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Gene 54 : Sankari vs Tj C II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Skaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Notkea rotta - Itä meidän. Skaar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Neil Young - Rockin' In The Free World . John Skaar has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Skaar!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Billy Bob has been cut.
Skaar walks into a stiff left hand from Bob.
Skaar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bob.
Bob throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like John Skaar has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skaar misses with a hook. Bob ducked under it nicely.
Bob listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bob lands a jab to the nose.
Skaar misses with a series of wild punches.
Bob throws a nice looking combination but Skaar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bob throws a series of punches but Skaar avoids them all with ease.
Billy Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob moves out of range as Skaar strikes.
Skaar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bob looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Skaar lands strikes from half guard.
Bob on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bob tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bob defending well though.
Bob has one foot on Skaar's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bob lands a jab-cross combination.
Bob thuds his right hand into Skaar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Skaar tries to clinch up.
Bob looks for a takedown but Skaar sprawls well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A clash of legs there as Bob blocks the low kick.
Bob displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skaar throws out the jab.
Bob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skaar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Skaar slips a jab and a cross from Bob.
Bob moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Skaar lands a jab to the head.
Skaar misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob scores with the left hand. Skaar knows he should have avoided that one.
Skaar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bob.
Skaar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skaar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bob at a distance.
Skaar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bob manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Skaar misses with a wild body shot.
Bob darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Skaar swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Bob lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bob lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skaar circles away quickly and effectively.
Skaar misses with a series of wild punches.
Skaar leaves Bob with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob is breathing heavily.
Skaar throws a series of punches but Bob avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skaar tries to close the distance and clinch but Bob swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Skaar throws a poor cross that misses
and Bob counters with a three punch combo that has Skaar backing up. Skaar nods at Bob to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from Bob does no damage.
Bob shoots in looking for a takedown but Skaar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bob's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bob with a hook.
Skaar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bob was covering up waiting for the punch and Skaar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Skaar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Skaar postures up in Bob's guard and throws a big left but Bob blocks it.
Skaar stopping the sweep attempt from Bob.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bob looking for a guillotine here but Skaar defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Skaar is working Bob over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Skaar wants to pass the guard but Bob is keeping the position.
Skaar trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skaar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bob avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bob is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Skaar is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skaar wants to control from the top but Bob keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bob 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.
Skaar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bob shoots in for a double leg but Skaar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Skaar lands with a good body shot.
Skaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Skaar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good work by Bob as he checks the leg kick.
Skaar ducks under a wild hook from Bob.
Skaar throws a shot from downtown. Bob moves away and avoids it.
Bob is trying hard to land a takedown here. Skaar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Bob as he connects with a hook.
Skaar throws a push kick but Bob slaps the foot to one side.
Bob dips to his left and cracks Skaar with an uppercut!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bob misses with a wild combination.
Skaar tries to bum rush Bob with a series of wild strikes but Bob uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob blocks a low kick nicely.
Skaar throws a chopping leg kick but Bob manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bob lands a really nice looking cross but Skaar seems unphased.
Skaar throws a hook to the side of Bob's head but Bob sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bob.
Bob dodges the punch combination from Skaar.
Skaar throws a jab but it's blocked by Bob.
Skaar just misses with a punch to the body.
Skaar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bob works the jab nicely.
Bob ducks under a wild hook from Skaar.
Skaar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bob scores with a sloppy right hand. Skaar should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bob fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Skaar on the side of the head.
Skaar lands with a nice body punch.
Bob blocks the body kick.
Billy Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bob misses with a few strikes there.
Skaar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skaar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Skaar shoots in and bounces Bob off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Skaar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bob works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Skaar is in close to Bob's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Skaar throwing strikes but missing.
Skaar distracts Bob with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skaar wants to control from the top but Bob keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skaar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bob striking from his own guard.
Bob preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bob has his foot on Skaar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Skaar works his way back into a safe position though.
Skaar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bob. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bob pushes Skaar off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Skaar lands with a big left! Bob is wobbled badly! Skaar comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Bob to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Skaar!
A relieved looking John Skaar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kodarc Beastmaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaiden Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed has chosen Skrillex / Bangarang as his entrance music. 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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285 lbs
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282 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kodarc Beastmaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaiden Speed!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beastmaster shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Speed napping and manages to drive through into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Speed is trying to get back to half guard.
Speed is working to avoid the ground and pound but Beastmaster connects with a decent elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Speed can do anything to dispel that myth.
Beastmaster is looking to take a break and control but Speed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beastmaster working the strikes but Speed uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Speed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beastmaster. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Beastmaster controlling the action here.
Beastmaster trying to pass the guard but Speed defending well.
Beastmaster 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Beastmaster lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beastmaster prevents Speed from improving his position.
Beastmaster throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Beastmaster is trying to control. Speed wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Beastmaster thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Speed holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Beastmaster throwing shots but Speed is blocking nicely.
Speed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beastmaster.
Speed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Beastmaster throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Speed tries to get to full guard but Beastmaster has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed is staying active underneath Beastmaster, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Speed keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Speed manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Beastmaster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beastmaster throwing strikes from guard but Speed blocks nicely.
Speed being controlled here, momentarily.
Speed looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Beastmaster puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beastmaster is stalling here. Speed is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Beastmaster seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Speed has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beastmaster is trying to control Speed's posture but Speed avoids it.
Speed is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Beastmaster is trying to improve his position.
Beastmaster manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Speed trying to control from Beastmaster's half guard. Beastmaster has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beastmaster throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Beastmaster might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beastmaster is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Speed is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Beastmaster tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beastmaster is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kodarc Beastmaster dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Beastmaster shoots for a takedown but Speed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Speed displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beastmaster.
