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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Slovnov Metatartov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Mond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Mond is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slovnov Metatartov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ray Mond!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mond scores with a sloppy right hand. Metatartov should have avoided that one.
Metatartov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Metatartov with a poor takedown
and Mond makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Metatartov really felt that one!
Metatartov misses with a takedown attempt
and Mond counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slovnov Metatartov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Metatartov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mond is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Metatartov is looking for a kimura here.
Metatartov seems to be working for a kimura but Mond defends the submission attempt.
Mond keeping control of the position.
Metatartov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mond is just riding it out for now. Metatartov eventually gives up the hold.
Metatartov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mond doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Metatartov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metatartov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mond sees it coming and defends easily.
Mond keeping control of the position.
Mond moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Metatartov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mond is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Metatartov, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mond pushing down on Metatartov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Metatartov actively working from the bottom here.
Metatartov looking for submissions off his back.
Metatartov is breathing heavily.
Mond lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mond winds up and cracks Metatartov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Metatartov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Metatartov has hold of Mond's hands but Mond slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mond is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mond with a couple of short strikes.
Mond postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Metatartov looks a forlorn figure.
Metatartov is rocked!
Mond postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Metatartov is out cold - huge knockout for Mond!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ray Mond!
Ray Mond made sure to mention his sponsor, BLKOUT CLothing 93% Laundry in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mic Hael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Mic Hael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hael walks into a straight right hand from Bennett.
Hael rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bennett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bennett throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hael. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hael throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hael looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bennett.
Bennett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hael throws a head kick that misses
and Bennett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hael uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Bennett fails to land with a series of punches.
Hael pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bennett is out of range and Hael settles back down.
Bennett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Decent striking displayed by Hael there.
Bennett tries to move into range but Hael moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bennett throws a poor cross that misses
and Hael counters with a stiff right hand.
Hael fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bennett checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hael throws a low kick, looking for Bennett's leg but Bennett calmly moves out of range.
Bennett walks into a straight right hand from Hael.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
Hael moves out of range as Bennett throws a body kick.
Hael displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennett throws out the jab.
Hael fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hael thuds his shin into the meat of Bennett's side.
Hael throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bennett throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hael blocks a jab.
Bennett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hael.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hael tests Bennett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bennett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hael throws a lazy uppercut
and Bennett counters with a head kick.
Bennett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hael throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hael looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Bennett blocks the low kick.
Hael throws a head kick that half lands.
Hael throws a sloppy body shot
and Bennett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bennett scores with a nice strike.
Hael slips a straight right by Bennett.
Bennett lands a nice looking body shot.
Bennett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hael sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hael moves out of range as Bennett strikes.
Bennett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hael. Hael obviously looking to wear him down.
Bennett throws a low kick but Hael moves out of range easily.
Bennett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hael looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bennett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hael moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hael takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The fighters circling - Hael throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hael is looking to slow Bennett down with leg kicks.
Hael throws a low kick but Bennett moves out of range easily.
Bennett blocks a head kick by Hael.
Bennett's corner calls for a 1-2. Bennett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Bennett misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hael throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.
Mic Hael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hael.
Bennett moves out of range of the body kick from Hael.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bennett thumps Hael with a low kick.
Hael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hael checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hael moves out of range of the body kick.
Bennett looks to land a body kick but Hael moved away.
Bennett cracks the inside of Hael's front leg.
Bennett misses with a low kick as Hael jumps back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hael lands with a right hand.
Hael checks a leg kick.
Hael connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richard Bennett will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Bennett.
Hael missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hael has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Good leg kick by Hael there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hael throws a leg kick
and Bennett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bennett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Bennett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bennett looks to land a left hand but Hael moved out of range nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Hael blocks the leg kick.
Bennett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hael is able to avoid easily.
Hael fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bennett checks it well.
Hael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
Hael lands with a straight right. Bennett didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett is looking to chop away at Hael's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hael.
Hael is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennett.
Bennett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hael to score with a decent uppercut.
Mic Hael is winning the standup battle so far.
Hael misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hael misses with a leg kick.
Hael misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hael loads up on a big right hand but Bennett slips the punch.
Bennett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Hael.
Bennett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennett misses the target.
Bennett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hael misses with a straight left.
Hael walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bennett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hael stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hael fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bennett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bennett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bennett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hael.
Hael throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hael.
Hael moves out of range of the body kick.
Hael walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bennett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bennett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hael throws out a powerful jab.
Hael throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bennett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett blocks a head kick by Hael.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hael goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hael moves out of range of the body kick.
Hael dodges the punch combination from Bennett.
Hael misses with a body shot
and Bennett counters with a body kick.
Good shot there by Bennett.
Hael takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hael lunges at Bennett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bennett's hand.
Hael misses with a low kick.
Hael connects with a leg kick. Bennett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some bone on bone action there as Bennett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bennett thuds his right hand into Hael's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bennett scores with a body shot.
Bennett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hael looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bennett delivers a nice body kick.
Hael throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett swings for the body but Hael moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Bennett.
Bennett thumps Hael with a low kick.
Bennett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hael.
Hael throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bennett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett scores with a nice right hand.
Bennett lands a leg kick that knocks Hael off balance momentarily.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Hael.
Hael throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bennett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 Mic Hael will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hael throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hael misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bennett lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hael throws out a loose jab but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hael takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bennett throws a sloppy head kick and Hael moves out of range easily.
