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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Surfer Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frosty Bredejongen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dude's entrance music is Jack Johnson - You And Your Heart. A fine choice. Bredejongen has chosen Wini - Essa Sound Heavy Metal Funk 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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175 lbs
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175 lbs
9 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Surfer Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Frosty Bredejongen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bredejongen clinches up against the cage.
Dude breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dude misses with a body kick.
Frosty Bredejongen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bredejongen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dude counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dude throws a head kick that misses.
Dude gets tackled into the cage by Bredejongen. Bredejongen maintains the clinch.
Dude goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dude prevents Bredejongen from breaking the clinch.
Dude lands a hook that snaps the head of Bredejongen backwards.
Dude has had enough of the clinch but Bredejongen keeps him there for the moment.
Dude breaks the clinch.
Bredejongen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bredejongen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bredejongen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dude connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bredejongen scrambles back to his feet.
Bredejongen moves out of range as Dude throws a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Dude.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bredejongen shoots in for a double leg but Dude sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Surfer Dude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frosty Bredejongen.
Bredejongen tries for a takedown but Dude circles away easily
enabling Dude to counter with a crisp jab.
Dude lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bredejongen takes a step back to recover.
Dude scores with a nice strike.
Dude lands a head kick. Bredejongen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Frosty Bredejongen has been cut.
Dude scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bredejongen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dude as he avoids it easily.
Bredejongen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dude scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dude scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bredejongen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dude connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dude moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bredejongen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bredejongen looks gassed!
Dude fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bredejongen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bredejongen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dude counters with a body kick.
Dude lands a nice looking body kick.
Dude digs a good body shot into Bredejongen's ribs.
Dude digs a good hook to Bredejongen's body.
Dude lands a big head kick that sends Bredejongen tumbling to the mat! Dude takes a step backwards and waves Bredejongen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bredejongen is rocked!
Bredejongen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bredejongen is still on wobbly legs! Can Dude finish him?
Dude wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dude fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bredejongen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dude thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bredejongen if he has to take too many more of those.
Bredejongen is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Dude Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Bredejongen is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Surfer Dude!
In his post fight interview, Surfer Dude gave a big smile as he said 'Are we done here? Gotta go catch a wave man, a wave...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Bolda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bolda comes into the arena with Fett's Vette blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Santoro's choice of entrance music: A Warrior's Call - Volbeat. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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215 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josh Bolda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nicky Santoro!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santoro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bolda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bolda drops his hands momentarily and Santoro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Santoro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Santoro lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Santoro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bolda is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santoro trying to control the position from guard on top but Bolda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bolda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bolda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santoro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolda looking for a sweep. Not yet Bolda, not yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolda has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Santoro is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bolda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Santoro fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bolda sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Santoro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Santoro not doing much here.
Santoro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santoro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bolda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Santoro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Santoro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Santoro lands strikes from half guard.
Santoro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santoro is working for a kimura but Bolda is defending it quite comfortably.
Santoro lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santoro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santoro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santoro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bolda gets full guard.
Santoro is looking to work some ground and pound but Bolda has wrist control.
Santoro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro lying in Bolda's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Bolda decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Santoro taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josh Bolda!
Josh Bolda very nearly forgot to thank Fight Club Clothing est. 09™ amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liepo Frendi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Incubus Foo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frendi comes to the cage accompanied by War Is My Destiny. Incubus Foo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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203 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liepo Frendi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Incubus Foo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foo swings for the body but Frendi moves out of range.
Frendi throws a leg kick but Foo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Frendi is looking to score with low kicks.
Frendi lands a lovely overhand right.
Frendi misses with a hook. Foo ducked under it nicely.
Foo checks a leg kick.
Frendi feints and then cracks Foo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Foo down.
Frendi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foo.
Foo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frendi.
Foo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frendi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foo throws a low kick but Frendi moves out of range easily.
Frendi throws a leg kick that misses.
Frendi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Foo lands with a shot to the body.
Liepo Frendi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frendi tries to clinch but Foo is having none of it.
Foo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Foo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Foo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frendi moves away.
Frendi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frendi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Foo lands with a hook. Frendi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Frendi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Frendi is breathing heavily.