Speed keeps the fight on the outside.
Speed slaps away a takedown attempt from Beastmaster, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kodarc Beastmaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from Speed.
Beastmaster on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Speed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Beastmaster on the side of the head.
Beastmaster takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beastmaster has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Speed.
Beastmaster misses with a two punch combination.
Beastmaster closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Speed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Speed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beastmaster fails with a takedown attempt.
Beastmaster throws a big shot that misses.
Speed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Beastmaster takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Kodarc Beastmaster has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed works Beastmaster's body with a nice hook.
Beastmaster takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Beastmaster takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Speed stuns Beastmaster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Speed. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Speed lands with a cross.
Speed lands a nice shot that snaps Beastmaster's head back.
Kaiden Speed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beastmaster on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Speed.
Beastmaster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Speed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beastmaster takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Speed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Speed.
A nice inside leg kick there by Speed. That's going to slow Beastmaster down.
Speed misses with a double jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Speed - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beastmaster dodges the punch combination from Speed.
Speed stuns Beastmaster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Speed throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Speed with a hook.
A jab from Speed does it's job there.
Speed throws a series of punches but Beastmaster avoids them all with ease.
Beastmaster shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Speed napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speed is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Beastmaster's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Speed is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed trying to hold on to Beastmaster's head to control him but Beastmaster postures up.
Beastmaster with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Beastmaster missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Beastmaster is looking to advance position but Speed won't allow it.
Beastmaster throwing shots but Speed is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed controlling the position well.
Beastmaster is trying to control the action in half guard but Speed is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiden Speed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kodarc Beastmaster's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Beastmaster drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Speed. Beautiful body shot.
Speed slaps away a takedown attempt from Beastmaster, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Speed stuffs the takedown.
Speed lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Speed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beastmaster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Speed lands with an uppercut that bounces Beastmaster off the cage and back into range.
Speed is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beastmaster shoots in and drives through. Speed sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kodarc Beastmaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Speed tests Beastmaster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Speed digs a good body shot into Beastmaster's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Speed cracks a nice hook into Beastmaster's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beastmaster takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Speed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Beastmaster takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Speed jabs Beastmaster to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Beastmaster on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beastmaster ducks right into an uppercut from Speed.
Speed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Speed throws a shot to the body.
Speed with a jab.
Speed lands a big head kick that sends Beastmaster tumbling to the mat! Speed takes a step backwards and waves Beastmaster back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Beastmaster is rocked!
Speed connects with a stiff jab that staggers Beastmaster - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kaiden Speed!
Kaiden Speed looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Daaamn that was stupid fun!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray Mond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Silverman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Mond had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ray Mond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fred Silverman!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silverman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mond counters with a low kick, right behind Silverman 's knee.
Silverman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mond to the mat! Mond manages to get full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mond pushes Silverman off and gets back to his feet.
Silverman throws a jab when Mond was well out of range.
Mond connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silverman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mond on the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mond.
A shot to the body from Mond misses
and Silverman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silverman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mond on his heels. He'll look to pass Mond's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mond is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mond wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverman throwing strikes from guard but Mond blocks nicely.
Mond wants to hit a switch here but Silverman passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mond there!
Mond is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silverman misses with a head shot.
Silverman wants to control the pace but Mond is squirming around nicely.
Mond is trying desperately to improve position.
Mond wants to hold on but Silverman pushes him away.
Mond holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silverman tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverman landing shots from mount.
Silverman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silverman has hold of Mond's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mond manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Silverman looking to ground and pound but Mond is blocking nicely.
Mond regains half guard.
Mond is staying active underneath Silverman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silverman is trying for a kimura here. Mond looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Silverman wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fred Silverman!
Fred Silverman got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Santi Jimara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Len Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimara's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Killing in the name. . Speed is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thé à la Menthe / La Caution - Instrumental . 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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157 lbs
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162 lbs
12 - 6 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Santi Jimara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Len Speed!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Jimara.
Speed's corner calls for a 1-2. Speed obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Speed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jimara at a distance.
Speed just misses with a punch to the body.
Speed lands a jab to Jimara's midsection.
Jimara throws a low kick but Speed avoids it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Speed misses with a looping left.
Jimara throws a head kick that misses.
Speed throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Jimara to counter with a crisp jab.
Speed throws the left hand but Jimara avoids the punch easily.
Jimara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Speed to score with a decent uppercut.
Jimara scores with a nice strike.
Speed gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jimara looking to throw knees to the head but Speed is blocking nicely.
Jimara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Speed is trying to break the clinch but Jimara is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Speed on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jimara - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Speed breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Speed lands a jab to the head.
Jimara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Speed.
Jimara lands the left hand.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jimara was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
Jimara defending well as Speed loads up on a big left hand.
Speed moves out of range of the body kick from Jimara.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Speed breaks the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Jimara. Beautiful body shot.
Jimara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimara.
Speed blocks a head kick by Jimara.
Speed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimara.
Speed loads up on a big right hand but Jimara slips the punch.
Speed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Speed lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jimara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Speed scrambles back to his feet.
Speed clobbers Jimara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jimara closes the distance and pushes Speed back into the cage.
Jimara is struggling to control the position.
Jimara misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Speed.
A short right from Jimara.
Speed struggles to land a body shot inside as Jimara controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Speed.
A left hand lands to the body for Speed.
Speed manages to break the clinch.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Speed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Len Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Speed throws a head kick but Jimara moves out of range.