Bennett blocks the body kick.
A lazy body kick from Hael
and Bennett counters with a straight right hand.
Bennett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A low kick from Hael is predictable there
and Bennett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett clobbers Hael with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hael misses with a body shot.
Hael looks to land a left hand but Bennett moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hael throws a front kick aimed at Bennett's knee but Bennett avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hael misses with a body punch
and Bennett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bennett lands a right hook to the body.
That kick from Bennett tenderised Hael's leg. Hael is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Hael.
Hael throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bennett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Bennett.
Jab from Hael.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bennett.
Hael scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bennett in his tracks.
Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hael.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett swings for the body but Hael moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hael moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Bennett misses with a hook. Hael ducked under it nicely.
Hael getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bennett lands a lovely overhand right.
Hael looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bennett instigates a clinch.
Hael swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett gets through Hael's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hael lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hael breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Hael misses the target.
Hael throws the kick towards the body but Bennett avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Bennett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bennett moves away from the strike by Hael.
Bennett lands a leg kick that knocks Hael off balance momentarily.
Bennett moves out of range as Hael strikes.
Bennett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hael can pounce on him.
Bennett swings for the body but Hael moves out of range.
Hael throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
Hael misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bennett finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bennett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hael blocks a head kick by Bennett.
Bennett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett scores with a jab.
Bennett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett with a jab.
Bennett connects with a body shot that sends Hael's belly button to the back.
Bennett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Bennett.
Bennett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bennett plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bennett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bennett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Bennett.
A cross from Bennett lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Bennett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bennett has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Bennett!
Richard Bennett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kublai Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Sokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Congo comes to the cage accompanied by Lil' Jamal - Genetic For Terror. Sokka has chosen Black Sun Aeon - Core of Winter as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kublai Congo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kublai Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Sokka!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokka checks a low kick from Congo.
Congo cracks Sokka with an open hand slap.
A big right from Congo misses.
Sokka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Congo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sokka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Congo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sokka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Congo is looking to chop away at Sokka's legs.
Congo throws a big shot that misses.
Congo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Congo wants it to stay on the feet.
Congo throws a leg kick which misses Sokka's front leg but catches the back leg as Sokka tries to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Congo misses
and Sokka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Congo misses the body punch
and Sokka counters with a low kick, right behind Congo 's knee.
Congo misses with a body shot
and Sokka counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sokka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo throws a hook but Sokka avoids it easily.
Sokka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Congo.
Congo misses with a double jab
and Sokka counters with a low kick, right behind Congo 's knee.
Sokka misses with a leg kick
and Congo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Congo.
Sokka keeping moving, preventing Congo from controlling successfully.
Sokka wants to sweep but no luck.
Sokka has his hands on Congo's head, controlling the position.
Congo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo trying to control but Sokka is working from the bottom.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Congo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sokka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Congo throws a strike but Sokka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Congo holds on and takes a little breather.
Sokka trying to control the position from guard on top but Congo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokka trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Congo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Congo trying to control but Sokka is working from the bottom.
Sokka trying to keep a closed guard but Congo is proving a slippery customer.
Sokka keeping moving, preventing Congo from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sokka keeping moving, preventing Congo from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sokka holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kublai Congo.
Congo misses with an uppercut
and Sokka counters with a nice kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sokka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Congo is looking to slow Sokka down with leg kicks.
Sokka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Congo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kublai Congo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Congo throws a big shot that misses.
Congo throws a nice looking combination but Sokka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Congo lands a really nice looking cross but Sokka seems unphased.
Congo has a takedown stuffed.
Congo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Congo is looking to land body kicks.
Congo connects with a body shot that sends Sokka's belly button to the back.
Congo misses with a hook. Sokka ducked under it nicely.
Congo connects with the punch.
Sokka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Congo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sokka moves away.
Sokka slips a jab and a cross from Congo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Congo as he avoids it easily.
Nice body kick from Sokka.
Jab, jab by Congo - just one landing.
Congo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kublai Congo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Congo throws a jab but it's blocked by Sokka.
Crunch! Sokka slams his shin into Congo's torso.
Congo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sokka's waist but Sokka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Congo off to one side.
Congo gets caught flat footed, as Sokka shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sokka wants to pass the guard but Congo is keeping the position.
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!
Congo wants to sweep here but Sokka controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokka looking to pass the guard.
Sokka throws a big elbow that misses.
Congo keeping full guard, as Sokka tries to pass.
Congo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sokka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Congo is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sokka trying to control the position from guard on top but Congo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Congo thows a body shot but no joy.
Kublai Congo is winning the standup battle so far.
Sokka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Congo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sokka manages to avoid it.
Congo misses with a lunging right hand
and Sokka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Congo misses with an uppercut. Sokka saw that one coming.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sokka enables Congo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sokka manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Congo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Congo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sokka is keeping the position for now.
Sokka is trying to keep Congo in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo trying to control but Sokka is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sokka has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Congo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sokka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Congo throws an elbow but Sokka slips to the side and avoids it well.
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 Kublai Congo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Congo throws a body punch but Sokka moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Sokka or perhaps it was just good defense by Congo which made him look bad.
Congo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sokka swivels and escapes.
Congo fails with the takedown.
Congo misses with a left hand
and Sokka counters with a low kick, right behind Congo 's knee.
Sokka fails to land the takedown.
Congo throws a lazy right hand but Sokka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sokka shoots for a takedown but Congo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kublai Congo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antti Sokka.