Foo throws a jab when Frendi was well out of range.
Foo 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foo clinches.
Foo lands a body shot.
Foo lands with a short shot to the head.
Frendi lands an elbow inside.
Foo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frendi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good exchange - Frendi coming out on top.
Frendi throws a body kick that misses.
Foo misses with an uppercut.
Foo cracks Frendi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Foo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Frendi to stand back up!
Frendi is rocked!
Frendi keeps Foo at a distance using the push kick.
Oh Frendi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Foo pounces like a tiger and cracks Frendi with a vicious hook! Frendi is down but not out! Foo follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Incubus Foo!
Incubus Foo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Qwerty Board (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Crying Game - Professor Green kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 lbs
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147 lbs
5 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Qwerty Board!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin Burton!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Board, pushing him back against the cage.
Burton leaning against his opponent.
Burton scores a nice knee to the body.
Board can't get the takedown.
Board goes for a takedown attempt but Burton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Burton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Board fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Qwerty Board. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Board with a lazy takedown attempt
and Burton counters with a nice leg kick.
Board shoots in but Burton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice cross by Burton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Board fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Burton leaves Board with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Burton cracks Board with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Board back to the cage. Burton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Burton closes the distance and pushes Board back into the cage.
Burton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Colin Burton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Board.
Burton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Board moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Board is rocked!
Burton feints and then cracks Board's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Board down.
Oh Board is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Board fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burton avoids it really well and circles away.
Burton lands a nice looking kick to the body. Board takes a step back to recover.
Board is breathing heavily.
Board shoots in looking for a takedown. Burton tries to sprawl out of it but Board keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good shot there by Burton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton scores with a shot to the body.
Board shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burton sprawls well. Burton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Board gets slowly back to his feet.
Board looks to clinch
and Burton counters with a big right hand! Oh Board is in trouble here! Burton follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colin Burton!
After winning the bout, Colin Burton 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gable Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vartan Sophaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sophaz has chosen Sota (Shantel) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gable Bot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vartan Sophaz!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sophaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bot shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sophaz is trying to defend but Bot finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sophaz trying to control but Bot postures up.
Bot lands with a punch from half guard.
Bot wants to pass the guard but Sophaz is defending well.
Bot prevents Sophaz from standing back up.
Sophaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot trying to control from half guard but Sophaz is working away.
Sophaz pushes Bot off looking to stand but Bot dives back in and keeps control.
Bot thows a huge punch but Sophaz dodges it nicely.
Sophaz is staying active underneath Bot, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bot takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bot lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bot is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Bot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bot wants to control but Sophaz is keeping him busy.
Bot is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sophaz won't allow Bot to pass to mount.
Sophaz is not content to let Bot control the position.
Bot takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bot is looking to take a break and control but Sophaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bot lands a nice short elbow.
Bot throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sophaz to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bot postures up in Sophaz's guard and throws a big left but Sophaz blocks it.
Bot chips away with some ground and pound.
Bot works over Sophaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Bot sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sophaz's guard.
Bot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bot is taking a breather. Sophaz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sophaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
It looks like Vartan Sophaz has been cut.
Sophaz wants to get back to full guard.
Bot looks to land a strike but Sophaz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bot in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bot throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sophaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gable Bot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vartan Sophaz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sophaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Sophaz coming out on top.
It looks like Gable Bot has been cut.
Sophaz throws a low kick, looking for Bot's leg but Bot calmly moves out of range.
Sophaz cracks Bot with a good jab.
Bot throws a sloppy head kick and Sophaz moves out of range easily.
Bot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sophaz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sophaz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sophaz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sophaz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sophaz throws a right hand that Bot ducks under and follows up with a left that Bot also avoids with ease.
Bot throws a push kick but Sophaz slaps the foot to one side.
Bot looks to score with a jab to the body but Sophaz is just out of range.
Bot throws a jab when Sophaz was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot throws out a leg kick but Sophaz moves out of range and Bot only half commits.
Vartan Sophaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bot dives in and scores a takedown into Sophaz's guard.
Bot trying to control but Sophaz is working from the bottom.