Jimara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jimara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Speed checks it well.
Speed takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jimara scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Speed.
Jimara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Speed.
Speed takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Speed misses with a body punch
and Jimara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Speed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jimara lands a nice looking body kick.
Speed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Speed takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jimara misses with the head strike.
Speed blocks an uppercut.
Jimara swings wildly with an uppercut but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Jimara.
Speed manages to break the clinch.
Jimara forces Speed back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jimara breaks from the clinch.
Speed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jimara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Speed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jimara connects with a solid leg kick.
Speed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jimara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Speed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimara.
Speed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jimara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Speed's calf.
Speed connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jimara scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jimara throws the left hand but Speed avoids the punch easily.
Jimara keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot lands for Speed.
Jimara moves out of range as Speed strikes.
Speed throws the left hand but Jimara avoids the punch easily.
Speed throws a series of punches but Jimara avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Len Speed dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jimara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Speed lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Speed.
Speed lands a jab to Jimara's midsection.
Speed slips a jab and a cross from Jimara.
Speed thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Speed.
A chopping leg kick lands by Speed.
Speed jabs at Jimara's body.
Speed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jimara defending well as Speed loads up on a big left hand.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jimara has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jimara is looking to control Speed's arms but Speed gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jimara has his back to the cage.
Jimara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jimara stalling in the clinch but Speed improves position.
Speed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jimara slips under a jab.
Jimara misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimara. Speed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Speed scores with a nice head shot.
Speed bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jimara's head.
Jimara dips to his left and cracks Speed with an uppercut!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Speed.
Jimara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Speed misses the target.
Len Speed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Speed misses with a wild combination.
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jimara manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Speed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jimara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Speed throws a right hand that Jimara ducks under and follows up with a left that Jimara also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jimara moves into the clinch.
Jimara stalling against the cage.
Speed can't find room to land a body shot as Jimara controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands with a short shot to the head.
Speed lands with a light punch inside.
Speed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Speed misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Speed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Speed prevents a body shot from Jimara.
Speed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jimara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Speed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jimara cracks the inside of Speed's front leg.
Jimara instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jimara.
A short uppercut from Speed.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jimara.
Jimara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Speed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Jimara.
Speed prevents Jimara from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed breaks from the clinch.
Jimara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Speed throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jimara.
Nice shot lands for Speed.
Speed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jimara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Speed scores with a body shot.
Speed checks a leg kick nicely.
Jimara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jimara slips under a jab.
Speed avoids the head kick by Jimara.
Jimara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Speed is looking to clinch.
Jimara throws a leg kick but Speed sees it coming and moves out of range.
Speed misses the shot to the body.
Speed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jimara throws a nice looking combination but Speed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimara pushes Speed up against the cage in a clinch.
Speed breaks the clinch.
Speed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed scores with a jab to the head.
Jab by Speed.
Speed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Speed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jimara throws a body punch but Speed moves out of range.
Jimara scores with a nice body kick.
Jimara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jimara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jimara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jimara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Speed misses.
Jimara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Speed swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jimara counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Len Speed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Speed doesn't manage to clinch there - Jimara circles away.
Jimara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Speed lands with a nice combination. Jimara backs away looking to recover.
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jimara manages to avoid it.
Speed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jimara on the side of the head.
Speed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheers as Speed lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jimara doesn't seem phased though.
Speed staying out of range there.
Speed takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speed moves out of range of the leg kick from Jimara.
Speed cracks Jimara with a good jab.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jimara moves away.
Speed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jimara is rocked!
Jimara clinches with his opponent.
Oh Jimara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jimara lands a shoulder strike.
Jimara seems to have got his legs back now.
Speed is trying to break the clinch but Jimara is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimara misses with a punch to the body.
Jimara lands a shoulder strike.
Speed breaks the clinch.
Speed lands a nice hook to Jimara's body. Jimara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Speed sizes up Jimara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Speed connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Speed darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Speed connects with a leg kick. Jimara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Speed throws an overhand right that lands on Jimara's shoulder, as Jimara tries to avoid the shot.
Jimara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Speed. That snapped Jimara's head back.
Speed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Speed lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jimara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Speed.
Speed thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimara misses with a right hand
and Speed counters with a nice uppercut.
Santi Jimara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Speed connects with a right hand. Jimara shakes it off.
Speed misses with a body shot
and Jimara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jimara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Speed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Speed misses the shot to the body.
Jimara moves into the clinch.
Speed is trying to break free.
Jimara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Speed working aggressively here.
Speed misses with a punch on the inside.
Jimara lands an uppercut.
Speed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jimara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jimara.
Speed misses with a punch on the inside.
Jimara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Jimara.
Jimara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Speed misses the target.
Jimara lands with a shot to the body.
Jimara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jimara.
Jimara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jimara pushes Speed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Speed.
Jimara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jimara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimara moves into the clinch successfully.
Jimara lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed lands a body shot in the clinch.
Speed manages to break the clinch.
Speed works the jab nicely.
A big right from Speed misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Speed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jimara misses with a head kick.
Speed throws a lazy right hand but Jimara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by Jimara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jimara lands a leg kick that knocks Speed off balance momentarily.
Jimara is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Speed.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Jimara fails to land.
Speed's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jimara.
Speed lands with a light punch inside.
Speed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santi Jimara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Speed avoids a wild elbow strike from Jimara.
Jimara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Len Speed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Speed 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Len Speed!
Len Speed took some time post fight to say the following; 'Winning sure is fun. I should try it more often!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Ollila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stamatis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lose Yourself. 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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26
184 lbs
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28
180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Athan Stamatis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Ollila!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ollila throws a front kick aimed at Stamatis's knee but Stamatis avoids it well.
