyanov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fredriksson is able to avoid easily.
Poluyanov tried to score with a low kick but Fredriksson checks it.
Fredriksson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poluyanov throws a leg kick but Fredriksson moved away.
Poluyanov defending well as Fredriksson loads up on a big left hand.
Poluyanov misses with a low kick.
Poluyanov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from Poluyanov.
Some bone on bone action there as Fredriksson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fredriksson avoids the head kick by Poluyanov.
Poluyanov throws the kick towards the body but Fredriksson avoids it.
Fredriksson throws a nice head kick!
Fredriksson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poluyanov.
Poluyanov throws a low kick, looking for Fredriksson's leg but Fredriksson calmly moves out of range.
Fredriksson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Poluyanov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fredriksson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poluyanov avoids the head kick by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fredriksson throws a lazy head kick
and Poluyanov counters with a good low kick that Fredriksson was not able to check.
Fredriksson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson staying out of range there.
Poluyanov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
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!
Fredriksson throws a head kick that misses.
Poluyanov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fredriksson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Poluyanov misses with a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Poluyanov.
Fredriksson misses with a lunging right hand
and Poluyanov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Poluyanov takes one on the button.
Fredriksson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Poluyanov.
A head kick misses from Poluyanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poluyanov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fredriksson misses with a head kick.
Poluyanov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Poluyanov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fredriksson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poluyanov connects with a solid leg kick.
Poluyanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fredriksson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Poluyanov.
Fredriksson is breathing heavily.
Poluyanov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Poluyanov.
Poluyanov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Poluyanov throws a low kick, looking for Fredriksson's leg but Fredriksson calmly moves out of range.
Poluyanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poluyanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poluyanov 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 leg kick checked by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poluyanov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Poluyanov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Poluyanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fredriksson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fredriksson blocks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Poluyanov.
Poluyanov scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vyacheslav Poluyanov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A punch combination from Poluyanov misses.
Poluyanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fredriksson avoids the head kick by Poluyanov.
Fredriksson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poluyanov throws a lazy body kick
and Fredriksson counters with a straight right hand.
Fredriksson avoids the head kick by Poluyanov.
Poluyanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fredriksson.
Poluyanov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Poluyanov throws a head kick that misses
and Fredriksson counters by clinching up.
Fredriksson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Poluyanov's efforts to push away.
Poluyanov is trying to force a seperation but Fredriksson has the dominant position.
Fredriksson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Poluyanov is breathing heavily.
Fredriksson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poluyanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vyacheslav Poluyanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poluyanov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fredriksson blocks a jab.
Fredriksson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poluyanov is looking to chop away at Fredriksson's legs.
Poluyanov misses with a straight right.
Poluyanov throws a low kick, looking for Fredriksson's leg but Fredriksson calmly moves out of range.
Fredriksson lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Poluyanov.
Poluyanov throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Poluyanov is predictable there
letting Fredriksson counter with a right hand.
Fredriksson throws a hook to the side of Poluyanov's head but Poluyanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vyacheslav Poluyanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poluyanov thows a leg kick but Fredriksson checks it
and Fredriksson counters by moving into the clinch.
Poluyanov is trying to force a seperation but Fredriksson has the dominant position.
Fredriksson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fredriksson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Poluyanov's brow.
Fredriksson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fredriksson working Poluyanov over with knees 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!
Fredriksson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Poluyanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poluyanov blocks an elbow strike from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poluyanov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Poluyanov breaks from the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fredriksson.
Fredriksson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fredriksson misses with a head kick.
Poluyanov throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson's corner calls for a 1-2. Fredriksson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Poluyanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fredriksson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Poluyanov. That one must have hurt.
Poluyanov throws an overhand right that lands on Fredriksson's shoulder, as Fredriksson tries to avoid the shot.
Poluyanov throws a head kick but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Poluyanov blocks a head kick by Fredriksson.
Poluyanov avoids the head kick by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poluyanov.
Fredriksson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poluyanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poluyanov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poluyanov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Poluyanov connects with an inside leg kick.
Poluyanov lands with a hook. Fredriksson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fredriksson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick by Poluyanov misses
and Fredriksson counters with a straight right hand.
Poluyanov throws a head kick that misses.
Fredriksson checks a low kick from Poluyanov.
Fredriksson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poluyanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poluyanov throws a leg kick
letting Fredriksson counter with a right hand.
Poluyanov slips under a jab.
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 Sylvester Fredriksson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Poluyanov loads up on a big right hand but Fredriksson slips the punch.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poluyanov.
Fredriksson stuns Poluyanov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Poluyanov scores with a sloppy right hand. Fredriksson should have avoided that one.