Bot throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sophaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bot has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bot trying to control but Sophaz is working from the bottom.
Sophaz wants to sweep here but Bot controlling him for the moment.
Bot tries to free his leg and advance position but Sophaz is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bot trying to control the position from guard on top but Sophaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Gable Bot wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sophaz checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Bot.
Bot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bot scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sophaz is pushing Bot's head away, looking to escape. Bot manages to hold on to the position though.
Sophaz is looking to reverse the position.
Bot in side control, throwing shots but Sophaz defends.
Bot scores with punches from side control.
Bot lands some shots froms side control.
Bot working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bot working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sophaz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bot connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bot in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sophaz is rocked!
Bot crunches a massive hammerfist down on Sophaz - he's out! Bot Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gable Bot!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tero Taikina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Camus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taikina comes to the cage accompanied by Cookie song. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Taikina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Albert Camus!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camus lands a leg kick that knocks Taikina off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Camus.
Taikina is looking to clinch but Camus is avoiding it.
Taikina closes this distance looking for a takedown but Camus circles away.
Taikina takes a swing at Camus's ribcage but misses.
Camus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Taikina is defended easily by Camus.
Taikina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camus.
Taikina feints and as Camus raises his hands in defense, Taikina changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Taikina throwing strikes but missing.
Taikina connects with a couple of short punches.
Taikina is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina pushes down on Camus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Camus moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taikina accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Camus is trying to keep Taikina in close.
Camus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taikina is one step ahead there.
Taikina with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Camus controls Taikina momentarily but Taikina frees himself.
Taikina missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taikina's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Taikina trying to control but Camus is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Taikina misses with a body shot.
Taikina tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Camus counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina misses with a hook
and Camus counters with a low kick, right behind Taikina 's knee.
Taikina blocks a head kick by Camus.
Taikina swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taikina gets the takedown into side control.
Taikina lands a decent elbow from side control.
Taikina taking a breather here.
Taikina trying to control the action but Camus is working from the bottom.
Taikina is staying tight to Camus's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camus dodges the ground and pound from Taikina.
Taikina throws a strike aimed at the side of Camus's head but Camus avoids it well.
Camus is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Taikina trying to control the position but Camus is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taikina is putting a hurting on Camus here, landing some big shots from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taikina in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Taikina scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tero Taikina dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Taikina misses the shot to the body.
Taikina just misses with a punch to the body.
Taikina thows a body shot but no joy.
Camus throws a leg kick but Taikina sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Camus. No joy for Taikina on that attempt.
Taikina shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Camus sprawls well. Camus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taikina gets slowly back to his feet.
Taikina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taikina throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Camus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Camus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Taikina misses.
Camus misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Taikina or perhaps it was just good defense by Camus which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tero Taikina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina lands with a nice body punch.
Camus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taikina throws a jab when Camus was well out of range.
Albert Camus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taikina throws the left hand but Camus avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by Taikina - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taikina. Camus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taikina.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Camus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Taikina has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taikina and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Taikina jabs at Camus's body.
Camus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Camus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tero Taikina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taikina takes a swing at Camus's ribcage but misses.
Taikina is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Camus's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Camus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camus misses with a low kick.
Taikina blocks a head kick by Camus.
Taikina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camus throws a head kick that misses.
Tero Taikina is winning the standup battle so far.
Taikina moves out of range as Camus throws a body kick.
Taikina is looking to wear down Camus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Taikina scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taikina. Camus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taikina lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taikina.
Taikina shoots in looking for a takedown but Camus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Taikina's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Camus lands a head kick!
Camus throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taikina checks a low kick from Camus.
Camus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taikina lands a jab to the nose.
Taikina takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Taikina dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taikina throws a body punch but Camus moves out of range.
Taikina checks a leg kick nicely.
Camus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camus tries a head kick but it misses.
Taikina looks to throw the jab but Camus is out of range.
Taikina scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taikina throwing shots but Camus is blocking nicely.
Taikina thows a huge punch but Camus dodges it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taikina.
Taikina throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Taikina wants to control but Camus is keeping him busy.
Taikina is controlling the pace.
