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CEC 213 : Gathering Storm PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Olof Orkidea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Rautavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orkidea comes to the cage accompanied by You're The Best. Rautavaara has chosen The Stranglers - No More Heroes as his entrance music. Olof Orkidea has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olof Orkidea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Rautavaara!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rautavaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orkidea moves away.
Rautavaara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orkidea. Orkidea obviously looking to wear him down.
Orkidea wants to slow Rautavaara down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Rautavaara finds it's way through Orkidea's defenses.
Rautavaara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Orkidea.
Rautavaara blocks a head kick by Orkidea.
Orkidea blocks a head kick by Rautavaara.
Rautavaara misses with a straight right.
Rautavaara throws a wild body kick that Orkidea sees coming a mile off.
Orkidea tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rautavaara is able to avoid easily.
Orkidea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rautavaara.
Rautavaara lands with a good body shot.
Orkidea chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rautavaara can pounce on him.
Orkidea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orkidea.
Orkidea avoids the head kick by Rautavaara.
Nice shot by Rautavaara.
Rautavaara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orkidea.
Orkidea throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rautavaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orkidea moves away.
Rautavaara digs a good hook to Orkidea's body.
Orkidea looks for the body kick but Rautavaara saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orkidea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rautavaara was well out of range. Poor timing from Orkidea.
Olof Orkidea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rautavaara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orkidea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orkidea misses with an attempted mid kick.
Orkidea is looking to land body kicks.
Orkidea lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Orkidea 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 Rautavaara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rautavaara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rautavaara lands a leg kick that knocks Orkidea off balance momentarily.
Rautavaara throws a series of punches but Orkidea moves out of range.
Orkidea misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orkidea tries to clinch but Rautavaara is having none of it.
Rautavaara throws a push kick but Orkidea slaps the foot to one side.
Rautavaara checks a low kick from Orkidea.
Orkidea throws a solid leg kick but Rautavaara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Orkidea.
Some bone on bone action there as Rautavaara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rautavaara tries a low kick but Orkidea avoids it.
Rautavaara looks to score with a jab to the body but Orkidea is just out of range.
Rautavaara scores with a shot to the body.
Orkidea slips a straight right by Rautavaara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orkidea has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Orkidea there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circling - Rautavaara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rautavaara misses the shot to the body.
Orkidea lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orkidea looks for the body kick but Rautavaara saw that one coming.
Rautavaara scoring well with a low kick there.
Orkidea delivers a nice body kick.
Orkidea stuffs the takedown.
Orkidea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orkidea tries to score with a low kick but Rautavaara moves his leg out of the way.
Rautavaara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Orkidea's head backwards.
Orkidea misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Rautavaara misses the target.
Orkidea defending well as Rautavaara loads up on a big left hand.
Rautavaara lands a body shot.
A head kick misses from Rautavaara.
Orkidea lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rautavaara's sensitive parts.
Rautavaara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Orkidea.
Rautavaara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orkidea wants to slow Rautavaara down by chopping away at his legs.
Orkidea attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rautavaara.
Orkidea checks a low kick from Rautavaara.
Orkidea slips a jab from Rautavaara.
Orkidea blocks a head kick by Rautavaara.
Orkidea tries to work over Rautavaara's front leg with a kick but Rautavaara checks it.
Orkidea connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orkidea avoids the body shot from Rautavaara.
Orkidea connects with a single shot there.
Rautavaara misses with a left hand
and Orkidea counters with an inside leg kick.
Rautavaara walks forward, straight into a front kick from Orkidea.
Orkidea throws a solid leg kick but Rautavaara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Orkidea.
Orkidea throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rautavaara throws a leg kick but Orkidea sees it coming and moves out of range.
Orkidea throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rautavaara misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara tries to clinch there but Orkidea circles away.
Rautavaara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orkidea was well out of range. Poor timing from Rautavaara.
Rautavaara avoids a kick to the body.
Orkidea misses with a leg kick.
Rautavaara misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Orkidea.
Rautavaara misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Rautavaara misses its intended target.
Rautavaara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orkidea throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rautavaara.
Rautavaara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Orkidea is trying to break the clinch but Rautavaara has him pressed against the cage.
Orkidea looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A frustrated look appears on Orkidea's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rautavaara misses with an elbow over the top.
