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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alberik Gunther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunther's entrance music is Get UP!!. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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250 lbs
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230 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alberik Gunther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunther with a poor takedown
and Couture counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gunther shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Couture counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gunther misses with a takedown attempt
and Couture counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberik Gunther. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunther shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Couture counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunther with a lazy takedown attempt
and Couture connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gunther gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Couture counters with a straight right hand.
Couture connects with a nice looking jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gunther has his takedown stuffed
and Couture counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gunther misses with a takedown
and Couture counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gunther misses with a takedown
and Couture counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunther shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Couture counters with a one-two to the body.
Gunther is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Couture misses its intended target.
Gunther misses with a takedown
and Couture counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunther fails with the takedown
and Couture counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Gunther! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Couture!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Camus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase has chosen Entourage Opening Theme as his entrance music. Johnny Chase has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Albert Camus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Chase!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase throws a leg kick that is checked
and Camus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chase throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Camus throws a head kick that misses.
Chase connects with an inside leg kick.
Chase tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Camus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Camus scores with a spinning back kick!
Camus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chase on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Camus blocks a head kick by Chase.
Chase throws a body kick the misses
and Camus counters with a good, hard body kick but Chase shrugs it off.
Chase wants to clinch.
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!
Chase closes the distance but Camus moves to the side
and Camus counters with a nice body kick.
Chase tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase wants to clinch but Camus slips to the side
and Camus counters with a thumping low kick.
Chase looks gassed!
Camus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Camus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Camus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Camus.
Camus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Camus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chase's head.
It looks like Johnny Chase has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Camus.
That kick from Camus tenderised Chase's leg. Chase is trying to keep his angry face on.
Camus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chase.
Camus lands a leg kick that knocks Chase off balance momentarily.
Camus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chase's calf.
Johnny Chase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camus throws a leg kick which misses Chase's front leg but catches the back leg as Chase tries to avoid it.
Camus connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Camus.
Camus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chase takes a swing at Camus's ribcage but misses.
Chase throws a sloppy head kick
and Camus counters with a big head kick but Chase shrugs it off.
Camus lands a leg kick that knocks Chase off balance momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Camus.
Camus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Camus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Camus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chase's sensitive parts.
Camus scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Camus can pounce on him.
Camus connects with an inside leg kick.
Camus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Camus lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Camus tenderised Chase's leg. Chase is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Camus, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Camus.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chase crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Camus - the referee stops the clock and Chase gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Camus. Chase manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camus connects with a high kick.
Camus scores with a head kick.
Camus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Camus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Camus.
Camus scores with a kick to the body.
Camus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chase.
Camus scores with a spinning back kick!
Camus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chase if he has to take too many more of those.
Camus connects with a leg kick. Chase looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chase's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Camus connects with an inside leg kick.
Camus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Camus lands with a kick to the temple. Chase shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chase takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chase tries to land a body kick
and Camus counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Camus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Chase's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chase tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick by Chase misses
and Camus counters with a head kick that drops Chase to the mat! Chase scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Chase is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chase doesn't manage to clinch there - Camus circles away.
Chase wants to clinch
and Camus counters with an outside leg kick.
Chase looks to throw a body kick
and Camus counters with a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Chase might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Camus has got the better of the exchanges.
Chase throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Camus counters with a head kick that drops Chase to the mat! Chase scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Chase is still on wobbly legs! Can Camus finish him?
Chase gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Albert Camus!
After winning the bout, Albert Camus 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Marko Metwursti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mja Mjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mja Mjo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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165 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Metwursti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mja Mjo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metwursti lands with a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Metwursti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mjo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Metwursti counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Mja Mjo has been cut.
Metwursti has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Metwursti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mjo wants a takedown but no success here.
Metwursti lands an elbow that stopped Mjo in his tracks for a moment.
Metwursti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Metwursti lands a right hand.
Metwursti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mjo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Metwursti.
That has opened up Mja Mjo's cut even more.
Metwursti drops Mjo with a big knee straight up the middle! Mjo is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Mjo is rocked!
Mjo looks gassed!
Metwursti has managed to clinch.
Mjo is still on wobbly legs! Can Metwursti finish him?
Metwursti lands with a left to the head.
Metwursti pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Mjo! Metwursti unloads with more strikes and Mjo sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Metwursti!
Marko Metwursti bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Colin Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Le Petit Criss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burton comes to the cage accompanied by Crying Game - Professor Green. Criss has chosen La danse des canards as his entrance music. Colin Burton had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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147 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
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Le Petit Criss!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Criss just misses with a punch to the body.
Criss lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burton's sensitive parts.
The fighters circling - Burton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Le Petit Criss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burton. Criss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Criss swats away the attempt to clinch by Burton.
Sloppy strikes from Criss. Those never looked like landing.
Criss's corner calls for a 1-2. Criss obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Burton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Criss.
Burton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Criss.
Burton misses with a low kick.
Criss defending well as Burton loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Burton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Criss moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Colin Burton has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Criss looks to score with a jab to the body but Burton is just out of range.
Burton swings for the body but Criss moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Criss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton connects with an inside leg kick.
Criss misses with a series of wild punches.
Criss misses with a right hand
and Burton counters with a straight right hand.
Criss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Criss staying out of range there.
Burton misses with a few strikes there.
Burton looks to land a right hand but Criss moved out of range.
Burton lands the left hand.
Burton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Burton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Criss moves away.
Criss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burton moves away.
Criss connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Criss swings for the body but Burton moves out of range.
Criss stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Criss throws out a powerful jab.
