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4K.44 : The 5th King Playoffs PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zevran Arishok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Barboza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zevran Arishok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Barboza!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barboza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barboza has managed to clinch.
Arishok takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Zevran Arishok has been cut.
Barboza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arishok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barboza struggles to land a body shot inside as Arishok controls his hands.
Barboza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barboza lands a right hand.
Barboza lands a damaging elbow.
Barboza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Arishok is rocked!
Zevran Arishok's cut is getting worse.
Barboza lands a good knee to the midsection. Arishok won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barboza.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barboza lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arishok takes a shot to the head.
Oh Arishok is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arishok looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arishok.
Barboza lands a nice elbow.
Arishok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arishok seems to have got his legs back now.
Barboza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arishok backwards.
Barboza lands an elbow inside.
Zevran Arishok's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Barboza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arishok's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barboza.
Jeez, Zevran Arishok's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Barboza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barboza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zevran Arishok's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jose Barboza!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Haggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Haggen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Tayson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tayson moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Haggen goes down! Can Tayson finish him!?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haggen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tayson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Haggen is tightening it up a little... Tayson has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Tayson reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Tayson taps out! Nice BJJ there by Haggen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lou Haggen!
Lou Haggen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pulla Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aapo Kalypsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pulla Sorsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aapo Kalypsi!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorsa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kalypsi.
Sorsa throws an overhand right that lands on Kalypsi's shoulder, as Kalypsi tries to avoid the shot.
Sorsa connects with a right hand. Kalypsi shakes it off.
Sorsa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kalypsi throws the kick towards the body but Sorsa avoids it.
Sorsa moves out of range of the body kick.
Kalypsi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sorsa throws a body punch but Kalypsi moves out of range.
Donk. Sorsa catches Kalypsi right on the button with a cross.
Kalypsi loads up on a big right hand but Sorsa slips the punch.
Sorsa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kalypsi backs up against the cage.
Sorsa lunges at Kalypsi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kalypsi's hand.
Kalypsi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sorsa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kalypsi scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sorsa lands a leg kick that knocks Kalypsi off balance momentarily.
Sorsa misses with a low kick.
Kalypsi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kalypsi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sorsa's head.
Sorsa is staying active underneath Kalypsi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sorsa keeping control of the position.
Sorsa is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kalypsi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kalypsi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kalypsi shoots in and gets a takedown into Sorsa's guard.
Sorsa keeping moving, preventing Kalypsi from controlling successfully.
Kalypsi passes Sorsa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sorsa won't allow Kalypsi to pass to mount.
Sorsa wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalypsi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sorsa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalypsi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sorsa is keeping the position for now.
Kalypsi trying to control but Sorsa is working from the bottom.
Sorsa keeping full guard, as Kalypsi tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa keeping moving, preventing Kalypsi from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sorsa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sorsa kicks Kalypsi off and gets to his feet.
Sorsa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kalypsi's calf.
Sorsa throws a series of punches but Kalypsi avoids them all with ease.
Sorsa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kalypsi.
Sorsa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sorsa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kalypsi fakes the leg kick and cracks Sorsa in the body.
Kalypsi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalypsi goes for an armbar but Sorsa turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sorsa.
Sorsa tries to stand but Kalypsi is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalypsi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kalypsi tries to strike from the bottom.
Sorsa wants to stand but Kalypsi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kalypsi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kalypsi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sorsa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kalypsi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sorsa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aapo Kalypsi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sorsa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sorsa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kalypsi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kalypsi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalypsi misses with a body shot.
Kalypsi swings for the body but Sorsa moves out of range.
Kalypsi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kalypsi pushes Sorsa up against the cage in a clinch.
Sorsa stalls.
Sorsa looking to slow down the pace here.
Sorsa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kalypsi can't get the takedown.
Kalypsi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kalypsi.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kalypsi blocks an elbow strike.
Kalypsi wants to stall.
Sorsa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kalypsi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sorsa breaks the clinch.
Sorsa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kalypsi checks it well.
Sorsa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kalypsi doesn't seem bothered though.
Sorsa tries to clinch there but Kalypsi circles away.
Kalypsi scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Kalypsi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kalypsi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sorsa throws a series of punches but Kalypsi moves out of range.
Sorsa throws a jab but it's blocked by Kalypsi.
Sorsa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kalypsi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalypsi throws a solid leg kick but Sorsa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kalypsi.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sorsa!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kalypsi checks a leg kick.
Sorsa misses with a series of wild punches.
Pulla Sorsa is winning the standup battle so far.
Kalypsi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sorsa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kalypsi somewhat.
Sorsa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kalypsi.
Pulla Sorsa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aapo Kalypsi.