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 Olof Orkidea will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A lazy left from Rautavaara finds it's target.
Orkidea doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jarkko Rautavaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rautavaara tries to clinch up.
A big right from Rautavaara misses.
Orkidea throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Olof Orkidea is winning the standup battle so far.
Orkidea attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Orkidea fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rautavaara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rautavaara looks to score with a jab to the body but Orkidea is just out of range.
Rautavaara misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Orkidea.
Orkidea wants to clinch.
Orkidea looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rautavaara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rautavaara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orkidea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orkidea connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautavaara looks to throw a body kick
and Orkidea counters with a thumping low kick.
Rautavaara misses with a hook. Orkidea ducked under it nicely.
Orkidea connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rautavaara just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Orkidea.
Rautavaara lands a slapping body shot.
A lazy left from Orkidea finds it's target.
Rautavaara misses with a few strikes there.
Orkidea scores with a kick to the body.
Orkidea throws a leg kick but Rautavaara sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Orkidea throws a head kick but Rautavaara moves out of range.
Rautavaara blocks the body kick.
Orkidea stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Orkidea wants it to stay on the feet.
Rautavaara moves in looking to clinch but Orkidea pushes him off.
Orkidea pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rautavaara is out of range and Orkidea settles back down.
Rautavaara jabs at Orkidea's body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Orkidea darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rautavaara shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Orkidea defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rautavaara. Orkidea does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Rautavaara looks to land a left hand but Orkidea moved out of range nicely.
Orkidea moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Orkidea throws a body kick that misses.
Orkidea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rautavaara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Orkidea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orkidea leaves Rautavaara with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Olof Orkidea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarkko Rautavaara.
Rautavaara throws a lazy right hand but Orkidea sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rautavaara takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Orkidea takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rautavaara with a nice cross.
Orkidea avoids the body shot from Rautavaara.
Orkidea walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rautavaara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rautavaara is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orkidea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Orkidea is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Orkidea misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rautavaara checks a leg kick.
Rautavaara just misses with a punch to the body.
Orkidea is looking to land body kicks.
Orkidea connects with a high kick.
Orkidea avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rautavaara has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Orkidea.
Orkidea tries to land a leg kick but Rautavaara saw it coming and moves away.
Orkidea throws a head kick but Rautavaara moves out of range.
Orkidea on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rautavaara. Rautavaara obviously looking to wear him down.
Rautavaara misses with a straight left.
Orkidea throws a shot from downtown. Rautavaara moves away and avoids it.
Rautavaara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rautavaara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Orkidea can't break the clinch.
Orkidea is trying to force a seperation but Rautavaara has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orkidea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orkidea slaps away a takedown attempt from Rautavaara, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rautavaara looks to land a combination but Orkidea avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orkidea shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Orkidea takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rautavaara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orkidea lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Orkidea throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rautavaara tries to score a power double leg takedown but Orkidea sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rautavaara somewhat.
Rautavaara doesn't manage to clinch there - Orkidea circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orkidea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orkidea misses with a low kick as Rautavaara jumps back.
Orkidea instigates a clinch.
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 Olof Orkidea will probably get the nod.
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!
A head kick misses from Rautavaara.
Rautavaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rautavaara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Orkidea rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice takedown defense from Orkidea. No joy for Rautavaara on that attempt.
Good leg kick by Orkidea there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice takedown defense from Orkidea. No joy for Rautavaara on that attempt.
Orkidea uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rautavaara.
Orkidea throws a head kick but Rautavaara moves out of range.
Rautavaara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Orkidea fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rautavaara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rautavaara misses the shot to the body.
Rautavaara tries for a takedown but Orkidea sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Olof Orkidea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarkko Rautavaara.
Orkidea throws a half hearted mid kick.
Orkidea is looking to score with low kicks.
Rautavaara swings for the body but Orkidea moves out of range.
Orkidea walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rautavaara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rautavaara blocks a leg kick.
Orkidea throws a push kick but Rautavaara slaps the foot to one side.
Rautavaara throws a looping overhand right but Orkidea ducks down to avoid it.
Orkidea doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautavaara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rautavaara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rautavaara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Orkidea lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rautavaara throws a hook to the side of Orkidea's head but Orkidea sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orkidea misses with a low kick as Rautavaara jumps back.