Congo swings for the body but Sokka moves out of range.
Sokka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Congo misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sokka moves away.
Sokka shoots in and drives through. Congo sprawls well.
Sokka tries to clinch up but Congo circles away and keeps his distance.
Congo missing with a left hand there. Sokka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sokka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Congo.
Sokka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Congo sprawls well. Congo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sokka gets slowly back to his feet.
Congo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sokka.
A shot to the body from Congo misses
and Sokka finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Congo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Antti Sokka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokka shoots in for a takedown but Congo shows good takedown defense.
Congo throws a leg kick but Sokka checks it.
Sokka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Congo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sokka.
Sokka ducks under a wild hook from Congo.
Sokka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A lazy left from Congo finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sokka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sokka checks a low kick from Congo.
Congo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sokka was well out of range. Poor timing from Congo.
Sokka clobbers Congo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo lands a head shot.
Congo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Congo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sokka.
A combination from Congo does no damage.
Congo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sokka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Congo pinned against the cage. Congo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Congo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Congo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Congo throws a hook but Sokka avoids it easily.
Congo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo connects with a body shot that sends Sokka's belly button to the back.
Kublai Congo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Congo cracks Sokka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Congo throws a body punch but Sokka moves out of range.
Sokka throws a leg kick but Congo checks it.
Congo checks the leg kick.
Congo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sokka.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Congo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sokka swivels and escapes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Congo. That's going to slow Sokka down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Congo tries for a takedown but Sokka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Congo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Congo blocks a head kick by Sokka.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antti Sokka.
Well Congo 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 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kublai Congo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Abdul Jabbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Staton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabbar comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Party Up. Staton has chosen Mgła- With Hearts Toward None II 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kareem Abdul Jabbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Staton!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabbar sizes up Staton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jabbar swings for the body but Staton moves out of range.
Jabbar scores with a nice right hand.
Staton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Staton cracks the inside of Jabbar's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jabbar misses with a head kick.
Jabbar tries to close the distance and clinch but Staton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Staton avoids the body shot from Jabbar.
A head kick misses from Jabbar.
Staton cracks the inside of Jabbar's front leg.
Staton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Staton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Kareem Abdul Jabbar has been cut.
Jabbar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A right-left combo lands from Jabbar.
Jabbar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Staton misses with a low kick as Jabbar jumps back.
A jab from Jabbar misses.
Staton blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Jabbar.
Staton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jabbar.
Staton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A bone on bone clash there as Jabbar blocks the leg kick.
Staton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Staton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jabbar swings for the body but Staton moves out of range.
Staton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jabbar checks it well.
Staton jabs Jabbar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jabbar is breathing heavily.
Staton is looking to chop away at Jabbar's legs.
Jabbar looks to land a right hand but Staton moved out of range.
Staton lands with a nice combination. Jabbar backs away looking to recover.
Kareem Abdul Jabbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jabbar thuds a left hand into Staton's body.
Jabbar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Staton throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Staton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jabbar's sensitive parts.
Staton throws a jab when Jabbar was well out of range.
Jabbar darts in trying to clinch
and Staton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Staton takes a swing at Jabbar's ribcage but misses.
Jabbar misses with an uppercut. Staton saw that one coming.
Staton pushes Jabbar away with a front kick.
Staton lands a jab to Jabbar's midsection.
Staton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jabbar rather than just go for the knockout.
Staton stuns Jabbar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Staton rushes Jabbar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Staton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jabbar misses with a punch on the inside.
Jabbar misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staton lands a knee to the body.
Staton breaks the clinch.
Staton lands with a shot to the body.
Staton motions for Jabbar to come forward. Staton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Staton, right into the meat.
Jabbar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Staton. Staton obviously looking to wear him down.
Staton throws a head kick but Jabbar moves out of range.
Staton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Staton.
Staton's corner calls for a 1-2. Staton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Staton lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jabbar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jabbar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Staton moves into the clinch.
Staton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staton has Jabbar pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jabbar fails to land.
Jabbar swings wildly with an uppercut but Staton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabbar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Staton breaks from the clinch.
Staton tries a head kick but it misses.
Staton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jabbar to score with a decent uppercut.
Jabbar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jabbar throws a body punch but Staton moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jabbar throws a sloppy body shot
letting Staton counter with a right hand.
Jabbar lands a lovely overhand right.
A shot to the body from Jabbar misses
and Staton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jabbar's knee momentarily.
Staton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Staton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Abdul Jabbar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Staton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jabbar. That did some damage!
Jabbar throws a sloppy head kick
and Staton counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jabbar just misses with a punch to the body.
Jabbar cracks Staton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jabbar thows a body shot but no joy.
Staton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jabbar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Staton.
Jabbar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jabbar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Staton throws out the jab.
Jabbar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Staton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Staton.
Staton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jabbar's sensitive parts.
Jabbar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Staton counters with a thumping low kick.
Staton has Jabbar up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Staton lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar can't find room to land a body shot as Staton controls the action.
Jabbar can't find room to land a body shot as Staton controls the action.
Staton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jabbar throws a body punch but Staton moves out of range.
Staton connects with the punch.
Staton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Staton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Staton misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Staton.
Staton misses the shot to the body.
Staton misses with the combination.
Staton dips to his left and cracks Jabbar with an uppercut!
Jabbar throws a head kick but Staton moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jabbar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Staton throws a right and a left that Jabbar avoids nicely.