A low kick from Poluyanov is predictable there
and Fredriksson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fredriksson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Poluyanov tries to land a front kick but Fredriksson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Poluyanov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Poluyanov wants to land a leg kick but Fredriksson is out of range.
Poluyanov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fredriksson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poluyanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poluyanov throws a low kick but Fredriksson avoids it.
Fredriksson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Poluyanov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fredriksson throws a lazy right hand but Poluyanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fredriksson tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Fredriksson misses its intended target.
Poluyanov thows a leg kick but Fredriksson checks it
and Fredriksson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fredriksson throws an overhand right that lands on Poluyanov's shoulder, as Poluyanov tries to avoid the shot.
Poluyanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poluyanov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fredriksson misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poluyanov throws a leg kick that misses.
Poluyanov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Poluyanov cracks the inside of Fredriksson's front leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Poluyanov.
Poluyanov throws a right hand that Fredriksson ducks under and follows up with a left that Fredriksson also avoids with ease.
Fredriksson moves out of range of the strikes.
Fredriksson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poluyanov throws a head kick that Fredriksson semi-blocks.
Fredriksson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Poluyanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fredriksson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fredriksson lands with a hook. Poluyanov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Poluyanov throws a hook but Fredriksson avoids it easily.
Poluyanov misses with a low kick as Fredriksson jumps back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poluyanov.
Poluyanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fredriksson.
Poluyanov throws a series of strikes that have Fredriksson backpedaling.
Poluyanov lands a head kick. Fredriksson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fredriksson lands a leg kick that knocks Poluyanov off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Fredriksson.
Poluyanov lands a really nice looking cross but Fredriksson seems unphased.
Fredriksson swings for the body but Poluyanov moves out of range.
Poluyanov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Poluyanov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fredriksson checks a leg kick.
Fredriksson throws a head kick but Poluyanov moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poluyanov throws a wild body kick that Fredriksson sees coming a mile off.
Fredriksson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poluyanov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fredriksson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vyacheslav Poluyanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Poluyanov 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vyacheslav Poluyanov!
A victorious Vyacheslav Poluyanov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wrestling Sparing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Wrestling Sparing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Schwarzeneg!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparing is trying hard to land a takedown here. Schwarzeneg sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sparing scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Schwarzeneg throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparing not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sparing thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schwarzeneg's head.
Schwarzeneg is trying to stand back up but Sparing is controlling him
Sparing trying to mount his opponent but Schwarzeneg defends it.
Schwarzeneg wants to get back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg wants to improve his position but Sparing is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Sparing.
Sparing lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sparing looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwarzeneg wants to control but Sparing is keeping busy.
Schwarzeneg is trying to stand back up but Sparing is controlling him
Sparing drops an elbow to the side of Schwarzeneg's head.
Schwarzeneg is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparing is looking to advance position but Schwarzeneg won't allow it.
Sparing is nestled in close to Schwarzeneg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Schwarzeneg is looking to improve his position.
Sparing working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schwarzeneg missing with punches from the bottom.
Sparing is trying to control. Schwarzeneg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Schwarzeneg looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Sparing pushes past his half guard into mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sparing cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sparing connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sparing cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Schwarzeneg is in all sorts of trouble here.
Schwarzeneg is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sparing scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Schwarzeneg?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparing working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Schwarzeneg that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Schwarzeneg is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sparing cracks Schwarzeneg with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Schwarzeneg taking shots to the head.
Sparing is landing with some decent strikes but Schwarzeneg is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sparing lands a heavy elbow.
Schwarzeneg is rocked!
Sparing lands a big elbow - Schwarzeneg is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Schwarzeneg is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Wrestling Sparing!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Wrestling Sparing made sure he mentioned [CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gaahl Infernus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Infernus comes into the arena with The Game blaring out of the sound system. Tilthammer has chosen The rolling stones - Under my thumb as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Henry Tilthammer 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gaahl Infernus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Tilthammer!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Infernus has managed to clinch.
Tilthammer gets through Infernus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Infernus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Infernus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tilthammer tries to work over Infernus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tilthammer misses with an elbow over the top.
Infernus blocks the elbow strike.
Tilthammer is working Infernus over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Infernus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Infernus misses with some punches.
Tilthammer lands a left hand.
Infernus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Infernus misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tilthammer.
Infernus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tilthammer struggles to land a body shot inside as Infernus controls his hands.
Tilthammer cracks Infernus with a nice body shot.
Tilthammer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tilthammer lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Gaahl Infernus has been cut.
Infernus lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Infernus throws an elbow but misses.
Infernus throws an elbow that misses.