Criss scores with a jab to the head.
Burton is rocked!
Criss connects with a body shot that sends Burton's belly button to the back.
Burton moves out of range of the strikes.
Burton tries to clinch but Criss moves out of range.
A punch combination from Burton misses.
Criss comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Criss misses with a looping left.
Criss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by Burton there.
Burton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Burton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burton cracks Criss with a right hand to the side of the head.
Burton lands a jab to the head.
Criss swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton lands a glancing blow to the side of Criss's head.
Criss connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burton swings for the body but Criss moves out of range.
Criss with a hook.
Criss moves out of range of the leg kick from Burton.
Burton thuds his right hand into Criss's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Criss lands with a thumping leg kick.
Criss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Criss was well out of range. Poor timing from Burton.
Burton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Criss.
Criss closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Burton works the jab nicely.
Burton clinches up against the cage.
Burton connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Burton fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton scores a nice knee to the body.
Burton lands a body punch.
Burton lands a nice elbow.
Burton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Criss wants the takedown. Burton is fighting it off but Criss persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Burton's guard against the cage.
Criss trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burton wants to stand up but Criss is controlling him.
Burton has his hands on Criss's head, controlling the position.
Criss trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Criss won't allow Burton to sweep him here.
Criss pushing down on Burton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Burton is holding on to half guard well.
Criss looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Le Petit Criss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colin Burton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Burton doesn't manage to clinch there - Criss circles away.
Criss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burton moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burton checks a leg kick.
Criss misses with a hook
and Burton counters with an outside leg kick.
Burton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Burton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burton tries to work over Criss's front leg with a kick but Criss checks it.
Burton drives through and clinches with Criss against the cage.
Burton scores with a knee to the head.
Burton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Criss's defenses.
Burton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Criss looking to throw knees to the head but Burton is blocking nicely.
Burton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burton lands a right hand.
Burton breaks from the clinch.
Good shot there by Burton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton punishes Criss's body with a nice straight punch.
Criss looks to land a left hand but Burton moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Criss misses
and Burton counters with a nice leg kick.
Criss chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burton can pounce on him.
Criss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Criss connects with a body shot.
Criss moves into the clinch successfully.
Burton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burton avoids the elbow strike from Criss, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Burton.
Burton is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A bit of stalling here from Criss.
Burton tries to land knees in the clinch but Criss avoids the damage to the body.
Burton pushes Criss back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Criss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burton avoids it.
Burton misses with a punch to the body.
Burton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Criss up against the cage.
Burton lands a hook that snaps the head of Criss backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton avoiding damage as Criss throws knees to the body.
Burton gets underhooks to prevent Criss's takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burton working Criss over with knees to the body.
Criss throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Burton.
Criss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Criss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burton lands an elbow just above Criss 's eye.
Criss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burton breaks from the clinch.
Criss looks to score with a jab to the body but Burton is just out of range.
Burton doesn't manage to clinch there - Criss circles away.
Burton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Criss lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Criss misses with an uppercut
and Burton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Criss misses with a wild body shot.
Criss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Criss tries to clinch up but Burton circles away and keeps his distance.
Burton tried to score with a low kick but Criss checks it.
Criss slips a straight right by Burton.
Burton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Criss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burton counters with a nice body shot.
Criss turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Criss keeps the fight on the outside.
Burton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Criss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burton throws a sloppy head kick and Criss moves out of range easily.
Criss throws a sloppy head kick and Burton moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burton. Criss does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Criss takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Burton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Criss throws a hook to the side of Burton's head but Burton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burton walks into a left hand.
Criss looks to score with a jab to the body but Burton is just out of range.
Criss looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Criss throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Criss takes a swing at Burton's ribcage but misses.
Criss is looking to clinch but Burton is avoiding it.
Burton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Criss manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Criss is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burton.
Burton misses with a series of wild punches.
Criss misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burton counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Burton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Colin Burton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Burton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Criss, pushing him back against the cage.
Criss tries for a takedown but Burton manages to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Burton.
Burton lands with a right to the head.
Burton crunches a lovely knee into Criss's ribcage.
Burton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Criss is defending well for now.
Burton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Criss backwards.
Burton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Come on Burton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Criss is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Criss working Burton over with knees to the body.
Burton throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters up against the cage, Criss throws an elbow but misses.
Burton leaning against his opponent.
Criss misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Criss creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Criss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burton scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Burton.
Burton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Criss digs a right hand underneath Burton's ribcage. Burton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Criss lands a knee to the head.
Burton lands a knee to the body.
Criss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burton lands a nice uppercut.
Burton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Criss missing with knees to the body.
Burton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Burton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Criss avoids it.
Burton gets through Criss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Colin Burton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton lands a nice shot to the body.
Criss throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
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!
Burton tries to work over Criss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Burton throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Burton on the inside.
Criss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burton's elbow.
Burton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Criss or not.
Burton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Burton with a knee to the head.
Burton misses with a knee strike.
Burton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Criss is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Burton stalling against the cage.
Burton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Criss or not.
Burton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton leaning against his opponent.
Criss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burton.
Criss throws an elbow but it misses.
Criss looking to throw knees to the head but Burton is blocking nicely.
Burton lands with a left to the head.
Burton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Criss backwards.
Burton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Criss backwards.
Burton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Criss tries to throw a body punch but Burton avoids it by throwing Criss back against the cage.
Burton lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Burton.
Burton blocks the elbow strike.
Criss missing with knees to the body.
Criss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burton's elbow.
Criss missing with knees to the body.