Jabbar scores with a nice head shot.
Jabbar tries a head kick but it misses.
Jabbar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Staton. Staton obviously looking to wear him down.
Jabbar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Staton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Staton misses with an uppercut. Jabbar saw that one coming.
Lee Staton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jabbar is looking to land body kicks.
Staton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jabbar is rocked!
Staton steps in with a hook that catches Jabbar right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Staton follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Jabbar looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Staton!
During a confident post fight interview, Lee Staton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Wu Tang - Triumph. Mathers has chosen Superman as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashad Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson thuds his right hand into Mathers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mathers scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mathers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson with a hook.
The fighters circling - Mathers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Mathers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Mathers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mathers looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Mathers walks into a left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mathers checks a leg kick.
Mathers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Mathers had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Rashad Jackson has been cut.
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!
Jackson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jackson lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jackson won't allow Mathers to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers looking to control.
Mathers 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.
Mathers is adopting a defensive guard.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Mathers is defending well.
Jackson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jackson prevents Mathers from standing back up.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mathers keeps working.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers trying to control from the bottom.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Mathers is having none of it.
Mathers is trying to control but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson lands the left hand.
Jackson moves out of range as Mathers strikes.
Mathers avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Mathers.
Mathers throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Mathers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson lands with a kick to the ribs.
That kick from Mathers tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mathers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mathers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mathers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Mathers.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Jackson takes one on the button.
Mathers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson misses the jab.
Mathers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mathers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice body kick from Jackson.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Mathers.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mathers pinned against the cage. Mathers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mathers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mathers.
Jackson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jackson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mathers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mathers misses with a takedown
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mathers.
Mathers throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mathers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mathers.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mathers was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Mathers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rashad Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rashad Jackson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Mathers misses.
Mathers cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Mathers throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Mathers's shoulder, as Mathers tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Mathers on that attempt.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mathers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mathers misses the jab.
Mathers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mathers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marshall Mathers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Mathers misses.
Mathers connects with a right hand. Jackson shakes it off.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mathers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mathers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson scores with a three punch combo!
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Mathers lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mathers throws a lazy head kick
and Mathers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mathers swings widly with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mathers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Mathers circles away.
Mathers misses with a right hand
and Mathers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Mathers moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mathers misses.
Mathers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice shot lands for Mathers.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mathers misses with a hook
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mathers can pounce on him.
Jackson connects with a jab.
Mathers misses with the combination.
Mathers takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jackson drives through and clinches with Mathers against the cage.
Mathers working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson trying to control the position but instead, Mathers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jackson into the cage.
Mathers gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jackson regains guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to keep Mathers in close.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Mathers throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mathers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Jackson is tightening it up a little... Mathers has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Mathers reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Mathers taps out! Nice BJJ there by Jackson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rashad Jackson!
A very excited looking Rashad Jackson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Borga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Namor McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borga comes to the cage accompanied by People In Planes - Last Man Standing. McKenzie has chosen Man From Atlantis as his entrance music. Namor McKenzie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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277 lbs
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241 lbs
15 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksi Borga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Namor McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Borga.
Jab, jab by McKenzie - just one landing.
McKenzie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McKenzie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Borga scores with a body shot.
McKenzie lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Borga darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Namor McKenzie has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKenzie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borga was well out of range. Poor timing from McKenzie.
Borga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Borga catches McKenzie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slapping leg kick lands for Borga.
McKenzie looks gassed!
Borga cracks McKenzie on the jaw with a powerful right hand and McKenzie falls backwards against the cage. Borga follows up with more strikes that drop McKenzie to his knees. Borga keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save McKenzie! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksi Borga!
Aleksi Borga took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Torni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torni comes to the cage accompanied by Gallowbraid - Ashen Eidolon. Abe Goldman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lauri Torni's chin.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Torni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Goldman!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torni takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Torni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Goldman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice defenses there by Goldman.
Goldman throws a shot from downtown. Torni moves away and avoids it.
Abe Goldman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torni throws a low kick but Goldman moves out of range easily.
Torni looks to land a left hand but Goldman moved out of range nicely.
Goldman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torni.
Goldman loads up on a big right hand but Torni slips the punch.
Torni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goldman misses with a lunging right hand
and Torni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torni takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Goldman misses its intended target.
Goldman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Goldman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Goldman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Torni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Torni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni throws a leg kick
and Goldman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torni looks to land a body kick but Goldman moved away.
Goldman looks to land a body kick but Torni moved away.
Torni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goldman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goldman checks a low kick from Torni.
Torni throws a leg kick but Goldman moved away.
Torni throws a leg kick that misses.
Goldman misses with a straight left.
Goldman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torni. Torni obviously looking to wear him down.
Torni feints a jab promting Goldman to slip. Torni then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Goldman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Torni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goldman.
Goldman tries a head kick but it misses.
Goldman throws an off balance right hand
and Torni counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Goldman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Goldman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goldman throws a leg kick
and Torni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Goldman's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Torni pivots, looking for a leg kick but Goldman is out of range and Torni settles back down.
Torni moves out of range of the strikes.
Torni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goldman.
Goldman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good standup being displayed there by Goldman as he connects with a hook.
Torni stalks Goldman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Goldman's face. Goldman staggers backwards, shaken.
A clash of legs there as Goldman blocks the low kick.
Goldman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Torni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Goldman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goldman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Torni if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Torni throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Goldman moves out of range as Torni strikes.