Tilthammer pushes Infernus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tilthammer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Infernus misses with an elbow over the top.
Infernus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tilthammer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Infernuss head.
Infernus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Infernus lands an elbow just above Tilthammer 's eye.
Infernus lands a left hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer digs a right hand into Infernus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Infernus's gas tank.
Tilthammer tries to throw a body punch but Infernus avoids it by throwing Tilthammer back against the cage.
Tilthammer tries to throw a body punch but Infernus avoids it by throwing Tilthammer back against the cage.
Infernus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tilthammer misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tilthammer is leaning against Infernus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Infernus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Infernus throws a head punch that misses.
Tilthammer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Infernus on the inside.
Tilthammer avoids a wild elbow strike from Infernus.
Tilthammer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Infernus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tilthammer's brow.
Infernus throws a head punch that misses.
Infernus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Infernus letting Tilthammer take a breather here.
Infernus misses with an elbow over the top.
Infernus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Tilthammer.
Infernus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Infernus throws a punch but it's blocked by Tilthammer.
A right hand to the body from Tilthammer.
Infernus throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Infernus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tilthammer lands a right hand.
Tilthammer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tilthammer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Infernus is breathing heavily.
Tilthammer missing with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tilthammer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Infernus.
Tilthammer lands a nice elbow.
Infernus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Infernus swings wildly with an uppercut but Tilthammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Infernus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tilthammer blocks an elbow strike from Infernus.
A short right from Tilthammer on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tilthammer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Infernus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer lands an elbow that stopped Infernus in his tracks for a moment.
Infernus trying to land knees to the body.
Tilthammer misses with the head strike.
Tilthammer avoids a wild elbow strike from Infernus.
Tilthammer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Infernus or not.
Tilthammer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Infernus misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Tilthammer.
Infernus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Infernus misses with an elbow strike.
Infernus lands a nice elbow.
Infernus has a couple of punches blocked by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer connects with a knee to the head.
Infernus is rocked!
Tilthammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Infernus's face.
Oh Infernus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gaahl Infernus's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tilthammer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Infernus misses with an elbow over the top.
Infernus is pressed against the cage. Tilthammer pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Infernus! Two more big strikes from Tilthammer and Infernus crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Henry Tilthammer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rand James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubert Kuminauha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kuminauha's choice of entrance music: Celine Dion - Just Walk Away. Rubert Kuminauha told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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290 lbs
10 - 13 - 0 |
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240 lbs
19 - 18 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rand James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rubert Kuminauha!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuminauha misses with a takedown
and James counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kuminauha is lucky that one didn't land flush.
James pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kuminauha is out of range and James settles back down.
Kuminauha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Kuminauha lands an impressive looking overhand right. James doesn't seem phased though.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuminauha shoots in and bounces James off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
James can't keep his opponent in guard - Kuminauha advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kuminauha is working for an americana but James has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Kuminauha was thinking about the submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuminauha drops back, looking for a kneebar! James looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. James looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from James!
Kuminauha tries to bench press James off him but James keeps the position.
Kuminauha is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked James off and has taken his back!
James defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kuminauha's arms.
Kuminauha tightening his grip on James, looking for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James trying to get back to his feet but Kuminauha is in full control for now.
Kuminauha looking for the choke but no joy.
James preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kuminauha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kuminauha.
James is in a bad position with Kuminauha working for a choke. James manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Kuminauha can't keep his opponent in guard - James advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuminauha is pressing down on James's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kuminauha is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuminauha wants to control but James passes easily into half guard.
Kuminauha actively working from the bottom here.
James prevents Kuminauha from improving his position.
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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubert Kuminauha 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.
Kuminauha doesn't succeed with the takedown
and James counters with a good, hard body kick but Kuminauha shrugs it off.
Kuminauha with a lazy takedown attempt
and James counters with a nice body kick.
James throws a jab when Kuminauha was well out of range.
James lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by James.
Kuminauha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and James counters with a one-two to the body.
Kuminauha blocks the body kick.
James misses with a low kick.
Kuminauha tries to score a power double leg takedown but James sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kuminauha somewhat.
Rand James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rubert Kuminauha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuminauha shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and James counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A jab from Kuminauha misses.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuminauha shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and James counters with a body kick that stops Kuminauha in his tracks momentarily.
Kuminauha with a lazy takedown attempt
and James counters with a good, hard body kick but Kuminauha shrugs it off.
Kuminauha doesn't succeed with the takedown
and James counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kuminauha is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a few strikes there.
Rand James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuminauha gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and James counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kuminauha won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James working away.
James decides to stand back up.
Kuminauha blocks a head kick by James.