Rautavaara lands a nice hook to Orkidea's body. Orkidea takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Orkidea throws a body kick that misses.
Rautavaara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rautavaara takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orkidea.
Rautavaara misses with a few strikes there.
Rautavaara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rautavaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orkidea.
Rautavaara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rautavaara takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rautavaara moves out of range of the body kick.
Rautavaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orkidea lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rautavaara's sensitive parts.
A jab from Orkidea does it's job there.
Rautavaara blocks a low kick nicely.
Rautavaara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Orkidea tries a low kick but Rautavaara avoids it.
Rautavaara misses with an uppercut. Orkidea saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Orkidea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orkidea throws a push kick but Rautavaara slaps the foot to one side.
Orkidea lands a leg kick that knocks Rautavaara off balance momentarily.
Rautavaara misses with a few strikes there.
Orkidea connects with a leg kick. Rautavaara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rautavaara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rautavaara throws a head kick but Orkidea moves out of range.
Orkidea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orkidea throws a leg kick but Rautavaara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rautavaara shoots in for a double leg but Orkidea sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Orkidea has Rautavaara up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara lands a knee to the body.
Orkidea wants to get back to striking at distance but Rautavaara won't allow it.
Rautavaara misses with a body punch.
Rautavaara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orkidea avoids it.
Orkidea is trying to break the clinch but Rautavaara is controlling him.
Orkidea looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rautavaara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orkidea wants to break free but Rautavaara has control.
Jarkko Rautavaara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orkidea tries to break the clinch but Rautavaara is controlling the position.
Orkidea tries to break the clinch but Rautavaara is controlling the position.
Rautavaara misses with a knee strike.
Orkidea tries to break the clinch but Rautavaara is controlling the position.
Rautavaara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Orkidea lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rautavaara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Orkidea tries to circle away but Rautavaara has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orkidea manages to break the clinch.
Olof Orkidea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rautavaara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rautavaara moves into range and clinches up with Orkidea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olof Orkidea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Orkidea has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olof Orkidea!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Snorodecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Halberstram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halberstram has chosen Murder The Government as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Snorodecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Halberstram!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halberstram throws a body punch but Snorodecki moves out of range.
Halberstram moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Halberstram throws a big shot that misses.
Snorodecki ducks under a wild hook from Halberstram.
Snorodecki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Snorodecki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snorodecki scores with a jab to the head.
Snorodecki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Snorodecki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halberstram.
Halberstram shoots in looking for a takedown. Snorodecki tries to sprawl out of it but Halberstram keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Snorodecki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Halberstram stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Snorodecki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halberstram paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halberstram uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snorodecki.
Halberstram feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Snorodecki's calf.
Halberstram throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snorodecki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halberstram cracks Snorodecki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorodecki stuffs the takedown.
Snorodecki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halberstram.
A combination from Snorodecki does no damage.
Snorodecki walks into a jab.
Snorodecki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Halberstram in his tracks.
Snorodecki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Halberstram misses with a straight right.
Snorodecki slips under a jab.
Chris Snorodecki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snorodecki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snorodecki misses with an attempted mid kick.
A right-left combo lands from Snorodecki.
Snorodecki walks into a jab.
Snorodecki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halberstram.
Snorodecki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halberstram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snorodecki was well out of range. Poor timing from Halberstram.
A head kick misses from Halberstram.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki's corner calls for a 1-2. Snorodecki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snorodecki connects with a jab.
Snorodecki lands with a cross.
Halberstram is rocked!
Snorodecki walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Halberstram drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Snorodecki swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Halberstram's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Snorodecki!
Chris Snorodecki was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Groomph Baenre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Surfer Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baenre comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstorm is coming your way!. Dude comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jack Johnson - You And Your Heart kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Groomph Baenre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Surfer Dude!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baenre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baenre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baenre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dude paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dude ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dude connects with an inside leg kick.
Baenre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Baenre blocks an uppercut.
Dude lands with a short shot to the head.
Baenre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dude is trying to push Baenre away but Baenre has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Baenre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baenre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dude has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dude tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baenre's elbow.
Baenre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dude.
Dude breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude misses with a leg kick
and Baenre counters with a straight right hand.
Dude misses with an attempted mid kick.
Baenre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baenre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Baenre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Baenre tenderised Dude's leg. Dude is trying to keep his angry face on.