Torni scores with a leg kick.
Goldman tried to score with a low kick but Torni checks it.
Torni thows a body kick. Goldman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Goldman misses with a looping right.
Goldman misses with a low kick as Torni jumps back.
Torni lands with a nice body kick.
Goldman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torni can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Goldman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Goldman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Torni.
Goldman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Goldman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldman moves away.
Goldman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Torni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Goldman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torni moves away.
Torni throws a leg kick but Goldman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Torni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Torni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goldman lands with a nice body punch.
Torni connects with the punch.
Torni throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Torni throws a leg kick which misses Goldman's front leg but catches the back leg as Goldman tries to avoid it.
Goldman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Goldman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Torni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goldman lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Torni dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Goldman swinging wildly here.
Goldman throws the left hand but Torni avoids the punch easily.
Torni is looking to land body kicks.
Goldman throws a low kick but Torni avoids it.
Goldman missing with a left hand there. Torni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goldman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Torni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torni throws a leg kick
and Goldman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Torni throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Goldman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torni.
Torni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goldman.
Goldman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Torni takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Goldman throws a chopping leg kick but Torni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Torni takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Goldman throws a jab but it's blocked by Torni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Torni does no damage.
Goldman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torni.
Torni throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Torni avoids the body shot from Goldman.
Torni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Goldman.
Goldman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Torni makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Torni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Goldman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goldman is breathing heavily.
Goldman throws a poor cross that misses
and Torni counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Goldman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Goldman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torni can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldman misses with a body kick.
Torni is looking to slow Goldman down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni lands a leg kick that knocks Goldman off balance momentarily.
Goldman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Torni is out of range.
Torni misses with a low kick.
Torni throws a leg kick that is checked
and Goldman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torni.
Torni throws a chopping leg kick but Goldman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Goldman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Goldman throws a right and a left that Torni avoids nicely.
Torni jabs Goldman right on the nose. Goldman blinks but takes it well.
Torni scores with a nice head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Torni. That's going to slow Goldman down.
Lauri Torni is winning the standup battle so far.
Torni lands a right hook to the body.
Torni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Torni misses with a leg kick
and Goldman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goldman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Goldman misses
and Torni counters with an outside leg kick.
Torni looks to score with a jab to the body but Goldman is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Goldman. Those never looked like landing.
Goldman looks to throw the jab but Torni is out of range.
Torni lands a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Torni. That's going to slow Goldman down.
Torni checks the leg kick nicely there.
Goldman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Goldman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Torni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goldman.
Goldman ducks under a wild hook from Torni.
A combination from Torni does no damage.
Torni scoring well with a low kick there.
Torni stuns Goldman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Goldman as he checks the leg kick.
Goldman misses with a right hand
and Torni counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Torni connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Torni misses.
Torni throws out a loose jab but Goldman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Goldman's sensitive parts.
Goldman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torni tries to score with a low kick but Goldman moves his leg out of the way.
Goldman misses with an uppercut
and Torni counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Torni.
Torni throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldman misses with a series of wild punches.
Torni slips under a jab.
Torni lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Torni dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Goldman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Torni misses with a head kick.
Torni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goldman lands a really nice looking cross but Torni seems unphased.
The fighters circle momentarily. Torni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Goldman throws out a loose jab but Torni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldman misses with a body kick.
Goldman cracks Torni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Goldman misses with a leg kick.
Torni jabs Goldman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Goldman just misses with a punch to the body.
Torni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goldman.
Goldman walks into a straight right hand from Torni.
Goldman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torni can pounce on him.
Torni on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goldman misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Goldman blocks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Goldman.
Torni lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Torni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goldman. That did some damage!
Goldman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goldman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torni circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torni.
Torni's corner calls for a 1-2. Torni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Goldman lands a jab to Torni's midsection.
Torni thumps Goldman with a low kick.
Torni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Goldman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torni works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Torni staying out of range there.
Torni misses with a head kick.
Torni tries to work over Goldman's front leg with a kick but Goldman checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman thows a body kick. Torni tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Goldman missing with a left hand there. Torni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goldman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Torni takes a step back to recover.
Torni throws a leg kick that misses.
Torni checks a leg kick nicely.
Goldman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Torni.
Torni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Torni dips to his left and cracks Goldman with an uppercut!
Goldman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Torni. That one must have hurt.
Goldman dodges the punch combination from Torni.
Torni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goldman.
Goldman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Torni throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torni staying out of range there.
Torni motions for Goldman to come forward. Torni throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goldman blocks a leg kick.
Goldman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Goldman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Goldman ducks under a wild hook from Torni.
Abe Goldman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torni has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Goldman misses with the body kick
and Torni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torni shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Goldman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Torni scores with a one two! Goldman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Goldman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torni.
Goldman blocks a jab.
Torni lands with a nice body kick.
Lauri Torni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Torni throws a sloppy head kick and Goldman moves out of range easily.
Goldman misses with a head kick.
Goldman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Goldman thows a leg kick but Torni checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Torni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Goldman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Torni. That one must have hurt.
Goldman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Goldman misses with a body kick.
Torni misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Goldman. Those never looked like landing.
Goldman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Torni.
Torni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldman misses with an uppercut
and Torni counters with a left to the body.
Torni works the jab nicely.
Goldman misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lauri Torni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Torni 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Torni!