Kuminauha tries for a takedown but James circles away easily
and James counters with a big head kick but Kuminauha shrugs it off.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kuminauha counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for James!
Kuminauha trying to control but James is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuminauha swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and James is now in Kuminauha's guard. A big mistake from Kuminauha there, giving up the dominant position!
Kuminauha is trying to keep James in close.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James slips nicely into half guard.
Kuminauha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuminauha is looking to control James's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kuminauha avoid being mounted?
James seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kuminauha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kuminauha is looking to improve his position.
Kuminauha is not content to let James control the position.
Kuminauha looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuminauha missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand James dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kuminauha moves out of range of the body kick.
Kuminauha doesn't succeed with the takedown
and James counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kuminauha shoots and misses
and James counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kuminauha misses with a takedown attempt
and James counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rand James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rubert Kuminauha.
Kuminauha takes one to the chin there.
James changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from James does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a right hand that Kuminauha ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuminauha also avoids with ease.
Kuminauha tries for a takedown but James circles away easily
and James decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kuminauha's guard.
Kuminauha is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and James defends well.
Kuminauha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James passes into half guard.
Kuminauha trying to control but James postures up.
Kuminauha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but James pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is looking to stall here but Kuminauha recovers full guard.
Kuminauha working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. James doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. James manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kuminauha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuminauha had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. James defends it easily.
Kuminauha is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and James defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuminauha is looking for a triangle but James pushes his legs off easily.
Kuminauha controls James momentarily but James frees himself.
James wants to control from the top but Kuminauha keeps moving.
James advances position into side control!
James stands up and beckons Kuminauha to his feet.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
James gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kuminauha to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kuminauha postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuminauha wants to pass the guard but James is keeping the position.
Kuminauha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rand James showed his dominance in that final round.
I think James 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rand James!
After winning the bout, Rand James thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerome Kabasla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johansson comes into the arena with Iron Man - Black Sabbath blaring out of the sound system. Mikael Johansson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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159 lbs
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23
146 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerome Kabasla!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson forces Kabasla back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Kabasla looking to throw knees to the head but Johansson is blocking nicely.
Kabasla with a knee to the head.
Kabasla misses with a knee to the head.
Kabasla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kabasla with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johansson avoiding damage as Kabasla throws knees to the body.
Johansson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kabasla is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johansson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kabasla.
Johansson slowing the pace effectively.
Kabasla tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johansson avoids it.
Kabasla tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johansson lands with a right to the head.
Kabasla looking to throw knees to the head but Johansson is blocking nicely.
Kabasla works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Kabasla from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabasla throws a big elbow that misses.
Kabasla throwing strikes but missing.
Kabasla stands up over Johansson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kabasla loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kabasla trying to control but Johansson is working from the bottom.
Kabasla throws a big right hand that misses.
Kabasla missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kabasla cracks Johansson with a solid left hand.
Kabasla throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kabasla trying to control but Johansson is working from the bottom.
Johansson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kabasla throws a big right hand that misses.
Kabasla throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kabasla in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kabasla slips nicely into half guard.
Kabasla not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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!
Kabasla thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kabasla.
Kabasla throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kabasla thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johansson's head.
Johansson is breathing heavily.
Kabasla missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kabasla thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johansson's head.
Kabasla seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johansson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kabasla moves nicely into side control.
Kabasla cracks Johansson with a big right hand but Johansson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kabasla throws a strike aimed at the side of Johansson's head but Johansson avoids it well.
Kabasla trying to control the action but Johansson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kabasla.
Kabasla sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Johansson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Johansson is trying to control Kabasla's posture but Kabasla avoids it.
The strikes coming from Kabasla are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kabasla lands a decent elbow from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kabasla lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Johansson down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kabasla working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kabasla sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Johansson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerome Kabasla dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kabasla fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johansson avoids it really well and circles away.
Kabasla has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johansson finds it's way round the side to connect with Kabasla's head.
Johansson misses with a low kick.
Kabasla drops his hands momentarily and Johansson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kabasla looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johansson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johansson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johansson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gerome Kabasla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kabasla shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johansson but Johansson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mikael Johansson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerome Kabasla.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kabasla is out of range and Johansson settles back down.
Kabasla closes the distance and clinches up with Johansson, looking for a takedown. Kabasla pushes Johansson against the cage but Johansson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mikael Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kabasla darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kabasla is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kabasla lands strikes from half guard.
Kabasla wants to pass to mount but Johansson is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kabasla scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johansson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kabasla scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kabasla sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johansson defending well though.
Johansson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gerome Kabasla has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kabasla thows a huge punch but Johansson dodges it nicely.
