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IMMA 59: 205 ASS BEATER RD4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Niob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sullivan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blood on the ground. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nick Niob was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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155 lbs
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sammy Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Niob!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Sullivan.
Niob fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Niob wants to clinch
and Sullivan counters with a nice uppercut.
Niob on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Sullivan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sullivan.
Sullivan avoids the body shot from Niob.
A big right from Sullivan misses.
A jab from Niob misses.
Sullivan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Niob slips a jab and a cross from Sullivan.
Nick Niob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Niob. Those never looked like landing.
Niob lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Sullivan there.
Niob wants to clinch.
Niob throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sullivan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niob.
Niob tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sullivan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sullivan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan moves out of range as Niob strikes.
Sullivan lands a jab to Niob's midsection.
Sullivan avoids the head kick by Niob.
Sullivan lands a slapping body shot.
Sullivan is looking to wear down Niob with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sullivan throws a jab but it's blocked by Niob.
Sullivan walks into a stiff left hand from Niob.
Sullivan wants to slow Niob down by chopping away at his legs.
Sullivan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Nick Niob has been cut.
Sullivan throws a wild body kick that Niob sees coming a mile off.
Niob takes one to the chin there.
Niob misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niob clinches up with Sullivan and pushes him back against the cage.
Niob tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sullivan avoids it.
Niob throws a punch but it's blocked by Sullivan.
Niob misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Niob.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niob tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Niob tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sullivan has had enough of the clinch but Niob keeps him there for the moment.
Sullivan takes an elbow to the temple.
Niob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niob working aggressively here.
Sullivan blocks an uppercut.
Niob misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niob tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niob.
Niob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sullivan's elbow.
Niob misses with a knee to the head.
Niob misses with a punch to the body.
Niob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niob lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niob lands a body punch in the clinch.
Niob struggles to land a body shot inside as Sullivan controls his hands.
Niob pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sullivan managing to block the knees to the body from Niob.
Niob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sullivan blocks an elbow strike.
Sullivan tries to circle away but Niob has him pinned against the cage.
Niob doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niob throws a head punch that misses.
Sullivan working hard to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Niob.
Sullivan blocking some punches.
Niob throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sullivans head.
Niob misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niob throws a head punch that misses.
Niob lands a shoulder strike.
Niob misses with some punches.
Sullivan blocking some punches.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sullivan can't break the clinch.
Niob misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sullivan takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niob misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niob lands a right hand.
Niob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niob misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niob has a couple of punches blocked by Sullivan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Niob dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Niob's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab from Sullivan.
Sullivan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sullivan just misses with a punch to the body.
Niob misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Sullivan finds it's way through Niob's defenses.
Sullivan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sullivan throws a shot from downtown. Niob moves away and avoids it.
Niob takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Niob showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sullivan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niob looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Niob swings for the body but Sullivan moves out of range.
Niob has taken the fight to the clinch.
Niob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sullivan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niob misses with a hook. Sullivan ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niob has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Niob there as he acknowledges the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Niob.
Niob darts in trying to clinch
and Sullivan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sullivan defending well as Niob loads up on a big left hand.
Sullivan just misses with a punch to the body.
Niob is looking to clinch but Sullivan is avoiding it.
Niob tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sullivan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niob.
Sullivan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Niob counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Niob just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Sullivan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niob avoids the body shot from Sullivan.
Niob takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nick Niob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Niob throws a poor cross that misses
and Sullivan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Niob throws a combination. Sullivan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sullivan thows a body shot but no joy.
Niob ducks right into an uppercut from Sullivan.
Sullivan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Niob throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sullivan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Niob's head backwards.
Niob takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sullivan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Niob misses with a right hand
letting Sullivan counter with a right hand.
A combination from Sullivan does no damage.
Sullivan misses with a body shot.
Niob throws a nice looking combination but Sullivan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Niob clinches up with Sullivan and pushes him back against the cage.
Sullivan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sullivan tries to break free but Niob pushes him back against the cage.
Niob misses with the head strike.
Sullivan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Niob tries to land a knee to the head but Sullivan blocks with his arms.
Niob misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nick Niob seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Niob swings wildly with an uppercut but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niob tries to work over Sullivan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Sullivan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Niob doesn't seem phased though.
Niob looks to land a right hand but Sullivan moved out of range.
Niob on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sullivan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Niob has time to react.
Niob takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sullivan throws the left hand but Niob avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan misses with a hook.
Niob throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a really nice looking cross but Niob seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niob tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sullivan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Niob takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Niob moves in looking to clinch but Sullivan pushes him off.
Sullivan connects with a jab.
Niob looks to score with a jab to the body but Sullivan is just out of range.
Sullivan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Niob has time to react.
Niob throws a jab when Sullivan was well out of range.
Sullivan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niob.
Sullivan misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Niob looks to score with a jab to the body but Sullivan is just out of range.
Sullivan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Niob lands a two punch combo.
Niob has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sullivan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Niob moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Sullivan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Niob's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Niob looks to land a left hand but Sullivan moved out of range nicely.
Niob defending well as Sullivan loads up on a big left hand.
Niob tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Niob throws a poor cross that misses
and Sullivan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sullivan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sullivan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Niob misses.
A left lands for Niob.
Sullivan misses with the combination.
A big left from Niob misses.
Sammy Sullivan is winning the standup battle so far.
Sullivan moves away from the strike by Niob.
Niob lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sullivan circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping leg kick lands for Niob.
Sullivan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niob throws a combination. Sullivan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niob just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niob rushes Sullivan and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sullivan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niob.
A short left from Niob.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niob.
Niob misses with the head strike.
Niob misses with some punches.
Sullivan lands a right hand.
Niob lands with a left to the head.
Sullivan blocks an uppercut.
Niob lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Niob fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Niob fails to land.
Niob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sullivan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niob lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Niob.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niob is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sullivan is defending well for now.
Sullivan blocks an uppercut.
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan scores with a body shot.
Niob will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Niob takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Niob misses with a series of wild punches.
Niob ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sullivan moves away.
Niob scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niob throws a jab but it's blocked by Sullivan.
Niob tries to move into range but Sullivan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Niob. Those never looked like landing.
Niob takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sullivan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sullivan takes a swing at Niob's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Niob misses its intended target.
Sullivan staying out of range there.
Sullivan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Niob stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Niob misses with a double jab
and Sullivan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niob loads up on a big right hand but Sullivan slips the punch.
Sullivan throws a head kick but Niob moves out of range.
Sullivan misses with a hook.
Sullivan throws a right hand that Niob ducks under and follows up with a left that Niob also avoids with ease.
Niob pushes Sullivan up against the cage in a clinch.
Sullivan dodges an elbow strike from Niob.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niob tries to work over Sullivan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niob working aggressively here.
Niob swings wildly with an uppercut but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niob pushes off an throws an elbow but Sullivan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Niob looking to throw knees to the head but Sullivan is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sullivan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Niob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Niob tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niob digs a right hand into Sullivan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sullivan's gas tank.