An out of breath Lauri Torni thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mahmoud Denjat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denjat's entrance music is U.S.A. National Anthem. A fine choice. Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica Enter Sandman. Mahmoud Denjat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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179 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
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mahmoud Denjat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Holden Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Denjat tries to move into range but Gracie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Donk. Gracie catches Denjat right on the button with a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gracie.
Denjat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Denjat throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Denjat misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie stuns Denjat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Denjat thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Denjat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Denjat throws a half hearted mid kick.
Denjat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Denjat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Denjat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Denjat throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Denjat.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denjat takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Denjat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Denjat ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
A head kick misses from Denjat.
Denjat thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
and Gracie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Denjat dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Denjat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie lands with a right hand.
Denjat misses with a head kick.
Gracie cracks the inside of Denjat's front leg.
Mahmoud Denjat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denjat just misses with a punch to the body.
Denjat moves out of range of the leg kick from Gracie.
Denjat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Denjat.
Denjat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gracie wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denjat throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Denjat avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Denjat throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denjat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denjat swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Holden Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Denjat.
Gracie misses with a hook. Denjat ducked under it nicely.
Gracie tries to land a front kick but Denjat steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Denjat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Denjat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Denjat throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Denjat throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a thumping low kick.
Denjat misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denjat throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gracie throws a one two combo.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
Denjat throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
Denjat misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with an inside leg kick.
Denjat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Denjat throws a head kick that misses.
Denjat throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Denjat manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Denjat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie lands a jab to Denjat's midsection.
A clash of legs there as Gracie blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denjat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Denjat moved away.
Denjat scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Denjat tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Denjat throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gracie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie scores with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Denjat 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 Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Denjat moves out of range of the leg kick from Gracie.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Denjat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Denjat takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Denjat is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Denjat works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Denjat moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie thuds his right hand into Denjat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Denjat throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Denjat tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Denjat misses with a body kick.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Denjat.
Denjat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Denjat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie throws the left hand but Denjat avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Denjat.
Denjat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Denjat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denjat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
A big left from Denjat misses.
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
Denjat works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Denjat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denjat manages to avoid it.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Denjat.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie throws a push kick but Denjat slaps the foot to one side.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Denjat throws out the jab.
Gracie throws a right hand that Denjat ducks under and follows up with a left that Denjat also avoids with ease.
Denjat throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denjat throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie punishes Denjat's body with a nice straight punch.
Denjat is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Denjat throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Denjat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Gracie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gracie.
Denjat throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denjat was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Holden Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Gracie.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Denjat scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denjat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denjat moves away.
Denjat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Denjat misses with a hook.
Gracie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Denjat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Denjat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Denjat misses with the combination.
Gracie scores with a sloppy right hand. Denjat should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Denjat is looking to land body kicks.
Denjat fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Denjat is able to avoid easily.
Gracie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denjat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Denjat throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Denjat.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denjat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Denjat as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Holden Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gracie throws a head kick but Denjat moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Denjat lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Holden Gracie has been cut.
Denjat lands a jab-cross combination.
Denjat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gracie throws a leg kick which misses Denjat's front leg but catches the back leg as Denjat tries to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Denjat missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Denjat lands with a nice body kick.
Denjat swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Denjat defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Denjat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Denjat shoots in for a double leg but Gracie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Gracie.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie tests Denjat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Denjat misses.
Gracie throws a head kick that half lands.
Gracie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Denjat's head backwards.
Denjat lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denjat moves away.
Gracie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denjat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left lands for Gracie.
Mahmoud Denjat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie digs a good hook to Denjat's body.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Denjat misses with a head kick.
Denjat throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gracie.
Gracie thuds his right hand into Denjat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Denjat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Denjat's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie connects with a looping right hand.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Denjat takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Denjat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie misses with a hook to the body
so Denjat counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Denjat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie wants to stand and escape but Denjat is having none of it.
Denjat pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie is trying to stand up here but Denjat is controlling him well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Denjat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Denjat is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is not content to let Denjat control the position.
Denjat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Denjat lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gracie is in trouble now - Denjat has advanced to mount!
Gracie really wants to buck Denjat off and get back to his feet.
Denjat 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.
Denjat punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Holden Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Denjat scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gracie?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie really wants to buck Denjat off and get back to his feet.
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 Mahmoud Denjat.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Gracie!
Our winner, Holden Gracie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kauno Kaalikorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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World class boxer
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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
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kauno Kaalikorva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Narushima!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narushima slips a jab from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narushima.
Narushima throws out a loose jab but Kaalikorva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narushima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Narushima works Kaalikorva's body with a nice hook.
Kauno Kaalikorva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaalikorva misses with a right hand
and Narushima makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A big right from Kaalikorva misses.
Narushima throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice cross by Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva throws a right and a left that Narushima avoids nicely.
Narushima looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narushima.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Narushima. Kaalikorva shrugs it off though.
Narushima lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kaalikorva throws a hook but Narushima avoids it easily.
Kaalikorva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Narushima can pounce on him.
Narushima motions for Kaalikorva to come forward. Narushima throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Narushima.
Kaalikorva misses with a hook. Narushima ducked under it nicely.
Narushima scores with a sloppy right hand. Kaalikorva should have avoided that one.
Narushima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Narushima throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kaalikorva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kaalikorva working the strikes but Narushima uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Narushima blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kaalikorva.
Narushima keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Kaalikorva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Narushima does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Narushima avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kaalikorva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva trying to control the action but Narushima is working from the bottom.