Ollila attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Stamatis blocks the low kick.
Ollila throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stamatis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Ollila.
A head kick misses from Stamatis.
Ollila avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ollila swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ollila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ollila turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ollila misses with a low kick.
Ollila 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.
Stamatis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ollila as he avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ollila.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stamatis blocks a head kick by Ollila.
Stamatis misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Stamatis.
Stamatis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollila throws a head kick but Stamatis moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Ollila.
Ollila moves out of range as Stamatis strikes.
Ollila takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Stamatis.
Ollila goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stamatis lands a nice hook to Ollila's body. Ollila takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stamatis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ollila.
Ollila tries to land a leg kick but Stamatis saw it coming and moves away.
Ollila tried to score with a low kick but Stamatis checks it.
Ollila throws a solid leg kick but Stamatis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ollila.
Ollila defending well as Stamatis loads up on a big left hand.
Stamatis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ollila sprawls well. Ollila wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stamatis gets slowly back to his feet.
Stamatis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ollila doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ollila doesn't seem bothered though.
Ville Ollila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stamatis works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stamatis just misses with a punch to the body.
Ollila pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stamatis is out of range and Ollila settles back down.
Ollila throws a sloppy head kick
and Stamatis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stamatis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stamatis tries to keep at a distance but Ollila has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ollila lands a good knee to the midsection. Stamatis won't want to take too many of those.
Ollila tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stamatis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ollila landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ollila looking to throw knees to the head but Stamatis is blocking nicely.
Stamatis tries to work over Ollila's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ollila is looking to control Stamatis's arms but Stamatis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ollila has his back to the cage.
Ollila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stamatis avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stamatis managing to block the knees to the body from Ollila.
Stamatis avoiding damage as Ollila throws knees to the body.
Ollila trying to land knees to the body.
Ollila trying to land knees to the body.
Stamatis managing to block the knees to the body from Ollila.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stamatis.
Ollila's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ollila misses with a knee strike.
Ollila misses with a knee strike.
Ollila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stamatis avoids it.
Stamatis tries to work over Ollila's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ollila stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis lands a left hand.
Stamatis managing to block the knees to the body from Ollila.
Stamatis scores with a shoulder strike.
Ollila utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stamatis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Stamatis.
Stamatis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stamatis managing to block the knees to the body from Ollila.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ollila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stamatis avoids it.
Ollila tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ollila using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stamatis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stamatis looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Athan Stamatis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stamatis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stamatis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ollila backwards.
Ollila throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stamatis blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ville Ollila will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ollila throws a head kick that half lands.
Stamatis is looking to wear down Ollila with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stamatis throws a body punch but Ollila moves out of range.
Stamatis punishes Ollila's body with a nice straight punch.
Ollila throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stamatis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stamatis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stamatis thumps Ollila with a low kick.
Ollila takes one on the button.
Stamatis connects with a solid leg kick.
Athan Stamatis is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stamatis blocks a head kick by Ollila.
Ollila stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stamatis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stamatis.
Stamatis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ollila stuffs the takedown.
Ollila is breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Stamatis - just one landing.
Ollila is looking to land body kicks.
Stamatis connects with an inside leg kick.
Stamatis digs a good body shot into Ollila's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollila wants to land a leg kick but Stamatis is out of range.
Stamatis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stamatis connects with an inside leg kick.
Ollila throws a low kick but Stamatis moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from Stamatis.
Stamatis lands a jab to Ollila's midsection.
Ollila tries to land a leg kick but Stamatis saw it coming and moves away.
Stamatis scores with a jab to the body.
Ollila throws a head kick that misses
and Stamatis counters with a good, hard body kick but Ollila shrugs it off.
Stamatis throws a leg kick which misses Ollila's front leg but catches the back leg as Ollila tries to avoid it.
Stamatis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stamatis works Ollila's body with a nice hook.
Ollila avoids the body shot from Stamatis.
Stamatis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ville Ollila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stamatis connects with a leg kick. Ollila looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stamatis gets a double leg takedown into Ollila's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ollila is keeping the position for now.
Stamatis landing some decent shots from guard.
Stamatis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stamatis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stamatis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stamatis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ollila swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stamatis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stamatis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stamatis postures up and lands a big shot to Ollila's brow.
Ollila is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stamatis gets back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stamatis keeping moving, preventing Ollila from controlling successfully.
Stamatis looking for a sweep. Not yet Stamatis, not yet.
Stamatis pulls Ollila in to control the position.
Ollila trying to control but Stamatis is working from the bottom.
Ollila won't allow Stamatis to sweep him here.
Ollila trying to control the position from guard on top but Stamatis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stamatis wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ville Ollila hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ollila throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stamatis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stamatis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ollila lands with a kick to the temple. Stamatis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ollila throws a head kick that misses
and Stamatis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stamatis avoids the head kick by Ollila.
Ollila slaps away a takedown attempt from Stamatis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Athan Stamatis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ollila misses with a head kick.
Stamatis connects with a looping right hand.
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!
Ollila tries to work over Stamatis's front leg with a kick but Stamatis checks it.
Stamatis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ollila thows a leg kick but Stamatis checks it
and Stamatis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ollila throws a leg kick but Stamatis checks it.
Ollila connects with an inside leg kick.
Ollila bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athan Stamatis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stamatis takes a swing at Ollila's ribcage but misses.
Ollila's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stamatis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ollila stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ollila fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stamatis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ollila goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stamatis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stamatis blocks the body kick.