Sullivan avoids the elbow strike from Niob, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Niob comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Niob 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Niob!
Post fight, an emotional Nick Niob said 'Yeeeesss!! :D'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Chimpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Heizel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chimpo comes to the cage accompanied by On The Darkside. The crowd seem to be enjoying Heizel's choice of entrance music: Doctor Doctor. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
25 - 16 - 0 |
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198 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Chimpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Heizel!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Heizel.
Heizel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chimpo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Heizel moves out of range of the leg kick from Chimpo.
Chimpo tries to clinch but Heizel is having none of it.
Chimpo swings for the body but Heizel moves out of range.
Chimpo throws a leg kick but Heizel checks it.
A leg kick checked by Heizel.
Chimpo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Heizel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chimpo throws a leg kick but Heizel checks it.
A cross from Heizel lands.
Chimpo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chimpo misses with a low kick.
Chimpo throws a low kick but Heizel avoids it.
Chimpo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chimpo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heizel moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimpo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heizel misses with a head kick.
Chimpo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heizel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heizel throws a nice inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Heizel checks a leg kick.
Heizel just misses with a punch to the body.
Chimpo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heizel moves away.
Chimpo ducks under a wild hook from Heizel.
Heizel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Johnny Chimpo has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chimpo.
Chimpo is looking to wear down Heizel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Heizel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chimpo moves away.
Heizel throws a shot to the body.
Chimpo cracks Heizel with a good jab.
Chimpo throws a sloppy head kick and Heizel moves out of range easily.
Heizel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chimpo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Heizel smiles and moves away.
Chimpo lands with a kick to the temple. Heizel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Heizel throws a body punch but Chimpo moves out of range.
Heizel misses with a leg kick.
Heizel swinging wildly here.
Chimpo looks to clinch
and Heizel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chimpo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Heizel motions for Chimpo to come forward. Heizel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heizel throws a leg kick but Chimpo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chimpo jabs at Heizel's body.
Chimpo works Heizel's body with a nice hook.
Heizel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Heizel.
Heizel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chimpo moves out of range as Heizel throws a body kick.
Chimpo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Heizel keeps the fight on the outside.
Chimpo throws a jab but it's blocked by Heizel.
Chimpo misses with the combination.
Chimpo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heizel moves away.
Heizel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chimpo checks it well.
Chimpo lands the left hand.
Chimpo blocks a head kick by Heizel.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heizel.
Heizel lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heizel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chimpo manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Heizel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chimpo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chimpo cracks Heizel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chimpo checks a leg kick nicely.
Chimpo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Heizel is fending him off so far but Chimpo persists. Nope, Heizel circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Chimpo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heizel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chimpo was well out of range. Poor timing from Heizel.
Chimpo swings for the body but Heizel moves out of range.
Chimpo tries to clinch up but Heizel circles away and keeps his distance.
Heizel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chimpo was well out of range. Poor timing from Heizel.
Heizel stuffs the takedown attempt from Chimpo. Chimpo gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heizel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heizel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chimpo at a distance.
Heizel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chimpo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Heizel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Chimpo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Heizel checks a low kick from Chimpo.
Heizel scores with a body shot.
Chimpo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chimpo connects with an inside leg kick.
Heizel throws a leg kick that misses.
Chimpo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heizel moves away.
Chimpo shoots in for a takedown but Heizel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chimpo throws a leg kick but Heizel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chimpo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chimpo wants to clinch up but Heizel keeps it at a distance.
Heizel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Heizel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chimpo.
Chimpo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heizel.
Heizel scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Heizel.
Heizel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heizel tries a head kick but it misses.
Chimpo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Heizel is able to avoid easily.
Heizel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chimpo!
Heizel slips under a jab.
Chimpo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chimpo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chimpo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heizel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chimpo shoots and misses
and Heizel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heizel throws a hook but Chimpo blocks it.
Heizel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chimpo. That did some damage!
Heizel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chimpo was well out of range. Poor timing from Heizel.
Matt Heizel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heizel lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heizel. That's going to slow Chimpo down.
A big right from Chimpo misses.
Chimpo checks a low kick from Heizel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heizel. Chimpo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heizel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chimpo at a distance.
Chimpo throws a leg kick but Heizel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chimpo closes the distance and clinches up with Heizel, looking for a takedown. Chimpo pushes Heizel against the cage but Heizel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Chimpo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chimpo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Chimpo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Heizel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chimpo on the side of the head.
Heizel thows a body shot but no joy.
Matt Heizel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heizel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chimpo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Heizel avoids the body shot from Chimpo.
Chimpo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Heizel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chimpo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Heizel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heizel tries to land a leg kick but Chimpo saw it coming and moves away.
Chimpo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heizel.
Chimpo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Heizel throws a low kick but Chimpo avoids it.
Heizel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chimpo avoids the body shot from Heizel.
Heizel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chimpo manages to avoid it.
Heizel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chimpo is out of range.
Chimpo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heizel.
Chimpo misses the body punch
and Heizel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chimpo instigates a clinch.
Chimpo has picked Heizel up - he's going for a ride! Chimpo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chimpo misses with a head shot. Heizel uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heizel pulls Chimpo in close to his closed guard and prevents Chimpo from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chimpo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chimpo throws an elbow that misses. Heizel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chimpo's guard. Nice move by Heizel!
Chimpo working for a triangle but Heizel defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heizel controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Heizel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Chimpo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Heizel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heizel checks a low kick from Chimpo.
Chimpo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Heizel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Heizel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chimpo was well out of range. Poor timing from Heizel.
Heizel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Heizel throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Chimpo misses
and Heizel counters with a leg kick.
Heizel throws a jab but it's blocked by Chimpo.
Heizel misses with a low kick as Chimpo jumps back.
Heizel slips a straight right by Chimpo.
Chimpo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heizel throws a leg kick but Chimpo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimpo tries to clinch but Heizel moves out of range.
Chimpo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Heizel lands a right hook to the body.
Heizel checks the leg kick.
Chimpo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Heizel is out of range and Chimpo settles back down.
Nice uppercut lands for Chimpo. That snapped Heizel's head back.
Chimpo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Heizel thuds a left hand into Chimpo's body.
Chimpo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heizel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heizel's corner calls for a 1-2. Heizel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice shot by Heizel.
Chimpo is rocked!
Chimpo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Oh Chimpo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chimpo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnny Chimpo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chimpo seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo is looking to advance position but Heizel has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Heizel controlling the pace for now.
Chimpo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chimpo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Heizel controlling his opponent.
Chimpo is desperately trying to improve his position but Heizel has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heizel wants to control the pace but Chimpo is squirming around nicely.
Heizel controlling the pace for now.
Chimpo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Heizel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chimpo 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.
Chimpo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo is working hard here to advance position.
Chimpo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Heizel controlling the action here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Matt Heizel hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Chimpo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heizel throws a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heizel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heizel slips a straight right by Chimpo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Heizel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Heizel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Heizel!
Matt Heizel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miquel Prado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katt Mamma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prado's entrance music is Top Gun - Highway to the Dangerzone . A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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191 lbs
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195 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miquel Prado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katt Mamma!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mamma was well out of range. Poor timing from Prado.