Baenre throws a series of punches but Dude moves out of range.
Baenre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dude throws a hook but Baenre avoids it easily.
Baenre darts in and clinches Dude up against the cage.
Baenre tries to land knees in the clinch but Dude avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baenre takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dude throws a shot to the body.
Dude lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baenre's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Dude.
Dude throws a half hearted mid kick.
Surfer Dude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baenre tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dude counters with a head kick. That will keep Baenre thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dude pivots, looking for a leg kick but Baenre is out of range and Dude settles back down.
Dude misses with a body kick.
Baenre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Dude throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baenre misses with a hook
and Dude counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dude swings for the body but Baenre moves out of range.
Dude throws a leg kick that misses.
Baenre lands with a slapping head kick.
Dude misses with a wild body shot.
Baenre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dude lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dude misses with a low kick.
Baenre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dude throws a hook to the side of Baenre's head but Baenre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dude.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baenre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dude misses with a hook.
Baenre looks to land a left hand but Dude moved out of range nicely.
Dude throws a wild body kick that Baenre sees coming a mile off.
Dude fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baenre on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baenre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dude moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baenre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dude can pounce on him.
Dude is looking to score with low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baenre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Baenre avoids the head kick by Dude.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Surfer Dude will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Baenre takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Surfer Dude seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dude lands with a nice body punch.
Baenre staying out of range there.
Baenre just misses with a punch to the body.
Dude misses with an uppercut
and Baenre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dude checks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Dude. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dude.
Dude throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Baenre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dude checks a leg kick nicely.
Dude misses with a low kick as Baenre jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baenre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dude swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Dude.
Dude scores with a head kick.
Dude with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Dude misses.
Baenre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dude paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baenre misses with a wild body shot.
Dude loads up on a big right hand but Baenre slips the punch.
Dude swats away the attempt to clinch by Baenre.
Baenre tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baenre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baenre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dude bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dude fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baenre on the side of the head.
Baenre takes one to the side of the head.
Baenre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dude lands the left hand.
Baenre connects with the punch.
Dude is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Baenre tries to clinch there but Dude circles away.
Baenre moves out of range as Dude strikes.
Baenre is looking to wear down Dude with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude slips a jab and a cross from Baenre.
Dude misses with a looping left.
Dude throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baenre tries to bum rush Dude with a series of wild strikes but Dude uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baenre connects with a body shot that sends Dude's belly button to the back.
Baenre tries to bum rush Dude with a series of wild strikes but Dude uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab by Baenre.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dude.
Dude lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baenre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baenre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dude was well out of range. Poor timing from Baenre.
Dude keeps the fight on the outside.
Dude lands with a good body shot.
Dude misses with a head kick.
Dude scores with a jab. Baenre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dude fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baenre manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dude throws a head kick that Baenre semi-blocks.
Baenre is rocked!
Dude lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Baenre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baenre switches off momentarily and Dude cracks him with a monster right hand! Baenre topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Dude dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Dude!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Surfer Dude!
Post fight, Surfer Dude took to the microphone: 'Are we done here? Gotta go catch a wave man, a wave...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rand James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Vargtass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vargtass has chosen Torparrock as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rand James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Vargtass!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargtass lands with a straight right. James didn't see that one coming.
Vargtass throws a leg kick that misses.
Vargtass turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vargtass slips a jab and a cross from James.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vargtass. That's going to slow James down.
James defending well as Vargtass loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vargtass.
James throws a head kick that misses.
Vargtass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vargtass scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargtass swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Vargtass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vargtass throws a body kick that misses.
Vargtass jabs James to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Vargtass. That snapped James's head back.
Vargtass lets loose with a powerful body kick. James will feel that in the morning.
James is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vargtass throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vargtass tries to clinch there but James circles away.
James takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vargtass has closed the distance and engaged James in a clinch.
Vargtass lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Rand James has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vargtass lands a right hand.
Vargtass makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vargtass with a knee to the head.
Vargtass lands a shoulder strike.
Vargtass pushes James back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
James takes a knee right on the jaw!
James is rocked!
Vargtass lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vargtass lands a big right hand that drops James! The killer instinct kicks in and Vargtass finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Vargtass!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Vargtass!
