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MMA HELSINKI 46 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Juhani Jarvela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Jarvela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Santos!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jarvela's head backwards.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos throws a nice head kick!
Jarvela is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jarvela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos scores with a nice right hand.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Jarvela.
Jarvela has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jarvela circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Jarvela does no damage.
Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A jab from Santos does it's job there.
Jarvela just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos throws a leg kick which misses Jarvela's front leg but catches the back leg as Jarvela tries to avoid it.
Jarvela connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santos's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarvela misses the jab.
Jarvela misses with a double jab.
Jarvela will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jarvela wants to clinch.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jarvela.
Jarvela fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos scores with a head kick. Jarvela tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jarvela throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Santos throws a combination. Jarvela tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Santos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Some wild striking there from Jarvela.
Jarvela throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Santos looks gassed!
Santos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jarvela takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jarvela's head.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jarvela.
Santos throws a head kick that Jarvela semi-blocks.
Jarvela lands a really nice looking cross but Santos seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jarvela misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvela misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Jarvela.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jarvela throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Santos.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jarvela misses with a two punch combination.
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
A right-left combo lands from Jarvela.
Santos throws a nice head kick!
Santos scores with a one two! Jarvela had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jarvela walks forward, straight into a front kick from Santos.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jarvela wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Jarvela doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Santos connects with a high kick.
Santos throws a one two combo.
Jarvela misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvela checks the leg kick.
Jarvela lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Santos goes down! The ref sends Jarvela to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Santos is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Santos is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarvela catches Santos napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Santos crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Jarvela raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Juhani Jarvela!
Juhani Jarvela decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Vicious Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musashi Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Big right hand
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vicious Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Musashi Miyamoto!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nixon connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Musashi Miyamoto has been cut.
Nixon lunges at Miyamoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miyamoto's hand.
Nixon throws a sloppy head kick and Miyamoto moves out of range easily.
Nixon misses with a looping left.
Miyamoto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nixon is trying to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nixon stalls.
Nixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nixon misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from Nixon.
Nixon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miyamoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Nixon tries to break free but Miyamoto pushes him back against the ropes.
Miyamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nixon's elbow.
Nixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Miyamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miyamoto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miyamoto blocking some punches.
Nixon breaks the clinch.
Nixon keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto wants to clinch up but Nixon keeps it at a distance.
Nixon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nixon.
Miyamoto closes the distance and pushes Nixon back into the ropes.
Nixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Miyamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nixon is looking to control Miyamoto's arms but Miyamoto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nixon has his back to the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nixon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nixon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miyamoto backwards.
Nixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miyamoto blocking some punches.
Nixon manages to break the clinch.
Nixon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Nixon.
Miyamoto clinches with his opponent.
Miyamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miyamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nixon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto is looking to clinch.
Nixon throws a leg kick but Miyamoto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nixon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Miyamoto moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miyamoto.
Nixon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miyamoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miyamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nixon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Miyamoto counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon can't break the clinch.
Nixon is trying to stall.
Miyamoto blocking some punches.
Miyamoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nixon blocks it with crossed arms.
Miyamoto is struggling to control the position.
Miyamoto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nixon working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miyamoto manages to break the clinch.
Miyamoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nixon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nixon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Musashi Miyamoto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Musashi Miyamoto's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Miyamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miyamoto clinches up with Nixon and pushes him back against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Miyamoto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nixon trying to control the position but instead, Miyamoto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nixon into the ropes.
Nixon tries to throw a body punch but Miyamoto avoids it by throwing Nixon back against the ropes.
Miyamoto manages to break the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Miyamoto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Miyamoto tries to clinch up but Nixon circles away and keeps his distance.
Miyamoto is looking to clinch.
Musashi Miyamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miyamoto moves into the clinch.
Miyamoto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Musashi Miyamoto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nixon's efforts to push away.
Nixon misses with the head strike.
Miyamoto has Nixon pressed against the ropes.
Nixon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miyamoto tries to clinch up.
Miyamoto pushes Nixon up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nixon is trying to push Miyamoto away but Miyamoto has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Nixon can't break the clinch.