A telegraphed right hand from Prado misses the target.
Prado listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Prado throws out a loose jab but Mamma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donk. Prado catches Mamma right on the button with a cross.
Mamma shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Prado sprawls well. Prado wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mamma gets slowly back to his feet.
Prado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mamma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prado throws out the jab.
Mamma moves into range and clinches up with Prado.
Mamma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prado swats away the attempt to clinch by Mamma.
Mamma defending well as Prado loads up on a big left hand.
Prado looks to land a left hand but Mamma moved out of range nicely.
Mamma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamma throws a head kick that Prado semi-blocks.
Miquel Prado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prado fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Prado swings for the body but Mamma moves out of range.
Prado lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Prado thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Prado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mamma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prado.
Prado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamma manages to avoid it.
Prado swings for the body but Mamma moves out of range.
Mamma shoots in looking for a takedown. Prado tries to sprawl out of it but Mamma keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Prado manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mamma.
Miquel Prado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katt Mamma.
Nice uppercut lands for Prado. That snapped Mamma's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamma moves away from the strike by Prado.
Prado lands with a nice body punch.
Prado takes a swing at Mamma's ribcage but misses.
Prado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Prado misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mamma walks into a straight right hand from Prado.
Mamma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Prado with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mamma is defended easily by Prado.
Prado throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mamma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Prado misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prado circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mamma throws a sloppy head kick and Prado moves out of range easily.
Mamma fails with a takedown attempt.
Mamma shoots in for a double leg but Prado sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Prado with a jab.
Prado throws a good cross that connects.
Prado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mamma.
Mamma is looking to clinch but Prado is avoiding it.
Prado swinging wildly here.
Prado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mamma was well out of range. Poor timing from Prado.
Mamma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Prado is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Prado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mamma tries to clinch but Prado is having none of it.
Horrible takedown by Mamma or perhaps it was just good defense by Prado which made him look bad.
Mamma has a takedown stuffed.
Prado lands with a nice combination. Mamma backs away looking to recover.
Prado scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prado throws a hook but Mamma avoids it easily.
Mamma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prado fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Prado throws a one two combo.
Mamma pushes Prado up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miquel Prado dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Prado connects with the punch.
Miquel Prado is winning the standup battle so far.
Mamma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prado.
Mamma fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Prado avoids it really well and circles away.
Mamma fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Prado to the ground. Mamma is now in Prado's guard.
Mamma passes Prado's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mamma is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Prado sees it coming and defends easily.
Mamma is looking to take a break and control but Prado is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Prado is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Prado might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mamma wants to pass the guard but Prado is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamma trying to control from half guard but Prado is working away.
Mamma is looking for a kimura here.
Prado is looking to get back to full guard here but Mamma has managed to pass to side control instead.
Mamma is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Prado knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mamma tries for a kimura but Prado is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamma goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Prado rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mamma's guard! Nice work there by Prado!
Prado trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mamma has his foot on Prado's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Prado works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prado is looking to work some ground and pound but Mamma has wrist control.
Prado working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mamma's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Prado's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Prado got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mamma has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Prado has managed to get both his arms back between Mamma's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prado avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mamma working for a triangle but Prado defends it easily.
Prado throwing strikes but missing.
Mamma lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Prado!
Mamma wants to control the pace but Prado is squirming around nicely.
Katt Mamma has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mamma takes Prado's back.
Well, with Mamma on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Prado is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamma patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Prado breaks Mamma's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Prado passes Mamma's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mamma wants to control but Prado is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Prado frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Prado is landing with some decent strikes but Mamma is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Prado looking to finish Mamma with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mamma!
Mamma is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mamma takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Katt Mamma has been cut.
Prado can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mamma is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Katt Mamma will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Katt Mamma's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mamma tries for a takedown but Prado sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Mamma.
Prado throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mamma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Prado swinging wildly here.
A big right from Prado misses.
Mamma gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mamma jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Prado walks away with a smile on his face. Mamma gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Prado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamma manages to avoid it.
Prado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamma manages to avoid it.
Prado throws a looping overhand right but Mamma ducks down to avoid it.
Prado digs a good hook to Mamma's body.
Miquel Prado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prado lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamma wants to clinch
and Prado counters with a stiff right hand.
Mamma moves in looking to clinch but Prado pushes him off.
A jab from Prado does it's job there.
Prado connects with a body shot.
Prado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mamma moves away.
A solid body kick from Mamma.
Prado lands with a straight right. Mamma didn't see that one coming.
Prado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mamma was well out of range. Poor timing from Prado.
Prado swings for the body but Mamma moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Mamma or perhaps it was just good defense by Prado which made him look bad.
Miquel Prado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katt Mamma.
Prado misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prado missing with a left hand there. Mamma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prado takes a swing at Mamma's ribcage but misses.
Prado pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mamma back to the cage. Prado follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mamma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Prado. Those never looked like landing.
Mamma takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mamma slips a jab from Prado.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mamma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prado.
Mamma fails with the takedown.
Mamma misses with a takedown attempt
and Prado counters with a nice uppercut.
Mamma tries to clinch but Prado is having none of it.
Mamma changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Prado tries to avoid it but Mamma manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Prado to the ground. Prado escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamma throws a wild body kick that Prado sees coming a mile off.
Mamma tries to close the distance and clinch but Prado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prado punishes Mamma's body with a nice straight punch.
Mamma shoots in and drives through. Prado sprawls well.
Mamma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Prado paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Prado tries to bum rush Mamma with a series of wild strikes but Mamma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mamma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prado.
Mamma slips a jab from Prado.
Prado throws a shot to the body.
Prado lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mamma rushes Prado and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Prado is trying to force a seperation but Mamma has the dominant position.
Mamma is trying to pull guard but Prado turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Prado is looking to control Mamma's arms but Mamma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Prado has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prado has had enough of the clinch but Mamma keeps him there for the moment.
Prado is looking to break free of the clinch but Mamma has double underhooks.
Mamma tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prado tries to break the clinch but Mamma is controlling the position.
Prado breaks the clinch.
Mamma takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mamma fails with a takedown attempt.
Mamma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Prado swats away the attempt to clinch by Mamma.
Prado lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mamma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mamma fails with the takedown
letting Prado counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miquel Prado showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Prado has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miquel Prado!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Lasileuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Sokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sokka has chosen Black Sun Aeon - Core of Winter as his entrance music. Lasse Lasileuka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasse Lasileuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Sokka!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lasileuka scores with the left hand. Sokka knows he should have avoided that one.
Sokka connects with a solid leg kick.
Lasileuka tries to clinch but Sokka is having none of it.
Lasileuka tries to clinch but Sokka moves away
and Sokka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lasileuka tries to close the distance and clinch but Sokka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lasileuka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lasileuka tries to clinch up
and Sokka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sokka circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sokka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lasileuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Sokka circles away.
Lasileuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sokka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lasileuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Sokka circles away.
Lasileuka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sokka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lasileuka's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lasileuka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sokka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lasileuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lasileuka wants to clinch up but Sokka keeps it at a distance.