Tero Taikina overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taikina looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Camus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Taikina's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Taikina's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tero Taikina dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Camus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taikina shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Camus pinned against the cage. Camus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Taikina wants to clinch.
Camus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taikina.
Taikina throws a body punch but Camus moves out of range.
Taikina tries to score a power double leg takedown but Camus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Taikina somewhat.
Camus scores with a head kick.
Taikina misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina pushes Camus up against the cage in a clinch.
Camus throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Taikina throws an elbow but misses.
Taikina blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Camus tries to circle away but Taikina has him pinned against the cage.
Camus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Camus blocks an elbow strike from Taikina.
Camus managing to block the knees to the body from Taikina.
Taikina goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camus avoids a wild elbow strike from Taikina.
Camus lands a good knee to the midsection. Taikina won't want to take too many of those.
Taikina prevents a body shot from Camus.
Taikina throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Camus trying to stall but Taikina improves his position.
Camus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taikina pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Camus takes an elbow to the temple.
A right hook to the body lands for Camus.
Albert Camus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taikina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taikina lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taikina tries to clinch there but Camus circles away.
Taikina blocks a head kick by Camus.
Taikina misses with a body shot.
Camus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taikina waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camus.
Taikina dives in and grabs Camus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Camus pushes down on Taikina's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tero Taikina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taikina misses with a straight left.
Taikina throws a nice looking combination but Camus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taikina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taikina throws a predictable looking body shot
and Camus counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina sizes up Camus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Taikina scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Taikina working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Taikina 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.
Camus is pushing Taikina's head away, looking to escape. Taikina manages to hold on to the position though.
Taikina misses with the ground and pound.
Taikina throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Taikina looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Camus is avoiding damage well.
Camus is not content to let Taikina control the position.
Taikina tries to move into full mount but can't pass Camus's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taikina trying to control the action but Camus is working from the bottom.
Taikina working the ground and pound but Camus is defending the strikes.
Tero Taikina is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Camus is looking to reverse the position.
Taikina trying to control the action but Camus is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taikina creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
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 Tero Taikina.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taikina, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tero Taikina!
Tero Taikina decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guster Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson comes to the cage accompanied by The Last Dragon. Spencer has chosen A Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. Guster Spencer 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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180 lbs
4 - 1 - 1 |
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169 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guster Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson swinging wildly here.
Wilson misses with a hook
and Spencer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spencer avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Spencer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Spencer fails with a takedown attempt.
Spencer misses with a straight left.
Jab, jab by Spencer - just one landing.
Wilson connects with a nice looking jab.
Spencer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wilson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spencer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spencer.
Wilson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spencer circles away.
Spencer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Spencer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spencer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wilsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Spencer moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Wilson. Beautiful body shot.
A nice combination there by Wilson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer scores with a sloppy right hand. Wilson should have avoided that one.
Spencer looks to land a right hand but Wilson moved out of range.
Spencer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wilson's head.
Spencer looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
A jab from Spencer misses.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson swings widly with a right hand
and Wilson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spencer manages to avoid it.
Wilson lands with a good body shot.
Spencer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Spencer.
Spencer misses with a straight right.
Spencer slips under a jab from Wilson.
Spencer throws a shot from downtown. Wilson moves away and avoids it.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson misses with a few strikes there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spencer.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spencer sprawls well. Spencer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wilson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer lands a body shot.
Wilson lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spencer ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Spencer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wilson misses the jab.
Spencer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spencer throws a hook but Wilson avoids it easily.
Spencer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab, jab by Wilson - just one landing.
Spencer looks to land a right hand but Wilson moved out of range.
Wilson throws a looping overhand right but Spencer ducks down to avoid it.
Spencer misses with an uppercut. Wilson saw that one coming.
Spencer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spencer defending well as Wilson loads up on a big left hand.
Wilson dips to his left and cracks Spencer with an uppercut!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spencer.
Spencer throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spencer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wilson at a distance.
Don Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spencer looks to land a left hand but Wilson moved out of range nicely.
Spencer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Spencer wants to take a breather but Wilson is having none of it.
Spencer moves nicely into side control.