Richard Vargtass very nearly forgot to thank CLOSING •‡• LION Clothing •‡• [LAST STOCK in 1DAY amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rik McRae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ten Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McRae comes to the cage accompanied by Slipknot - Before I Forget. Red Gym comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eye of the Tiger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rik McRae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ten Red Gym!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red Gym scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McRae avoids a punch combination nicely.
Red Gym pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McRae back to the cage. Red Gym follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice body punch from Red Gym.
Some bone on bone action there as Red Gym checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McRae tries a low kick but Red Gym avoids it.
Red Gym swinging wildly here.
Ten Red Gym seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McRae on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McRae gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McRae pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym thows a body shot but no joy.
Red Gym takes a swing at McRae's ribcage but misses.
Red Gym with a jab.
Red Gym throws a hook to the side of McRae's head but McRae sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McRae.
McRae is looking to take a break and control but Red Gym is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Red Gym really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McRae. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McRae throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
McRae goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Red Gym has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for McRae but great work by Red Gym.
McRae tries to improve position but can't.
McRae sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Red Gym trying to control the position from guard on top but McRae is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McRae escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Red Gym gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McRae is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Red Gym won't allow McRae to sweep him here.
McRae wants to hit a switch here but Red Gym passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for McRae there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae is squirming around, avoiding Red Gym's attempts to control the action.
McRae is working to get back to half guard.
McRae is working hard here to advance position.
Red Gym can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McRae is looking to escape.
McRae working to try and regain half guard.
Red Gym content just to control the position here.
McRae is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRae gets back to half guard.
McRae wants to get back to full guard.
Red Gym trying to control the action but McRae is working from the bottom.
Ten Red Gym has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Red Gym misses with a body shot
and McRae counters with a low kick, right behind Red Gym 's knee.
Red Gym checks a low kick from McRae.
McRae throws a body kick that misses.
Red Gym throws a series of punches but McRae avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McRae misses with a low kick.
Red Gym scores with a 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 Rik McRae will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Red Gym blocks a leg kick.
Red Gym scores with a hook to the body. McRae takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Red Gym thows a body shot but no joy.
McRae throws a leg kick that is checked
and Red Gym counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McRae avoids a punch combination nicely.
Red Gym catches McRae with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Red Gym throws a jab but it's blocked by McRae.
McRae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Red Gym throws a shot to the body.
McRae steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Red Gym.
Red Gym thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym throws a hook but McRae blocks it.
McRae misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Red Gym. McRae does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ten Red Gym seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Red Gym lands a jab to the nose.
Red Gym keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McRae shoots for a double leg takedown but Red Gym sprawls well. He's pushed McRae's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Red Gym scores with a hook to the body. McRae takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Red Gym lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McRae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Red Gym tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McRae was well out of range. Poor timing from Red Gym.
Red Gym misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McRae.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McRae tries to move into range but Red Gym moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McRae doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Red Gym uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McRae.
Red Gym is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McRae rather than just go for the knockout.
McRae drops his hands momentarily and Red Gym takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Red Gym throws a shot from downtown. McRae moves away and avoids it.
Red Gym ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McRae moves away.
McRae ducks right into an uppercut from Red Gym.
Red Gym misses with a hook.
Red Gym scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae throws a leg kick that misses.
McRae throws a leg kick but Red Gym sees it coming and moves out of range.
McRae closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McRae stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McRae takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Red Gym misses the target.
McRae looks to land a body kick but Red Gym moved away.
McRae thows a leg kick but Red Gym checks it
and Red Gym counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Red Gym throws a left and a right that both miss
and McRae counters with an inside leg kick.
McRae shoots in and drives through. Red Gym sprawls well.
McRae on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McRae throws a low kick but it's checked well by Red Gym.
Red Gym throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Red Gym feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McRaes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McRae takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Red Gym misses the shot to the body.
Red Gym misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McRae.
McRae misses with a kick to the body.
McRae will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Red Gym takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Red Gym fails to land with a series of punches.
Red Gym swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ten Red Gym showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Red Gym throws a body punch but McRae moves out of range.
Red Gym jabs at McRae's body.
The fighters circling - McRae throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice cross by Red Gym.
Red Gym lands with a nice body punch.
Red Gym throws a series of punches but McRae avoids them all with ease.