Criss pushes off an throws an elbow but Burton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Burton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Criss walks into a straight right hand from Burton.
Criss misses with a left hand
and Burton counters with a straight right hand.
Criss connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burton scores with a sloppy right hand. Criss should have avoided that one.
Criss is rocked!
Criss bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Criss is still on wobbly legs! Can Burton finish him?
Criss blocks a leg kick.
Criss seems to have recovered his senses.
Criss throws a nice looking combination but Burton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Criss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burton.
Burton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Criss slips a jab and a cross from Burton.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Criss takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Criss scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colin Burton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin Burton!
Colin Burton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Incubus Foo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blitz Finish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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202 lbs
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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
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Incubus Foo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blitz Finish!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foo throws a hook to the side of Finish's head but Finish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Foo rushes Finish and presses him up against the cage.
Finish is struggling to control the position.
A frustrated look appears on Foo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Foo lands with a light punch inside.
Foo is leaning against Finish and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Foo lands with a left to the head.
Finish just leaning against Foo, taking a breather.
Foo misses with some punches.
Foo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finish is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Foo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Finish can't break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Foo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finish.
Finish misses with a hook to the ribs.
Foo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Finish backwards.
Finish has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foo lands a body shot.
Finish stalls.
Foo lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Foo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Finish backwards.
Foo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Foo connects with an inside leg kick.
Foo rushes Finish and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Finish has had enough of the clinch but Foo keeps him there for the moment.
Finish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finish gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Finish on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Finish connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finish fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Foo checks it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - Foo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Foo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Finish misses with a looping right.
Finish falls off balance throwing a combination
and Foo counters with a nice leg kick.
Finish looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Foo lands a big uppercut and Finish crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Finish looks OK. Foo waves Finish back to his feet!
Finish is rocked!
It looks like Blitz Finish has been cut.
Finish gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Foo points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Finish wakes up just in time to hear Foo thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Incubus Foo!
In his post fight interview, Incubus Foo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kesuke Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Ojala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyagi comes to the cage accompanied by Your'e The Best Around. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kesuke Miyagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Ojala!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ojala misses with a left hand
and Miyagi moves into the clinch.
Ojala is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Miyagi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Miyagi lands a knee to the body.
Ojala is pushing Miyagi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ojala missing with knees to the body.
Ojala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miyagi avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Miyagi is stalling here.
Miyagi lands a knee to the head.
Ojala tries to land knees in the clinch but Miyagi avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miyagi.
Miyagi missing with knees to the body.
Ojala is looking to control Miyagi's arms but Miyagi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ojala has his back to the cage.
Ojala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miyagi is defending well for now.
Ojala is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Miyagi is defending well.
Miyagi lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyagi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ojala looking to slow down the pace here.
Miyagi is pushing Ojala up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ojala missing with knees to the body.
Miyagi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ojala landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Miyagi trying to land knees to the body.
Miyagi landing knees to the head.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ojala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miyagi avoids it.
Miyagi misses with a knee strike.
Miyagi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ojala up against the cage.
Miyagi seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ojala lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Miyagi managing to block the knees to the body from Ojala.
Ojala crunches a lovely knee into Miyagi's ribcage.
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!
Ojala scores a nice knee to the body.
Miyagi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miyagi just leaning against Ojala, taking a breather.
Ojala tries to land knees in the clinch but Miyagi avoids the damage to the body.
Ojala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miyagi avoids it.
Miyagi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Miyagi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Miyagi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi tries a knee to the head but Ojala blocks it.
Miyagi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ojala is working for takedown but Miyagi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kesuke Miyagi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ville Ojala.
Ojala avoiding damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Miyagi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ojala crunches a lovely knee into Miyagi's ribcage.
Miyagi is trying to maintain a safe position but Ojala gets an underhook and turns Miyagi into the cage.
Knees to the body from Ojala.
Ojala trying to land knees to the body.
Miyagi landing knees to the body.
Ojala looking to throw knees to the head but Miyagi is blocking nicely.
Miyagi with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi looking to throw knees to the head but Ojala is blocking nicely.
Ojala is trying to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyagi avoiding damage as Ojala throws knees to the body.
Ojala letting Miyagi take a breather here.
Ojala missing with knees to the body.
Miyagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ojala blocks it with crossed arms.
Ojala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miyagi is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miyagi.
Miyagi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ojala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miyagi avoids it.
Miyagi pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyagi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miyagi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ojala up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kesuke Miyagi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Miyagi darts in and clinches Ojala up against the cage.
Miyagi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ojala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miyagi is defending well for now.
Miyagi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Miyagi landing knees to the body.
Miyagi avoiding damage as Ojala throws knees to the body.
Miyagi leaning against his opponent.
Miyagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ojala blocks it with crossed arms.
Miyagi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ojala in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Miyagi avoiding damage as Ojala throws knees to the body.
Ojala crunches a lovely knee into Miyagi's ribcage.
Miyagi lands a good knee to the midsection. Ojala won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Miyagi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi scores a nice knee to the body.
Miyagi tries to land knees in the clinch but Ojala avoids the damage to the body.
Ojala tries a knee to the head but Miyagi blocks it.
Miyagi misses with a knee to the head.
Miyagi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ojala throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miyagi blocks it with crossed arms.
Ojala has Miyagi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Miyagi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ojala looking to throw knees to the head but Miyagi is blocking nicely.
Ojala drops down looking for an ankle pick but Miyagi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ville Ojala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ojala is breathing heavily.
Ojala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ojala misses with a double jab
and Miyagi counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi tries to land knees in the clinch but Ojala avoids the damage to the body.