Stamatis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stamatis misses with a wild body shot.
Ollila shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good leg kick by Stamatis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ollila thows a body kick. Stamatis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stamatis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ollila.
Ollila takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stamatis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ollila takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ollila throws a push kick but Stamatis slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollila throws a head kick that misses
and Stamatis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ollila tries a head kick but it misses.
Stamatis works over Ollila's head and body with a nice combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stamatis. That's going to slow Ollila down.
Ollila throws a sloppy head kick and Stamatis moves out of range easily.
Stamatis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ollila avoids the body shot from Stamatis.
Stamatis lands a nice hook to Ollila's body. Ollila takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stamatis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stamatis fails to land with a series of punches.
Stamatis just misses with a punch to the body.
Stamatis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ollila lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stamatis tries to land a leg kick but Ollila saw it coming and moves away.
Stamatis delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ollila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab by Stamatis.
Ollila darts in trying to clinch
and Stamatis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ollila thinking.
Ollila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stamatis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ollila's calf.
Ollila walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stamatis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ollila connects with a leg kick. Stamatis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ollila looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stamatis throws a leg kick which misses Ollila's front leg but catches the back leg as Ollila tries to avoid it.
Ollila is looking to clinch but Stamatis is avoiding it.
Stamatis drives through with a takedown into Ollila's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Stamatis stopping the sweep attempt from Ollila.
Stamatis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stamatis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis stands up over Ollila, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ollila has momentary wrist control but Stamatis slips an elbow through the middle.
Stamatis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ollila tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stamatis 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stamatis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stamatis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ollila wants to sweep but no luck.
Stamatis cracks Ollila with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis preventing the sweep.
Stamatis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stamatis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stamatis throws a big elbow that misses.
Ollila tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stamatis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ollila looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ollila keeping moving, preventing Stamatis from controlling successfully.
Ollila is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stamatis stopping the sweep attempt from Ollila.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stamatis wants to pass the guard but Ollila is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Athan Stamatis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stamatis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Athan Stamatis!
Our winner, Athan Stamatis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by The Pilgrim by Iron Maiden. Gallagher has chosen Worst Hangover Ever as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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203 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
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gallagher counters with a body kick.
Gallagher feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Gallagher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Good shot there by Gallagher.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gallagher.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallagher.
Gallagher's corner calls for a 1-2. Gallagher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gallagher scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Gallagher needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Smith just on the top of the head. Smith drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Smith - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Billy Gallagher!
Billy Gallagher thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jon Erik Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasta Fary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fary has chosen El toro guapo as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Erik Andersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasta Fary!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fary tries to avoid it but Andersen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fary to the ground. Fary escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fary dodges the punch combination from Andersen.
Andersen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fary to score with a decent uppercut.
Fary misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andersen.
Sloppy strikes from Fary. Those never looked like landing.
Andersen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fary is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Andersen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fary chips away with some ground and pound.
Andersen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Andersen is working hard here to advance position.
Andersen trying to control the position.
Fary wants to control from the top but Andersen keeps moving.
Fary throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fary is looking to work some ground and pound but Andersen has wrist control.
Fary stopping the sweep attempt from Andersen.
Andersen wants to control but Fary passes easily into half guard.
Fary is looking to take a break and control but Andersen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fary is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Andersen reverses the position - he's now on top in Fary's guard.
Fary looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Andersen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fary swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Andersen wants to control from the top but Fary keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fary has Andersen pulled in close to control his posture.
Andersen trying to move into half guard but instead Fary has managed to sweep!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fary not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Andersen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fary is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fary has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fary is trying desperately to improve position.
Andersen is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Fary has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Fary!
Andersen looking for a sweep. Not yet Andersen, not yet.
Fary wants to control from the top but Andersen keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andersen keeping full guard, as Fary tries to pass.
Fary not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Andersen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Andersen is on top in guard.
Andersen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fary prevents Andersen from moving into mount.
Andersen trying to control the action but Fary is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fary tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andersen trying to control the action but Fary is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rasta Fary will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Andersen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fary swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fary keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fary lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fary throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fary misses with a two punch combination.
Andersen wants to clinch up but Fary keeps it at a distance.
Andersen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andersen dodges the punch combination from Fary.
A solid leg kick lands there for Andersen.
Andersen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fary.
Fary steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andersen.
Fary throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Andersen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Andersen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fary.
Andersen looks to land a left hand but Fary moved out of range nicely.
Andersen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fary swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Andersen.
Andersen misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fary slips under a jab from Andersen.
Andersen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fary moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andersen thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fary!
Andersen lands a really nice looking cross but Fary seems unphased.
Andersen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Andersen throws a body kick that misses.
Andersen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fary doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fary throws a one two combo.
Fary tries to move into range but Andersen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fary tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andersen was well out of range. Poor timing from Fary.
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!
Fary connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fary shoots in for a double leg but Andersen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fary on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rasta Fary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Fary does no damage.
Fary stuffs the takedown.
Andersen throws a solid leg kick but Fary takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Andersen.
Andersen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fary tries to avoid it but Andersen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fary to the ground. Fary escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fary misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fary showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andersen.
Andersen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fary has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fary uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andersen.
Fary is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice cross by Fary.
Fary scores with a one two! Andersen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fary bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fary swings for the body but Andersen moves out of range.
Fary tries to bum rush Andersen with a series of wild strikes but Andersen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fary misses with a body shot.
Andersen is looking to clinch but Fary is avoiding it.
Andersen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fary misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Fary.
Andersen clobbers Fary with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Andersen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fary paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fary throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andersen misses with a series of wild punches.