Red Gym avoids the head kick by McRae.
Red Gym scores with a nice strike.
Red Gym punishes McRae's body with a nice straight punch.
McRae connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Red Gym momentarily.
McRae takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Red Gym misses with a body shot.
Red Gym rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McRae moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McRae throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Red Gym checks a leg kick.
Ten Red Gym is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from McRae.
McRae throws a right hand that misses
and Red Gym counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McRae connects with a leg kick. Red Gym looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McRae lands with a straight right. Red Gym didn't see that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McRae.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Red Gym looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Red Gym throws a lazy right hand but McRae sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Red Gym defending well as McRae loads up on a big left hand.
McRae throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Red Gym lands a jab.
Red Gym uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McRae.
Red Gym connects with a body shot.
McRae closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Red Gym to the mat! Red Gym manages to get full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McRae accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McRae accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McRae throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Red Gym works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McRae advances position into side control!
McRae is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Red Gym is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McRae misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
McRae tries for a kimura but Red Gym is defending well.
McRae is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Red Gym knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRae goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Red Gym rolls with the submission and now he's on top in McRae's guard! Nice work there by Red Gym!
McRae working a defensive guard here.
McRae looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Red Gym has picked McRae up and slammed him! McRae can't keep hold of the triangle and Red Gym manages to pass to side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Red Gym wants to stand but McRae is controlling his arm.
Red Gym trying to control the action but McRae is working from the bottom.
McRae is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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 Rik McRae.
I think McRae has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mulroon Deforz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has chosen Iced Earth - A Question of Heaven as his entrance music. Mulroon Deforz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Richard Martinez's chin.
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184 lbs
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174 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mulroon Deforz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Deforz is just out of range.
Martinez clobbers Deforz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deforz.
Deforz clinches.
Deforz trying to stall but Martinez improves his position.
Deforz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Martinez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Deforz to the mat. Deforz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Martinez prevents Deforz from getting back to his feet.
Deforz has Martinez pulled in close to control his posture.
Martinez trying to control but Deforz is working from the bottom.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Deforz has locked up a guillotine! Deforz's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Martinez is holding on here and Deforz must be using up a lot of energy. Martinez has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Deforz gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mulroon Deforz!
Mulroon Deforz very nearly forgot to thank SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ball comes to the cage accompanied by Hammer Smashed Face. Taylor has chosen New York - Empire state of mind 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackson Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ball shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Taylor manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Taylor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor wants to improve his position but instead Ball has moved into half guard.
Ball not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taylor regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ball connects with a couple of short punches.
Taylor working a defensive guard here.
Ball trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ball throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to control the position but Ball postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Taylor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ball connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Taylor scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Jackson Taylor has been cut.
Ball moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
Ball scores with a nice head shot.
Ball closes the distance and pushes Taylor back into the cage.
Taylor turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Taylor manages to end up in side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Ball's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ball keeps working.
Taylor tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Taylor decides to stand back up.
Ball throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball throws a sloppy head kick
and Taylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ball throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ball looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Taylor lands with a nice combination. Ball backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Joe Ball has been cut.
Ball ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Taylor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taylor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ball drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Taylor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ball 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.
Ball stopping the sweep attempt from Taylor.
Taylor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ball is aware though and is defending well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Taylor is on top in guard.
Taylor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.
Taylor is fighting to break Ball's control of his arms but Ball is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ball manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ball lands a big shot there that rocks Taylor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ball raining down hammerfists from mount.
Taylor tries to hold on but Ball pushes him away.
Taylor tries to reverse the position but Ball maintains control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ball wants to control the pace but Taylor is squirming around nicely.
Ball prevents Taylor from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to hold on but Ball pushes him away.
Ball can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Taylor is looking to escape.
Ball lands a big elbow.
Ball working the ground and pound effectively.
Ball is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Taylor goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Ball!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Ball!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Laitinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qing Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laitinen comes into the arena with AC/DC - Thunderstruck blaring out of the sound system. Kong has chosen THE RISING SUN as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Laitinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Qing Kong!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laitinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A decent looking cross lands there for Laitinen.
Laitinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laitinen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Laitinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laitinen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Qing Kong has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kong lands a leg kick that knocks Laitinen off balance momentarily.