Miyagi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ojala throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miyagi working Ojala over with knees to the body.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ojala lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miyagi scores a nice knee to the body.
Miyagi connects with a knee to the head.
Ojala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miyagi is defending well for now.
Miyagi crunches a lovely knee into Ojala's ribcage.
Miyagi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miyagi obliges.
A knee to the head by Miyagi.
Miyagi lands a good knee to the midsection. Ojala won't want to take too many of those.
Miyagi connects with a knee to the head.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miyagi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ojala's face.
A knee to the head by Miyagi.
Kesuke Miyagi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi landing knees to the head.
Miyagi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miyagi stalling.
Miyagi connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Miyagi.
Miyagi avoiding damage as Ojala throws knees to the body.
Miyagi landing knees to the body.
Ojala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miyagi.
Miyagi managing to block the knees to the body from Ojala.
Miyagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ojala blocks it with crossed arms.
Ojala tries to land knees in the clinch but Miyagi avoids the damage to the body.
Miyagi landing knees to the head.
Miyagi lands a nice knee to the body.
Miyagi stalling against the cage.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the head but Ojala blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ojala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miyagi avoids it.
Miyagi looking to throw knees to the head but Ojala is blocking nicely.
Ojala putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Miyagi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ojala avoiding damage as Miyagi throws knees to the body.
Ojala missing with knees to the body.
Miyagi avoiding damage as Ojala throws knees to the body.
Miyagi controlling the action here for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ojala scores a nice knee to the body.
Miyagi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ojala's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ojala goes for a takedown in the clinch but Miyagi prevents it.
Kesuke Miyagi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ville Ojala.
Miyagi lands a knee to the head.
Ojala misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kesuke Miyagi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A slapping body kick lands there for Ojala.
Miyagi moves into the clinch successfully.
Miyagi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Miyagi lands a knee to the head.
Miyagi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ojala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miyagi.
Miyagi has Ojala pressed against the cage.
Ojala is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miyagi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ojala's face.
Miyagi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ojala takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ojala missing with knees to the body.
Miyagi tries a knee to the head but Ojala blocks it.
Miyagi slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojala taking a breather.
Ojala being controlled against the cage.
Ojala wants a takedown but no success here.
Miyagi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ojala's face.
Miyagi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ojala in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Miyagi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Miyagi lands a knee to the head.
Ojala managing to block the knees to the body from Miyagi.
Miyagi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Miyagi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Miyagi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Miyagi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miyagi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyagi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ojala missing with knees to the body.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miyagi with a knee to the head.
Ojala trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ojala tries to land knees in the clinch but Miyagi avoids the damage to the body.
Miyagi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ojala in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Miyagi landing knees to the head.
Ojala goes for a takedown in the clinch but Miyagi prevents it.
Miyagi misses with a knee to the head.
Miyagi stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Miyagi.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miyagi.
Miyagi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ojala scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ojala missing with knees to the body.
Ojala tries to stall but Miyagi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Miyagi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ojala has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miyagi connects with a knee to the head.
Ojala avoiding damage as Miyagi throws knees to the body.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the head but Ojala blocks with his arms.
Miyagi misses with a knee strike.
Miyagi avoids the elbow strike from Ojala, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ojala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miyagi is defending well for now.
Miyagi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ojala has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miyagi takes an elbow to the temple.
Ojala trying to land knees to the body.
Miyagi avoids a wild elbow strike from Ojala.
Ojala managing to block the knees to the body from Miyagi.
Ojala looking to stall.
Miyagi lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ojala managing to block the knees to the body from Miyagi.
Miyagi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miyagi tries to land a knee to the head but Ojala blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ojala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miyagi avoids it.
Miyagi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miyagi misses with a knee strike.
Ville Ojala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miyagi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ojala can do to turn this around?
Ojala trying to stall but Miyagi improves his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kesuke Miyagi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miyagi, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kesuke Miyagi!
Kesuke Miyagi made sure to mention his sponsor, Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Silverhielm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silverhielm has chosen Theme Tune to Islam as his entrance music. Pierre Silverhielm has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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140 lbs
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135 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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Story!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pierre Silverhielm!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silverhielm with a jab.
A jab from Story does it's job there.
Good work by Story as he checks the leg kick.
Silverhielm misses with a kick to the body.
Story uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silverhielm.
Silverhielm punishes Story's body with a nice straight punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silverhielm 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.
Story drops his hands momentarily and Silverhielm takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silverhielm misses with a straight right.
Pierre Silverhielm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Story feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silverhielms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silverhielm throws a shot from downtown. Story moves away and avoids it.
Silverhielm cracks the inside of Story's front leg.
Silverhielm takes one to the side of the head.
Silverhielm takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silverhielm misses with a looping right.
Story shoots for a takedown but Silverhielm saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Story tries to close the distance and clinch but Silverhielm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silverhielm misses the jab.
A big right from Story misses.
Silverhielm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Story.
Story misses with a looping left.
Silverhielm connects with a right hand. Story shakes it off.
Silverhielm moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silverhielm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Story.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silverhielm.
Pierre Silverhielm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silverhielm scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Story lands a nice shot that snaps Silverhielm's head back.
Silverhielm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silverhielm wants it to stay on the feet.
Silverhielm scores with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Silverhielm.
Story blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverhielm shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silverhielm throws a push kick but Story slaps the foot to one side.
Silverhielm throws a big shot that misses.
Story fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silverhielm is looking to slow Story down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Story misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silverhielm.
Story uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silverhielm.
A punch lands to the side of Silverhielm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Story looks to throw the jab but Silverhielm is out of range.