Spencer tries to advance to mount but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spencer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wilson down.
Spencer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wilson manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is pressing down on Spencer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Spencer from controlling successfully.
Spencer lands a couple of elbows.
Wilson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Spencer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Spencer throwing strikes but missing.
Spencer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wilson's head.
Spencer stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson.
Wilson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spencer trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Spencer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guster Spencer dominated that round.
That's time! Wilson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Spencer cracks Wilson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spencer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spencer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spencer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Spencer moved out of range nicely.
Wilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilson shoots and misses
and Spencer counters with a one-two to the body.
Spencer drives through and clinches with Wilson against the cage.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike.
Wilson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spencer misses with some punches.
Wilson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spencer misses with a double jab.
Spencer dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Wilson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson shoots for a takedown but Spencer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch lands to the side of Spencer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spencer scores with a nice strike.
Spencer staying out of range there.
Wilson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spencer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Spencer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wilson down.
Wilson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Spencer working the 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!
Wilson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Spencer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Spencer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson sneaks back into half guard.
Wilson is trying to get back to full guard.
Wilson moves into full guard.
Spencer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wilson lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Wilson wants to sweep here but Spencer controlling him for the moment.
Spencer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Spencer from controlling successfully.
Wilson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Spencer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wilson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spencer.
Wilson keeping full guard, as Spencer tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spencer is one step ahead there.
Wilson trying to control the position.
Spencer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spencer preventing the sweep.
Spencer is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.
Wilson wants to sweep here but Spencer controlling him for the moment.
Spencer throws a big elbow that misses.
Wilson trying to strike off his back.
Wilson is trying to control the position but Spencer postures up.
Spencer throws a big elbow that misses.
Spencer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wilson is pulling down on Spencer's head. It's preventing any offense from Spencer, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spencer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer connects with a couple of short punches.
Spencer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Spencer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Spencer wants to pass the guard but Wilson is keeping the position.
Wilson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wilson looking to control.
Wilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wilson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Guster Spencer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spencer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson lands a heavy elbow.
Wilson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wilson raining down shots from the mount!
Spencer regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Guster Spencer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wilson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spencer looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
Spencer moves forwards but Wilson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Spencer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Good exchange - Spencer coming out on top.
Spencer cracks Wilson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spencer lands a nice shot that snaps Wilson's head back.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spencer misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Spencer.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Spencer moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Wilson misses.
Wilson scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson misses the jab.
Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilson throws a jab when Spencer was well out of range.
Spencer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spencer as he avoids it easily.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Wilson.
Spencer clobbers Wilson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spencer throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.
Spencer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spencer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spencer is defended easily by Wilson.
Wilson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Don Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilson is one step ahead there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson throwing strikes from guard but Spencer blocks nicely.
Wilson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Spencer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wilson has managed to get both his arms back between Spencer's legs - danger averted.
Spencer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wilson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Spencer's head.
Spencer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wilson manages to get himself to full guard.
Spencer preventing the sweep.
Wilson is pulling down on Spencer's head to control his posture.
Spencer lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to sweep here but Spencer controlling him for the moment.
Wilson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Spencer wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Wilson trying to keep a closed guard but Spencer is proving a slippery customer.
Guster Spencer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Spencer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilson controls Spencer momentarily but Spencer frees himself.
Wilson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Spencer drops back looking for a leg! Wilson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wilson manages to kick Spencer off! Spencer jumps back into Wilson's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer postures up.
Spencer throwing strikes from guard but Wilson blocks nicely.
Spencer stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson.
Spencer passes Wilson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wilson manages to get to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer preventing the sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Spencer from controlling successfully.
Wilson can't keep his opponent in guard - Spencer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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 Don Wilson.
I think Spencer 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 28:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guster Spencer!
Post fight, an emotional Guster Spencer said 'Train by day, Joe Rogan podcast by night. All day!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonzo Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sudo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Armour Of God Thème. Bunga is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nova. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aoki Sudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gonzo Bunga!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bunga is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sudo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sudo closes the distance and clinches up with Bunga, looking for a takedown. Sudo pushes Bunga against the cage but Bunga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bunga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bunga lands a leg kick that knocks Sudo off balance momentarily.