Laitinen tests Kong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laitinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laitinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good shot there by Kong.
Kong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kong lands with a cross.
Kong throws a push kick but Laitinen slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong throws a hook but Laitinen avoids it easily.
A head kick by Kong misses
and Laitinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Laitinen swings for the body but Kong moves out of range.
Kong misses with a body shot.
Laitinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Kong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Laitinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kong steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Laitinen. That one must have hurt.
Laitinen lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laitinen lands a jab to the head.
Laitinen misses the jab.
Ilkka Laitinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong slips a jab from Laitinen.
Laitinen connects with a body shot.
Laitinen tried to score with a low kick but Kong checks it.
Laitinen misses with a low kick.
Kong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laitinen misses with a straight left.
Laitinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Laitinen swings for the body but Kong moves out of range.
Kong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laitinen cracks Kong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Laitinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laitinen.
Laitinen throws a series of punches but Kong avoids them all with ease.
Laitinen throws a leg kick
and Kong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laitinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Kong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Laitinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kong. Laitinen shrugs it off though.
A combination from Laitinen does no damage.
Laitinen thuds his right hand into Kong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kong thuds a left hand into Laitinen's body.
A left lands for Laitinen.
Kong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laitinen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kong. That's going to slow Laitinen down.
Kong clinches up against the cage.
Kong misses with a punch to the body.
Laitinen misses with the head strike.
Kong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laitinen stalling in the clinch.
Laitinen misses with some punches.
Laitinen misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen effectively controlling the action here.
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!
Kong looking to throw knees to the head but Laitinen is blocking nicely.
Kong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laitinen backwards.
Kong is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kong.
Kong tries to land a knee to the head but Laitinen blocks with his arms.
Laitinen managing to block the knees to the body from Kong.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Laitinen fails to land.
Kong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Laitinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilkka Laitinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Qing Kong's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kong looks to land a body kick but Laitinen moved away.
Kong moves into the clinch.
Kong blocking some punches.
Laitinen can't find room to land a body shot as Kong controls the action.
Laitinen has a couple of punches blocked by Kong.
Laitinen throws a head punch that misses.
Kong takes a shot to the head.
Laitinen controlling the action here for a moment.
Laitinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laitinen avoids a wild elbow strike from Kong.
Kong misses with a knee to the head.
Laitinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong lands an elbow that stopped Laitinen in his tracks for a moment.
Laitinen keeps control of Kong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Laitinen avoiding damage as Kong throws knees to the body.
Laitinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Laitinen prevents a body shot from Kong.
Kong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laitinen is defending well for now.
Laitinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kong being controlled against the cage.
Laitinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kong letting Laitinen take a breather here.
Laitinen tries to work over Kong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong lands a body shot.
Laitinen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kong holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Laitinen slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laitinen.
Kong is trying to stall.
Kong prevents a body shot from Laitinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Kong gets an underhook and turns Laitinen into the cage.
Laitinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Kong.
Laitinen presses Kong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Laitinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Laitinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Kong controls his hands.
Kong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laitinen's elbow.
Laitinen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Laitinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laitinen is trying to break the clinch but Kong is controlling him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laitinen.
Laitinen tries to throw a body punch but Kong avoids it by throwing Laitinen back against the cage.
Laitinen tries to work over Kong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Laitinen fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laitinen tries a body shot but Kong blocks it.
Laitinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laitinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kong blocks an uppercut.
Kong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Laitinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilkka Laitinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Qing Kong's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kong moves into range and clinches up with Laitinen.
Laitinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laitinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laitinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Kong controls his hands.
Come on Laitinen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Laitinen stalling in the clinch but Kong improves position.
Kong tries to land knees in the clinch but Laitinen avoids the damage to the body.
Laitinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Laitinen.
Kong stalling.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Laitinen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitinen lands a body shot.
Laitinen prevents a body shot from Kong.
Laitinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Laitinen.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kong stalling in the clinch but Laitinen improves position.
Kong swings wildly with an uppercut but Laitinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laitinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kong lands a body shot.
Laitinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Laitinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Qing Kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kong prevents a body shot from Laitinen.
Kong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laitinen looking to slow down the pace here.
Laitinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laitinen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kong is stalling here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laitinen misses with some punches.
Kong lands a shot to the body.
Kong stalling against the cage.
Kong being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen pushes Kong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Kong.