Silverhielm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Story jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Story looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Story fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Story misses with a lunging right hand
and Story takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Story slips a straight right by Silverhielm.
Silverhielm throws a sloppy head kick and Story moves out of range easily.
Story throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Story throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silverhielm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silverhielm moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Story throws a looping overhand right but Silverhielm ducks down to avoid it.
Silverhielm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silverhielm misses with a head kick.
Story takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silverhielm slips under a jab.
Story tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silverhielm sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Story somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Story. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Story scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverhielm walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Story checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Story shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Silverhielm is looking to get back to is feet but Story passes into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Story prevents Silverhielm from escaping the position.
Story trying to control the position but Silverhielm is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Story taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pierre Silverhielm will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Story misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silverhielm.
Silverhielm displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Story.
Silverhielm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Story throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silverhielm counters with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silverhielm. That's going to slow Story down.
Story shoots in and drives through. Silverhielm sprawls well.
Story misses with a hook to the body
and Silverhielm counters with a nice uppercut.
Silverhielm lands with a right hand.
Story checks a leg kick.
Story has managed to clinch.
Story has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silverhielm avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Story. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silverhielm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverhielm explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silverhielm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pierre Silverhielm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Story swings for the body but Silverhielm moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Silverhielm.
Silverhielm looks to land a left hand but Story moved out of range nicely.
Silverhielm looks to land a right hand but Story moved out of range.
Silverhielm ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silverhielm tests Story's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silverhielm lands with a kick to the ribs.
Story takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silverhielm throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silverhielm scores with a jab to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Story 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Story misses its intended target.
Story closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Story lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Story with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silverhielm working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Story trying to control but Silverhielm is working from the bottom.
Silverhielm is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silverhielm is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverhielm trying to keep a closed guard but Story is proving a slippery customer.
Story postures up in Silverhielm's guard and throws a big left but Silverhielm blocks it.
Silverhielm is looking to stand up but Story isn't so interested in that idea.
Silverhielm wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Story manages to pass to side control.
Story frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Story.
Story pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Story tries to control but Silverhielm wriggling away.
Silverhielm is trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Story sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Story lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silverhielm really wants to buck Story off and get back to his feet.
Nick Story overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silverhielm is in all sorts of trouble here.
Story working the ground and pound effectively.
Story looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silverhielm tries to buck Story off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nick Story will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Story blocks a leg kick.
Story misses the body punch
and Silverhielm counters with a nice leg kick.
Story shoots in looking for a takedown. Silverhielm tries to sprawl out of it but Story keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silverhielm manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Story throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silverhielm has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silverhielm there as he acknowledges the shot.
Story thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silverhielm moves away from the strike by Story.
Silverhielm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silverhielm.
Story uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silverhielm.
Silverhielm ducks under a wild hook from Story.
Story throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Story shoots in for a takedown but Silverhielm shows good takedown defense.
Story throws the left hand but Silverhielm avoids the punch easily.
Silverhielm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Story ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silverhielm moves away.
Good leg kick by Silverhielm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Story misses with a body shot.
Silverhielm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silverhielm displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Story.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Story. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silverhielm chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donk. Silverhielm catches Story right on the button with a cross.
Silverhielm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silverhielm wants it to stay on the feet.
Silverhielm scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silverhielm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Story shoots for a takedown but Silverhielm saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Story throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silverhielm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silverhielm lands a nice leg kick that just misses Story's sensitive parts.
Silverhielm lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Story misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silverhielm.
Silverhielm throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silverhielm misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Story. Silverhielm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Story moves into range and connects with a jab.
Story will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Story shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silverhielm but Silverhielm pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silverhielm jabs Story to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Story misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silverhielm.
Story missing with a left hand there. Silverhielm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Story throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silverhielm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Story takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Story is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Story fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silverhielm manages to avoid it.
Story throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silverhielm counters with an inside leg kick.
Silverhielm throws a front kick aimed at Story's knee but Story avoids it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silverhielm.
Story takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silverhielm throws an overhand right that lands on Story's shoulder, as Story tries to avoid the shot.
Story is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circling - Story throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Story shoots in and gets a takedown into Silverhielm's guard.
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!
Silverhielm wants to stand up but Story is controlling him.
Story wants to control from the top but Silverhielm keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silverhielm can do anything to dispel that myth.
Story trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Story lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silverhielm has momentary wrist control but Story slips an elbow through the middle.
Silverhielm is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Story is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silverhielm looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pierre Silverhielm.
I think Silverhielm 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 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pierre Silverhielm!
Post fight, an emotional Pierre Silverhielm said '9/11 was the start of the next Jihad. Don't let it be completed people.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Lindel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson McGinley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McGinley's choice of entrance music: Another Man Down. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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279 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Lindel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson McGinley!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindel swings for the body but McGinley moves out of range.
McGinley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lindel's sensitive parts.
McGinley lands a nice hook to Lindel's body. Lindel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGinley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindel manages to avoid it.
Lindel misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Lindel or perhaps it was just good defense by McGinley which made him look bad.
McGinley throws a right and a left that Lindel avoids nicely.
Lindel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice shot by McGinley.
It looks like Mikael Lindel has been cut.
McGinley scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGinley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGinley.
McGinley blocks a jab.
Lindel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McGinley sprawls well. McGinley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lindel gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Lindel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGinley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lindel.
Lindel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindel shoots in looking for a takedown. McGinley tries to sprawl out of it but Lindel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McGinley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lindel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
McGinley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lindel is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McGinley can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lindel 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.