Lasileuka lands with a good body shot.
Lasileuka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sokka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lasileuka fails in his attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sokka.
Lasileuka tries to close the distance and clinch but Sokka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lasileuka just misses with a punch to the body.
Lasileuka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lasse Lasileuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sokka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lasileuka. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sokka throws a head kick but Lasileuka moves out of range.
Lasileuka wants to clinch but Sokka slips to the side
and Sokka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lasileuka's knee momentarily.
Sokka throws a head kick but Lasileuka moves out of range.
Sokka lands a nice looking body kick.
Lasileuka misses with a body shot.
Lasileuka tries to clinch
and Sokka counters with a nice body kick.
Lasileuka is breathing heavily.
Sokka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sokka throws a head kick that misses.
Sokka shoots in for a takedown but Lasileuka shows good takedown defense.
Lasileuka gets tackled into the cage by Sokka. Sokka maintains the clinch.
Sokka looking for a takedown.
Sokka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lasse Lasileuka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antti Sokka.
Lasileuka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lasileuka dodges an elbow strike from Sokka.
Sokka manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lasileuka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokka has control of Lasileuka's left arm, preventing Lasileuka from doing any damage.
Lasileuka trying to control but Sokka is working from the bottom.
Lasileuka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sokka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sokka has his hands on Lasileuka's head, controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lasileuka throws a body punch but Sokka moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lasileuka darts in trying to clinch
and Sokka counters by moving into the clinch.
Sokka tries to pull guard but Lasileuka holds him up against the cage and eventually Sokka drops back down to his feet.
Lasileuka misses with some punches.
Lasileuka tries to stall but Sokka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sokka takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Sokka on the inside.
Sokka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lasileuka backwards.
Sokka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lasileuka smiles and moves away.
Lasileuka tries to clinch up.
Lasileuka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the body from Lasileuka misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sokka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Sokka dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lasileuka has managed to clinch.
Sokka fails to pull guard.
Lasileuka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sokka throws a punch but it's blocked by Lasileuka.
Lasileuka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lasileuka struggles to land a body shot inside as Sokka controls his hands.
Lasileuka throws a head punch that misses.
Lasileuka misses with the head strike.
Sokka gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lasileuka regains guard.
Sokka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lasileuka pulls Sokka in to control the position.
Lasileuka wants to stand and escape but Sokka is having none of it.
Sokka throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sokka trying to control but Lasileuka is working from the bottom.
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!
Sokka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokka drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lasileuka looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lasileuka looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lasileuka!
Lasileuka creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sokka sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sokka gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sokka looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Lasileuka pushes past his half guard into mount!
Sokka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lasileuka trying to control but Sokka is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lasileuka sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sokka wants to hold on but Lasileuka pushes him away.
Lasileuka wants to control the pace but Sokka is squirming around nicely.
Lasileuka controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lasileuka prevents Sokka from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokka tries to lock up and control but Lasileuka gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lasileuka lands a heavy elbow.
Sokka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sokka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lasileuka wants to control the pace but Sokka is squirming around nicely.
Lasileuka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sokka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lasileuka tries to control but Sokka wriggling away.
Sokka wants to hold on but Lasileuka pushes him away.
Lasileuka controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sokka taking shots to the head.
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 Lasse Lasileuka will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sokka throws a head kick that misses.
Sokka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lasileuka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lasileuka tries to clinch up but Sokka circles away and keeps his distance.
Sokka keeps the fight on the outside.
Sokka tries a head kick but it misses.
Lasileuka scores with a jab to the head.
Sokka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lasileuka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lasileuka stuffs the takedown attempt from Sokka. Sokka gets slowly back to his feet.
Lasse Lasileuka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antti Sokka.
Lasileuka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sokka keeps the fight on the outside.
Lasileuka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lasileuka wants to clinch
and Sokka makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lasileuka really felt that one!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lasileuka misses with a hook. Sokka ducked under it nicely.
Lasileuka tries to clinch up.
That kick from Sokka tenderised Lasileuka's leg. Lasileuka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sokka throws a head kick that half lands.
Sokka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lasileuka but Lasileuka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Antti Sokka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lasileuka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sokka.
Lasileuka avoids the head kick by Sokka.
Lasileuka tries to clinch up but Sokka circles away and keeps his distance.
Lasileuka has closed the distance and engaged Sokka in a clinch.
Lasileuka misses with a punch on the inside.
Sokka is trying to pull guard but Lasileuka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sokka wants to take the fight to the mat but Lasileuka manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokka successfully pulls guard.
Sokka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lasileuka tries to free his leg and advance position but Sokka is retaining full guard.
Lasileuka wants to control from the top but Sokka keeps moving.
Lasileuka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sokka seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lasse Lasileuka wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lasileuka gets a clinch.
Sokka jumps guard but Lasileuka turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sokka gets control of Lasileuka's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sokka will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lasileuka tries to stand but Sokka is controlling from the bottom.
Lasileuka trying to control but Sokka is working from the bottom.
Lasse Lasileuka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lasileuka is stalling in the full guard.
Sokka can't keep his opponent in guard - Lasileuka advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lasileuka controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokka is trying to control but can't.
Sokka tries to get to full guard but Lasileuka has control of the leg.
Sokka gets back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sokka looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antti Sokka.
I think Sokka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Antti Sokka!
Antti Sokka gave a mention to Undead clothing. All items 10$ in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Binzo Binzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Connely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Binzo comes to the cage accompanied by Hair of the Dog by Nazareth. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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221 lbs
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Binzo Binzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Connely!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connely lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Connely displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Connely jabs Binzo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Connely throws a front kick that sends Binzo stumbling back into the cage.
Binzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connely.
Binzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Binzo keeps the fight on the outside.
Connely looks to land a right hand but Binzo moved out of range.
Connely lands a really nice looking cross but Binzo seems unphased.
Binzo thows a body shot but no joy.
Binzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Binzo moves away from the strike by Connely.
Binzo slips a jab from Connely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Binzo.
Binzo misses with a low kick as Connely jumps back.
Connely shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binzo throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Chris Connely has been cut.
Chris Connely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Binzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Connely.
Binzo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Binzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Connely moves away.
Binzo jabs at Connely's body.
Binzo tries a low kick but Connely avoids it.
Connely keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Binzo staying out of range there.
Binzo slips a jab from Connely.
Connely moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab by Connely.
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!
Connely misses with a right hand
enabling Binzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Connely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Connely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binzo looks to land a left hand but Connely moved out of range nicely.
Binzo thuds a left hand into Connely's body.
Binzo lands the left hand.
Binzo throws a body punch but Connely moves out of range.
Binzo thows a body shot but no joy.
Binzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Connely.
Connely throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Binzo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Connely throws a lazy uppercut
and Binzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Binzo misses the shot to the body.
Connely scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Connely shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Binzo eats them both and turns towards Connely to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Binzo thows a body shot but no joy.
Connely connects with a looping right hand.