Kalypsi shoots in for a takedown but Sorsa shows good takedown defense.
Sorsa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kalypsi counters with a nice body kick.
Sorsa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sorsa clobbers Kalypsi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kalypsi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sorsa as he jumps to the side.
Kalypsi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sorsa is fending him off so far but Kalypsi persists. Nope, Sorsa circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalypsi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sorsa as he jumps to the side.
Pulla Sorsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sorsa clinches up against the cage.
Sorsa blocking some punches.
Kalypsi swings wildly with an uppercut but Sorsa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sorsa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice left hand lands by Kalypsi.
Kalypsi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sorsa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Sorsa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kalypsi tries to work over Sorsa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kalypsi is working for takedown but Sorsa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kalypsi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kalypsi looking to throw knees to the head but Sorsa is blocking nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Kalypsi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalypsi can't find room to land a body shot as Sorsa controls the action.
Kalypsi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Sorsa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalypsi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sorsas head.
Kalypsi throws a punch but it's blocked by Sorsa.
Kalypsi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kalypsi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sorsa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sorsa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sorsa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sorsa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kalypsi taking a breather.
Pulla Sorsa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalypsi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sorsa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kalypsi goes for a takedown attempt but Sorsa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
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 Pulla Sorsa will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sorsa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sorsa instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sorsa.
Sorsa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sorsa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pulla Sorsa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sorsa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sorsa wants to clinch up but Kalypsi keeps it at a distance.
Sorsa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kalypsi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kalypsi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kalypsi throws a sloppy head kick and Sorsa moves out of range easily.
Sorsa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sorsa lands a nice looking body shot.
Kalypsi misses the jab.
Sorsa slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalypsi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kalypsi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sorsa will feel that in the morning.
Sorsa misses the shot to the body.
Kalypsi throws a leg kick that misses.
Donk. Sorsa catches Kalypsi right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from Kalypsi misses its intended target.
A punch lands to the side of Kalypsi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sorsa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sorsa slips a jab from Kalypsi.
Kalypsi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalypsi moves into the clinch successfully.
Sorsa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalypsi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sorsa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sorsa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Sorsa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kalypsi is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalypsi misses with some punches.
Kalypsi is still on wobbly legs! Can Sorsa finish him?
Kalypsi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sorsa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kalypsi is looking to control Sorsa's arms but Sorsa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kalypsi has his back to the cage.
Sorsa blocks an uppercut.
Sorsa unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kalypsi! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sorsa is unloading with more strikes now! Kalypsi drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pulla Sorsa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Van Der Weed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Van Der Weed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brock Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Weed counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Weed to acknowledge the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Weed.
Weed delivers a nice body kick.
Weed slips under a jab.
Weed slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Weed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Weed avoids the body shot from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Weed moves away and avoids it.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson throws a jab when Weed was well out of range.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Weed is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Weed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weed tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Weed was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weed is looking to land body kicks.
Weed fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Weed misses.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Weed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Weed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weed defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Weed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Weed.
Weed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Weed throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Weed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Weed changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Weed wants to control for a moment but Johnson uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Weed seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Johnson is pressing down on Weed's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Johnson managing to control the position.
Weed trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brock Johnson will probably get the nod.
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.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Weed.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Weed counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Weed to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weed on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Weed seems unphased.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson drops Weed with a straight right hand, right on the button! Johnson follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Johnson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Brock Johnson thanked Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Purity Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Harbor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 Amsterdam, Purity Gutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Harbor!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Gutz.
Harbor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harbor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gutzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Harbor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gutz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gutz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harbor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gutz.
Nice takedown defense from Gutz. No joy for Harbor on that attempt.
Gutz thows a body shot but no joy.
Gutz wants to clinch.
Harbor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gutz.
Gutz misses with a hook.
Harbor takes a swing at Gutz's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harbor looks to land a right hand but Gutz moved out of range.
Harbor misses with a looping right.
Gutz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harbor was well out of range. Poor timing from Gutz.
Harbor moves out of range as Gutz strikes.
Gutz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harbor with a poor takedown
and Gutz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Harbor won't be happy with that.
Purity Gutz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Harbor.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Harbor manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Harbor controlling the pace.
Harbor is pressing down on Gutz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gutz is holding on for now.
Harbor is looking to take a break and control but Gutz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbor tries to pass to full mount but Gutz defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harbor is trying to work for a kimura but Gutz is defending well.
Harbor slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor is looking for a kimura but Gutz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harbor to get the leverage.
Gutz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gutz.
Harbor tries to free his leg and advance position but Gutz is retaining full guard.
Harbor drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gutz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Harbor has Gutz in his guard.