Lindel prevents McGinley from getting the reversal.
Lindel wants to control the pace but McGinley is squirming around nicely.
Lindel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McGinley?
Lindel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lindel looking to control but McGinley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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!
Lindel throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lindel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lindel lands with some strikes.
McGinley avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lindel.
Lindel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lindel looking to finish with strikes here!
McGinley holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lindel tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindel punching from mount but McGinley doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lindel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McGinley looks a forlorn figure.
Lindel misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lindel throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lindel tries to control but McGinley wriggling away.
McGinley is desperately trying to improve his position but Lindel has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGinley is bucking up trying to escape but Lindel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
It looks like Anderson McGinley has been cut.
Lindel thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lindel thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
BOOM! Lindel connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindel looking for a guillotine from mount but McGinley is having none of it.
Lindel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Lindel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lindel shoots in looking for a takedown. McGinley tries to sprawl out of it but Lindel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McGinley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lindel.
Lindel fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Lindel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGinley scores with a jab. Lindel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGinley misses the shot to the body.
McGinley connects with a nice looking jab.
McGinley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lindel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGinley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lindel.
McGinley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lindel. Lindel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McGinley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGinley avoids the body shot from Lindel.
McGinley throws the left hand but Lindel avoids the punch easily.
Lindel dives in and grabs McGinley's left leg, looking for a takedown. McGinley pushes down on Lindel's head and hops out.
Anderson McGinley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindel misses with an uppercut.
Mikael Lindel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGinley misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by McGinley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGinley just misses with a punch to the body.
McGinley missing with a left hand there. Lindel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lindel has a takedown stuffed.
Lindel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McGinley throws a nice looking combination but Lindel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGinley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGinley misses the jab.
Lindel looking to score a takedown here. McGinley is defending well but Lindel drives through and ends up in McGinley's guard.
McGinley wants to sweep here but Lindel controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindel throws a big right hand that misses.
McGinley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGinley keeping moving, preventing Lindel from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindel throwing strikes from guard but McGinley blocks nicely.
McGinley is trying to control the position but Lindel postures up.
McGinley seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lindel.
Lindel wants to control but McGinley is keeping him busy.
Lindel scoring with punches from side control.
Mikael Lindel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McGinley is not content to let Lindel control the position.
Lindel working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindel wants to control but McGinley is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on McGinley's face as Lindel controls the position.
McGinley is not content to let Lindel control the position.
Lindel taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGinley is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lindel off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anderson McGinley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McGinley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lindel's sensitive parts.
McGinley throws a nice head kick!
McGinley throws a half hearted mid kick.
McGinley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lindel closes the distance and clinches up with McGinley, looking for a takedown. Lindel pushes McGinley against the cage but McGinley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lindel shoots in and bounces McGinley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
McGinley manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lindel tries to hold on but McGinley postures up.
Lindel slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindel wants to control but McGinley passes into side.
Lindel sneaks back into half guard.
McGinley prevents Lindel from improving his position.
Lindel keeping hold of McGinley's head, controlling as best he can.
Lindel is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGinley is thwarting Lindel's attempts to control the position.
Lindel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McGinley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McGinley's back!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lindel here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
McGinley just trying to survive but Lindel is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Lindel connects with a big shot to the side of McGinley's head.
That has opened up Anderson McGinley's cut even more.
McGinley covering up well under a barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindel thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
McGinley is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Lindel off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Lindel controlling the positon.
Lindel lands shots from the back.
The cut above Anderson McGinley's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McGinley trying to control the action but Lindel just sinks the hooks in.
McGinley is keeping busy.
Lindel missing with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindel trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGinley is covering up but some of the strikes from Lindel are getting through and doing damage.
Anderson McGinley's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anderson McGinley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mikael Lindel!
Mikael Lindel made sure to mention his sponsor, Fight Day Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gangmo Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smith Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gangmo Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Smith Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to sprawl but Hammer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hammer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hammer wants to take a breather but Lee is having none of it.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hammer.
Lee trying to control here.
Lee regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hammer.
Hammer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Hammer slips nicely into half guard.
Hammer lands strikes from half guard.
Lee wants to improve his position but Hammer is controlling well.
Lee taking some punishment here, with Hammer in his half guard.
Lee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hammer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hammer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lee is just riding it out for now. Hammer eventually gives up the hold.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Hammer sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hammer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hammer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lee manages to get to full guard.
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lee working for submissions but it's allowed Hammer to get to half guard.
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hammer.
Hammer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Hammer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hammer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hammer is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smith Hammer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
A slow jab from Hammer misses its intended target.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Hammer keeps the fight on the outside.
Hammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hammer. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Lee looks to land a combination but Hammer avoids it well.
Hammer walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Nice shot by Lee.
Hammer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hammer 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.
Hammer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hammer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hammer is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hammer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hammer misses with a head shot. Lee uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Hammer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hammer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammer throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer slips nicely into half guard.
Hammer with the ground and pound but Lee uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer throws a big elbow that misses.
Lee looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hammer has picked Lee up and slammed him! Lee can't keep hold of the triangle and Hammer manages to pass to side control!
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
Check out the look on Hammer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smith Hammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hammer drives through with a takedown into Lee's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hammer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammer wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Hammer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammer postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Hammer trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hammer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hammer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lee working for submissions but it's allowed Hammer to get to half guard.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gangmo Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nice strikes from Hammer there.