Sudo fails with a takedown attempt.
Bunga throws a right and a left that Sudo avoids nicely.
Bunga moves in looking to clinch but Sudo pushes him off.
Bunga lands a head kick. Sudo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bunga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bunga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takedown defense from Sudo. No joy for Bunga on that attempt.
Sudo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bunga looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sudo working the ground and pound but Bunga is defending the strikes.
I wouldn't like to be where Bunga is right now.
Sudo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sudo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bunga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sudo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sudo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bunga has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bunga is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bunga is trying to control Sudo's posture but Sudo avoids it.
Bunga is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Sudo is staying active.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here as Sudo stalls from top position.
Bunga prevents Sudo from improving position.
Bunga wants to control but Sudo postures up.
Sudo tries for a kimura but Bunga is defending well.
Sudo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sudo working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bunga is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bunga struggling a bit here.
Bunga might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sudo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sudo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gonzo Bunga wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bunga throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sudo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo tries to close the distance and clinch but Bunga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bunga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sudo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Sudo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sudo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Sudo or perhaps it was just good defense by Bunga which made him look bad.
Sudo tries to clinch there but Bunga circles away.
Bunga swats away the attempt to clinch by Sudo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Bunga misses.
Sudo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bunga defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gonzo Bunga will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sudo shoots in looking for a takedown but Bunga manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sudo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bunga misses with a double jab.
Sudo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bunga lands with a kick to the temple. Sudo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sudo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Sudo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sudo.
Gonzo Bunga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunga takes the fight into the clinch.
Bunga manages to break the clinch.
Bunga closes the distance and clinches up with Sudo, looking for a takedown. Bunga pushes Sudo against the cage but Sudo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sudo dodges the punch combination from Bunga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bunga throws a chopping leg kick but Sudo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bunga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bunga lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bunga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bunga, right into the meat.
Bunga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bunga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sudo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bunga throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bunga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bunga lands a high kick!
Bunga has closed the distance and engaged Sudo in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sudo is looking to break free of the clinch but Bunga has double underhooks.
Bunga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bunga lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sudo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bunga throws a body punch but Sudo moves out of range.
Sudo shoots for a double leg takedown but Bunga sprawls well. He's pushed Sudo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bunga stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bunga wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bunga wants to clinch.
Bunga fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sudo avoids it really well and circles away.
Bunga is looking to slow Sudo down with leg kicks.
Sudo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bunga connects with a solid leg kick.
Bunga throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Bunga slams his shin into Sudo's torso.
Bunga misses the body punch
and Sudo counters with a series of strikes. Bunga will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bunga instigates a clinch.
Bunga breaks the clinch.
Bunga looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sudo is fending him off so far but Bunga persists. Nope, Sudo circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sudo forces Bunga back against the cage and clinches.
Bunga lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bunga gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bunga stops a takedown attempt from Sudo.
Bunga lands an elbow inside.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunga dives in and grabs Sudo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sudo pushes down on Bunga's head and hops out.
Bunga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aoki Sudo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Bunga or perhaps it was just good defense by Sudo which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gonzo Bunga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sudo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bunga throws a combination that misses
and Sudo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sudo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bunga looking to control.
Bunga looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sudo wants to control from the top but Bunga keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bunga shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sudo as he avoids it easily.
Bunga thows a body shot but no joy.
Bunga throws a hook but Sudo blocks it.
Sudo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bunga pinned against the cage. Bunga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bunga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sudo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bunga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bunga gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bunga keeping moving, preventing Sudo from controlling successfully.
Sudo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sudo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sudo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo stops Bunga from standing up.
Bunga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sudo won't allow Bunga to get back to his feet.
Sudo postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bunga is adopting a defensive guard.
Bunga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gonzo Bunga hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bunga leaves Sudo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Sudo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bunga.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sudo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo slaps away a takedown attempt from Bunga, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sudo shoots in and drives through. Bunga sprawls well.
Bunga tries to work over Sudo's front leg with a kick but Sudo checks it.
Bunga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sudo.
Bunga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sudo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bunga circles away.