Johansson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kabasla missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kabasla throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kabasla is looking to stall here but Johansson recovers full guard.
Johansson keeping full guard, as Kabasla tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kabasla postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kabasla trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kabasla in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kabasla scoring with some ground and pound.
Kabasla working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johansson's head.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Kabasla from controlling successfully.
Kabasla postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kabasla throws a big right hand that misses.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Kabasla from controlling successfully.
Kabasla keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johansson's head.
Kabasla throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kabasla is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kabasla accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kabasla scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerome Kabasla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Johansson stuffs the takedown.
Johansson connects with a jab.
Kabasla attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice sprawl there from Johansson as Kabasla shoots in.
Kabasla fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mikael Johansson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerome Kabasla.
Good exchange - Johansson coming out on top.
Johansson lands with a cross.
Kabasla walks into a straight right hand from Johansson.
Johansson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice defenses there by Kabasla.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabasla fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johansson throws a good cross that connects.
Kabasla walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johansson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johansson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kabaslas head.
Johansson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kabasla is keeping busy.
Kabasla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johansson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice elbow from Johansson.
Kabasla tries to land a knee to the head but Johansson blocks with his arms.
Kabasla is trying to pull guard but Johansson has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kabasla.
Kabasla tries to land a knee to the head but Johansson blocks with his arms.
Kabasla tries to land a knee to the head but Johansson blocks with his arms.
Kabasla displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johansson up against the cage.
Kabasla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kabasla tries a knee to the head but Johansson blocks it.
Kabasla blocks an uppercut.
Kabasla pulls guard successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson wanted to stand there but Kabasla had control of the position.
Kabasla looking to control.
Mikael Johansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kabasla looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johansson is one step ahead there.
Kabasla has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kabasla is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Kabasla has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gerome Kabasla hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Johansson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kabasla has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johansson.
Johansson with a hook.
Kabasla closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johansson to the mat! Johansson manages to get full guard.
Gerome Kabasla is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johansson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kabasla is one step ahead there.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Kabasla from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
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!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mikael Johansson.
I think Kabasla 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerome Kabasla!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Celsius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Celsius kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Prodigy - No Good. Stout comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Disturbed - Criminal kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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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
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kelvin Celsius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Stout!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stout looks to score with a jab to the body but Celsius is just out of range.
Stout takes a swing at Celsius's ribcage but misses.
Celsius throws out a loose jab but Stout uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stout throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stout ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Celsius moves away.
Stout misses with a body shot.
Stout lands a slapping body shot.
Stout missing with a left hand there. Celsius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stout misses the shot to the body.
Stout scores with a body shot.
Stout rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Celsius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Celsius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stout.
Stout is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Celsius rather than just go for the knockout.
Stout throws a body punch but Celsius moves out of range.
Stout swings for the body but Celsius moves out of range.
Celsius misses with a right hand
and Stout counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Celsius has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stout swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stout. Celsius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stout misses with a lunging right hand
and Celsius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Celsius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stout takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Celsius shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Celsius showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Celsius lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stout tries to roll over but Celsius keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Celsius seems to be working for a kimura but Stout defends the submission attempt.
Celsius throwing shots but Stout is blocking nicely.
Stout keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Celsius has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Celsius thows a huge punch but Stout dodges it nicely.
Celsius working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stout is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stout avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Celsius.
Celsius trying to control the action but Stout is working from the bottom.
Celsius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stout wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Celsius.
Celsius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Celsius wants to pass to mount but Stout is defending the position.
Celsius is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stout is just riding it out for now. Celsius eventually gives up the hold.
Celsius working over Stout with some ground and pound. Stout looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Celsius is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stout has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stout avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Celsius.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Celsius slips a nice elbow through Stout's hands, connecting with Stout's forehead.
Stout has his hands clasped together around Celsius's back. He's all about the action.
Celsius with the ground and pound but Stout uses the opportunity to regain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Celsius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stout looking for a sweep. Not yet Stout, not yet.
Stout trying to control the position.
Celsius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stout working a defensive guard here.
Celsius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stout manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Celsius 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.
Celsius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stout.
Stout rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Celsius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stout throws a body punch but Celsius moves out of range.
Stout thows a body shot but no joy.
Celsius shoots in looking for a takedown. Stout tries to sprawl out of it but Celsius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stout manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Celsius misses with an uppercut
and Stout counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Celsius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stout keeps the fight on the outside.
Celsius misses with a wild body shot.
Celsius walks into a left hand.
Stout scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Celsius. Stout does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stout ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Celsius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stout.