Binzo is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binzo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Binzo is looking to wear down Connely with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Connely misses with a left hand
and Binzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Binzo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Connely will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Binzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connely.
Binzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Binzo thows a leg kick but Connely checks it
and Connely counters with a nice uppercut.
Binzo tries to land a leg kick but Connely saw it coming and moves away.
Connely throws out a loose jab but Binzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Connely.
Connely takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Binzo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Connely might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Connely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binzo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Connely.
Connely swings away with a body shot that misses
and Binzo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Binzo lands with an uppercut that bounces Connely off the cage and back into range.
Connely takes a swing at Binzo's ribcage but misses.
Binzo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
No luck for Connely with that takedown attempt.
A cross from Connely lands.
Connely paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Binzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Connely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connely scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Connely scores with a hook.
Binzo lands a high kick!
That has opened up Chris Connely's cut even more.
Binzo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Connely to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Binzo Binzo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Connely'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.
Binzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Connely.
Connely has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Binzo finds it's way round the side to connect with Connely's head.
Binzo takes a swing at Connely's ribcage but misses.
Connely throws a nice outside leg kick.
Connely lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Binzo at a distance.
Connely jabs Binzo right on the nose. Binzo blinks but takes it well.
Binzo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Binzo keeping moving, preventing Connely from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Binzo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Connely off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connely loads up on a big right hand but Binzo slips the punch.
Connely tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Connely throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Binzo misses the target.
Connely misses with a hook. Binzo ducked under it nicely.
Connely connects with the punch.
Binzo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Connely stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A low kick from Binzo is predictable there
and Connely counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Binzo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Binzo moves away from the strike by Connely.
Binzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binzo thuds his shin into the meat of Connely's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connely bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Binzo misses with a wild body shot.
Connely keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Binzo 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 Connely has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Connely and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Binzo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Connely.
Binzo lands with a shot to the body.
Connely connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Binzo momentarily.
Connely lands a jab to the head.
Connely looks to score with a jab to the body but Binzo is just out of range.
Connely digs a good body shot into Binzo's ribs.
Binzo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binzo is looking to score with low kicks.
Connely throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Binzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Binzo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Connely counters with a nice kick to the body.
Binzo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Connely uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Binzo.
Connely staying out of range there.
Binzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Connely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Binzo. Connely does a little dance to reset his feet.
Connely jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Binzo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Connely looks to throw the jab but Binzo is out of range.
Donk. Binzo catches Connely right on the button with a cross.
Binzo is looking to land body kicks.
Connely misses with a left hand
and Binzo counters with a nice body kick.
Connely is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Connely fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Binzo, pushing him back against the cage.
Connely working aggressively here.
Binzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Connely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Connely.
Connely breaks the clinch.
Binzo throws a head kick but Connely moves out of range.
Binzo misses with a wild body shot.
Connely lands a jab to the nose.
Binzo moves away from the strike by Connely.
Binzo is looking to slow Connely down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Binzo ducks under a wild hook from Connely.
Binzo misses with an uppercut.
Binzo moves away from the strike by Connely.
A big left from Connely misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chris Connely will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chris Connely's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Connely moves forwards but Binzo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slow jab from Connely misses its intended target.
No luck for Connely with that takedown attempt.
Binzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Connely.
Binzo Binzo is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Connely.
Connely tries to clinch but Binzo moves out of range.
Connely rushes Binzo and presses him up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Connely's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Binzo.
Binzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Connely tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Binzo's elbow.
Binzo avoids the elbow strike from Connely, against the cage.
Binzo working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connely.
Connely swings wildly with an uppercut but Binzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Connely can't find room to land a body shot as Binzo controls the action.
Binzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Binzo working hard to break the clinch.
Binzo lands with a short shot to the head.
The cut above Chris Connely's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Connely lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Binzo or not.
Nice body punch from Binzo - that landed with a thud.
Connely takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Connely is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Binzo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Connely has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Connely is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Connely lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connely throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Binzos head.
Binzo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Connely looking to stall.
Binzo misses with a body punch.
Connely throws a punch but it's blocked by Binzo.
Connely prevents a body shot from Binzo.
A nice left hand lands by Binzo.
Binzo tries to throw a body punch but Connely avoids it by throwing Binzo back against the cage.
Connely throws an elbow but it misses.
Connely lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Connely - that landed with a thud.
Binzo misses with a punch to the body.
Binzo can't find room to land a body shot as Connely controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binzo tries to break free but Connely pushes him back against the cage.
Binzo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Connely lands a right hook to the body.
Binzo ducks under a wild hook from Connely.
Binzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Connely is just out of range.
Connely throws a jab but it's blocked by Binzo.
Binzo takes a swing at Connely's ribcage but misses.
Connely pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Binzo slips a jab and a cross from Connely.
Binzo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Connely fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Binzo manages to avoid it.
Connely throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Binzo lands with a right hand.
Chris Connely's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binzo misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connely bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Binzo's head backwards.
Binzo misses with a body shot.
Binzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Connely stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Binzo.
Binzo misses with a right hand
and Connely counters with a nice body shot.
Connely 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.
Binzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Connely.
Binzo misses with a body kick.
Binzo misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Binzo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Connely with a jab.
Connely dodges the punch combination from Binzo.
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 Binzo Binzo.
I think Binzo 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 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chris Connely!
A relieved looking Chris Connely 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krueger comes to the cage accompanied by Freddy's Coming For You. Gray has chosen make love not war baby as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freddy Krueger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Gray!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gray has Krueger up against the cage in a clinch.
Krueger lands a body punch.
Krueger misses with a punch to the body.
Gray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gray.
Krueger struggles to land a body shot inside as Gray controls his hands.
Gray misses with a body punch.
Gray throws a head punch that misses.
Gray misses with a punch to the body.
Krueger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krueger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Krueger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gray throws a head punch that misses.
Gray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gray scores with a nice right hand.
Krueger throws a nice looking combination but Gray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray misses with a series of wild punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Krueger checks a leg kick.
Krueger slips a straight right by Gray.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krueger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krueger missing with a left hand there. Gray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gray moves into the clinch.
Krueger tries to work over Gray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krueger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gray's elbow.
Krueger effectively controlling the action here.
Gray has Krueger pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Krueger manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Krueger lands a right hand.
Krueger wants to stall.
Gray is trying to pull guard but Krueger turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gray is trying to force a seperation but Krueger has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray tries to circle away but Krueger has him pinned against the cage.
Gray works on Krueger's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krueger scores with a shot to the side of Gray's head.
Gray swings wildly with an uppercut but Krueger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gray lands with a short shot to the head.
Krueger struggles to land a body shot inside as Gray controls his hands.
Gray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gray lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krueger.
Krueger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gray prevents a body shot from Krueger.
Krueger has had enough of the clinch but Gray keeps him there for the moment.
Krueger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Krueger tries a body shot but Gray blocks it.
Nice body punch from Krueger.
Krueger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Krueger fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Krueger is trying to force a seperation but Gray has the dominant position.
Krueger working aggressively here.
Gray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gray digs a right hand into Krueger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krueger's gas tank.