Hammer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lee has hold of Hammer's hands but Hammer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in half guard, Hammer seems content to control.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Hammer has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hammer looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hammer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lee is squirming around, avoiding Hammer's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Hammer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lee tries to hold on but Hammer pushes him away.
The referee warns Lee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hammer landing shots from mount.
Hammer is landing with some decent strikes but Lee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Smith Hammer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Smith Hammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hammer 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smith Hammer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janis Piternieks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiguro Kamoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamoko has chosen Battle Without Honor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jiguro Kamoko acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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216 lbs
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216 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janis Piternieks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jiguro Kamoko!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamoko moves out of range as Piternieks throws a body kick.
Piternieks punishes Kamoko's body with a nice straight punch.
Kamoko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piternieks was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamoko.
Piternieks lands a slapping body shot.
Kamoko throws a looping overhand right but Piternieks ducks down to avoid it.
Kamoko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kamoko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Piternieks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Janis Piternieks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piternieks moves forwards but Kamoko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kamoko throws a right and a left that Piternieks avoids nicely.
A head kick from Piternieks lands but Kamoko takes it in his stride.
It looks like Jiguro Kamoko has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamoko connects with a nice looking jab.
Kamoko throws a body punch but Piternieks moves out of range.
Piternieks staying out of range there.
Piternieks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kamoko checks a low kick from Piternieks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piternieks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamoko moves away.
A clash of legs there as Piternieks blocks the low kick.
Kamoko checks the leg kick nicely there.
A lazy left from Piternieks finds it's target.
Kamoko lands with a good body shot.
A big left from Kamoko misses.
Piternieks throws a wild body kick that Kamoko sees coming a mile off.
Piternieks is looking to score with low kicks.
Kamoko fails to land with a series of punches.
Piternieks is looking to chop away at Kamoko's legs.
Piternieks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kamoko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piternieks takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko just leaning against Piternieks, taking a breather.
Kamoko continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Kamoko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Piternieks is working Kamoko over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for Piternieks to work.
Kamoko looking to stall.
Kamoko tries to break the clinch but Piternieks is controlling the position.
Piternieks stalling.
A right hand to the body from Piternieks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piternieks tries a body shot but Kamoko blocks it.
Piternieks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Piternieks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kamoko or not.
Kamoko prevents a body shot from Piternieks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Piternieks is working Kamoko over against the cage.
Kamoko has Piternieks pushed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Piternieks.
Kamoko is trying to stall.
Kamoko is looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Piternieks tries to throw a body punch but Kamoko avoids it by throwing Piternieks back against the cage.
Piternieks is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Piternieks lands a nice shot to the body.
Piternieks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamoko tries to score a body lock takedown but Piternieks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Janis Piternieks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiguro Kamoko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piternieks lands with a right to the head.
Kamoko looking for a takedown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Piternieks as Kamoko tries to tie him up.
Piternieks tries a body shot but Kamoko blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janis Piternieks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jiguro Kamoko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Piternieks feints and then cracks Kamoko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kamoko down.
Kamoko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Piternieks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Piternieks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Piternieks throws a leg kick but Kamoko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kamoko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Piternieks.
Piternieks stuffs the takedown.
Kamoko shoots in but Piternieks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Piternieks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Piternieks scores with a push kick.
Piternieks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piternieks misses with a leg kick.
Piternieks ducks under a wild hook from Kamoko.
Piternieks blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piternieks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kamoko is breathing heavily.
Piternieks is looking to land body kicks.
Nice shot by Piternieks.
Piternieks scores with a head kick. Kamoko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Kamoko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A thudding body kick lands there by Piternieks!
Kamoko avoids the head kick by Piternieks.
Piternieks throws the kick towards the body but Kamoko avoids it.
Piternieks misses with a head kick.
Piternieks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kamoko's sensitive parts.
Kamoko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Piternieks. Piternieks obviously looking to wear him down.
Kamoko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Piternieks scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piternieks lands with a hook. Kamoko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Piternieks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Piternieks feints and then cracks Kamoko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kamoko down.
Piternieks throws a body punch but Kamoko moves out of range.
Kamoko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Piternieks.
Piternieks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Piternieks - that will leave a mark!
Kamoko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Piternieks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Piternieks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kamoko can do to turn this around?
Piternieks cracks Kamoko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Piternieks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Piternieks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piternieks lands a big head kick that sends Kamoko tumbling to the mat! Piternieks takes a step backwards and waves Kamoko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piternieks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kamoko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Piternieks misses with a body kick.
Piternieks is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Piternieks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kamoko scores with a hook.
Piternieks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Piternieks throws a looping overhand right but Kamoko ducks down to avoid it.
Piternieks moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Piternieks as the two fighters clinch.
Janis Piternieks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Piternieks holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Piternieks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piternieks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kamoko prevents a body shot from Piternieks.
Piternieks is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Janis Piternieks.
Kamoko misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janis Piternieks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jiguro Kamoko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Piternieks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kamoko's calf.
Piternieks cracks a nice hook into Kamoko's ribs.
Kamoko blocks the body kick.
Kamoko misses with a left hand
and Piternieks counters with an inside leg kick.
Piternieks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Piternieks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kamoko's sensitive parts.
Piternieks lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piternieks throws a leg kick but Kamoko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Piternieks lands a big head kick that sends Kamoko tumbling to the mat! Piternieks takes a step backwards and waves Kamoko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A chopping leg kick lands by Piternieks.
Janis Piternieks is winning the standup battle so far.
Kamoko circles away from the clinch attempt.
A good leg kick by Piternieks.
Kamoko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamoko throws a jab but it's blocked by Piternieks.