Celsius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stout scores with a hook.
Stout misses with a two punch combination.
Stout slips a jab from Celsius.
Stout throws the left hand but Celsius avoids the punch easily.
Stout ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Celsius moves away.
Celsius looks to score with a jab to the body but Stout is just out of range.
Celsius fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stout sprawls well initially but Celsius persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kelvin Celsius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Stout is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout trying to hold on to Celsius's head to control him but Celsius postures up.
Celsius not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Celsius is trying for a kimura here. Stout looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Celsius wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kelvin Celsius!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mc Jitus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sky Scrape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scrape is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jark Prongo - Movin through your system. Mc Jitus had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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213 lbs
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217 lbs
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mc Jitus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sky Scrape!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scrape leaves Jitus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Scrape connects with an inside leg kick.
Jitus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Scrape working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Mc Jitus has been cut.
Scrape taking a breather.
Scrape lands with a left to the head.
Scrape gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jitus.
Scrape lands an elbow inside.
Jitus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scrape content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Scrape lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scrape gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jitus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mc Jitus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jitus tries to circle away but Scrape has him pinned against the cage.
Scrape lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jitus tries to score a body lock takedown but Scrape shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jitus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jitus is trying to break the clinch but Scrape is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrape with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scrape throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jitus is breathing heavily.
Scrape throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Scrape.
Scrape with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Scrape lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scrape with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scrape leaning against his opponent.
Scrape lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jitus or not.
Scrape landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Scrape utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Scrape lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scrape is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Scrape lands a left hand.
Scrape lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scrape stalling against the cage.
Jitus wants a takedown.
Scrape lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jitus backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scrape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jitus.
A short left from Scrape.
Scrape blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scrape scores with a shot to the side of Jitus's head.
Jitus tries a body shot but Scrape blocks it.
Scrape lands a nice shot to the body.
Jitus letting Scrape take a breather here.
Scrape with a knee to the head.
Scrape dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Scrape crunches a lovely knee into Jitus's ribcage.
Scrape lands a knee to the head.
Mc Jitus's cut is getting worse.
Jitus fails to pull guard.
Scrape lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scrape lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scrape manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrape scores with a shot to the side of Jitus's head.
Scrape effectively controlling the action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sky Scrape.
Jitus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Scrape blocks a head kick by Jitus.
Jitus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scrape looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jitus throws a head kick that misses
and Scrape makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jitus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Scrape's waist but Scrape gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jitus off to one side.
Scrape takes the fight into the clinch.
Jitus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Scrape connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jitus's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Scrape - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scrape lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mc Jitus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Scrape lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Scrape lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Scrape stalling in the clinch.
Scrape drops Jitus with a big knee straight up the middle! Jitus is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Jitus is rocked!
Scrape lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Jitus up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Scrape from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Jitus's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sky Scrape!
Sky Scrape managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Katukauppa.com, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rick Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sevent Seagull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross comes to the cage accompanied by Bold and Beautiful. Seagull has chosen Van Halen - Jump as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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167 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sevent Seagull!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagull blocks a jab.
Ross lands a really nice looking cross but Seagull seems unphased.
Seagull throws a sloppy head kick and Ross moves out of range easily.
Ross ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ross misses with a hook
letting Seagull counter with a right hand.
Ross misses the shot to the body.
Seagull fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ross is out of range.
Seagull takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Seagull lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ross's sensitive parts.
Ross checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A cross from Seagull lands.
Seagull ducks right into an uppercut from Ross.
Ross uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seagull.
Seagull throws a sloppy head kick and Ross moves out of range easily.
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!
Ross takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Seagull throws a push kick but Ross slaps the foot to one side.
Ross misses with a head kick.
Seagull misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ross lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Seagull lands a head shot.
Ross sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ross moves out of range of the body kick.
Ross takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Seagull throws a leg kick but Ross sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ross is looking to score with low kicks.
Ross is looking to slow Seagull down with leg kicks.
Seagull swats away the attempt to clinch by Ross.
Seagull throws a sloppy head kick and Ross moves out of range easily.
Ross throws a looping overhand right but Seagull ducks down to avoid it.
Seagull is looking to land body kicks.
Seagull showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross closes the distance and clinches.
Ross taking a breather.
Ross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ross has a couple of punches blocked by Seagull.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seagull is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Seagull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seagull throws a head kick that misses.
Seagull scores with a jab to the head.
Seagull lands a leg kick that knocks Ross off balance momentarily.
Seagull throws a push kick but Ross slaps the foot to one side.
Seagull swats away the attempt to clinch by Ross.