Krueger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gray is trying to force a seperation but Krueger has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krueger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gray's elbow.
Gray gets control of Krueger's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gray will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Krueger trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
Gray has his foot on Krueger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Krueger works his way back into a safe position though.
Krueger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Krueger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Krueger preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Krueger controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gray 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.
Krueger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray looking for a sweep. Not yet Gray, not yet.
Gray looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Krueger looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krueger trying to control the position from guard on top but Gray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Gray dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gray scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Krueger 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.
Krueger thumps Gray with a low kick.
Freddy Krueger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krueger forces Gray back against the cage and clinches.
Gray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krueger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krueger backwards.
Krueger tries to work over Gray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krueger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krueger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray is looking for a takedown.
A short body shot lands from Krueger as the two fighters clinch.
Gray tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Krueger tries to work over Gray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krueger struggles to land a body shot inside as Gray controls his hands.
A short left from Gray.
Gray misses with a punch to the body.
Gray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger blocks an uppercut.
Gray is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Krueger to keep the fight standing.
Freddy Krueger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Gray.
Krueger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krueger misses with a two punch combination.
Krueger tries to keep at a distance but Gray has taken the fight into the clinch.
Krueger misses with the head strike.
Gray working aggressively here.
Gray misses with a body punch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gray. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gray blocks a body shot from Krueger.
Gray blocks an uppercut.
Gray lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gray has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Krueger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gray working aggressively here.
Gray tries to break free but Krueger pushes him back against the cage.
Krueger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krueger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray jumps guard but Krueger turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krueger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krueger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gray.
Krueger trying to stall but Gray improves his position.
Krueger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krueger struggles to land a body shot inside as Gray controls his hands.
Krueger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gray scores with a shoulder strike.
Gray has a couple of punches blocked by Krueger.
Gray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gray lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krueger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gray is keeping busy.
Gray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gray jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Krueger walks away with a smile on his face. Gray gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger tests Gray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krueger closes the distance but Gray moves to the side
and Gray counters with a stiff right hand.
Freddy Krueger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gray shoots in for a takedown but Krueger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick by Gray misses
and Krueger counters with a straight right hand.
Gray scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Krueger misses with a straight left.
Krueger drops his hands momentarily and Gray takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gray misses with a hook.
Gray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krueger.
Gray closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gray lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Krueger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gray won't allow Krueger to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray is in close to Krueger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gray gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gray throws a shot from downtown. Krueger moves away and avoids it.
Gray gets a double leg takedown into Krueger's guard.
Gray scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gray wants to control from the top but Krueger keeps moving.
Krueger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krueger is trying to keep Gray in close.
Krueger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gray.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gray tries to stand but Krueger is controlling from the bottom.
Krueger seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Gray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Gray darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gray cracks the inside of Krueger's front leg.
Krueger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gray manages to avoid it.
Gray scores with a hook.
Gray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Krueger can pounce on him.
Krueger thuds a left hand into Gray's body.
Gray slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A shot to the body from Krueger misses
and Gray counters with a leg kick.
Krueger moves in looking to clinch but Gray pushes him off.
A combination from Gray does no damage.
Krueger misses with a wild body shot.
Krueger throws a hook but Gray avoids it easily.
Krueger takes the fight into the clinch.
Krueger prevents Gray from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krueger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krueger lands with a light punch inside.
Krueger stalling in the clinch but Gray improves position.
Krueger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Krueger.
Krueger throws a low kick but Gray avoids it.
Gray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krueger.
Krueger moves forwards but Gray connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gray closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gray lands in his opponent's guard.
Krueger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gray passes Krueger's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gray sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Krueger defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray throwing shots but Krueger is blocking nicely.
Gray trying to mount his opponent but Krueger defends it.
Krueger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gray lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gray trying to control but Krueger is working from the bottom.
Gray tries to free his leg and advance position but Krueger is retaining full guard.
Gray throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gray wants to get up but he can't break Krueger's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gray wants to pass the guard but Krueger is keeping the position.
Gray drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Krueger manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gray has Krueger in his guard.
Gray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krueger sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
Gray looking for a sweep. Not yet Gray, not yet.
Krueger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Freddy Krueger has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Krueger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krueger avoids the body shot from Gray.
Freddy Krueger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krueger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Krueger tries to clinch but Gray moves out of range.
Krueger misses with the combination.
Mr Gray is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger moves to clinch but Gray breaks away
and Gray counters with a stiff right hand.
Gray checks a low kick from Krueger.
Jab by Gray.
Gray throws a good cross that connects.
A right-left combo lands from Krueger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krueger swings for the body but Gray moves out of range.
Gray looks to land a left hand but Krueger moved out of range nicely.
Gray tries to score with a low kick but Krueger moves his leg out of the way.
A punch combination from Krueger misses.
Gray avoids the body shot from Krueger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gray takes the fight into the clinch.
Gray jumps guard but Krueger turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gray is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Krueger pulls him back up using the underhooks.
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 Freddy Krueger.
I think Gray 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Gray!
Mr Gray very nearly forgot to thank GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Grand Magus - Hammer of the North. Hanks has chosen AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Hanks!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Fred Hanks has been cut.
Hanks takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donk. Smith catches Hanks right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Hanks lands the left hand.
Hanks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith scores with a head kick.
Hanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith looks to land a combination. Hanks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Hanks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hanks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Hanks misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Hanks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hanks defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Hanks takes one to the side of the head.
That has opened up Fred Hanks's cut even more.
Hanks misses the jab.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Hanks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Hanks's leg but Hanks calmly moves out of range.
Hanks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Hanks.
Hanks connects with a single shot there.
Fred Hanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Hanks.
Hanks throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with an outside leg kick.
Hanks throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith jabs Hanks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanks.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
Smith misses the body punch
and Hanks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Hanks.
Hanks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hanks throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Hanks misses with a left hand
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Hanks misses with a wild body shot.
Smith cracks the inside of Hanks's front leg.
Smith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The cut above Fred Hanks's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hanks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
Fred Hanks's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hanks looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Hanks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanks. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fred Hanks's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Peter Smith!
Peter Smith decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janis Lusis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes has chosen F.A.M.E 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janis Lusis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes works Lusis's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Holmes does it's job there.
Holmes tries to land a leg kick but Lusis saw it coming and moves away.
Holmes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lusis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Holmes is able to avoid easily.
Holmes leaves Lusis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Holmes throws a lazy right hand but Lusis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holmes tries to clinch up but Lusis circles away and keeps his distance.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Lusis misses with a wild body shot.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lusis was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Lusis moves out of range of the strikes.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lusis looks to land a combination but Holmes avoids it well.
Holmes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lusis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holmes.
Lusis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lusis scores with a jab to the head.
Holmes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Holmes misses.
Lusis clinches up against the cage.
Lusis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lusis prevents a body shot from Holmes.
Lusis stalls.
Holmes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lusis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lusis is trying to stall.
Holmes tries to work over Lusis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lusis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lusis.