Andersen doesn't manage to clinch there - Fary circles away.
Fary lands a jab to the head.
Fary looks to score with a jab to the body but Andersen is just out of range.
Andersen gets caught flat footed, as Fary shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fary is working Andersen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Andersen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Andersen trying to control the position.
Andersen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fary controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Andersen is trying to keep Fary in close.
Fary with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fary trying to control the position from guard on top but Andersen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fary distracts Andersen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fary is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fary stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andersen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Andersen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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 Jon Erik Andersen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Andersen throws a sloppy head kick and Fary moves out of range easily.
Fary tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Andersen swivels and escapes.
Fary avoids the body shot from Andersen.
Jon Erik Andersen is winning the standup battle so far.
Fary misses with a few strikes there.
Andersen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Rasta Fary has been cut.
Fary bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andersen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Andersen fails with a takedown attempt.
Fary jabs Andersen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fary lands the left hand.
Andersen scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fary checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some wild striking there from Fary.
Fary scores a takedown into full mount!
Fary lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fary lands a big shot there that rocks Andersen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fary has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
BOOM! Fary connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Andersen is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Fary.
Fary fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Andersen regains half guard.
Andersen wants to control but Fary is keeping busy.
Andersen is trying to get back to full guard.
Fary working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fary missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Andersen wants to improve his position but Fary is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fary.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Andersen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Andersen.
Fary slips nicely into half guard.
Andersen wants to improve his position but Fary is controlling well.
Andersen trying to control but Fary postures up.
Fary wants to free his trapped foot but Andersen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, if Fary is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Andersen trying to hold on to Fary's head to control him but Fary postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fary scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fary working Andersen over with strikes.
Andersen trying to control here.
Fary is keen to just control but Andersen is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fary in particular looking to stall.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fary connects with the punch.
Fary throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andersen throws a leg kick that misses.
Fary dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fary lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen wants to clinch up but Fary keeps it at a distance.
Fary scores with a jab to the head.
Andersen dips to his left and cracks Fary with an uppercut!
Fary scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fary throws a nice looking combination but Andersen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fary closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Andersen quickly recovers to half guard.
Fary takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Andersen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fary is working away from the top position though.
Fary lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Andersen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fary is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andersen trying to control the position.
Fary trying to control the position from guard on top but Andersen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rasta Fary comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fary 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rasta Fary!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Bastarrachea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike McKinley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastarrachea comes into the arena with Young Folks blaring out of the sound system. Xavier Bastarrachea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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204 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xavier Bastarrachea!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike McKinley!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick
and McKinley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McKinley dodges the punch combination from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick which misses McKinley's front leg but catches the back leg as McKinley tries to avoid it.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick but McKinley moves out of range.
Bastarrachea on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McKinley scores with a head kick. Bastarrachea tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McKinley thows a body shot but no joy.
Bastarrachea lands a glancing blow to the side of McKinley's head.
McKinley tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Bastarrachea finds it's way through McKinley's defenses.
McKinley swats away the attempt to clinch by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastarrachea tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McKinley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bastarrachea fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bastarrachea wants to slow McKinley down by chopping away at his legs.
McKinley throws a solid leg kick but Bastarrachea takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McKinley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastarrachea motions for McKinley to come forward. Bastarrachea throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bastarrachea goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bastarrachea throws out a leg kick but McKinley moves out of range and Bastarrachea only half commits.
Bastarrachea is looking to score with low kicks.
McKinley avoids the head kick by Bastarrachea.
McKinley throws a head kick but Bastarrachea moves out of range.
Nice shot by McKinley.
McKinley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McKinley tries to keep at a distance but Bastarrachea has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for McKinley to work.
McKinley wants to stall.
A frustrated look appears on McKinley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McKinley prevents a body shot from Bastarrachea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McKinley throws a head kick but Bastarrachea moves out of range.
McKinley moves out of range as Bastarrachea throws a body kick.
Bastarrachea misses with a few strikes there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKinley misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bastarrachea creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bastarrachea lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bastarrachea.
McKinley blocking some punches.
McKinley is trying to break the clinch but Bastarrachea has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bastarrachea pushes off an throws an elbow but McKinley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McKinley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bastarrachea has him pressed against the cage.
McKinley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from McKinley.
Bastarrachea is looking to control McKinley's arms but McKinley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bastarrachea has his back to the cage.
Bastarrachea can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Bastarrachea doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McKinley manages to break the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Bastarrachea misses.
Bastarrachea throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bastarrachea misses with a hook
and McKinley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bastarrachea takes the fight into the clinch.
McKinley working hard to break the clinch.
McKinley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKinley breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bastarrachea.
McKinley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bastarrachea. Bastarrachea obviously looking to wear him down.
Bastarrachea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKinley connects with an inside leg kick.
McKinley scores with a punch to the head.
McKinley's corner calls for a 1-2. McKinley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bastarrachea wants to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Bastarrachea blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKinley blocks a low kick nicely.
McKinley throws a sloppy head kick
and Bastarrachea counters with a leg kick.
McKinley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bastarrachea takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bastarrachea dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A leg kick checked by Bastarrachea.
Xavier Bastarrachea is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Bastarrachea.
McKinley moves out of range of the body kick.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick that misses.
Bastarrachea scores with a nice head shot.
Bastarrachea slips under a jab from McKinley.
Bastarrachea avoids a kick to the body.
McKinley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bastarrachea.
McKinley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bastarracheas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McKinley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bastarrachea. That did some damage!