Ross throws a leg kick which misses Seagull's front leg but catches the back leg as Seagull tries to avoid it.
Seagull throws a low kick, looking for Ross's leg but Ross calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ross.
Seagull throws a push kick but Ross slaps the foot to one side.
Ross walks into a jab.
Seagull misses with a low kick.
Ross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sevent Seagull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seagull throws a leg kick
and Ross counters with a stiff right hand.
Seagull throws a jab but it's blocked by Ross.
Ross takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Seagull throws a leg kick but Ross sees it coming and moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Seagull.
Ross moves out of range as Seagull throws a body kick.
Seagull slips under a jab from Ross.
Ross clobbers Seagull with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seagull.
Ross throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seagull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Seagull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ross was well out of range. Poor timing from Seagull.
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!
Seagull wants to land a leg kick but Ross is out of range.
Ross tries to clinch up but Seagull circles away and keeps his distance.
Seagull checks the leg kick.
Seagull attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Seagull lands a jab-cross combination.
A big left from Ross misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Seagull.
Seagull walks into a stiff left hand from Ross.
A shot to the body from Seagull misses
and Seagull takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seagull moves away.
Ross moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Seagull throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ross sizes up Seagull with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sevent Seagull dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ross throws a low kick but it's checked well by Seagull.
Ross is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seagull.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seagull swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ross tries to score with a low kick but Seagull moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick lands from Ross.
Seagull scores with a one two! Ross had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A head kick from Seagull lands but Ross takes it in his stride.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch but Seagull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seagull moves out of range as Ross throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ross misses the target.
Ross wants to clinch.
Seagull goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Seagull jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Seagull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagull lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ross's sensitive parts.
Ross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ross cracks Seagull with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ross takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Seagull ducks under a wild hook from Ross.
Seagull pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Seagull throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Seagull takes one on the button.
Seagull misses with a body shot.
Ross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ross scores with a head kick.
A low kick from Seagull is predictable there
and Ross counters with a leg kick.
Ross looks for the body kick but Seagull saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Seagull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seagull.
Sevent Seagull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seagull swings for the body but Ross moves out of range.
Ross takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ross checks a low kick from Seagull.
Ross misses with a low kick.
Ross looks to land a left hand but Seagull moved out of range nicely.
Seagull throws a body kick that misses.
Seagull scores with a push kick.
Ross pushes Seagull up against the cage in a clinch.
Seagull wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ross missing with knees to the body.
Seagull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seagull misses with a hook.
Seagull plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Seagull throws a jab when Ross was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagull needs to keep his hands up - Ross had a free shot at his head there.
Ross pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ross scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ross looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A good leg kick by Ross.
Ross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seagull throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Seagull takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Seagull throws a head kick but Ross moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Seagull 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ross throws a series of punches but Seagull avoids them all with ease.
Seagull with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seagull misses the shot to the body.
Ross feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Seagull's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seagull tries to land a front kick but Ross steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Seagull tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seagull lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Seagull scores with a head kick.
Seagull throws out a leg kick but Ross moves out of range and Seagull only half commits.
Ross thumps Seagull with a low kick.
Seagull misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ross. That's going to slow Seagull down.
Seagull misses with a leg kick
and Ross counters with a nice low kick that buckles Seagull's knee momentarily.
Ross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seagull.
Ross throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seagull swings for the body but Ross moves out of range.
Ross on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seagull. Seagull obviously looking to wear him down.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch but Seagull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sevent Seagull will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ross rushes Seagull and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Seagull tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Seagull struggles to land a body shot inside as Ross controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Ross.
Seagull manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Seagull manages to break the clinch.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seagull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ross!
It looks like Sevent Seagull has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seagull. Ross does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seagull scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ross misses with a low kick.
Seagull lands a high kick!
Ross goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ross.
Ross has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ross there as he acknowledges the shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Seagull!
Seagull scores with a hook to the body. Ross takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Seagull lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Seagull's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Seagull misses with an uppercut.
A jab lands there for Seagull.
Ross throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seagull cracks Ross with a good jab.
Seagull throws a leg kick that misses.
Ross connects with an inside leg kick.
Ross throws a head kick but Seagull moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seagull. That's going to slow Ross down.
Seagull connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seagull throws a nice outside leg kick.
Seagull throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ross stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Seagull in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Seagull misses with a leg kick
and Ross connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ross misses the shot to the body.
Seagull throws a nice head kick!
Ross throws a lazy head kick
and Seagull makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Seagull explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Seagull throws a leg kick but Ross sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Seagull moves out of range as Ross strikes.