Lusis can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Holmes throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lusis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lusis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lusis goes for a takedown attempt but Holmes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lusis lands with an overhand left.
Holmes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Holmes lands with a nice body punch.
Holmes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Holmes misses with a kick to the body.
Lusis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lusis.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Lusis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Holmes.
Rodney Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lusis swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lusis moves away.
Lusis throws a looping overhand right but Holmes ducks down to avoid it.
Holmes lands a body shot.
Holmes misses the jab.
Lusis checks a leg kick.
Lusis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Holmes throws a low kick, looking for Lusis's leg but Lusis calmly moves out of range.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Lusis moves out of range easily.
Lusis wants to land a leg kick but Holmes is out of range.
Lusis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lusis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Holmes tries to clinch up.
Holmes sizes up Lusis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from Lusis misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lusis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Holmes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lusis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lusis.
Holmes throws a low kick, looking for Lusis's leg but Lusis calmly moves out of range.
Lusis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lusis swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Lusis thuds his right hand into Holmes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Holmes throws a low kick but Lusis avoids it.
A big left from Holmes misses.
Lusis blocks a head kick by Holmes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lusis 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 Holmes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Holmes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes loads up on a big right hand but Lusis slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Holmes misses the target.
Holmes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Holmes lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Janis Lusis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Holmes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holmes doesn't manage to clinch there - Lusis circles away.
Lusis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
Lusis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lusis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holmes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Holmes throws a body punch but Lusis moves out of range.
Holmes misses with a low kick.
Holmes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lusis throws a low kick but Holmes avoids it.
Holmes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Holmes connects with a body shot.
Lusis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Holmes scores with a nice right hand.
Lusis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Decent striking displayed by Holmes there.
Lusis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws a leg kick which misses Lusis's front leg but catches the back leg as Lusis tries to avoid it.
Lusis moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Holmes.
Holmes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lusis backwards.
A hook to the body from Lusis.
Holmes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lusis struggles to land a body shot inside as Holmes controls his hands.
Holmes misses with the head strike.
Holmes avoiding damage as Lusis throws knees to the body.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Holmes.
Holmes throws a head punch that misses.
Holmes letting Lusis take a breather here.
Good body shot from Holmes.
Knees to the body from Lusis.
Holmes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lusis's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes being controlled against the cage.
Lusis trying to land knees to the body.
Lusis tries for a takedown but Holmes manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janis Lusis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lusis.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Holmes - that landed with a thud.
Holmes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lusis up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lusis.
Lusis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Holmes stalling in the clinch but Lusis improves position.
Lusis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holmes.
Holmes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holmes trying to land knees to the body.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Lusis blocks with his arms.
Lusis working Holmes over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Holmes - that landed with a thud.
Holmes tries a body shot but Lusis blocks it.
Holmes tries to work over Lusis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lusis works on Holmes's body with a couple of short punches.
Holmes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lusis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Holmes pushes Lusis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rodney Holmes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lusis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holmes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lusis landing knees to the head.
Lusis wants to take the fight to the mat but Holmes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Lusis controls his hands.
Holmes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lusis stalls.
Lusis tries a body shot but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lusis backwards.
Lusis lands a good knee to the midsection. Holmes won't want to take too many of those.
Holmes swings wildly with an uppercut but Lusis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lusis lands with a left to the head.
Lusis leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Lusis looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rodney Holmes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lusis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lusis thows a leg kick but Holmes checks it
and Holmes counters with a head kick. That will keep Lusis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lusis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Holmes staying out of range there.
Holmes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lusis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes throws a lazy right hand but Lusis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lusis.
Rodney Holmes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holmes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Holmes moves in looking to clinch but Lusis pushes him off.
Holmes throws an off balance right hand
and Lusis counters with an outside leg kick.
Lusis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lusis gets tackled into the cage by Holmes. Holmes maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lusis.
Lusis missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lusis connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rodney Holmes has been cut.
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lusis can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Lusis misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Holmes fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lusis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Lusis.
Holmes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lusis tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Lusis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Holmes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Holmes blocks a body shot from Lusis.
Lusis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Lusis controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lusis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holmes's elbow.
Lusis trying to land knees to the body.
Holmes swings wildly with an uppercut but Lusis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lusis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lusis lands an uppercut.
Lusis prevents a body shot from Holmes.
Holmes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Janis Lusis has been cut.
Holmes blocks a body shot from Lusis.
Holmes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holmes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Holmes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holmes misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Holmes fails to land.
Lusis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Holmes is keeping busy.
Lusis tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Lusis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Holmes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Holmes.
A left hand lands to the body for Holmes.
Lusis tries to throw a body punch but Holmes avoids it by throwing Lusis back against the cage.
Holmes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lusis backwards.
Holmes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Holmes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lusis backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lusis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Holmes.
Holmes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lusis backwards.
Holmes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Holmes working aggressively here.
Holmes taking a breather.
Lusis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Holmes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holmes lands a nice shot to the body.
Lusis has Holmes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Holmes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janis Lusis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lusis.
Holmes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Holmes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Holmes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holmes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Holmes!
A very excited looking Rodney Holmes rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Joensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by yes. Joensen has chosen Gasolina as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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176 lbs
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170 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johann Joensen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Joensen is just out of range.
Joensen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown connects with the punch.
Joensen misses with a low kick.
Brown cracks Joensen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joensen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Joensen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Joensen throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Joensen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
Brown throws a right hand that Joensen ducks under and follows up with a left that Joensen also avoids with ease.
Brown swings for the body but Joensen moves out of range.
Joensen misses with a head kick.
Joensen throws a leg kick but Brown checks it.
Joensen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joensen connects with a leg kick. Brown looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joensen.
Joensen ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown misses with a hook. Joensen ducked under it nicely.
Joensen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joensen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joensen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brown.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Joensen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Joensen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joensen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Joensen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Joensen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Joensen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joensen throws a body kick the misses
and Brown counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown uses his free foot to push down on Joensen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Joensen.
Joensen is trying to stand.
Joensen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brown is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Joensen wants to control but Brown is having none of it.
Brown postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Joensen looks a forlorn figure.
Brown throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Brown scoring with strikes but Joensen is staying in there.
Brown landing shots from mount.
Joensen is rocked!
It looks like Johann Joensen has been cut.
Joensen wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Joensen is still in real trouble! Can Brown finish him?
Brown prevents Joensen from getting the reversal.
Brown lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Joensen! Brown sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Joensen and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mr Brown!
Mr Brown retains his welterweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mr Brown made sure he mentioned GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Lime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olli Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen has chosen Prodigy - Poison as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Lime!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lime misses the shot to the body.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Lime moves out of range.
Jokinen takes one to the side of the head.
Lime throws a right hand that misses
and Jokinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Lime.
Lime fails with a takedown attempt.
Jokinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice shot by Jokinen.
Jokinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Jokinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jokinen misses with the combination.
Lime slips under a jab from Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lime misses with an uppercut. Jokinen saw that one coming.
Lime tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Lime.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That kick from Jokinen tenderised Lime's leg. Lime is trying to keep his angry face on.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lime.