Kaalikorva is looking for a kimura but Narushima is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kaalikorva to get the leverage.
Kaalikorva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Narushima defending well though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narushima blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Narushima has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kaalikorva is working away from the top position though.
Narushima really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kaalikorva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kaalikorva working over Narushima with some ground and pound. Narushima looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kaalikorva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Narushima blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kaalikorva.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva trying to control the action but Narushima is working from the bottom.
Kaalikorva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kaalikorva content to control rather than advance.
Kaalikorva trying to control from half guard but Narushima is working away.
Kaalikorva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kaalikorva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Narushima has hold of Kaalikorva's hands but Kaalikorva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kaalikorva lands strikes from half guard.
Kaalikorva is thwarting Narushima's attempts to control the position.
Kaalikorva is trying to control the action in half guard but Narushima is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, if Kaalikorva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Narushima regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kaalikorva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaalikorva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Narushima works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kaalikorva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kauno Kaalikorva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kaalikorva throws an overhand right that lands on Narushima's shoulder, as Narushima tries to avoid the shot.
Kaalikorva throws a right hand that misses
and Narushima counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Narushima finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kaalikorva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Narushima shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kaalikorva checks a low kick from Narushima.
Kaalikorva looks to land a left hand but Narushima moved out of range nicely.
Kaalikorva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kaalikorva jabs at Narushima's body.
Kaalikorva checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Kaalikorva misses its intended target.
Kaalikorva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kaalikorva thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima swings for the body but Kaalikorva moves out of range.
Narushima shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A cross from Kaalikorva lands.
Narushima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Narushima scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Narushima!
Kaalikorva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Narushima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kaalikorva throws a shot from downtown. Narushima moves away and avoids it.
Kaalikorva checks the leg kick.
Narushima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaalikorva.
Narushima stuns Kaalikorva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaalikorva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Narushima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Narushima.
Kaalikorva throws an overhand right that lands on Narushima's shoulder, as Narushima tries to avoid the shot.
Kaalikorva checks a low kick from Narushima.
Narushima turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Kaalikorva as he checks the leg kick.
Kaalikorva's corner calls for a 1-2. Kaalikorva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Narushima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaalikorva.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kaalikorva checks a leg kick.
Narushima slips under a jab from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva gets a takedown into half guard.
Narushima taking some punishment here, with Kaalikorva in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva is trying to work for a kimura but Narushima is defending well.
Narushima blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Narushima defending well though.
Kaalikorva controlling the action here.
Kaalikorva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Narushima is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kaalikorva scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kaalikorva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kaalikorva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Narushima's head.
Kaalikorva wants to control but Narushima is keeping him busy.
Kaalikorva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Narushima with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kaalikorva seems to be working for a kimura but Narushima defends the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narushima is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kaalikorva scores with a couple of nice shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaalikorva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Narushima's head.
Narushima is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kauno Kaalikorva dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Narushima tries to land a front kick but Kaalikorva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Narushima cracks a nice hook into Kaalikorva's ribs.
Narushima slips under a jab from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big right from Kaalikorva misses.
Narushima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaalikorva.
Narushima looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Narushima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kaalikorva shoots in and bounces Narushima off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kaalikorva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Narushima works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kaalikorva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaalikorva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kaalikorva trying to control the position from guard on top but Narushima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaalikorva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kaalikorva trying to control but Narushima is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kaalikorva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaalikorva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kaalikorva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Narushima is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kaalikorva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Narushima working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kaalikorva.
Narushima preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kaalikorva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Narushima keeping moving, preventing Kaalikorva from controlling successfully.
Kaalikorva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva advances position into side control!
Kaalikorva 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.
You can see the frustration on Narushima's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kauno Kaalikorva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kaalikorva trying to control the position but Narushima is working away.
Narushima managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kaalikorva.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva lands a few punches from side control.
Narushima is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Narushima prevents Kaalikorva from improving position.
Kaalikorva 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.
Kaalikorva tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kauno Kaalikorva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes there by Kaalikorva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kauno Kaalikorva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kaalikorva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kauno Kaalikorva!
Kauno Kaalikorva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moacyr Domingos De Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Ruanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Matos comes to the cage accompanied by Kick Ass. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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213 lbs
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205 lbs
28 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Ruanti!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruanti blocks a head kick by De Matos.
De Matos looks to throw the jab but Ruanti is out of range.
De Matos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ruanti. Ruanti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Matos connects with a body shot that sends Ruanti's belly button to the back.
De Matos misses with a body kick.
Jab, jab by De Matos - just one landing.
De Matos throws a sloppy head kick
and Ruanti counters with a right hand to the body.
De Matos throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by De Matos. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruanti thuds his shin into the meat of De Matos's side.
De Matos lands with a cross.
De Matos throws a low kick, looking for Ruanti's leg but Ruanti calmly moves out of range.
Ruanti throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Matos.
De Matos connects with a nice looking jab.
De Matos throws a shot from downtown. Ruanti moves away and avoids it.
De Matos misses with a head kick.
De Matos lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruanti throws a sloppy head kick and De Matos moves out of range easily.
De Matos throws a hook but Ruanti avoids it easily.
Ruanti throws a body kick that misses.
De Matos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Matos misses with an uppercut.
De Matos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ruanti scores with a head kick.
Ruanti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Matos thuds his right hand into Ruanti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Matos dips to his left and cracks Ruanti with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruanti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ruanti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Matos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A clash of legs there as Ruanti blocks the low kick.