Xavier Bastarrachea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKinley moves out of range as Bastarrachea throws a body kick.
McKinley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKinley. Bastarrachea does a little dance to reset his feet.
McKinley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McKinley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McKinley blocks a low kick nicely.
Bastarrachea explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bastarrachea walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McKinley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastarrachea will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bastarrachea swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bastarrachea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bastarrachea scores with a head kick.
Bastarrachea shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McKinley lands a slapping body shot.
McKinley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bastarrachea at a distance.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch up.
Bastarrachea feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McKinley's calf.
McKinley scores with a nice right hand.
McKinley blocks a head kick by Bastarrachea.
McKinley scoring well with a low kick there.
Bastarrachea misses with a low kick.
Bastarrachea tries to land a front kick but McKinley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bastarrachea scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastarrachea misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McKinley.
McKinley slips under a jab.
Bastarrachea misses with a wild body shot.
Bastarrachea connects with a solid leg kick.
McKinley throws a shot to the body.
McKinley thows a left - swing and a miss!
McKinley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McKinley 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.
Bastarrachea takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from McKinley finds it's way through Bastarrachea's defenses.
Bastarrachea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bastarrachea turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McKinley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bastarrachea has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bastarrachea moves in looking to clinch but McKinley pushes him off.
McKinley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bastarrachea was well out of range. Poor timing from McKinley.
Bastarrachea thows a leg kick but McKinley checks it
and McKinley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bastarrachea throws out a leg kick but McKinley moves out of range and Bastarrachea only half commits.
Bastarrachea jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Bastarrachea checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bastarrachea delivers a nice body kick.
Bastarrachea connects with a jab.
Bastarrachea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bastarrachea pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bastarrachea tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McKinley is able to avoid easily.
McKinley wants to land a leg kick but Bastarrachea is out of range.
Bastarrachea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McKinley.
McKinley with a jab.
Bastarrachea tries to land a leg kick but McKinley saw it coming and moves away.
McKinley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bastarrachea is out of range and McKinley settles back down.
McKinley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bastarrachea takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea throws a sloppy head kick and McKinley moves out of range easily.
Bastarrachea throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McKinley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKinley lands with a cross.
Bastarrachea takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bastarrachea shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bastarrachea clinches with his opponent.
Bastarrachea throws a punch but it's blocked by McKinley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bastarrachea.
McKinley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McKinley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastarrachea misses with the head strike.
Bastarrachea is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McKinley is trying to force a seperation but Bastarrachea has the dominant position.
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 Xavier Bastarrachea will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bastarrachea's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bastarrachea blocks the body kick.
McKinley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McKinley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McKinley throws a head kick that Bastarrachea semi-blocks.
Bastarrachea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bastarrachea jabs at McKinley's body.
McKinley throws a leg kick but Bastarrachea moved away.
McKinley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bastarrachea connects with a solid leg kick.
McKinley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bastarrachea manages to avoid it.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick that is checked
and McKinley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bastarrachea fakes the leg kick and cracks McKinley in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bastarrachea 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 McKinley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McKinley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bastarrachea walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McKinley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McKinley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch there but McKinley circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinley cracks a nice hook into Bastarrachea's ribs.
Bastarrachea bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bastarrachea misses with a low kick.
McKinley throws a solid leg kick but Bastarrachea takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McKinley.
McKinley throws a chopping leg kick but Bastarrachea manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McKinley throws a head kick but Bastarrachea moves out of range.
Bastarrachea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bastarrachea. McKinley shrugs it off though.
McKinley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bastarrachea with a hook.
McKinley misses with a hook.
Bastarrachea moves out of range of the strikes.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McKinley cracks Bastarrachea with a good jab.
McKinley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bastarrachea shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bastarrachea misses with an uppercut. McKinley saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinley defending well as Bastarrachea loads up on a big left hand.
McKinley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKinley moves out of range as Bastarrachea throws a body kick.
McKinley throws a jab when Bastarrachea was well out of range.
Bastarrachea tries to move into range but McKinley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bastarrachea connects with a leg kick. McKinley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McKinley 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 Bastarrachea has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bastarrachea and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McKinley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bastarrachea stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bastarrachea throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McKinley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McKinley takes one to the chin there.
Some bone on bone action there as McKinley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bastarrachea tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bastarrachea throws a jab when McKinley was well out of range.
McKinley misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bastarrachea.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bastarrachea. That's going to slow McKinley down.
McKinley throws out a powerful jab.
McKinley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bastarrachea checks a leg kick.
Bastarrachea fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McKinley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bastarrachea forces McKinley back against the cage and clinches.
Bastarrachea fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McKinley breaks the clinch.
McKinley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bastarrachea.
McKinley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Bastarrachea misses.
Bastarrachea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McKinley throws a body punch but Bastarrachea moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bastarrachea.
McKinley is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea checks a low kick from McKinley.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick but McKinley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McKinley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bastarrachea can pounce on him.
Bastarrachea feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McKinley's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bastarrachea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bastarrachea avoids the head kick by McKinley.
McKinley throws a low kick, looking for Bastarrachea's leg but Bastarrachea calmly moves out of range.
Bastarrachea displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McKinley throws out the jab.
Bastarrachea scores with a leg kick.
Bastarrachea tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McKinley is able to avoid easily.
McKinley circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastarrachea checks a leg kick.
McKinley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Bastarrachea coming out on top.
Bastarrachea lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bastarrachea clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bastarrachea moves into the clinch.
McKinley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McKinley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bastarrachea lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bastarrachea.
McKinley is trying to break the clinch but Bastarrachea has him pressed against the cage.