Bunga rushes Sudo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bunga misses with a knee strike.
Sudo jumps guard but Bunga stands there with Sudo around his waist. Sudo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sudo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bunga pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga lands a knee to the head.
Bunga breaks the clinch.
Sudo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bunga's waist but Bunga gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sudo off to one side.
Bunga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sudo shoots in but Bunga avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bunga throws a series of punches but Sudo avoids them all with ease.
Sudo dives in and grabs Bunga's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bunga pushes down on Sudo's head and hops out.
Sudo shoots and misses
and Bunga counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunga fails with a takedown attempt.
Bunga scores with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gonzo Bunga.
I've got Bunga winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gonzo Bunga!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ana Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smith Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali comes to the cage accompanied by Apinamies. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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250 lbs
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241 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ana Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Smith Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Ali to counter with a crisp jab.
Ali takes a swing at Hammer's ribcage but misses.
Hammer misses with a takedown
and Ali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hammer misses with a wild body shot.
Hammer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ana Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smith Hammer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer thows a body shot but no joy.
Ali stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ali wants it to stay on the feet.
Hammer shoots for a takedown but Ali saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hammer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ali loads up on a big right hand but Hammer slips the punch.
Hammer stuffs the takedown.
Hammer fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer fails with a takedown attempt.
Hammer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ali throws a looping overhand right but Hammer ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a takedown
and Ali counters with a left to the body.
Hammer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hammer has his takedown stuffed
and Ali counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ali throws a shot to the body.
Hammer is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ali is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hammer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer fails with the takedown
and Ali counters with a right hand to the body.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Ali throws a jab when Hammer was well out of range.
Ali scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer misses with a hook to the body
and Ali counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ana Ali dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hammer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ali counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ali tries to free his leg and advance position but Hammer is retaining full guard.
Ali working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hammer's head.
Ali avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ali defends it easily.
Ali throwing strikes from guard but Hammer blocks nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Ali rolls with it to try and escape but Hammer cranks on the arm and Ali is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Smith Hammer!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vitali Pfeifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vitali Pfeifer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Story!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pfeifer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Story gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pfeifer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pfeifer misses the shot to the body.
Pfeifer scores with a jab to the head.
Pfeifer throws out a loose jab but Story uses good head movement to avoid it.
Story throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Story takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Story tries to move into range but Pfeifer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pfeifer slips a straight right by Story.
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!
Pfeifer swinging wildly here.
Story shoots in but Pfeifer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A punch combination from Pfeifer misses.
Pfeifer defending well as Story loads up on a big left hand.
Story misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Story eats them both and turns towards Pfeifer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Story tries to close the distance and clinch but Pfeifer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer misses with a straight right.
Story keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pfeifer.
Story keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crunch! Pfeifer slams his shin into Story's torso.
A combination from Pfeifer does no damage.
Pfeifer scores with a nice strike.
Story cracks Pfeifer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Story misses with a takedown attempt - Pfeifer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pfeifer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Story.
Pfeifer scores with a jab.
Pfeifer lands with an overhand left.
Pfeifer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pfeifer misses with a straight left.
Pfeifer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Story.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Story moves out of range of the body kick from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pfeifer tries to bum rush Story with a series of wild strikes but Story uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pfeifer thows a body shot but no joy.
Pfeifer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pfeifer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pfeifer throws a series of punches but Story moves out of range.
Pfeifer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pfeifer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Story will feel that in the morning.
Story thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pfeifer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pfeifer looks to land a combination but Story avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Pfeifer misses.
Pfeifer misses with a series of wild punches.
Story just misses with a punch to the body.
Pfeifer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Story looks to land a left hand but Pfeifer moved out of range nicely.
Story takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Story breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pfeifer misses with a double jab.
Story swings for the body but Pfeifer moves out of range.
Pfeifer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pfeifer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pfeifer gets caught flat footed, as Story shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Story is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pfeifer looking to control.
Story wants to control from the top but Pfeifer keeps moving.
Story stops Pfeifer from standing up.
Story postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Vitali Pfeifer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pfeifer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Story circles away quickly and effectively.
Pfeifer throws a series of punches but Story avoids them all with ease.