Some wild striking there from De Matos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Matos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from De Matos.
De Matos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ruanti - that will leave a mark!
De Matos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruanti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruanti avoids the body shot from De Matos.
Ruanti tries to clinch there but De Matos circles away.
De Matos takes one to the chin there.
De Matos avoids the head kick by Ruanti.
De Matos misses with a wild body shot.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Matos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruanti throws a front kick that sends De Matos stumbling back into the cage.
Ruanti checks a leg kick.
Ruanti misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti wants to clinch up but De Matos keeps it at a distance.
De Matos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Ruanti. Beautiful body shot.
Ruanti tries to clinch up but De Matos circles away and keeps his distance.
De Matos moves out of range of the body kick from Ruanti.
Ruanti takes one on the button.
A low kick from Ruanti is predictable there
and De Matos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Matos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruanti manages to avoid it.
Ruanti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Matos throws a head kick that misses.
De Matos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Matos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruanti blocks a head kick by De Matos.
Ruanti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruanti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Matos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Matos scores with a nice body kick.
De Matos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ruanti throws a body kick that misses.
Ruanti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruanti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Matos, pushing him back against the cage.
Ruanti lands with a light punch inside.
Ruanti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Matos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruanti looks for the body kick but De Matos saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Ruanti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ruanti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Matos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruanti is looking to clinch.
Ruanti throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Matos moves out of range of the body kick.
De Matos thuds his right hand into Ruanti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ruanti tried to score with a low kick but De Matos checks it.
Ruanti jabs De Matos right on the nose. De Matos blinks but takes it well.
Ruanti drops his hands momentarily and De Matos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Matos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruanti manages to avoid it.
De Matos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruanti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Matos's head backwards.
De Matos misses with a body kick.
Ruanti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ruanti looks for a takedown but De Matos sprawls well.
De Matos avoids a kick to the body.
Ruanti is looking to score with low kicks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ruanti.
Ruanti tries to work over De Matos's front leg with a kick but De Matos checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruanti throws a leg kick but De Matos checks it.
De Matos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruanti.
De Matos lands a nice looking body shot.
De Matos misses the shot to the body.
De Matos misses with a leg kick
and Ruanti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ruanti tries to score with a low kick but De Matos moves his leg out of the way.
De Matos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruanti is out of range and De Matos settles back down.
Ruanti misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Ruanti.
De Matos lands a nice looking body shot.
Ruanti looks to land a body kick but De Matos moved away.
Ruanti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De Matos's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruanti 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.
De Matos is looking to stand up but Ruanti isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Matos looking to control.
De Matos keeping moving, preventing Ruanti from controlling successfully.
De Matos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ruanti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Matos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ruanti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Matos misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti takes a swing at De Matos's ribcage but misses.
De Matos throws a body punch but Ruanti moves out of range.
De Matos throws a head kick that Ruanti semi-blocks.
Ruanti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Matos on the side of the head.
Ruanti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Matos at a distance.
De Matos looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruanti is just out of range.
De Matos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ruanti throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Matos misses with a kick to the body.
Ruanti shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ruanti was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruanti is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ruanti wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Ruanti tries to control but De Matos wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruanti working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ruanti sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Ruanti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Matos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruanti.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ruanti.
Ruanti throws a leg kick but De Matos moved away.
De Matos tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruanti pushes De Matos up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruanti misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruanti looking to slow down the pace here.
De Matos has a couple of punches blocked by Ruanti.
Ruanti digs a right hand into De Matos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Matos's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruanti.
A head punch on the inside from De Matos fails to land.
De Matos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, De Matos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ruanti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ruanti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruanti scores with a hook to the body.
Ruanti is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but De Matos is defending well.
De Matos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Matos is looking to break free of the clinch but Ruanti has double underhooks.
A short right from De Matos on the inside.
De Matos breaks the clinch.
Ruanti throws a leg kick that misses.
Ruanti ducks right into an uppercut from De Matos.
De Matos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruanti manages to avoid it.
De Matos tries to sprawl but Ruanti drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ruanti trying to control the pace.
Ruanti trying to pass the guard but De Matos defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Matos is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruanti is looking to take a break and control but De Matos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Matos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Matos.
Ruanti sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti looking to sit in guard and control but De Matos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Matos trying to move into half guard but instead Ruanti has managed to sweep!
Ruanti tries to free his leg and advance position but De Matos is retaining full guard.
Daniel Ruanti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ruanti looking to sit in guard and control but De Matos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ruanti looking for submissions from the bottom but instead De Matos passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Matos prevents Ruanti from improving his position.
Ruanti is looking to control De Matos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ruanti avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Ruanti really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Matos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruanti on the side of the head.
Ruanti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ruanti trying to control the position from guard on top but De Matos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruanti sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ruanti passes De Matos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
De Matos won't allow Ruanti to pass to mount.
De Matos wants to control but Ruanti is keeping busy.
Ruanti with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruanti is looking to take a break and control but De Matos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruanti is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De Matos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ruanti.
De Matos controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ruanti is just content to waste time from the top position. De Matos takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti looking to sit in guard and control but De Matos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ruanti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ruanti is thwarting De Matos's attempts to control the position.
Ruanti seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. De Matos is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Daniel Ruanti!
Daniel Ruanti is the new light heavyweight champion!
Daniel Ruanti thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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