Harbor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Harbor manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Harbor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gutz is staying active underneath Harbor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutz is controlling Harbor's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Harbor will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gutz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harbor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harbor looks to land a right hand but Gutz moved out of range.
Harbor tries to bum rush Gutz with a series of wild strikes but Gutz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harbor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Gutz misses.
Harbor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gutz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harbor wants to improve his position but Gutz is controlling well.
Harbor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harbor taking some punishment here, with Gutz in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz passes to side control.
Gutz looks up at the clock and then as Harbor takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gutz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Harbor is looking for a sweep.
Gutz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Harbor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here.
Gutz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Harbor is looking to reverse the position.
Purity Gutz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harbor takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gutz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz cracks Harbor with a big elbow.
Harbor is trying to control Gutz's posture but Gutz avoids it.
Harbor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harbor sneaks back into half guard.
Harbor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harbor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gutz.
Gutz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gutz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harbor defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gutz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gutz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gutz lands with a punch from half guard.
Harbor wants to improve his position but Gutz is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gutz in particular looking to stall.
Gutz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Harbor wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz trying to control the action but Harbor is working from the bottom.
Harbor trying to control but Gutz postures up.
Gutz is looking to take a break and control but Harbor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harbor tries to get to full guard but Gutz has control of the leg.
We're going to have a standup here because Purity Gutz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Harbor throws out a loose jab but Gutz uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gutz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Purity Gutz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gutz throws a series of punches but Harbor moves out of range.
Gutz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gutz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gutz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harbor is on top in guard.
Harbor wants to pass the guard but Gutz is keeping the position.
Harbor trying to control but Gutz is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gutz is on top in guard.
Gutz wants to control from the top but Harbor keeps moving.
Harbor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gutz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gutz postures up in Harbor's guard and throws a big left but Harbor blocks it.
Gutz postures up.
Gutz throwing strikes but missing.
Gutz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gutz tries to free his leg and advance position but Harbor is retaining full guard.
Harbor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gutz.
Harbor 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.
Harbor keeping full guard, as Gutz tries to pass.
Gutz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harbor wants to get back to his feet but Gutz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harbor keeping moving, preventing Gutz from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gutz looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor has momentary wrist control but Gutz slips an elbow through the middle.
Gutz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harbor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gutz has managed to get both his arms back between Harbor's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gutz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harbor keeping moving, preventing Gutz from controlling successfully.
Gutz scoring with some ground and pound.
Harbor keeping full guard, as Gutz tries to pass.
Harbor looking to control.
Gutz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gutzis looking to pass into half guard but Harbor pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Harbor is in guard.
Harbor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harbor looking to pass the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harbor has gone for a leg lock! Gutz slips out almost immediately though and dives into Harbor's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harbor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gutz is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Purity Gutz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gutz 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Purity Gutz!
Purity Gutz made sure to mention his sponsor, Happy Pills in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Veikko Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Werkka Easterlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Werkka Easterlund will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Velmu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Werkka Easterlund!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Easterlund misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Velmu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Easterlund sprawls well. Easterlund wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Velmu gets slowly back to his feet.
Easterlund misses with the combination.
Werkka Easterlund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Easterlund darts in and clinches Velmu up against the cage.
Easterlund throws a punch but it's blocked by Velmu.
Easterlund lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Velmu as Easterlund tries to tie him up.
Easterlund tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Easterlund lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Easterlund.
Easterlund breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Easterlund closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Easterlund stops a takedown attempt from Velmu.
Easterlund scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easterlund tries to circle away but Velmu has him pinned against the cage.
Velmu wants to take the fight to the mat but Easterlund manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veikko Velmu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Easterlund lands with a left to the head.
Easterlund lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Easterlund lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Easterlund pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Werkka Easterlund is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Velmu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Easterlund defends it nicely.
Velmu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Easterlund swivels and escapes.
Velmu is breathing heavily.
Velmu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Easterlund lands a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Easterlund lands a lovely overhand right.
Easterlund scores with a jab to the jaw.
Easterlund scores with a crisp jab that stopped Velmu in his tracks.
Velmu is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu ducks into an uppercut from Easterlund and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Werkka Easterlund!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Runtu-Jorma Gorbatsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Tykki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Timo Tykki was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Runtu-Jorma Gorbatsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timo Tykki!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorbatsov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tykki.
Gorbatsov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gorbatsov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tykki misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Tykki misses.
Gorbatsov scores with a jab to the head.
Tykki has managed to clinch.
Tykki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tykki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gorbatsov misses with a punch on the inside.
Gorbatsov misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Gorbatsov.
Tykki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gorbatsov keeps control of Tykki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tykki breaks the clinch.
Tykki throws a hook but Gorbatsov avoids it easily.