Miyamoto blocks an uppercut.
Miyamoto keeps control of Nixon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon misses with a punch on the inside.
Nixon misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Miyamoto.
Nixon prevents a body shot from Miyamoto.
Nixon working aggressively here.
Nixon is trying to break the clinch but Miyamoto is controlling him.
Nixon has had enough of the clinch but Miyamoto keeps him there for the moment.
Nixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miyamoto stalling in the clinch but Nixon improves position.
Nixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miyamoto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nixon is trying to force a seperation but Miyamoto has the dominant position.
Nixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miyamoto backwards.
Miyamoto lands a right hand.
Miyamoto manages to break the clinch.
Nixon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nixon misses the jab.
Nixon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nixon misses with a head kick.
Nixon throws a looping overhand right but Miyamoto ducks down to avoid it.
Nixon throws out a leg kick but Miyamoto moves out of range and Nixon only half commits.
Miyamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miyamoto has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nixon.
Nixon throws a punch but it's blocked by Miyamoto.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon tries to break the clinch but Miyamoto is controlling the position.
Nixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nixon looking to stall.
Miyamoto blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyamoto lands with a left to the head.
Nixon wants to stall.
Nixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Miyamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nixon lands a shoulder strike.
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 Vicious Nixon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Musashi Miyamoto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Miyamoto tries to clinch but Nixon is having none of it.
Nixon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nixon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miyamoto.
Nixon swings for the body but Miyamoto moves out of range.
Miyamoto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miyamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Nixon.
Nixon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Miyamoto closes the distance and pushes Nixon back into the ropes.
Nixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nixon is trying to break the clinch but Miyamoto has him pressed against the ropes.
Nixon tries to throw a body punch but Miyamoto avoids it by throwing Nixon back against the ropes.
Miyamoto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Miyamoto blocks a body shot from Nixon.
Nixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nixon lands a shoulder strike.
Nixon is trying to break the clinch but Miyamoto is controlling him.
Miyamoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nixon backwards.
Miyamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nixon lands an uppercut.
Nixon wants to stall.
Nixon tries a body shot but Miyamoto blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon tries to stall but Miyamoto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nixon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Miyamotos head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Miyamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nixon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Miyamoto's hands.
Miyamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nixon.
Miyamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nixon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miyamoto moves into the clinch successfully.
Miyamoto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Miyamoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Miyamoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nixon has had enough of the clinch but Miyamoto keeps him there for the moment.
Miyamoto breaks from the clinch.
Miyamoto tries to bum rush Nixon with a series of wild strikes but Nixon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miyamoto moves in looking to clinch but Nixon pushes him off.
Miyamoto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nixon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miyamoto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nixon on the side of the head.
Miyamoto has managed to clinch.
Miyamoto lands with a left to the head.
Miyamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miyamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nixon, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Miyamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miyamoto lands with a right to the head.
Miyamoto breaks the clinch.
Nixon throws a nice looking combination but Miyamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nixon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nixon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nixon connects with the punch.
Miyamoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nixon misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nixon lands a lovely overhand right.
A big left from Miyamoto misses.
Nixon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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 Vicious Nixon.
I think Nixon 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vicious Nixon!
A relieved looking Vicious Nixon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Heimo Vesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Springsteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Springsteen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Heimo Vesa's chin.
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heimo Vesa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Springsteen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Springsteen takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Paul Springsteen has been cut.
Vesa scores with a hook to the body. Springsteen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Springsteen misses the shot to the body.
Springsteen slips under a jab from Vesa.
Springsteen misses with a series of wild punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vesa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Springsteen lands with an uppercut that bounces Vesa off the ropes and back into range.
Vesa lands a head kick that sends Springsteen down! Springsteen is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! Vesa is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Heimo Vesa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Danny Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Danny Greene has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Greene.
Greene looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Greene throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Greene lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Greene scores with a nice short uppercut.
Greene looking to stall.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Greene misses with a hook to the ribs.
Greene has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Greene goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Greene effectively controlling the action here.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Greene has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Greene is controlling the position.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee tries to circle away but Greene has him pinned against the ropes.