McKinley breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bastarrachea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bastarrachea scores with a head kick. McKinley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A bone on bone clash there as McKinley blocks the leg kick.
Bastarrachea misses with a leg kick
and McKinley counters with a left to the body.
McKinley just misses with a punch to the body.
McKinley misses the shot to the body.
McKinley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bastarrachea's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinley thows a body shot but no joy.
McKinley scores with a punch to the head.
McKinley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McKinley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bastarrachea.
McKinley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McKinley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bastarrachea throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McKinley is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
McKinley throws a sloppy head kick and Bastarrachea moves out of range easily.
McKinley connects with a right hand. Bastarrachea shakes it off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea lands a jab to McKinley's midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bastarrachea 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 McKinley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McKinley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bastarrachea lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bastarrachea drives through and clinches with McKinley against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastarrachea tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McKinley is looking to control Bastarrachea's arms but Bastarrachea gets an underhook and turns him. Now McKinley has his back to the cage.
Bastarrachea misses with a punch to the body.
Bastarrachea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McKinley.
Bastarrachea lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bastarrachea misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bastarrachea.
McKinley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bastarrachea lands a right hand.
McKinley is trying to force a seperation but Bastarrachea has the dominant position.
McKinley manages to break the clinch.
Bastarrachea has McKinley up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McKinley as Bastarrachea tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea scores with a shot to the side of McKinley's head.
Bastarrachea working aggressively here.
McKinley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McKinley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McKinley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bastarrachea checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bastarrachea cracks McKinley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McKinley blocks a jab.
McKinley moves out of range as Bastarrachea strikes.
McKinley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as McKinley blocks the leg kick.
McKinley keeps the fight on the outside.
McKinley checks a leg kick nicely.
McKinley slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McKinley's head backwards.
McKinley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McKinley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bastarrachea.
McKinley lands a jab to the nose.
Bastarrachea misses with a leg kick
and McKinley counters with a body kick that stops Bastarrachea in his tracks momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea 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.
Bastarrachea gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bastarrachea is looking to clinch but McKinley is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut there from McKinley.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKinley misses with a kick to the body.
Bastarrachea shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bastarrachea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bastarrachea had his way with Mike McKinley in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bastarrachea throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McKinley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick but McKinley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bastarrachea is looking to clinch but McKinley is avoiding it.
McKinley connects with a body shot that sends Bastarrachea's belly button to the back.
A jab from McKinley misses.
McKinley throws a sloppy head kick and Bastarrachea moves out of range easily.
Bastarrachea checks a leg kick.
McKinley moves out of range of the leg kick from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a nice inside leg kick.
McKinley throws a push kick but Bastarrachea slaps the foot to one side.
Bastarrachea instigates a clinch.
Bastarrachea is struggling to control the position.
Bastarrachea throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McKinley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bastarrachea misses with some punches.
McKinley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McKinley checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Bastarrachea misses
and McKinley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. McKinley catches Bastarrachea right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circling - McKinley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McKinley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bastarrachea ducks under a wild hook from McKinley.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a front kick aimed at McKinley's knee but McKinley avoids it well.
McKinley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McKinley moves out of range of the body kick from Bastarrachea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinley stuns Bastarrachea with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McKinley checks a leg kick nicely.
Bastarrachea throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McKinley.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bastarrachea looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKinley working hard to break the clinch.
Bastarrachea lands an elbow that stopped McKinley in his tracks for a moment.
Bastarrachea lands a shoulder strike.
Bastarrachea fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bastarrachea is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Xavier Bastarrachea has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McKinley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McKinley checks a leg kick.
Bastarrachea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Bastarrachea.
McKinley throws a sloppy head kick and Bastarrachea moves out of range easily.
McKinley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea lands a nice looking body shot.
Bastarrachea tries to land a front kick but McKinley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bastarrachea throws a lazy right hand but McKinley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McKinley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bastarrachea uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McKinley.
Bastarrachea blocks the body kick.
McKinley looks to score with a jab to the body but Bastarrachea is just out of range.
McKinley throws a leg kick but Bastarrachea sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bastarrachea on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McKinley. McKinley obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKinley throws a head kick but Bastarrachea moves out of range.
McKinley is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bastarrachea gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bastarrachea throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McKinleys head.
A head punch on the inside from Bastarrachea fails to land.
McKinley working hard to break the clinch.
Bastarrachea swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Bastarrachea.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKinley trying to stall but Bastarrachea improves his position.
Mike McKinley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McKinley scores with a shot to the side of Bastarrachea's head.
Bastarrachea throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKinley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bastarrachea backwards.
Xavier Bastarrachea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McKinley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McKinley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bastarrachea swings wildly with an uppercut but McKinley uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Xavier Bastarrachea.
Well Bastarrachea 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Bastarrachea!
Xavier Bastarrachea is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Xavier Bastarrachea thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nyrkki Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tj Cummings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sankari's entrance music is The Odorants - This Night. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cummings's choice of entrance music: The Misfits - Die Die My Darling . Nyrkki Sankari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nyrkki Sankari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tj Cummings!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cummings slips a jab and a cross from Sankari.
Cummings lands a left and a right that send Sankari crashing to the mat, dazed. Cummings thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Nyrkki Sankari has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cummings is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sankari.
Cummings connects with a leg kick. Sankari looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sankari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sankari wants to clinch.
Sankari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sankari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cummings.
Nyrkki Sankari's cut is getting worse.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Cummings! Sankari is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tj Cummings! Tj Cummings retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Tj Cummings thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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