Piternieks is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kamoko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Piternieks misses with a low kick.
That kick from Piternieks tenderised Kamoko's leg. Kamoko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kamoko throws the left hand but Piternieks avoids the punch easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Kamoko blocks the leg kick.
Piternieks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kamoko tries to bum rush Piternieks with a series of wild strikes but Piternieks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Piternieks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kamoko misses with a body shot.
Kamoko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Piternieks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Piternieks moves away from the strike by Kamoko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Piternieks.
A good leg kick by Piternieks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piternieks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Piternieks fakes the leg kick and cracks Kamoko in the body.
Kamoko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kamoko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Piternieks.
Piternieks scores with a head kick. Kamoko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Piternieks scores with a leg kick.
Piternieks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kamoko.
A chopping leg kick lands by Piternieks.
Kamoko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Piternieks to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piternieks moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Piternieks motions for Kamoko to come forward. Piternieks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Piternieks lands a front kick.
Piternieks looks to throw the jab but Kamoko is out of range.
Piternieks cracks Kamoko with a good jab.
Piternieks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Piternieks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kamoko.
A solid body kick from Piternieks.
Piternieks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kamoko will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piternieks lands with a kick to the temple. Kamoko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piternieks thows a body kick. Kamoko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Piternieks throws a sloppy head kick and Kamoko moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Piternieks.
Piternieks throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Piternieks moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Piternieks as the two fighters clinch.
Piternieks leaning against his opponent.
Good body shot from Piternieks.
Kamoko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Piternieks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Piternieks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Piternieks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janis Piternieks clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jiguro Kamoko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Piternieks.
Kamoko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kamoko with a hook.
Piternieks jabs at Kamoko's body.
Piternieks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kamoko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Piternieks throws a shot from downtown. Kamoko moves away and avoids it.
Kamoko takes one on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Piternieks. That's going to slow Kamoko down.
Kamoko misses with a looping right.
Kamoko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Piternieks back to the cage. Kamoko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piternieks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kamoko lands a slapping body shot.
Piternieks feints and then cracks Kamoko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kamoko down.
Kamoko is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kamoko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Piternieks throws a leg kick but Kamoko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kamoko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Piternieks misses with a series of wild punches.
Kamoko swinging wildly here.
Piternieks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kamoko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piternieks tries to land a leg kick but Kamoko saw it coming and moves away.
Janis Piternieks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Piternieks lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Piternieks.
Piternieks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kamoko finds it's way round the side to connect with Piternieks's head.
Piternieks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Piternieks cracks Kamoko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Piternieks slips a jab from Kamoko.
Kamoko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piternieks was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamoko.
Piternieks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kamoko. That did some damage!
Kamoko throws a sloppy body shot
and Piternieks counters with an inside leg kick.
Piternieks throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kamoko.
Piternieks wants to slow Kamoko down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kamoko.
Kamoko stuns Piternieks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kamoko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Piternieks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kamoko throws a shot to the body.
Piternieks takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Piternieks stuffs the takedown.
Kamoko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kamoko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Piternieks.
Piternieks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamoko misses with an uppercut. Piternieks saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko looks to score with a jab to the body but Piternieks is just out of range.
Piternieks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kamoko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piternieks lands a high kick!
A jab from Kamoko misses.
Kamoko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piternieks moves away.
Piternieks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kamoko.
Kamoko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piternieks moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Piternieks.
Kamoko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piternieks misses with a low kick.
Piternieks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janis Piternieks had his way with Jiguro Kamoko in that round.
The cut man is working on Jiguro Kamoko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Piternieks misses with a low kick.
Kamoko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Piternieks but Piternieks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Piternieks throws a leg kick but Kamoko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kamoko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kamoko scores with a one two! Piternieks had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Piternieks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A head kick misses from Kamoko.
Piternieks clinches up with Kamoko and pushes him back against the cage.
Piternieks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Piternieks has a couple of punches blocked by Kamoko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamoko prevents a body shot from Piternieks.
Kamoko trying to stall but Piternieks improves his position.
Piternieks lands a hook that snaps the head of Kamoko backwards.
Piternieks is pressed up against the cage. Kamoko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Piternieks down to the mat. Piternieks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Piternieks scores with a leg kick.
Kamoko misses with a looping right.
That kick from Piternieks tenderised Kamoko's leg. Kamoko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kamoko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Piternieks.
Kamoko misses with an uppercut. Piternieks saw that one coming.
Kamoko works Piternieks's body with a nice hook.
Piternieks tries to score with a low kick but Kamoko moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piternieks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kamoko.
Good work by Kamoko as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piternieks. Kamoko does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamoko. Piternieks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kamoko looks to throw the jab but Piternieks is out of range.
Kamoko walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piternieks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kamoko is out of range and Piternieks settles back down.
Piternieks misses with a low kick as Kamoko jumps back.
Kamoko looks to score with a jab to the body but Piternieks is just out of range.
Piternieks has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kamoko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Piternieks gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Janis Piternieks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiguro Kamoko.
Kamoko trying to control the position but instead, Piternieks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kamoko into the cage.
Piternieks tries to work over Kamoko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jiguro Kamoko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kamoko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Piternieks misses with a punch to the body.
Piternieks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kamoko.
Piternieks tries to throw a body punch but Kamoko avoids it by throwing Piternieks back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko stalling in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Piternieks - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Piternieks tries to work over Kamoko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Piternieks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kamoko wants to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piternieks slows down the pace here.
Piternieks scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Janis Piternieks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Piternieks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:43
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:43
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janis Piternieks!
Janis Piternieks retains his light heavyweight title!
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