Laitinen tries to work over Kong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laitinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the liver by Kong. Beautiful body shot.
Kong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Laitinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Laitinen cracks Kong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kong misses with the combination.
Laitinen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laitinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laitinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
Laitinen motions for Kong to come forward. Laitinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laitinen punishes Kong's body with a nice straight punch.
Kong throws a chopping leg kick but Laitinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laitinen throws a body punch but Kong moves out of range.
Kong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kong misses with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Laitinen.
Kong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Laitinen rather than just go for the knockout.
Laitinen misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kong staying out of range there.
Kong misses with a double jab.
Kong cracks Laitinen with a good jab.
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 Ilkka Laitinen.
Well Laitinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilkka Laitinen!
Ilkka Laitinen made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q159 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scott Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pile Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Driver has chosen my way as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Pile Driver!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain's corner calls for a 1-2. Cain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Driver throws a body punch but Cain moves out of range.
Driver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Driver cracks Cain with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cain misses the shot to the body.
Cain fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Driver misses the target.
Driver misses with a hook.
Driver lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Driver throws a shot to the body.
Driver throws a series of punches but Cain avoids them all with ease.
Driver loads up on a big right hand but Cain slips the punch.
A slow jab from Driver misses its intended target.
Cain swinging wildly here.
Driver misses with an uppercut.
Cain throws a series of punches but Driver moves out of range.
Cain misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Cain misses its intended target.
Cain misses with a double jab.
Cain slips a jab from Driver.
Cain lands a leg kick that knocks Driver off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick from Driver.
Driver throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Driver shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cain sprawls well. Cain wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Driver gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cain!
Driver connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Driver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cain manages to avoid it.
Driver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Cain. That snapped Driver's head back.
Cain ducks under a wild hook from Driver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver lands with an uppercut that bounces Cain off the cage and back into range.
Cain misses with a double jab
and Cain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Driver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Driver keeps the fight on the outside.
Cain goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cain lands a body shot.
Cain lands an overhand right.
Cain lands a slapping body shot.
Cain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Driver.
Cain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Driver.
Nice straight punches there by Driver. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Driver.
Cain scoring well with a low kick there.
Cain connects with a looping right hand.
Cain gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Scott Cain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Driver misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain misses with a kick to the body
and Driver counters with a good low kick that Cain was not able to check.
Cain misses with a straight left.
Driver shoots for a double leg takedown but Cain sprawls well. He's pushed Driver's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Driver is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cain had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Driver missing with a left hand there. Cain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cain just misses with a punch to the body.
Driver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cain tried to score with a low kick but Driver checks it.
Cain gets caught flat footed, as Driver shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cain looking to control.
Cain working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Driver doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Cain is tightening it up a little... Driver has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Driver reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Driver taps out! Nice BJJ there by Cain!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Scott Cain!
After winning the bout, Scott Cain thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Mulqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes van Bruggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Mulqvist!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes van Bruggen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulqvist throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
van Bruggen shoots in for a takedown but Mulqvist shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johannes van Bruggen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mulqvist tries to clinch up but van Bruggen circles away and keeps his distance.
van Bruggen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mulqvist tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. van Bruggen is in Mulqvist's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mulqvist wants to sweep here but van Bruggen controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mulqvist is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
van Bruggen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mulqvist avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mulqvist working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. van Bruggen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. van Bruggen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
van Bruggen wants to pass the guard but Mulqvist is keeping the position.
Mulqvist working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from van Bruggen.
van Bruggen won't allow Mulqvist to sweep him here.
van Bruggen trying to control the position from guard on top but Mulqvist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Bruggen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mulqvist throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mulqvist holds on and takes a little breather.
Mulqvist controls van Bruggen momentarily but van Bruggen frees himself.
van Bruggen trying to control the position from guard on top but Mulqvist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
van Bruggen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mulqvist is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
van Bruggen dives in and scores a takedown into Mulqvist's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
van Bruggen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mulqvist has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, van Bruggen has managed to get both his arms back between Mulqvist's legs - danger averted.
Mulqvist preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mulqvist is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! van Bruggen has his hands clasped together but Mulqvist extends an breaks van Bruggen's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Mulqvist.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harri Mulqvist!
Harri Mulqvist retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Harri Mulqvist thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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