Greene tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Greene tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Greene back against the ropes.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee scores with a head kick. Greene tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Danny Greene has been cut.
Greene looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Greene loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Lee tries to bum rush Greene with a series of wild strikes but Greene uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Greene avoids a kick to the body.
Greene misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greene blocks a jab.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Greene throws a body kick that misses.
Good exchange - Greene coming out on top.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Greene with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Greene.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greene.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Greene has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Greene.
Lee is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Greene.
Greene cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Greene tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Greene avoids the head kick by Lee.
Greene fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Greene's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Greene duly obliges.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Greene tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee wants to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greene lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Greene uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Greene throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Greene dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Greene.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greene throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Greene only half commits.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Greene has Lee pressed against the ropes, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Greene misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Lee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Greene's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Greene throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee.
Greene wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Lee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Greene tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Greene throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Greene walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Greene. Greene obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greene tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene scoring well with a low kick there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Greene.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Greene avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Greene lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Bruce Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee lands with a nice combination. Greene backs away looking to recover.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Lee slips a straight right by Greene.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greene.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Greene uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greene misses with a straight left.
Greene throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Greene lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Greene.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greene blocks a head kick by Lee.
Greene swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Nice body kick from Greene.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Greene can pounce on him.
Greene takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Greene scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bruce Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Greene moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Greene throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Greene tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Greene feints a jab promting Lee to slip. Greene then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A big right from Lee misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lee throws a right hand that Greene ducks under and follows up with a left that Greene also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Lee.
Greene looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Greene lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Greene, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Greene paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Greene.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Greene swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Greene, pushing him back against the ropes.
Greene tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Greene won't allow it.
Greene tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Greene throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Greene connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Greene had a free shot at his head there.
Greene lands a head kick. Lee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lee throws a head kick but Greene moves out of range.
Lee stuns Greene with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bruce Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Danny Greene's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Greene scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Greene.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Greene closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Greene unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Greene wants to stall.
Greene is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Greene has him pressed against the ropes.
Lee prevents a body shot from Greene.
Greene lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Greene is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene has Lee pressed against the ropes, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Greene lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greene.
Greene misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greene.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Greene pushes Lee back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Greene won't allow it.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Greene has him pressed against the ropes.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Greene has double underhooks.
Greene lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Greene is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Greene as Lee tries to tie him up.
Greene looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Greene doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Greene lands a nice elbow.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Greene avoids the damage to the body.
Greene tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Greene lands a shoulder strike.
Greene misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greene missing with knees to the body.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Greene.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee is trying to break free.
Greene misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee is trying to break free.
Lee is trying to break free.
Danny Greene has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Greene taking a breather.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Greene connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee lands with a nice combination. Greene backs away looking to recover.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee tries to bum rush Greene with a series of wild strikes but Greene uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Greene slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Greene throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Greene is looking to land body kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Greene.
Greene connects with an inside leg kick.
Greene lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bruce Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greene keeps Lee at a distance using the push kick.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee blocks a head kick by Greene.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Greene showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bruce Lee!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lukas Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards has chosen Loch Lomond as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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223 lbs
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205 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukas Hartmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cliff Richards!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartmann misses with a two punch combination.
Richards tries to clinch up but Hartmann circles away and keeps his distance.
Hartmann swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Richards counters with a three punch combo that has Hartmann backing up. Hartmann nods at Richards to acknowledge the strikes.
Richards tries to land a front kick but Hartmann steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Richards tries to clinch up but Hartmann circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice cross by Hartmann.
Lukas Hartmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartmann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richards moves in looking to clinch but Hartmann pushes him off.
Hartmann throws a series of strikes that have Richards backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartmann lands a nice shot that snaps Richards's head back.
Richards takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Richards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hartmann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hartmann backs up against the ropes.
Richards drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hartmann has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Richards avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Hartmann.
Richards tries a low kick but Hartmann avoids it.