Vitali Pfeifer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pfeifer throws a right and a left that Story avoids nicely.
Pfeifer is breathing heavily.
Pfeifer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pfeifer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Story.
Pfeifer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pfeifer walks into a straight right hand from Story.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Story uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pfeifer.
Pfeifer throws a nice looking combination but Story bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Story uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pfeifer has time to react.
Pfeifer dodges the punch combination from Story.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Story ducks under a wild hook from Pfeifer.
Story connects with a body shot that sends Pfeifer's belly button to the back.
Story fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitali Pfeifer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pfeifer stalks Story and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Story's face. Story staggers backwards, shaken.
Pfeifer throws a solid leg kick but Story takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pfeifer.
A big right from Pfeifer misses.
Pfeifer throws a good cross that connects.
Story throws a body punch but Pfeifer moves out of range.
Story throws a shot from downtown. Pfeifer moves away and avoids it.
Pfeifer misses with a body shot.
Story lands with a good body shot.
Vitali Pfeifer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Story throws an overhand right that lands on Pfeifer's shoulder, as Pfeifer tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Pfeifer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Story doesn't seem phased though.
Story listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pfeifer moves away from the strike by Story.
Pfeifer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pfeifer missing with a left hand there. Story was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Story scores with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pfeifer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Story has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Story and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pfeifer misses with the combination.
Vitali Pfeifer is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Story shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pfeifer sprawls well. Pfeifer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Story gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Story on the side of the head.
Story fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pfeifer avoids it really well and circles away.
Story lands a jab to the nose.
Pfeifer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Story decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pfeifer's guard.
Story trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Story postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Story stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pfeifer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Story trying to control the position from guard on top but Pfeifer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Story throws a big elbow that misses.
Story stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pfeifer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Story wants to control from the top but Pfeifer keeps moving.
Pfeifer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer is adopting a defensive guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Story swings for the body but Pfeifer moves out of range.
Story takes a swing at Pfeifer's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Story checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vitali Pfeifer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Story scores with the left hand. Pfeifer knows he should have avoided that one.
Story bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pfeifer throws a chopping leg kick but Story manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Story looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pfeifer!
Pfeifer is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story unloading with bombs!
Pfeifer is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Story wants to control the pace but Pfeifer is squirming around nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pfeifer is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Story.
Story punishing his opponent with strikes.
Story scoring with strikes but Pfeifer is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Story showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pfeifer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Story. Story circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Story slips a jab and a cross from Pfeifer.
Story misses with a looping right.
Pfeifer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pfeifer misses with a few strikes there.
Pfeifer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Decent striking displayed by Story there.
Story tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Story takes a swing at Pfeifer's ribcage but misses.
Story looks for a takedown but Pfeifer sprawls well.
Story displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pfeifer throws out the jab.
Story staying out of range there.
Pfeifer lands a jab to the head.
Pfeifer misses with an uppercut.
Pfeifer dips to his left and cracks Story with an uppercut!
A jab from Pfeifer does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Story uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pfeifer.
Story's corner calls for a 1-2. Story obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pfeifer lands a head shot.
Pfeifer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pfeifer keeps the fight on the outside.
Story smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Story throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pfeifer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pfeifer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pfeifer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Story throws out the jab.
Story misses with a looping right.
Story has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pfeifer.
Pfeifer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Story counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Story misses.
Pfeifer is looking to land body kicks.
Story showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pfeifer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Story looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pfeifer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pfeifer throws a body kick that misses.
Story shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pfeifer is trying to defend but Story finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Story drops an elbow to the side of Pfeifer's head.
Story missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Story trying to control the pace.
Story works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Story unloads with some shots from mount but Pfeifer bucks and avoids them well.
Story looking to control but Pfeifer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Story looking to control and managing it successfully.
Story is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pfeifer?
Pfeifer is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Story landing strikes from the mount and Pfeifer is in trouble!
Story unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Story controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Story connects with a massive shot to the dome!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Story with the ground and pound from mount.
Story controlling the position easily from mount.
Pfeifer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Story comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Story 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Story!
A victorious Nick Story thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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