Lime fails to land the takedown.
A big right from Lime misses.
Jokinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Jokinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Mr Lime has been cut.
Lime fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Lime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lime 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.
Lime fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jokinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jokinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lime shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jokinen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lime to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lime trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jokinen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lime is controlling him.
Lime pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jokinen is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokinen wants to stand and escape but Lime is having none of it.
Jokinen wants to sweep here but Lime controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lime accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lime advances position into side control!
Lime working the ground and pound but Jokinen is defending the strikes.
Lime throws an elbow but Jokinen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jokinen regains half guard.
Jokinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lime.
Lime thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jokinen's head.
Jokinen is looking to control Lime's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jokinen avoid being mounted?
Lime trying to pass the guard but Jokinen defending well.
Jokinen is trying to stand back up but Lime is controlling him
Lime trying to control the action but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
Jokinen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen has one foot on Lime's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lime moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen misses with a double jab.
Lime looks to throw the jab but Jokinen is out of range.
Lime looks to throw the jab but Jokinen is out of range.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Lime.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lime manages to avoid it.
Lime misses with a right hand
and Jokinen counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lime has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lime scores with the left hand. Jokinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Olli Jokinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mr Lime's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jokinen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lime to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jokinen wants to get back to his feet but Lime is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lime 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.
Lime working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lime pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jokinen is keeping the position for now.
Jokinen controlling the position.
Lime postures up in Jokinen's guard and throws a big left but Jokinen blocks it.
Lime throwing strikes from guard but Jokinen blocks nicely.
Jokinen trying to keep a closed guard but Lime is proving a slippery customer.
Lime preventing the sweep.
Jokinen can't keep his opponent in guard - Lime advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jokinen is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen trying to control but Lime postures up.
Jokinen has his hands clasped together around Lime's back. He's all about the action.
Jokinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lime not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jokinen trying to control but Lime postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Olli Jokinen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice takedown defense from Jokinen. No joy for Lime on that attempt.
Lime lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Jokinen lands.
Lime scoring well with a low kick there.
Jokinen slips a jab from Lime.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Lime moves out of range.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mr Lime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Lime.
Olli Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lime tries a head kick but it misses.
Lime thows a left - swing and a miss!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lime.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lime paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lime shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jokinen defends it nicely.
Lime stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jokinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Jokinen.
Lime misses with a right hand
and Jokinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Lime lands a jab-cross combination.
Lime dives in and grabs Jokinen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jokinen pushes down on Lime's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Lime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lime uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
Lime misses with a lunging right hand
and Jokinen counters with a head kick. That will keep Lime thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Lime.
Jokinen moves away from the strike by Lime.
Lime ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Lime is having none of it.
Lime fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range.
Jokinen looks to land a combination but Lime avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Lime's shoulder, as Lime tries to avoid the shot.
Jokinen stuns Lime with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jokinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lime throws out the jab.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lime lands with an uppercut that bounces Jokinen off the cage and back into range.
Lime takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lime looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jokinen working a defensive guard here.
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 Mr Lime will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mr Lime's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jokinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jokinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lime throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jokinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Lime looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Lime moves out of range.
Lime looks to land a left hand but Jokinen moved out of range nicely.
Lime looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jokinen throws a low kick but Lime avoids it.
Jokinen moves in looking to clinch but Lime pushes him off.
Jokinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Lime circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen looks to land a left hand but Lime moved out of range nicely.
Jokinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lime's calf.
Jokinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lime.
Lime shoots in looking for a takedown but Jokinen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lime's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jokinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jokinen lands a head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jokinen.
Jokinen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Jokinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lime.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lime misses with an uppercut. Jokinen saw that one coming.
Lime with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lime has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jokinen.
Lime bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jokinen's head backwards.
Lime scores with a decent looking hook.
Lime clobbers Jokinen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lime misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
Jokinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Lime circles away.
Jokinen slips under a jab.
Jokinen is looking to clinch but Lime is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen catches Lime with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice straight punches there by Lime. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lime.
Lime throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lime misses with a body shot.
Jokinen thumps Lime with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Jokinen.
Jab from Jokinen.
Lime bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lime tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Lime.
Jokinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Olli Jokinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lime 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lime lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jokinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Lime throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lime keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Jokinen does it's job there.
Jokinen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A jab from Lime misses.
Jokinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lime is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jokinen tries to clinch up but Lime circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lime slips under a jab.
Jokinen needs to keep his hands up - Lime had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olli Jokinen really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Lime's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jokinen thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Lime down.
Jokinen wants to clinch up but Lime keeps it at a distance.
Lime takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Lime moves out of range.
Lime slips a straight right by Jokinen.
Nice defenses there by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jokinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jokinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Jokinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lime checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lime 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.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Lime.
Jokinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lime takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Lime on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lime. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lime misses the shot to the body.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lime throws a right and a left that Jokinen avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Lime checks it.
Lime waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jokinen.
Lime throws an off balance right hand
letting Jokinen counter with a right hand.
Jokinen swinging wildly here.
Lime loads up on a big right hand but Jokinen slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Lime's shoulder, as Lime tries to avoid the shot.
Lime scores with a shot to the body.
Jokinen throws a hook but Lime avoids it easily.
Lime fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lime on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Lime is just out of range.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Lime is having none of it.
Lime takes one to the side of the head.
Lime's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jokinen under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lime. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lime blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lime swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lime throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lime looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lime looks to land a left hand but Jokinen moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen pushes Lime away with a front kick.
Lime rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jokinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lime scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jokinen blocks a jab.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice jab there from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lime scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Lime moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olli Jokinen dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mr Lime'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jokinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lime.
Lime throws a hook but Jokinen avoids it easily.
Lime tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lime uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jokinen.
Lime misses with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lime.
Lime connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lime throws an off balance right hand
and Jokinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lime checks a leg kick.
Lime looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jokinen is fending him off so far but Lime persists. Nope, Jokinen circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Lime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Lime does no damage.
Lime fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jokinen avoids it really well and circles away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jokinen thumps Lime with a low kick.
Jokinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lime will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jokinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Lime's head.
Olli Jokinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws the left hand but Lime avoids the punch easily.
Jokinen misses with a right hand
and Lime counters with a stiff right hand.
Lime misses the body punch
and Jokinen counters with a straight right hand.
Jokinen scores with a jab.
Lime throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jokinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lime takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen works Lime's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jokinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lime takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen scores with a body shot.
Lime is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lime looks to throw the jab but Jokinen is out of range.
Lime misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
Lime works the jab nicely.
Jokinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lime uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Lime throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Lime takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mr Lime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jokinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jokinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut. Lime saw that one coming.
Lime shoots in but Jokinen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Lime.
Lime throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jokinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jokinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jokinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lime on the wrong end of a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lime throws a looping overhand right but Jokinen ducks down to avoid it.
Jokinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lime swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olli Jokinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jokinen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 46:49
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olli Jokinen!
Olli Jokinen is the new middleweight champion!
Olli Jokinen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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