Richards scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartmann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hartmann fails to land with a series of punches.
Hartmann connects with a body shot.
Richards looks to land a combination but Hartmann avoids it well.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hartmann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hartmann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lukas Hartmann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richards darts in and clinches Hartmann up against the ropes.
Richards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hartmann just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Richards holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Richards lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hartmann backwards.
Hartmann misses with a knee to the head.
Richards creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hartmann's defenses.
Hartmann is looking to control Richards's arms but Richards gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hartmann has his back to the ropes.
Richards breaks from the clinch.
Hartmann blocks a head kick by Richards.
Richards doesn't manage to clinch there - Hartmann circles away.
Hartmann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richards throws a right hand that Hartmann ducks under and follows up with a left that Hartmann also avoids with ease.
Hartmann gets tackled into the ropes by Richards. Richards maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann working hard to break the clinch.
Hartmann avoids a wild elbow strike from Richards.
Hartmann takes a shot to the head.
Richards breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Hartmann.
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartmann.
Richards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Richards breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartmann misses with a hook. Richards ducked under it nicely.
Hartmann moves out of range of the body kick from Richards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartmann misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cliff Richards will probably get the nod.
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.
Hartmann takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
Hartmann misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Hartmann misses.
Hartmann looks to land a combination but Richards avoids it well.
Hartmann throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Richards stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hartmann throws a jab but it's blocked by Richards.
Richards has Hartmann up against the ropes in a clinch.
Richards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hartmann.
Richards breaks from the clinch.
Richards fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hartmann, pushing him back against the ropes.
Richards throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann unloads a knee to the mid-section. Richards lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hartmann jabs Richards to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Richards moves into range and clinches up with Hartmann.
Richards tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hartmann avoids it.
Richards working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Richards lands a hook to the side of the head.
Richards managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
Hartmann can't break the clinch.
Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hartmann cracks Richards with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A punch combination from Richards misses.
Lukas Hartmann is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartmann fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Richards looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hartmann throws a nice looking combination but Richards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hartmann swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richards. Hartmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Hartmann, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hartmann throws a hook but Richards avoids it easily.
Hartmann misses the shot to the body.
Hartmann misses with a two punch combination.
Richards thumps Hartmann with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann fails to land with a series of punches.
Hartmann dodges the punch combination from Richards.
Sloppy strikes from Hartmann. Those never looked like landing.
Hartmann throws a series of punches but Richards avoids them all with ease.
Richards closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hartmann misses with the head strike.
Richards with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Richards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richards avoids the body shot from Hartmann.
Richards is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Richards scores with a one two! Hartmann had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hartmann feints a jab promting Richards to slip. Hartmann then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Richards slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hartmann misses with a wild body shot.
Richards pushes Hartmann up against the ropes in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Richards as Hartmann tries to tie him up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
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 Lukas Hartmann will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hartmann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richards.
Hartmann missing with a left hand there. Richards was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hartmann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richards tries to clinch but Hartmann moves out of range.
Richards throws a right and a left that both miss.
Richards tries to clinch up.
Richards is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hartmann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hartmann throws a left and a right that both miss
and Richards counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hartmann trying to land knees to the body.
Richards throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hartmanns head.
Richards keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hartmann's efforts to push away.
Hartmann tries a knee to the head but Richards blocks it.
Hartmann is trying to break the clinch but Richards has him pressed against the ropes.
Richards manages to break the clinch.
Hartmann swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Richards counters with a nice body shot.
Hartmann throws a right and a left that Richards avoids nicely.
Richards clinches up with Hartmann and pushes him back against the ropes.
Richards manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Richards. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richards circles away quickly and effectively.
Richards lands a nice looking body shot.
Richards clinches.
Richards throws a knee to the head but misses.
Richards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hartmann misses with the combination.
Hartmann is looking to wear down Richards with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!
Richards closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Richards misses with a knee to the head.
Richards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richards tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Hartmann manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann scores with a hook to the body. Richards takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A shot to the body from Hartmann misses
and Richards counters with a good low kick that Hartmann was not able to check.