Tykki lands a jab to Gorbatsov's midsection.
Gorbatsov dodges the punch combination from Tykki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gorbatsov. Tykki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbatsov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tykki lands with a nice combination. Gorbatsov backs away looking to recover.
Gorbatsov slips a straight right by Tykki.
Tykki throws a right hand that Gorbatsov ducks under and follows up with a left that Gorbatsov also avoids with ease.
Gorbatsov misses with a left hand
and Tykki counters with a crisp one two that drops Gorbatsov! Tykki thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gorbatsov to his feet! Gorbatsov is in big trouble!
Gorbatsov is rocked!
It looks like Runtu-Jorma Gorbatsov has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tykki ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Gorbatsov out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Timo Tykki!
Timo Tykki very nearly forgot to thank BioPharm Nutrition 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Tapout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuo Takeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tapout kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Runaway. Takeda has chosen Warrior Asylum by Disturbed as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Tapout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katsuo Takeda!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tapout closes the distance and clinches.
Tapout pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tapout utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Takeda wants to control from the top but Tapout keeps moving.
Tapout throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tapout is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tapout working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Takeda.
Tapout is looking for a triangle but Takeda pushes his legs off easily.
Tapout working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Takeda.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tapout throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takeda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tapout works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tapout trying to control the position.
Takeda postures up in Tapout's guard and throws a big left but Tapout blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapout is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tapout tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Takeda postures up in Tapout's guard and throws a big left but Tapout blocks it.
Takeda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tapout swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Takeda trying to control but Tapout is working from the bottom.
Tapout working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Takeda doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Takeda manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tapout working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Takeda doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Takeda manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tapout working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Takeda doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Takeda manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Takeda with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapout is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Takeda preventing the sweep.
Takeda lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takeda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tapout escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Takeda gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Takeda works over Tapout with some ground and pound from guard.
Tapout had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Takeda defends it easily.
Takeda is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Takeda scoring with some ground and pound.
Takeda looking to pass the guard.
Tapout has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Takeda can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Takeda chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Takeda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tapout is keeping the position for now.
Tapout trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Takeda is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tapout looking for a guillotine here but Takeda defends easily.
Takeda throwing strikes but missing.
Takeda wants to control from the top but Tapout keeps moving.
Tapout had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Takeda defends it easily.
Takeda landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeda throwing strikes but missing.
Tapout looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Takeda is defending well. Tapout quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Takeda has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Tapout celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tommy Tapout!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tommy Tapout waved his t-shirt featuring Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Nate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nena Apina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuri Nate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nena Apina!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nate connects with a body shot that sends Apina's belly button to the back.
Apina avoids the body shot from Nate.
Nate just misses with a punch to the body.
Apina shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Apina showed some decent athleticism there.
Nate is looking for a sweep. Apina is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Apina seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nate does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nate won't allow Apina to pass to mount.
Apina controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nena Apina.
Apina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apina staying out of range there.
Apina shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Apina shoots in and gets a takedown into Nate's guard.
Apina postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Apina trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nate manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Nate with a flurry of punches that miss.
Apina is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nate wants to control from the top but Apina keeps moving.
Apina tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nate is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nate trying to control the position from guard on top but Apina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yuri Nate.
Nate looks to throw the jab but Apina is out of range.
Apina shoots in and bounces Nate off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nate bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Apina's guard.
Nate is sitting in close to Apina's body. Apina has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Nate is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Nate is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Apina.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nena Apina!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rakastaja Nurminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonidas Sheynauvah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurminen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, It's Time for War. On his way into the cage it seems that Rakastaja Nurminen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rakastaja Nurminen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Solid boxing
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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
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rakastaja Nurminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonidas Sheynauvah!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheynauvah explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nurminen loads up on a big right hand but Sheynauvah slips the punch.
Sheynauvah moves into the clinch successfully.
Nurminen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sheynauvah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nurminen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nurminen throws a hook but Sheynauvah blocks it.
Nurminen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nurminen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nurminen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sheynauvah fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rakastaja Nurminen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheynauvah throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nurminen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurminen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nurminen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sheynauvah scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sheynauvah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nurminen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sheynauvah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sheynauvah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sheynauvah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sheynauvah throws a jab but it's blocked by Nurminen.
Sheynauvah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheynauvah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nurminen misses with a low kick.
Sheynauvah punishes Nurminen's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Nurminen misses.
Sheynauvah tries to clinch but Nurminen moves out of range.
Nurminen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Leonidas Sheynauvah has been cut.
Sheynauvah slips a jab from Nurminen.
Nurminen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nurminen misses with the body kick
and Sheynauvah counters with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurminen gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leonidas Sheynauvah!
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