Ross will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Seagull punishes Ross's body with a nice straight punch.
Seagull scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ross throws a low kick, looking for Seagull's leg but Seagull calmly moves out of range.
Seagull 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.
Rick Ross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ross tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Seagull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seagull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seagull motions for Ross to come forward. Seagull throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ross gets a clinch.
Seagull tries to circle away but Ross has him pinned against the cage.
Seagull is trying to break the clinch but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
Ross swings wildly with an uppercut but Seagull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ross trying to stall but Seagull improves his position.
Ross on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ross tries to throw a body punch but Seagull avoids it by throwing Ross back against the cage.
Ross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seagull breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seagull throws out the jab.
Ross tries to clinch up but Seagull circles away and keeps his distance.
Seagull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ross connects with a right hand. Seagull shakes it off.
Seagull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ross blocks a head kick by Seagull.
Ross looks to land a left hand but Seagull moved out of range nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Seagull. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Seagull.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seagull tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seagull needs to keep his hands up - Ross had a free shot at his head there.
Seagull misses with a hook. Ross ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the body from Seagull misses
and Ross counters with a good low kick that Seagull was not able to check.
Seagull has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ross.
Ross tries to clinch up but Seagull circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sevent Seagull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Seagull 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sevent Seagull!
A very excited looking Sevent Seagull made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Topohanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzi comes to the cage accompanied by Top dog feat. Chuck Norris. The crowd seem to be enjoying Topohanta's choice of entrance music: DJ Proteus : Illuminati. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pekka Topohanta!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Topohanta staying out of range there.
Topohanta looks to score with a jab to the body but Uzi is just out of range.
A slow jab from Uzi misses its intended target.
Uzi throws a hook but Topohanta blocks it.
Uzi throws a solid leg kick but Topohanta takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Uzi.
Pekka Topohanta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Topohanta throws a sloppy head kick and Uzi moves out of range easily.
Topohanta misses with a body kick.
Uzi takes a swing at Topohanta's ribcage but misses.
Uzi misses with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Uzi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Topohanta misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Uzi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Topohanta tried to score with a low kick but Uzi checks it.
Uzi misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Topohanta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Uzi doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Kalle Uzi has been cut.
Uzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Topohanta.
Uzi lands a nice shot to the body.
Topohanta looks to throw a body kick
and Uzi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Topohanta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Topohanta wants to clinch up but Uzi keeps it at a distance.
Topohanta misses with a hook to the body
and Uzi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Topohanta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Topohanta lands with a nice body kick.
A jab from Uzi misses.
A head kick misses from Uzi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Uzi slips a jab and a cross from Topohanta.
A thudding body kick lands there by Topohanta!
Uzi is breathing heavily.
Topohanta pushes Uzi away with a front kick.
Topohanta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Topohanta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Topohanta lands with a left to the head.
Topohanta is struggling to control the position.
Uzi trying to stall but Topohanta improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta lands with a short shot to the head.
Uzi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Topohanta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Topohanta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Uzi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Topohanta pushes Uzi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Topohanta as the two fighters clinch.
Topohanta controlling the action here for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uzi is trying to force a seperation but Topohanta has the dominant position.
Topohanta works on Uzi's body with a couple of short punches.
Topohanta has Uzi pressed against the cage, preventing Uzi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzi blocks a body shot from Topohanta.
Topohanta lands an elbow inside that Uzi shrugs off.
Kalle Uzi's cut is getting worse.
Topohanta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uzi backwards.
Topohanta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kalle Uzi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Topohanta breaks from the clinch.
Topohanta scores with a nice right hand.
Uzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Topohanta is just out of range.
Uzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Topohanta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Topohanta throws a nice looking combination but Uzi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Topohanta digs a good hook to Uzi's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Topohanta.
Topohanta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Topohanta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Uzi's cut.
That's time! Uzi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Topohanta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Uzi momentarily.
Topohanta slips under a jab from Uzi.
Uzi throws a head kick but Topohanta moves out of range.
Topohanta thumps Uzi with a low kick.
Topohanta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Uzi misses with a wild body shot.
Uzi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Topohanta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Topohanta.
Uzi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Topohanta finds it's way round the side to connect with Uzi's head.
Jeez, Kalle Uzi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Topohanta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Topohanta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uzi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Uzi misses.
Topohanta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Topohanta lands with a nice body punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Topohanta - that will leave a mark!
Uzi tries a head kick but it misses.
Topohanta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uzi. That did some damage!
Pekka Topohanta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Topohanta throws a body kick that misses.
Uzi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Topohanta finds it's way round the side to connect with Uzi's head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kalle Uzi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pekka Topohanta!
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