Richards closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hartmann looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richards moves into range and clinches up with Hartmann.
Richards manages to break the clinch.
Richards on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hartmann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richards wants to clinch.
Hartmann lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards throws a body kick that misses.
Hartmann throws a right hand that Richards ducks under and follows up with a left that Richards also avoids with ease.
Hartmann blocks a head kick by Richards.
Richards closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hartmann stalling in the clinch but Richards improves position.
Richards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hartmann throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Richards counters with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cliff Richards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Richards 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cliff Richards!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Phil Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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205 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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pat Barry!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barry misses with a head kick.
Barry digs a good body shot into Phillips's ribs.
Phillips scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Barry slips a jab and a cross from Phillips.
Phillips tries to bum rush Barry with a series of wild strikes but Barry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good leg kick by Barry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Phillips misses with a wild combination.
Phillips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barry was well out of range. Poor timing from Phillips.
Phillips looks to land a combination but Barry avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barry is looking to clinch but Phillips is avoiding it.
Barry lands a head kick!
It looks like Phil Phillips has been cut.
Phillips gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barry.
Barry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Barry.
Barry moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phillips has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barry.
Barry moves in looking to clinch but Phillips pushes him off.
Barry lands a nice looking body shot.
Barry lands with a right hand.
Barry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Phillips takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barry plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barry lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Phillips out cold! Phillips is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the ropes! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pat Barry!
A victorious Pat Barry 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasi Pajautus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Henderson is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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280 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasi Pajautus!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pajautus connects with a body shot that sends Henderson's belly button to the back.
Henderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Henderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Henderson wants to clinch but Pajautus slips to the side
and Pajautus counters with a straight right hand.
Henderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pajautus counters with a series of strikes. Henderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pajautus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pajautus scores with a jab.
Henderson tries to clinch but Pajautus is having none of it.
Pajautus scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Henderson to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Henderson is rocked!
It looks like Dan Henderson has been cut.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Pajautus.
Henderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Henderson wants to clinch but Pajautus slips to the side
and Pajautus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Henderson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pajautus cracks Henderson with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pasi Pajautus!
Pasi Pajautus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Rod Brave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PeeJii Penni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brave comes into the arena with Eco, Eco (somos de taleco) blaring out of the sound system. PeeJii Penni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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142 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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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
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rod Brave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, PeeJii Penni!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brave jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penni gets tackled into the ropes by Brave. Brave maintains the clinch.
Brave with a knee to the head.
Brave is pushing Penni up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brave lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brave.
Penni takes a shot to the head.
Brave lands a nice knee to the body.
Penni working hard to break the clinch.
Brave connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brave.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brave working Penni over with knees to the body.
Penni looks gassed!
Brave has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Penni to the canvas! Can Penni beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Penni was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Brave is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Rod Brave!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ulric Hallestrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Turmiola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hallestrom comes to the ring accompanied by With Oden On Our Side - Amon Amarth. Turmiola has chosen Beck: Loser as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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262 lbs
13 - 17 - 0 |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulric Hallestrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Turmiola!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallestrom tries to land a front kick but Turmiola steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick lands from Hallestrom.
Turmiola takes one to the side of the head.
Hallestrom and Turmiola are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Hallestrom throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Turmiola into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Hallestrom knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ulric Hallestrom!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Risto Korpisuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magne Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Korpisuo comes to the ring accompanied by Eläkeläiset - Humpparaakki. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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203 lbs
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Korpisuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Magne Bruno!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruno throws a hook to the side of Korpisuo's head but Korpisuo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Korpisuo throws a series of punches but Bruno avoids them all with ease.
Bruno throws a shot to the body.
Korpisuo walks into a straight right hand from Bruno.
Korpisuo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Bruno counter with a right hand.
Korpisuo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Korpisuo swings for the body but Bruno moves out of range.
Bruno's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bruno duly obliges.
Korpisuo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Korpisuo scores with a hook to the body. Bruno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oh Korpisuo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Korpisuo walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Korpisuo is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Magne Bruno!
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